With summer still more than two months away, recent smoke haze from urgent hazard reduction burning around Sydney has proved a sobering reminder to Ryde residents that it's time to prepare for what is predicted to be a dangerously hot and dry season. Along with the increased power of storms and regularity of flash flooding – UNSW Sydney research released in November 2022 found that rapid rain bursts in Sydney have become 40% more intense over the last two decades – we need to be especially alert for extreme weather emergencies during the October-March thunderstorm season.

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