This presentation gives an insight about Australia's deadlines Bushfire Season 2019-20.

1. 2019-20 Australian Bushfire Season
Abhinav Ajith
@Matthew Abbott for The New York Times@Tomerong, in the Australian state of New South Wales

2. Index
Sl. No. Contents Slide No.
1. Introduction. 3
2. Australian Bushfire Season. 5
3. Impacts: Individual, Economic, Env. 6
4. Present Solutions. 9
5. Managing bushfires. 10
6. Contributing to recovery. 11
7. After effects. 15
8. References. 16

3. 1. Introduction – What is a bushfire?
 A wild fire that occurs in bush (forests, scrub, woodland)
 Mainly seen in Australia, New Zealand & New Caledonia.
 Common in summer and early autumn.
 Eucalyptus trees are generally the most affected victims.
 Generally slow moving but high heat output.
 Favorable conditions that initiate a bushfire –
 $2.5 billion loss for last 40 years.
 Australian catastrophes – 250 fatalities + 5000 homes.
 Huge habitat loss, yet some flora benefit from these fires.
o Causes – Lightning strikes, campfires, deliberate, smoking, children.
o Environment –Fuel moisture, Temperature, RH, Ignition source.
Image Credits- BBC

4. 2. Australian Fire Season (1800- Now)
 First reported in 1897-1898 : 6,40,000 acres spread.
 Followed by 1970s,1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2019-20.
 Mainly seen in eastern and western coast.
 Climate change, Global Warming, Indian Ocean Dipole etc.
 Implications of June 2019- ongoing season:
 New South Wales, Victoria worst affected.
 2680 homes lost.
 33 deaths.
 1.25 billion wild animals killed.
 46.03 million acres burned.

5. 3.1 Impacts: Individual
• Record breaking temperature & severe drought.
• 33 people killed ( including 4 firefighters).
• Shelter destruction leading to migration.
• Smoke pollution, poor air quality.
• Unpredictable fire spread rate.
• Poor accessibility to perform evacuation.
• Power, fuel, and food supplies have been severely interrupted.
• Tribals isolated and habitat destruction.
• High CO2 emissions.

7. 3.2 Impacts: Economic
• $165 million loss.
• 2306 insurance claims.
• Reduced agriculture and labor productivity.
• Direct cost of firefighting.
• Cost of temporary relocation of residents.
• Health costs.
• Rebuilding assets.
• Tourism industry down.
• Increased insurance premium.

8. 3.3 Impacts: Environmental
 18 million hectares of land burned.
 1.5 billion fauna lost.
 Threat to water supplies.
 Animals starve to death.
 Climate Change.
 Raining soot can impact New Zealand glaciers
 Pollution boom.
 Extinction of rare animals.

9. 4. Present solutions.

10. 5. How to manage bushfires.
• Educating citizens about their actions.
• Mowing grass & raking up the leaves.
• Bushfire survival plans.
• Help the firefighters.
• Ensure building code requirements.
• Proper fire reporting and tracking services.
• Proper campfire disposal.
• Reducing pollution.
• Enhancing firefighting artillery.

11. 6. How can we contribute to the recovery?

12. 7. After effects

13. 8.References
1. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50862349
2. https://pir.sa.gov.au/emergency_management/bushfires/reducing_bushfire_risk
3. https://www.science.org.au/curious/earth-environment/how-we-fight-bushfires
4. https://www.chubb.com/au-en/articles/bushfire-safety-tips.aspx
5. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/opinion/australia-fires-aboriginal-people.html
6. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/01/australian-fires-threaten-to-pollute-water/

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