Fires in Australia
Fires in Australia
1 April 2009
Smoke from bushfires shown in this NOAA-18 satellite image taken at 0436 UTC on 31 March 2009. About 100 firefighters, two planes and two helicopters are trying to contain the blaze as reported by Australian Broadcasting Corporation news.
IMAGE D6140: NOAA-18 <> Image Type=combine <> 3/31/2009 04:36:18 UTC
source: www.osei.noaa.gov
The current situation in Australia is covered by a number of detailed reports (see GFMC Media web page):
- Fire-proof buildings mooted for bushfire affected areas flawed – CSIRO (published by www.news.com.au, 1 April 2009)
- Bushfire clean-up equipment set alight by arsonist (published by www.news.com.au, 1 April 2009)
- Crews battle national park blaze (published by www.abc.net.au, 31 March 2009)
- Bushfire and Flood Safety Planning For Aged Care Homes (published by www.australia.to, 31 March 2009)
- Bushfire building standard not good enough: CSIRO (published by www.abc.net.au, 30 March 2009)
- Victorian Bushfire Appeal Tasmanian service clubs top the nation (published by www.australia.to, 30 March 2009)
Further Information on the Fire Situation in Australia:
SA Country Fire Service http://www.cfs.org.au/ NSW Rural Fire Service http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/ Near-Real Time Wildland Fire Monitoring https://gfmc.online/current/au_ciro.htm Current weather situation, forecasts, fireweather http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/tas/ Further Information Australian and New Zealand links Background information Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
