The Australian bush fires

• Where were the lightening strikes?

  East Victoria
• In south wales 24 people were charged with what?

  Arson
• The average maximum temperature reached what temperature?

  40.9 degrees
• Much of Australia’s forests are made up of what, which is highly flammable?

  Eucalyptus trees
• 2019 was a significant year, why?

  Hottest and driest year on record for australia
• How many people were directly killed?

  33
• Approximately how many people were displaced ?

  80,000
• How many building were damaged or destroyed?

  6000
• How many died from smoke inhalation?

  450
• What health issues increased?

  Mental health
• The loss of the tourist industry alone was how much?

  $ 4 billion
• Destruction of agricultural cost how much?

  $5 billion
• Insurance companies paid a significant amount for the damage which lead to?

  Higher insurance premiums
• There was a reduced growth in economy due to?

  the disruption to trade and insdustry
• How many animals were killed and displaced?

  3 billion
• On Kangaroo island what species suffered?

  Koalas, half of their population was killed here
• The air quality in Sydney and Melbourne was the equivalent of doing what?

  smoking 19 cigarettes a day
• How many tonnes of carbon dioxide was released?

  400 million
• Increased soil issues such as?

  Soil fertility due to lack of trees and vegetation
• The Ozone layer was depleted by what percentage due to the smoke from fires?

  3-5%
• Why was the Governement critiqued?

  For being too slow
• International aid arrived from many countries, what was their main form of help?

  Fire fighters
• The Australian defence force provided what?

  6500 soldiers
• The government paid out a disaster recovery payment of how much to each adult effected?

  $1000
• Animal rescue groups such as the RSPCA and WWF raised almost how much?

  $200 million
• How much did the government commit to bushfire recovery?

  $2 billion
• There was a creation of an animal hospital and breeding programme for which animal?

  Koalas
• A shift towards what type of energy source?

  renewable