2003 Canberra bushfires - Wikipedia
After burning for a week around the edges of the ACT, the fires entered the suburbs of Canberra on 18 January 2003. Over the next ten hours, four people died, over 490 were injured, and 470 homes were destroyed or severely damaged, requiring a …
Canberra bushfires - National Museum of Australia
Jan 18, 2003 · Four people died and 435 were injured as a result of the Canberra fires. Almost 70 per cent of the ACT was burned. A total of 487 homes and 23 government and commercial buildings were destroyed, including the internationally renowned Mount Stromlo Observatory.
The bushfire that changed Canberra forever - ABC News
Jan 17, 2023 · Over 10 days, four fires snaked their way through the inaccessible valleys and slopes of Namadgi National Park. But on January 18, catastrophic fire conditions whipped the blaze into an overwhelming force of nature. The fires combined, creating a wall of flames 30 kilometres wide.
From a lightning strike to a city ablaze - ABC News
Jan 14, 2013 · It is considered Canberra's worst natural disaster, one that tragically reshaped the look and attitude of the bush capital. On January 18, 2003, four bushfires that had been burning in Brindabella mountains for more than a week combined and roared into Canberra's south-western suburbs, destroying 500 homes and claiming four lives.
Canberra Bushfire, 2003 | Australian Disasters - AIDR
On 18 January 2003, a combination of extreme weather conditions (high temperatures of above 37 ºC, low humidity, lightning strikes and strong gusty winds) caused multiple bushfires to break out in the Kosciuszko and Namadgi National parks surrounding Canberra.
Canberra Fires
Canberra Fires is a cross-media project documenting the 2003 Canberra bushfires. The information presented is drawn largely from the The McLeod Inquiry, and the Bureau of Meteorology's report on the event. Follow us on twitter to see the events unfold in real-time. Click on the orange words to expand the text, and get more in-depth information.
Bushfires | ACT Emergency Services Agency
When a fire gets up into the canopy it is very hot and dangerous and is called a crown fire. This type of fire was experienced in the Canberra 2003 bushfires and is beyond the direct control of our fire fighters. Bush and forest fires also create larger and longer lasting embers than from a …
Canberra bushfires 2003 anniversary: Deadly fire remembered 20 …
Jan 18, 2023 · The fires that invaded Canberra from the west on January 18, 2003, had already been burning for 10 days, ignited by lightning strikes in the Brindabella Ranges on both sides of the ACT-NSW border.
Remembering Canberra’s 2003 bushfire disaster at Mount Stromlo
Jan 18, 2023 · People fleeing from Canberra’s Mount Stromlo Observatory on 18 January 2003 described the fire as fluid, like a wave of water crashing over the mountain at speed and with deadly ferocity. Twenty years on, Professor Brian Schmidt is moved to tears reflecting on his encounter with the disaster and the collective loss after Canberra’s ...
Australia fires: Canberra escapes worst as fires rage on - BBC
Feb 1, 2020 · Since September, bushfires in Australia have killed at least 33 people and destroyed thousands of homes. More than 11 million hectares of land have been scorched so far. What is happening in...