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Bushfires are fires which occur in the Australian bush, usually native bushland, which quickly spread out of control. They may last a matter of hours, or up to three weeks, as in the case of the deadly 2009 "Black Saturday" bushfires.
Bushfire is also the general term for any grassfire that occurs in rural areas.
Bushfires are common in Australia's southeast up to the Queensland/New South Wales border during the summer months, and again further north around Rockhampton. They also occur regularly in the southwest of Western Australia. The intensity of bushfires is increased by dry vegetation, often after a period of heatwave, together with strong, gusting winds, and absence of precipitation. Hilly or mountainous terrain is more prone to bushfires than flat land, where bushfires can be more easily controlled.
Statistics indicate that most bushfires are caused by lightning strikes. Bushfires are, unfortunately, also commonly caused by man's activities, whether arson or unintentionally lighting the fires such as by tossing cigarettes out of car windows, or not extinguishing campfires properly. Faulty power lines are also often a cause. Sparking and arcing from these powerlines easily ignites into bushfires.
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Why do you need bushfires?
because of the trees
Do bushfires have anything to do with science?
yes it does
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?
it does not relate to bushfires the four spheres are lithosphere atmosphere biosphere and hydrosphere bushfires just destroy abit of the 4 main spheres
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.
