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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.
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.
6 houses lost on 23 December at Port Lincoln in South Australia [16] 37 houses lost on 29 December near Toodyay in Western Australia [17] A firefighter killed in a vehicle accident on 10 January near Tatong on the way to a fire near Mansfield in Victoria. [18] 2008–09 Australian bushfire season: 173 fatalities, 2,060 houses lost
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Parts of Western Australia were gripped on Saturday by an "extreme" heat-wave, raising the risk of bush fires in the vast state, the nation's weather forecaster said. The Bureau ...
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.
According to Tim Flannery (The Future Eaters), fire is one of the most important forces at work in the Australian environment.Some plants have evolved a variety of mechanisms to survive or even require bushfires (possessing epicormic shoots or lignotubers that sprout after a fire, or developing fire-resistant or fire-triggered seeds), or even encourage fire (eucalypts contain flammable oils in ...
The Valley Fire was estimated at 25 acres at 4 a.m. shortly after it started, according to the Bureau of Land Management. By about 7:30 a.m., the fire had grown to over 2,000 acres.
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Five boys and their father were killed after fire ripped through a house in Australia's Queensland state early on Sunday, police said. The man's wife, mother of the boys, escaped ...