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Given the right conditions, bushfires can form a front that extends for hundreds of kilometres in length. This is why they are often so difficult to fight. They can then spread out to cover an areas of thousands of square kilometres.
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Do bushfires have anything to do with science?
yes it does
Why do you need bushfires?
because of the trees
How common are wildfires in Australia?
Bushfires, as they are properly called in Australia, are very common, particularly during the summer months. Parts of southern Australia, where the summers can be very hot and dry for extended periods of time, are particularly bushfire-prone. Bushfires occur throughout Australia, wherever the vegetation becomes dried out and easily ignited during heatwaves or drought. A common cause of bushfires is when tinder-dry vegetation is struck by lightning.There have been several significant bushfires that have caused great devastation and loss of life in Australia since European settlement. The Black Friday bushfires (1939), Ash Wednesday bushfires (1983), Canberra bushfires (2003) and Black Saturday bushfires (2009) have been among Australia's worst natural disasters.
What Do Bushfires Destroy?
Bushfires destroy many things. They can burn down houses and forests. It can wreck the habitat. It can have a great psycological effect
Which community suffered the most from the Black Saturday bushfires?
It is difficult to say. The towns destroyed or most severely damaged in the February 2009 bushfires were:MarysvilleKinglakeNarbethongHazeldeneKilmoreYeaChurchillNarre Warren
What are three questions to ask about bushfires?
#1 What are bushfires called in German? (or any language you'd like) #2 Where are bushfires found? #3 What kind of soil do bushfires grow in?
When can't bushfires happen?
Bushfires cannot happen during flooding rains.
Bushfires that begin with the letter z?
Bushfires do not have names, unlike cyclones and hurricanes.
How does the four spheres relate to bushfires?
The four spheres (atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere) interact during bushfires. The atmosphere provides oxygen and heat, the lithosphere is where the fire burns and spreads, the hydrosphere influences fire spread through water sources, and the biosphere is directly impacted by the fires through destruction of habitats and loss of biodiversity. These spheres working together can either fuel or help mitigate bushfires.
What do bushfires have in them?
fire....
Where were the 2011 bushfires?
Regions around Perth in Western Australia were badly hit by bushfires in 2011.
When did Kangaroo Island bushfires happen?
Kangaroo Island bushfires happened on 2007-12-06.
Are all bushfires the same?
no
What is the behavior of bushfires?
Bushfires are unpredictable. However, they always move faster uphill - for every ten degrees of gradient slope, the bushfire speed doubles. Depending on the winds, bushfires can rapidly change direction.
How many bushfires have there been in Victoria?
There have been too many bushfires to number. Despite being in the south, Victoria is one of Australia's hottest and driest states in Summer, and because there is so much dense bushland and sloping mountainsides (which bushfires quickly ascend), bushfires are particularly common in January and February.
Why do eucalyptus trees require bushfires to reproduce?
The eucalyptus tree does not require bushfires to reproduce, but bushfires can aid reproduction. Intense heat tends to explode the seed pods thereby helping in reproduction process of the tree.
Were there any natural disasters in Victoria?
Yes. Victoria's most common natural disasters have been bushfires. Bushfires occur regularly through the hot, dry summer months in Victoria, but three notable bushfires have been:'Black Friday' bushfires: 13 January 1939 - a firestorm swept across southern Victoria, killing 71.'Ash Wednesday' bushfires, 16 February 1983 - 47 killed in Victoria, and another 28 in South Australia'Black Saturday' bushfires, February-March 2009 - 173 killed.
