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Black Christmas bushfires 2001–2002 (New South Wales) with 750,000 hectares burnt. Canberra bushfires of 2003; Black Saturday bushfires of 2009 (Victoria) with 400,000 hectares burnt and the highest death toll of over 170 deaths. 2019–20 Australian bushfire season – "Black summer" – the worst bushfire season in modern Australian history ...
In Australia, during winter and spring 2001, low rainfall across combined with a hot, dry December created ideal conditions for bushfires. On the day of Christmas Eve, firefighters from the Grose Vale Rural Fire Service (RFS) brigade attended a blaze in rugged terrain at the end of Cabbage Tree Rd, Grose Vale, believed to have been caused by power lines in the Grose Valley.
Black Christmas bushfires: New South Wales 753,314 1,861,480 0 121 0 [39] August – November 2002 2002 NT bushfires Northern Territory 38,000,000 94,000,000 0 0 0 [22] 19 October 2002 Thurlgona Road Bushfire New South Wales 0 10 Numerous Sheds [40] 20 October 2002 Abernathy Bushfire New South Wales 1,400 3,459 1 13 Numerous Sheds [41] 4 ...
The 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, [a] or Black Summer, was one of the most intense and catastrophic fire seasons on record in Australia. It included a period of bushfires in many parts of Australia, which, due to its unusual intensity, size, duration, and uncontrollable dimension, was considered a megafire by media at the time.
Black Christmas bushfires: 109 houses lost and 733,342 hectares (1,812,130 acres) burned from 24 December to 16 January at numerous locations in New South Wales. [9] 1 house lost in March at Glenaroua in Victoria [14] 2001 Warragamba bushfires; 2000–01 Australian bushfire season: 11 houses lost
The fire burned 34 acres, but forward progress was stopped around 3:30 p.m., the San Bernardino County Fire Department said.. A man was taken into custody and charged with two felony charges ...
An aerial view of utility vehicles parked near beachfront homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the L.A. region on Jan. 13, 2025 in Malibu, California.
2006–2007 Australian bushfire season Australia: 1,300,000 5 [16] 13 2017 British Columbia wildfires Canada: 1,148,000 0 [17] 14 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires Brazil Bolivia Colombia Paraguay Peru: 906,495–930,776 2 [18] 15 2017 Chile wildfires Chile: 500,000 11 [19] 16 2009 Black Saturday bushfires Australia: 401,073 173 [20] 17