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Burning winds of fire

Every wildfire is fuelled by extreme synoptic conditions


January 20002

New South Wales will never forget Black Christmas 2001 as ferocious conditions create a record bush fire disaster

September 2000:

In the line of fire: A play-by play account of how dry and volatile
Australian coastal heath goes up in smoke.

Tinderbox downunder: A dry austral spring combined with excessive fuel in the Australian bush results in an early start to the fire season.

Victoria braces for fires after years of drought

August 2000:

Stable conditions lead to drought in Western United States: Ridge of high pressure just won't go away. The result? Some of the biggest forest fires in a decade.

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