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At the end of 2019, a bushfire blazed across the Adelaide Hills, destroying more than 80 homes and 88 square miles of land.
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Alex V. Cipolle, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Victoria’s campaign to prevent bushfires is not all roses.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2019
There, he was pointed towards the blazing bloom of the waratah flower, revered in Indigenous Australian culture for its ability to withstand bushfires.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2025
In March, a massive bushfire burned more than 5,400 acres in the park, injuring some of the koalas and destroying a large amount of eucalyptus leaves, their food.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Alex V. Cipolle, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Victoria’s campaign to prevent bushfires is not all roses.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2019
There, he was pointed towards the blazing bloom of the waratah flower, revered in Indigenous Australian culture for its ability to withstand bushfires.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2025
In March, a massive bushfire burned more than 5,400 acres in the park, injuring some of the koalas and destroying a large amount of eucalyptus leaves, their food.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Bushfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushfire. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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