Australia Fires 2019 Map
The 2019-20 fires followed several years of drought.
Australia fires 2019 map. The season started in early November 2019 in New South Wales and gradually progressed in Victoria. Fire data is available for download or can be viewed through a map. This overlay shows a 3D visualization of all the fires Australia has witnessed in this season with its map laid on top of the Google map of Europe thats how large Australias size actually is.
It also covers northern Australia where fires in the sparsely populated savannah areas can be considered part of the. The Australian 20192020 bushfire season was one of the worst in recent times in the world. The first day of the year saw Aussies face a humanitarian crisis as food water and fuel began to run out while bushfires continued to spread.
Smoke from Australias fires is reaching New Zealand. The number of people killed as a result of the fires since September 2019 is higher than in recent years. The designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by IDMC.
Australian Bureau of Meteorology Burning Australia. NSW Fire and the Environment 201920. The Australian wildfires of 2019 2020 has burned through 12 million acres of land so far.
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. 2019 to the same region. The prolonged drought causes embers from fires to spread leading to more intense fires in the 2019 season.
Australias deadliest bushfire disaster was Black Saturday in February 2009 when some. November to December 2019 - fire continues to spread. The 201920 bushfire season saw unprecedented fires sweep across Australia with a massive impact on many communities devastating the natural environment and compromising air quality.