Climate change in New Zealand Key figures Damage extent Area of land burned by the 2019/2020 bushfires in New South Wales Area of land burned by the 2019/2020 bushfires in Western Australia Number of beef cattle deaths due to the 2019/2020 bushfires in Victoria Financial impact Aus...
Geographical and historical treatment of South Australia, including maps and a survey of its people, economy, and government.
In this article the author discusses the scientific aspects of climate change and bushfires in Australia as well as the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) introduced by the government. He notes that science serves as a warning of catastrophic events such as heat-waves, fires, and dengue ...
Australia's hot and dry climate contributes to hugebushfires. The danger for bush fires increases with low humidity, strong winds and high temperatures. Australian native plants, especially eucalyptus trees and bushes burn very easily in these dry conditions. Please be very careful with any open f...
Australian bushfires See all related content News• Is the Northeast Entering Its Wildfire Era?•Nov. 20, 2024, 12:25 AM ET (New York Times) wildfire, uncontrolledfirein aforest,grassland,brushland, or land sown to crops. The termsforest fire,brush fire, etc., may be used to describe...
Western Australia Facts Size:2,529,875 km², that's 32,87 % of Australia, that makes WA the largest state Population:2,1 million, 1,6 million people live in the capital Capital:Perth Highest Point:Mt. Meharry 1244 m Floral emblem:Mangles' Kangaroo Paw ...
Learn about one of nature’s most powerful forces!Take shelter, gang – because here at National Geographic Kids, we’re entering the eye of the storm with ten tornado facts! Check out our ten top facts about tornadoes… 1) Tornadoes – also known as “twisters” – are violently rotating...
2019 bushfires in Australia have killed more than 1,000 koalas and destroyed 80% of their habitat. They also typically breed once a year, so their reproduction speed is slow. Urban koala populations also have distinct vulnerabilities: collisions with vehicles and attacks by domestic dogs. Dogs ...
–Koalas in the southern parts of Australia (left)are considerably larger and have thicker fur than those in the north(right).This is thought to be an adaptation to keep them warm in the colder southern winters. –Each Koala’s ‘home’ is made up of several trees calledHOME TREES. They...
Sadly, around 80% of koala habitat has been lost to human homes, drought and bushfires. * The Aboriginals are the indigenous people of Australia. What do you think of our koala facts? Let us know by leaving a comment, below!