Australian bushfire season 2019-2020 (wildfires) Flashcards
1
Q
What factors made this wildfire season significant?
A
An extremely dry and warm spring and early summer (driest spring on record for the continent)
2
Q
What temperatures did it reach in the season?
A
40.9 degrees
3
Q
Impacts of wildfires?
A
- over 20% of forests burned
- 5,900 homes destroyed
- 34 people killed
- damages of $70 billion
- 306 tonnes of Co2 emitted
4
Q
Responses to wildfires here?
A
- states of emergency in New South Wales and Victoria
- Australian defence force was mobilised to help
- USA, Canada and New Zealand provided firefighters, supplies and equipment
5
Q
Which island was hit extremely hard?
A
Kangaroo island
6
Q
How much of the kangaroo island was damaged?
A
More than half of the island (215,000 hactares)
7
Q
What was the main impact on kangaroo island
A
Species living there have now become extinct
