When was the worst bushfire in Australia?
In the summer of 1974-1975 (southern hemisphere), Australia suffered its worst recorded bushfire, when 15% of Australia’s land mass suffered “extensive fire damage”. Fires that summer burnt an estimated 117 million hectares (290 million acres; 1,170,000 square kilometres; 450,000 square miles).
What was the worst bushfire in Australia 2020?
The last fatality reported was on 23 January 2020 following the death of a man near Moruya. In New South Wales, the fires burnt through more land than any other blazes in the past 25 years, in addition to being the state’s worst bushfire season on record.
What was the biggest bushfire?
Largest fires of the 21st-century
| Rank | Name | Areaburned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 Russia wildfires | 200,000 |
| 2 | 2019-2020 Australian bushfire season | 180,000 |
| 3 | 2019 Siberia wildfires | 43,000 |
| 4 | 2014 Northwest Territories fires | 34,000 |
What was the worst fire in Australia?
The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that either ignited or were already burning across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009, and were among Australia’s all-time worst bushfire disasters.
Will it be hot this summer 2021 Australia?
2021 has been another warm year for Australia with most regions recording maximum temperatures above the long-term average. The warm trend will continue into the SWS with maximum temperatures from October 2021 to April 2022 likely to remain above average for most of Australia.
What is Australia’s biggest bushfire?
2009 Black Saturday bushfires
Of all the recorded fires in Australia, the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in the state of Victoria claimed the largest number of recorded deaths of any individual Australian bushfire or bushfires season – 173 fatalities over 21 days.