The Mayor of Hobart, the capital city in the Australian State of Tasmania, Anna Reynolds (pictured) has voiced concerns on Linkedin about her city facing a bushfire threat in conditions similar to those that recently razed large portions of Los Angeles during a wildfire driven by fierce Santa Anna winds.

She asked the LinkedIn community for answers/comments about several issues and one to reply was a climate scientist and Professor Emeritus from the University of Melbourne, David Karoly.

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