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Bush Fire
Learning how to handle fire was one of the most important breakthroughs made by prehistoric man. But when a combustible material combines with oxygen, it can turn into an inferno within minutes, causing destruction on a grand scale.
Causes of Bushfires:
There are many different conditions that can trigger a bushfire, including dry weather, high temperatures and flammable vegetation. In remote bushland areas lightning is the most common igniter.
Frequent occurrence:
Australia is a popular area for bushfires due to its high temperatures, dry climate and weather patterns. If there is an area of bush near a town or city, arsonists and negligent people are the greatest starters of fires.
Major Bushfires:
| Year | Place |
Cause |
Destruction |
1994 |
NSW, Australia |
High temperatures of 40 degrees Celcius and very gusty winds spread fire over vast distances. Arsonists started the fires |
Royal National Park and 6,000,000 square hectares completely destroyed |
1949 |
France |
Dry Conditions (After a year of drought) |
1300 square kilometers of trees destroyed |
1988 |
Yellowstone National Park, Alaska |
A dry summer ideal bushfire conditions |
Blackened huge tracts of forests |
1991 |
San Fransisco, California |
Unknown |
400 houses where completely destroyed |
1871 |
Peshtigo |
Small fire outbreaks after another dry summer |
Swept through forests and dry scrub destroyed part of the Canadian Province |
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