The Australia Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) is forecasting a heatwave across the northern half of the country this week as firefighters continue to battle bushfires.
The heat began this weekend across northern areas of Western Australia (WA) and the Northern Territory (NT), with some regions experiencing extreme heatwave conditions.
The BoM states: "Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions are forecast from the west coast of WA, across the central and northern parts of Australia and into northern and eastern New South Wales (NSW) for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday."
Over the weekend, firefighters took advantage of improved weather conditions, as winds eased across areas of NSW. The lighter winds also came with increased moisture in the air, which allowed fire crews to carry out back-burning.
The respite is short-lived, however, as the encroaching heatwave will add more fuel to the burning fires.
Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/heat-builds-fires-burn-australia-191209102814901.html
![As firefighters continue to battle bushfires, another heatwave is about to sweep the country [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2019/12/9/f63137293b7a4a1cac1cbf7a0d71a603_18.jpg)
The heat began this weekend across northern areas of Western Australia (WA) and the Northern Territory (NT), with some regions experiencing extreme heatwave conditions.
The BoM states: "Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions are forecast from the west coast of WA, across the central and northern parts of Australia and into northern and eastern New South Wales (NSW) for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday."
Over the weekend, firefighters took advantage of improved weather conditions, as winds eased across areas of NSW. The lighter winds also came with increased moisture in the air, which allowed fire crews to carry out back-burning.
The respite is short-lived, however, as the encroaching heatwave will add more fuel to the burning fires.
Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/heat-builds-fires-burn-australia-191209102814901.html
![As firefighters continue to battle bushfires, another heatwave is about to sweep the country [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2019/12/9/f63137293b7a4a1cac1cbf7a0d71a603_18.jpg)
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