Source: https://blog.csiro.

au/ten-years-after-fire-the-brindabellas-bounce-back/beforeafter, 2013
 Source: www.newcastle.edu.au/blog/2013/10/22/what-makes-australian-bushfires-so-dangerous

Bushfires in Australia
 Bushfires in Australia
Background
Location
Causes
One example –
Black Saturday

Source: http://hardenup.org/prepare-yourself/practical-preparation-advice
Background
1995 - 2005 : 54,000 bushfires each year
30% deliberately lit (Australian Institute of Criminology)
$80 million per year (Department of Climate Change)
In last 100 years, 552 people died
Injures more people than all other natural disasters
Situation worse due to climate change
Location – Fire Seasons

Source: www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/bushfire/about-bushfire-weather.shtml, 2009

Location – Risk of Fire

Source: http://bushfiresinausgeo.com/the-nature-of-the-hazard-in-australia.html, n.d.

Location - Reasons
Hot, dry, prone to drought
Eucalyptus forests and grasslands – fuel
for fires
Windy – spread fast

Source: http://www.nova.org.au/bushfires
Causes of Bushfires
Causes of Bushfires

Source: http://anpsa.org.au/APOL14/jun99-7.html
 One Example – Black Saturday
Victorian fires – Worst day: Saturday 7 February, 2009
Continued over 1 month
High temperatures, strong winds, drought
Various causes: Power lines; Arson; Lightning
173 fatalities
Over 2000 homes destroyed
Over 400,000 hectares destroyed
Source: Australian Geographic
 Map of Black Saturday Bushfires

Source: www.reddit.com/r/comments/35taa2/a_map_of_the_2009_black_saturday_bushfires_the/
Map of Black Saturday Bushfires

Source: www.blacksaturdaymuseum.com, 2015

 Source: Abraham,2009

Damage to property

Kinglake National Park

Source: National Museum of Australia, n.d.

Source: Pitsas, 2009

Conclusion
Background
Location
Causes
One example –
Source: Brownbill, 2017
Black Saturday
Conclusion
Part of nature – unavoidable
Important to be aware
 References
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Black Saturday Museum. (2015). Bushfire Recovery Information. Retrieved from bushfirerecovery.com
Brownbill, A. (2017). [Image]. Towns in central NSW ordered to evacuate as fires rage in unprecedented heat. Retrieved from www.news.com.au
Bureau of Meteorology. (2009). Bushfire Weather. Retrieved from http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/bushfire/about-bushfire-weather.shtml
Bushfire CRC. (2005). [Image]. Australian Bushfire Causes. Retrieved from http://anschau1broderick1.weebly.com/bush-fires.html
Bushfires in Australia. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://bushfiresinausgeo.com/the-nature-of-the-hazard-in-australia.html
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Department of Climate change and Energy Efficiency. (2009). Australia scorched by 50,000 bushfires a year: report. Retrieved from
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Geoscience Australia. (n.d.). Where do bushfires occur? http://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/hazards/bushfire/basics/where
National Museum of Australia. (n.d.). [Image]. Black Saturday Bushfires. Retrieved from
http://www.nma.gov.au/online_features/defining_moments/featured/black-saturday-bushfires
Pitsas, N. (2009). [Image]. The Kinglake National Park after the 'Black Saturday' bushfires. Retrieved from
http://www.scienceimage.csiro.au/library/fire/i/10439/the-kinglake-national-park-after-the-black-saturday-bushfires/
Williams, L. (2011). The worst bushfires in history. Australian Geographic. Retrieved from http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-
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