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Parts of Australia have been on high alert for bushfire danger this summer, following several quieter seasons compared with the 2019-20 fires which were linked to hundreds of deaths and swept ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged on Sunday to provide whatever support was needed to assist Victoria state in a days-long wildfire emergency that has razed ...
Australia suffered a catastrophic series of wildfires in 2019-2020 known as "Black Summer", which destroyed an area the size of Turkey and killed 33 people, the majority in New South Wales.
The 2024–25 Australian bushfire season [a] is the current summer season of bushfires in Australia.At the beginning of the season temperatures had been above average to high above average for most regions, with parts of Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland experiencing highest on record maximum temperatures for the winter period.
On 22 November 2023, news articles stated that Western Australia should be prepared for a five-day heatwave throughout the state, reaching over 40 °C (104 °F) from 22 November 2023. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined. [5] At that stage, no foul play or arson was suspected by state police. [6]
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.
Wildfires engulfed the Australian city of Sydney on Tuesday in haze so thick in some places it was 11 times worse than the level considered “hazardous," and was apt to trigger fire alarms. "The ...
The 2023–24 Australian bushfire season [a] was the summer season of bushfires in Australia.The spring and summer outlook for the season prediction was for increased risk of fire for regions in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory.