On February 7, 2009 (the day of the catastrophic Black Saturday bushfires) the mercury hit 46.4 degrees in the CBD. These fires were the worst in Australian history. 29. Melbourne has more skyscrapers than any other city in Australia. 30. The NGV is the most visited museum in the ...
‘Photojournalist Matthew Abbott has had some bizarre experiences while documenting the bushfires these past two months. He’s seen hundreds of airborne embers raining suddenly onto a grassy clearing, each ember starting a spot fire that propagated in a circular fashion, like ripples from stones dro...