What was the impact of the Ash Wednesday bushfires on the environment?

Answer 1

1. Many eucalyptus trees were destroyed during the fires.

2. In Victoria that worst affected areas were the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne, the Macedon area northwest of Melbourne and the Mt Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide.

3. Victoria and south-eastern South Australia were affected by the fires

4. The estimated cost of damage was around $324 million dollars.

Answer 2

The Ash Wednesday Bushfires effected the Environment in a big way:

5200Km2worth of land was razed.

340,000 Sheep, 18,000 Cattle, native Australian animals were all killed or later destroyed.

Doing a Assignment on Ash Wednesday Myself.

Answer 3

The effects of the Ash Wednesday bushfires of 16 February 1983 included:

• 47 people killed in Victoria, including 17 volunteer firefighters, and 28 people killed in South Australia.
• Around 200,000 hectares of land destroyed in Victoria (about twice the size of Melbourne), while in South Australia about 208,000 hectares of land in farming country and 21,000 hectares of pine forests in the state's south-east were destroyed.
• 2080 homes were destroyed in Victoria, and 383 homes were burnt in South Australia.
• Property damage in Victoria was over $200 million (in 1983 figures) while damage in SA also exceeded $200 million.
• Business losses were high, with around 82 commercial properties such as hotels, restaurants and stores lost, along with 23 dairies.
• Environmental effects included huge loss of habitat to native wildlife. The Leadbeater's possum, for example, which is a highly endangered possum of Victoria, only inhabits hollowed gum trees - and many of these were destroyed in the fire.
• Eucalyptus trees exploded with the heat and the flames, literally blowing their tops off, and spreading fire debris further.

Answer 4

Economic impacts of the Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia include:

• Around 200,000 hectares of land destroyed in Victoria (about twice the size of Melbourne), while in South Australia about 208,000 hectares of land in farming country and 21,000 hectares of pine forests in the state's south-east were destroyed.
• 2080 homes were destroyed in Victoria, and 383 homes were burnt in South Australia.
• Property damage in Victoria was over $200 million (in 1983 figures) while damage in SA also exceeded $200 million.
• Business losses were high, with around 82 commercial properties such as hotels, restaurants and stores lost, along with 23 dairies.

Answer 5

the animals bied

Answer 6

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