Australia Fires 2020 Acres
Aylin Woodward Shayanne Gal Jan.
Australia fires 2020 acres. This seasons bushfires in south-eastern Australia have killed at least 32 people and destroyed almost 2000 homes in New. About 130 fires were burning across the state at the start. A t least 24 people have been killed as bushfires have burned more than 12 million acres in AustraliaĆ¢ an area approximately the size of the US.
Photos courtesy of Yasmin Andrews 22. Fires have scorched millions of acres of land across Australia since October destroying nearly 2000 homes and killing at least 27 people including three volunteer firefighters. 3 graphics reveal the unimaginable scale of Australias fires.
The season started in early November 2019 in New South Wales and gradually progressed in Victoria. Badjah farmer Pete Bohl 81 has been driving around his property through out the disaster putting out fires to protect his paddocks. The Australian 20192020 bushfire season was one of the worst in recent times in the world.
On 8 February 2020 the ACT Emergency Services Agency ESA stated that the. Climate change has contributed to the devastation. States of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.
Active fire alerts Jan. The fires that plagued the Brazilian Amazon this year by comparison burned through 175 million. At least 33 people have been killed - including four firefighters - and more than 11 million hectares 110000 sq km or 272 million acres of bush forest and parks across Australia has burned.
Australias landmassis nearly the size of the contiguous United States and fires this year have consumedsome 25 million acres. In total more than 73 million hectares 179 million acres have been burned across Australias six states -- an area larger than the countries of Belgium and Denmark combined. Nearly 20 million acres.