December 03, 2005
Australia's Wildfire Season Ramping
A simple overview of the Australian wildfire season.
Australian bushfire history
This is an interesting essay from an Aussie site Blue's Hideaway.
" It happens with shocking regularity. Some kangaroos grazing along side a bush track, unaware of the terrible danger heading their way. Koala's sleep soundly in the eucalyptus. Possums and wombats steadly go about their feeding business. The Australian bush, a peaceful friendly place but unseen dangers are every where. Firstly the animals just smell a strange smell, their ears tweak back. Its a smell that they have become to fear. The smell of smoke!! The bush comes alive with panic. The usual silence is now broken with the sound of fleeing scared animals.
They run, they hide. Crawl into caves, into rotting tree trunks, others hide behind rocks. Some climb the tallest trees. Others burrow into the ground.
Unfortunatly it is all in vain as a 60 foot wall of fire is heading their way!! No Escape. No place to hide"
Australian bushfire history
This is an interesting essay from an Aussie site Blue's Hideaway.
" It happens with shocking regularity. Some kangaroos grazing along side a bush track, unaware of the terrible danger heading their way. Koala's sleep soundly in the eucalyptus. Possums and wombats steadly go about their feeding business. The Australian bush, a peaceful friendly place but unseen dangers are every where. Firstly the animals just smell a strange smell, their ears tweak back. Its a smell that they have become to fear. The smell of smoke!! The bush comes alive with panic. The usual silence is now broken with the sound of fleeing scared animals.
They run, they hide. Crawl into caves, into rotting tree trunks, others hide behind rocks. Some climb the tallest trees. Others burrow into the ground.
Unfortunatly it is all in vain as a 60 foot wall of fire is heading their way!! No Escape. No place to hide"
