The Impact of Bushfire Events on Drinking Water Catchments
In 2019, the bushfire season in Queensland started much earlier than expected. After months of fires in areas including the Gold Coast Hinterland and Sunshine Coast, bushfires in NSW and Victoria swelled destroying entire towns on New Year’s Eve. Bureau of Meteorology forecasted that January to March 2020 could have had an equal chance of being wetter or drier than average, though thankfully, the former prevailed. Downpours in February extinguished or assisted firefighting