how big are the australian fires map?
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The radius of the circle representing the wildfires should be 101 miles, not 57 miles. In addition a map miscalculated the size of Australia's wildfires compared to a U.S. city, and a graphic incorrectly showed the size of the Amazon rainforest fires and the 2019 California fires.
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Australia is about 42 times bigger than Syria. Syria is approximately 185,180 sq km, while Australia is approximately 7,741,220 sq km, making Australia 4,080% larger than Syria.
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Australia is about 25 times bigger than Poland. Poland is approximately 312,685 sq km, while Australia is approximately 7,741,220 sq km, making Australia 2,376% larger than Poland.
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Favourable weather conditions have slowed the spread of fire in East Gippsland, but many are still burning out of control. The Vic Emergency website said fires in the area had "joined into one large fire" burning through more than 1 million hectares.
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Ecuador is about 27 times smaller than Australia. Australia is approximately 7,741,220 sq km, while Ecuador is approximately 283,561 sq km, making Ecuador 3.66% the size of Australia.
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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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Other major conflagrations include the 1851 Black Thursday bushfires, the 2006 December bushfires, the 1974-75 fires that affected 15% of Australia, and the ongoing 2019–20 bushfires. In January 2020, it was estimated that over 1.25 billion animals have died in the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire season.
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'Sydney's mega fire is getting out of control' A "mega blaze" raging across a 60km (37 mile) front north-west of Sydney cannot currently be put out, Australian fire officials have warned. The fire across almost 300,000 hectares (1,150 sq miles) is an hour's drive from the nation's most-populous city.
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The Great Victoria Desert lies in Western Australia and South Australia. It is over 800 kilometres (500 mi) wide and covers an area of 348,750 square kilometres (134,650 sq mi).
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1) The fires ignited amid a record-breaking heat wave The fires are concentrated along Australia's southeast coast, in the states of New South Wales and Victoria. The southeast is the most severely affected, but fires have also hit every Australian state and territory this season.
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Why do Australia's bushfire defences rely on tens of thousands of volunteers? The RFS is the biggest volunteer fire service in the world, with more than 70,000 members across 2,002 local brigades.
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What is a bushfire? Bushfires and grassfires are common throughout Australia. Grassfires are fast moving, passing in five to ten seconds and smouldering for minutes. They have a low to medium intensity and primarily damage crops, livestock and farming infrastructure, such as fences.
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About 40 bushfires are burning across the state following a heatwave, said Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. ... The largest bushfire is about 50km long and has burnt through approximately 11,000 hectares in the Deepwater National Park. It began on Saturday and is expected to remain a threat in coming days.
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Where are the fires? Every state and territory in Australia has experienced fires this summer. But the biggest fires burn along stretches of the eastern and southern coast, where most of the population lives. This includes areas around Sydney and Adelaide.
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California wildfires map The most recent fire is the Ben fire, which started on July 15. It is 55% contained and has burned 48 acres so far. The largest active fire is the Mineral fire, which has burned 16,500 acres so far. It started on July 13 and is 20% contained.
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It has an area of nearly 7.7 million square kilometres and is the sixth largest nation on earth. Australia is 20.6 times bigger than Japan, 14 times bigger than France and 2.4 times bigger than India. At almost 24 million people, the population of Australia is, however, relatively small.
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From September 2019 until March 2020, when the final fire was extinguished, Australia had one of the worst bush fires in history. 2019 had been the hottest record year for Australia, with the bushfire season starting in June 2019.