Australia Fires 2019 Map
The 201920 Australian bushfire season colloquially known as the Black Summer was a period of unusually intense bushfires in many parts of Australia.
Australia fires 2019 map. The Australian 20192020 bushfire season was one of the worst in recent times in the world. Fire can impact natural ecosystems and ecological communities by releasing sequestered. Smoke from Australias fires is reaching New Zealand.
It also covers northern Australia where fires in the sparsely populated savannah areas can be considered part of the. Australias deadly bushfires sparked in September 2019 and have been blazing ever since. NASAs satellites not only tracked the event in real time using resources such as the Global Actives Fires and Hotspots Dashboard you see.
We have updated this map to. You can see where fires have burned as of Sunday in this map of New South Wales and Victoria. Fire data is available for download or can be viewed through a map.
As of 28 January 2020 the fires in NSW had burnt 53 million hectares 67 of the State including 27 million hectares in national parks 37 of the States national. The 2019-20 fires followed several years of drought. Australia has seen unprecedented heat waves with temperatures reaching 120 F 491 C in January across central and eastern Australia.
The number of people killed as a result of the fires since September 2019 is higher than in recent years. Australia Fires Map. November to December 2019 - fire continues to spread.
Please refer to your state local emergency services. Research prepared by Rachael Gallagher Macquarie University MU with grateful assistance from those below. During the 201920 bushfire season the southern and eastern parts of Australia experienced multiple large-scale and intense fires.