australian wildfires Flashcards
(12 cards)
when
black Saturday - 2009. 7th february
where
Victoria, southeastern Australia. it was a series of wildfires
weather conditions
more than 46 degrees C in Melbourne. low humidity of 5%, strong winds of more than 100km/h, ongoing drought-dry vegetation
flame height
exceeded 30 metres in some areas
area burned
450,000 hectares
killed?
173 people
homes destroyed
over 2000
total cost of damages
4.4 billion AUD
estimated number of animals killed
1 million - koalas, kangaroos, birds
responses
over 4,000 firefighters deployed. evacuation centres set up by the Australian Red Cross.
international aid - New Zealand sent crews
revised building codes for fire prone areas fire resistant materials required
causes
Kilmore east fire - 125,000 ha burnt. 121 deaths. fallen or faulty power lines. SP AusNet paid 378.6mil AUD in a class action settlement
big fires
kilmore east.
Churchill - 36,000 ha
Beechworth - 30,000 ha
