The summer of 2012–13 had above average fire potential for most of the southern half of the continent from the east coast to the west. This is despite having extensive fire in parts of the country ove
Fires in Tasmania 2013
Smoke and flames from the Oura fire visible from the city of Wagga Wagga
Northern Territory fire 2013
Smoke plume from the Copping/Forcett fire
Black Saturday bushfires
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The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that either ignited or were already burning across the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday, 7 February 2009, and was one of Australia's all
MODIS Aqua satellite image of smoke plumes and a pyrocumulus cloud northeast of Melbourne during the morning of 7 February 2009.
MODIS imagery shows smoke from the fires carried by winds over the Tasman Sea to New Zealand's South Island on 8 February
The large smoke cloud from the Kilmore East fire, being blown across Melbourne's northeast at 2:49 pm
Fire approaching a residence in Steels Creek at 6:11 pm