The 2024–25 Australian bushfire season[a] is the current summer season of bushfires in Australia. At the beginning of the season mean temperatures had been above average to very much above average for most areas, with parts of Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland experiencing highest on record maximum temperatures for the winter period. August 2024 overall in Australia was the warmest August on record.[1]
| 2024–25 Australian bushfire season | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | September 2024 – ongoing |
| Location | Australia |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | unspecified |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Structures destroyed | unspecified |
| Ignition | |
| Cause |
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In spring, there continued to be an increased likelihood of unusually high maximum temperatures across most of Australia, and increased chance of above average rainfall for much of New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania. Large parts of Western Australia had an increased chance of below average rainfall. Unseasonal rainfall in Queensland and Northern Territory led to increased fuel loads. August also saw above average to well above average rainfall in both southwest Western Australia and Tasmania, easing dry conditions in these regions.[1]
Fire authorities advised that overall main areas of increased risk of bushfire in Australia at the start of the bushfire season were most parts of the Northern Territory, large areas of northern and central Queensland, and also western Victoria as well as parts of southeastern South Australia.[1]
On the 8th of October a bushfire was reported at Lake Powell Nature Reserve in Albany, It burnt through 4.5ha before being brought under control, it sparked a bushfire advice for the Elleker townsite. It was soon found that the cause of the fire was it had been deliberately lit making the 5th bushfire caused by arson in Albany for 2024.
On 2nd of November a grassfire occurred in the northern suburbs of Adelaide which burnt 33ha before being controlled, with the use of both fixed wing and a black hawk helicopter. This fire caused damage to sheds and greenhouses in the area, and two men have been arrested for arson.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Bushfires in Australia can occur all year-round. For what "season" means, see seasonality of bushfires in Australia.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Seasonal Bushfire Outlook Spring 2024". afac.com.au. afac. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Pair to face bushfire-related charges after shed and glasshouses damaged in blaze". ABC News. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.