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An animation shows the scale of wildfires that have been burning in Australia's Northern Territory over the last two months. Dr Robbi Bishop-Taylor of Geoscience Australia posted the timelapse on ...
A wildfire burning out of control on the outskirts of the Australian west coast city of Perth on Thursday destroyed at least two homes and injured two people, officials said. An emergency warning ...
Residents in the state of Western Australia were urged to evacuate their homes on Saturday, as a bushfire burned out of control near the state's capital Perth, amid soaring temperatures. More than ...
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.
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.
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]
A potential fire impact zone that covers several rural towns has been identified as officials urged around 30,000 residents there to leave their homes by Wednesday morning.
Joined with the Good Good fire and the Werri Berri fire [4] Bees Nest New South Wales Armidale Regional Council. Clarence Valley Council. August 31, 2019 [5] 100 000+ hectares [6] Earliest mega-fire of the Black Summer (beginning in the winter of 2019) [7] [8] [9] Big Jack Mountain New South Wales Bega Valley Shire 19,633 hectares (as of 15 ...