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Australia has had too many bushfires for all of them to be recorded. Bushfires are a common summer hazard, and the media tends to only report the larger fires that threaten homes and lives. According to the Australian Government's website, and backed by data from the Australian Institute of Criminology, there are roughly 52,000 bushfires every year. Actual figures may vary from 46,000 to 62,000 per year. Most of them are small and easily controlled, but the few that get out of hand, like the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009, can be utterly devastating.
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∙ 14y agoThis question was current in 2009. Answer: The Australian Bushfires started on 7 February 2009 and were officially declared under control on March 12.
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∙ 12y agoThe Victorian(Australia) bush fires lasted almost 2 months and devastated hundreds of hectares of land in their destructive rampage through Australia.
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What do bushfires need to keep going?
Fuel - usually in the form of dry vegetation.
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.
How far are Australian wildfires from Sydney?
Australian wildfires, known as bushfires, can occur in the dense bushland of the national parks around Sydney and the Blue Mountains. This is a common area for bushfires. There have been many times when smoke haze from surrounding bushfires has descended on Sydney, remaining for several weeks.
How long does the natural disaster ushually last?
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What was the temperature on Black Saturday in Kinglake on the 7th of February?
Temperatures reached around 48.3 degrees (celsius).
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.
What do bushfires need to keep going?
Fuel - usually in the form of dry vegetation.
How long did the black Friday bushfires last?
actually never
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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.
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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.
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