Out of control fire west of Ballarat. #Bushfire smoke casting Orange light in #Melbourne. Temps 35C at 5.30pm.
There are now over 1000 firefighters battling this bushfire, including a heavy air tanker from NSW.
Fire weather forecast for most of central and western Victoria was Extreme.
Rising temperature and extreme Fire Weather are driven by #FossilFuel emissions. Every new coal mine, new gas project adds to the #climateCrisis adding to #heatwaves and #wildfires
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