Australia Fires 2019 Facts

Australias 2019 bushfires have ripped through the country.

Australia fires 2019 facts. 11 Facts About Australias Wildfires. In November Australian meteorologists identified the first day ever that mainland Australia experienced no rain whatsoever. The size of the area burned by Australias wildfires is the equivalent of more than 21309 Central Parks put together.

South-eastern Australia which is experiencing the worst of the fires is in the grip of the worst drought on record. Over seven million hectares of land have burned in the fires. As of January 2020 more than 500 million animals were killed 16 million acres burned and 25 people were killed.

Australias deadly bushfires sparked in September 2019 and have been blazing ever since. The Basis For Our Research. The blaze has affected a large population of the potoroo a hare-size wallaby.

The Environment Energy and Science Group has assessed the effects of the bushfires on a range of biodiversity and landscape values. A combination of record-breaking heat record-breaking drought lightning strikes high wind conditions and arson ignited unprecedented raging fires across New South Wales NSW and southeast Australia. In 2019 many of the affected areas had their driest January to August period on record.

The season started in early November 2019 in New South Wales and gradually progressed in Victoria. The 201920 Australian bushfire season has already been considered the worst in the history of the country. This figure comes from Professor Chris Dickman who is an expert on Australian biodiversity at the University of Sydney.

The devastating fires which spread in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales NSW and other areas of the south-eastern coast. Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were forced to flee to beaches in fire-ravaged southeast Australia on December 31 as blazes ripped through popular tourist areas leaving no escape by land. 700 houses have been destroyed by the fires 2306 insurance claims have been made up to mid-December valued at 240 million dollars and 12-50 million dollars is the estimated cost of disruptions due to smoke in Sydney alone.