Victoria Wildfires 2009 Flashcards
in early …………… 2009, the ‘……………..Bushfires’ started in the state of ………..
February 2009
Black Saturday fires
Victoria
Victoria is covered by ……………..forests
…………..trees have an………….-rich foliage, meaning they easily burn
eucalyptus, oil-rich foliage
during the summer months, temperatures can reach…………degrees C and the atmospheric humidity is………….
40 degrees C
low humidity
the area is also susceptible to ………..
high winds of over 100 km/h
the fires were started by :
- sparks from power cables which had been knocked down by winds
- sparks form machinery
- arson
………..people were killed
173 people
………………properties were lost, including …………..homes and ……….farm buildings
3,500 properties
2,000 houses
1,500 farm buildings
…………. were displaced
7,000 people
………………. ha were burned
450,000 ha
……………..animals perished
1 million
AU$…………… in damages
AU$ 4.4 billion in damage
in response, a new…………………. was put in place
a new hazard warning system was created
the new hazard system runs like so:
-each day during the fire season the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecasts an outlook for the Fire Danger Index (FDI) and evacuation would be advised in at risk areas
the government came under criticism for:
allowing Marysville to be rebuilt after 90% of its was destroyed.
