Australia Fires 2019 Facts

Australias deadly bushfires sparked in September 2019 and have been blazing ever since.

Australia fires 2019 facts. The fires created unprecedented damage destroying more than 14 million acres of land and killing more than 20 people and an estimated 1 billion animals. In Queensland 20 homes have been lost and about 180000ha burned. According to The New York Times that area is six times the size of the 2019 Amazon fires.

A prolonged drought that began in 2017 made this years bushfire season more devastating than ever. 2019 - 2020 fires in eastern and southern Australia - random thoughts on a continuing nightmare. 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. Since the mid-1990s southeast Australia has experienced a 15 decline in late autumn and early winter rainfall and a 25 decline in average rainfall in April and May. This figure comes from Professor Chris Dickman who is an expert on Australian biodiversity at the University of Sydney.

The size of the area burned by Australias wildfires is the equivalent of more than 21309 Central Parks put together. Australias 2019 bushfires have ripped through the country. 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.

Around 25 million people and between 600000 and 700000 species call Australia home with 84 of its. 201920 fires New South Wales has experienced extensive bushfires throughout spring and summer 201920. Australia experienced the worst bushfire season ever in 2019-2020 with fires blazing for months in large parts of the country.

Some key facts about the size intensity and devastating impact of the fires. 11 Facts About Australias Wildfires. The 2019-2020 burnt an almost continuous 1160 km from south east Queensland to eastern Victoria encompassing 704 million hectares of land of which 57 million hectares of forest and woodland was burnt devastating Australian communities and killing and injuring an estimated three billion animals.