Bushfire
A bushfire is a wildfire that happens mostly in the Australian bush. Bush is the word for scrub, woodland or grassland of Australia and New Zealand. In south east and south west of Australia, bushfires are most common in the summer and early autumn. In the north of Australia, bushfires usually happen during winter which is the dry season.[1][2] Many Australian plants burn easily. Eucalyptus trees have a high oil content which makes them burn.[2] Over the last 40 years, Australian bushfires have cost around 2.5 billion Australian dollars. In the same period, Australian bushfires caused the death of around 250 people and the destruction of 4,554 homes.[3]But these figures do not include the 173 people who died and the 2000 homes destroyed in the 2009 Victorian bushfires. They can also kill wildlife including rare koalas.
Bushfire Media
Wildfire burning in the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, United States, in 2020. The Mangum Fire burned more than 70,000 acres (280 km2) of forest.
Global fires during the year 2008 for the months of August (top image) and February (bottom image), as detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite.
Lightning-sparked wildfires are frequent occurrences during the dry summer season in Nevada.
- Wildfire near Cedar Fort, Utah.jpg
A surface fire in the western desert of Utah, United States
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Charred landscape following a crown fire in the North Cascades, United States
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Forest fires visible from a distance in Dajti National Park, Tirana, Albania
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A dirt road acted as a fire barrier in South Africa. The effects of the barrier can clearly be seen on the unburnt (left) and burnt (right) sides of the road.
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A wildfire in Venezuela during a drought
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Over recent decades, "forest disturbance" (damage) by fire has increased in most of the planet's forest zones.
- UC Irvine scientist James Randerson discusses new research linking ocean temperatures and fire seasons severity.ogv
Video to explain how increasing ocean temperatures are linked to fire-season severity.
- Healthy Hillsides - a project in Rhondda Cynon Taf between NRW and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.webm
A short video on managing and protecting the natural habitat between a town and the hillside, from the risk of fire.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Monsoonal Climate". Questacon. Archived from the original (html) on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2006-09-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Bushfire Threat". Bushfire Weather. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ↑ "What is a bushfire". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
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