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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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How many kangaroos have been killed by bushfires?

It is difficult to determine the exact number of kangaroos killed by bushfires because the numbers can vary greatly. However, it is estimated that millions of animals, including kangaroos, have been affected by the recent bushfires in Australia. Many kangaroos have lost their lives, with some estimates suggesting that hundreds of thousands may have perished.


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Bushfires need fuel, oxygen, and heat to keep going. Fuel can be dried vegetation, trees, or debris, while oxygen is supplied by the air. Heat is often the initial ignition source and can be sustained by the fuel burning.


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Bushfires can destroy vegetation, wildlife habitats, homes, infrastructure, and agricultural crops. They can also have long-lasting impacts on the ecosystem by altering soil quality and water systems.


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There have been many bushfires in Victoria. Two major events are discussed here.In the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, official estimates of the number of homes lost was put at 1,861.Over 2000 homes were destroyed in the Ash Wednesday bushfires which hit Victoria and South Australia.


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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