Not the norm: TFS State Conference puts climate change front and centre after repeated devastating fire seasons

Adam Holmes
Updated May 26 2019 - 9:39am, first published May 25 2019 - 12:25pm
The Gell River bushfire burns towards the Gordon River in January during the worst fire season in Tasmania since 1967. Picture: NSW RFS
The Gell River bushfire burns towards the Gordon River in January during the worst fire season in Tasmania since 1967. Picture: NSW RFS

Climate change has often been described as "the new normal", but Tasmania Fire Service disagrees: the worsening fire conditions each summer means there is no longer a "normal" at all.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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