2020–21 Australian bushfire season

Following the devastating 2019–20 bushfires in Australia, authorities were urged to prepare early for the 2020–21 season.[1] The bushfire outlook for July to September 2020 was predicting a normal fire potential in Queensland with a good grass growth in many areas giving an increased risk of grass fires, an above normal season in the Kimberley region of Western Australia as a result of good rains from tropical cyclones, a normal but earlier season in the Northern Territory, an above normal season on the south coast of New South Wales and normal seasons elsewhere.[2][3]

2020–21 Australian bushfire season
LocationAustralia
Statistics
Date(s)June 2020 – June 2021
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Fires by state or territory

Northern Territory
June 2020

Sixteen fires during the dry season in the Northern Territory followed two record breaking dry wet seasons meaning that vegetation was drying faster and earlier. The presence of gamba grass, introduced in the 1930s, in the savannah is also problematic with the grass being more combustible than native species.[4]

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See also

References
  1. "Wildfires - Fire expert urges Australian government to "prepare now for 2021"". Imperial College. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. "Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: July 2020". Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. "Above-average fire threat forecast for bushfire-ravaged parts of South-East NSW". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. Laetitia Lemke (18 June 2020). "Two dry wet seasons spark early start to NT's grass fires, leaving experts worried". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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