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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.
This is a list of major bushfires in Australia. The list contains individual bushfires and bushfire seasons that have resulted in fatalities, or bushfires that have burned in excess of 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres), or was significant for its damage to particular Australian landmarks.
(as of 19 January 2020) [3] Creewah Rd New South Wales Snowy Monaro Regional Council 9,314 hectares (as of 15 February 2020) [3] Currowan New South Wales City of Shoalhaven [17] 26 November 2019 [18] Out 8 February 2020 [19] 499,621 hectares (as of 8 February 2020) [19] Ignited by lightning strike [18] 312 homes destroyed, 173 damaged and 1,889 ...
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Satellite imagery from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) shows the bushfires currently tearing through parts of Queensland, Australia. Fires are shown in the video ...
Strong winds and a rare, intense heatwave in early spring fanned dozens of bushfires across Australia's southeast, prompting extreme fire danger warnings on Wednesday for the greater Sydney region ...
The 2020–21 Australian bushfire season was the season of summer bushfires in Australia. Following the devastating 2019–20 bushfires in Australia , authorities were urged to prepare early for the 2020–21 Australian bushfire season . [ 6 ]
The cloud of smoke caused by raging bushfires in Australia has been spotted more than 7,400 miles away in Chile and Argentina, weather authorities in the South American countries said on Monday.