Month: August 2023

THE BLACK FRIDAY BUSH FIRES 1939

The Black Friday bushfires of 13 January 1939, in Victoria, Australia, were part of the devastating 1938–1939 bushfire season in Australia, which saw bushfires burning for the whole summer, and ash falling as far away as New Zealand. It was calculated that three-quarters of the State of Victoria was directly or indirectly affected by the disaster, while other Australian […]

1851 BLACK THURSDAY BUSH FIRES

” The fire kept enlarging its orbit, rolling about like some huge monster, destroying everything it touched, its track marked by charred timber, embers and ashes, cries and lamentations. Not content with dashing along the ground , it ran up the highest trees and the flames leaped in monkey fashion from tree to tree. “ […]

OXYGEN-HEAT-FUEL A DEADLY TRIO

These components have led to the development of the deadly trio of Fuel, Oxygen and Heat. Remove any one of these and fire will not be able to sustain itself. Air temperatures (HEAT) has a direct influence on fire behavior and has all the requirements for ignition and continuing the combustion process. Heat from the sun […]

LONGEST HEAT WAVE FOR FIFTY YRS

REGISTER NEWS PICTORIAL FEBRUARY 19, 1930 Yesterday the temperature in Adelaide was 112.4 degrees, the highest since 1912 and less than two degrees below the highest, on record. It was the eleventh day of the heat wave, which is now the longest since 1880, 50 years ago. Adelaide was too hot yesterday even for trippers […]

GUTERRES: WORLD IS NOW BOILING

Guterres said at a press conference in New York that “the era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived”, declaring climate change “here and terrifying”.The narrative of ‘fear the climate’ has evolved over the decades. We have gone from panic about the hole in the ozone layer to the approaching […]