when are the australian fires expected to end?
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The fire was extinguished on 10 February 2020, having burnt approximately 191,000 hectares (471,971 acres) over 79 days.
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Summer extends from December to February in Australia, with fire season typically peaking in late January or early February. On January 3rd, officials warned that conditions would get worse over the following few days.
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Temperatures surpassed 40C (104F) in parts of south-east Australia on Saturday as fires ravaged through homes and land. Since September, the fires in Australia have killed at least 23 people. Dozens of people are missing and some 1,500 homes have already been lost this fire season.
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The New Zealand Government is sending a further 22 firefighters to help fight the Australian fires. ... They'll leave for Australia on 8 January. Since late October 2019, 157 New Zealanders have been deployed to assist with the Australia bush fires.
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From September 2019 to March 2020, fires heavily impacted various regions of the state of New South Wales. ... By 4 March 2020, all fires in New South Wales had been extinguished completely (to the point where there were no fires in the state for the first time since July), and the Victoria fires had all been contained.
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'Unprecedented' globally: more than 20% of Australia's forests burnt in bushfires. More than 20% of Australia's forests burned during the summer's bushfire catastrophe, a proportion scientists believe is unprecedented globally, according to new research.
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SYDNEY, Australia — Wildfires that began in September, consumed millions of acres of forest and burned through beachside towns and suburbs are finally out in most of New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, emergency services said Friday.
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(CNN) The fires in Australia have been burning for months, consuming nearly 18 million acres of land, causing thousands to evacuate and killing potentially millions of animals. They're showing minimal signs of slowing down.
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A 'Section 44 Bushfire Emergency' has been declared for Richmond Valley, Lismore, Kyogle, Byron Bay, Ballina and Tweed Valley Local Government areas. A Total Fire Ban is in place.
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The fire ban issued for Queensland's national parks and forests during the bushfire crisis in late 2019 has been lifted before the Australia Day long weekend. The ban was put in place in early November during severe bushfire conditions across the state.
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While bush fires can happen at any time of the year in Australia, the time of peak bushfire activity varies across the country with the changes in the seasonal weather patterns. For northern Australia the peak bushfire period is during the dry season, which is generally throughout winter and spring.
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Yes, Australia has always had bushfires: but 2019 is like nothing we've seen before. As the area burned across Australia this fire season pushes beyond five million hectares, an area larger than many countries, stories of destruction have become depressingly familiar.
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Two Australian states have declared a state of emergency as bushfires bring a "catastrophic" threat to heavily populated areas of the nation's east. At least three people are dead and thousands have been displaced by three days of dangerous weather conditions in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland.
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Australian officials announced on Friday there are no longer any active bush or grass fires in New South Wales, the state hardest-hit by massive wildfires that have scorched millions of acres in the country since July.
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Record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought have fuelled a series of massive bushfires across Australia. ... At least 33 people have been killed - including four firefighters - and more than 11 million hectares (110,000 sq km or 27.2 million acres) of bush, forest and parks across Australia has burned.
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The ACT is in a state of alert due to extreme fire conditions expected today. There are currently no bushfires burning in the territory.
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Sydney's iconic fireworks display on New Year's Eve will go-ahead despite calls for it to be cancelled due to the bushfire crisis. ... Organisers of the Sydney display were urged to call off the demonstration and instead donate the money to farmers and the fire service.