What started the Gospers Mountain fire?
On 26 October 2019, a fierce electrical storm passed through the Wollemi National Park. One lightning strike ignited a tree near Gospers Mountain and started a huge bushfire which was to consume over one million hectares of land over the following 79 days and earned the name the Gospers Mountain Megafire.
Where was the Gospers Mountain fire?
Anatomy of a ‘mega-blaze’ At the fading edge of this 24-hour storm, a pair of cloud-to-ground strikes were registered near the decommissioned Gospers airstrip, deep in the cragged gullies of Wollemi National Park.
How long did the Gospers fire burn?
79 days
It burned for 79 days and remains seared in the memory of all who feared and fought it. The statistics are staggering. Over a million hectares burned; a hundred homes destroyed on Sydney’s doorstep. Gospers Mountain became famous as Australia’s first “mega-blaze”.
What date did the Gospers Mountain fire start?
October 26
The Gospers Mountain fire is now contained. After lightning started the fire on October 26, it has burnt through more than 512,000 hectares across the Lithgow, Hawkesbury, Hunter Valley, Cudgegong, Blue Mountains and Central Coast local government areas.
When did the Gospers Mountain fire start and end?
One year since the catastrophic Gospers Mountain bushfire started, victims say Australia’s climate change inaction is ‘unforgivable’ Over a million hectares of land were destroyed when the mega-blaze ripped across NSW on 26 October last year, leaving dozens of communities traumatised.
When did the Green Wattle Creek fire start?
The inquiry was told that the eastern containment line of the Green Wattle Creek Fire was breached on December 19, 2019, “resulting in fire affecting the communities of Balmoral, Bargo and Buxton”. At the time of the backburn the fire had already burnt more than 120,000 hectares of land.
What is the Gospers Mountain fire?
Over a million hectares of land were destroyed when the mega-blaze ripped across NSW on 26 October last year, leaving dozens of communities traumatised. It’s been exactly one year since a single bolt of lightning at Gospers Mountain started one of the most devastating bushfires in Australian history.
How big was the Gospers Mountain fire?
512,626 hectares
In total, the Gospers Mountain fire on 26 October burnt 512,626 hectares across the Lithgow, Hawkesbury, Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter, Cudgegong, Blue Mountains and Central Coast districts – an area more than twice the size of the ACT.
What is the Green Wattle Creek fire?
The Green Wattle Creek Fire, which has burnt through over 278,700 hectares in the Wollondilly area, South-West of Sydney is now Contained! Since this fire started on the 27th November 2019, it has been challenging; burning though some very difficult terrain, destroying property and tragically seeing the loss of life.
How big was the Green Wattle Creek fire?
278,000 hectares
Fuelled by hot and dry conditions, the fire quickly burned through more than 278,000 hectares, ripping through quiet rural hamlets including Balmoral and Bargo, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The Green Wattle Creek Fire, which has burnt through over 278,700ha in the Wollondilly area, is now Contained!
How is blue fire created?
The color blue indicates a temperature even hotter than white. Blue flames have more oxygen and get hotter because gases burn hotter than organic materials, such as wood. When natural gas is ignited in a stove burner, the gases quickly burn at a very high temperature, yielding mainly blue flames.