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Extreme heat fuels out of control bushfires Bushfires, fueled by the soaring temperatures, have menaced towns in the state of Victoria, prompting evacuations as volunteer firefighters attempted to douse flames around homes.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
While the 2019–2020 bushfires wreaked havoc on KI’s koala population, recovery is underway thanks to a bevy of conservation efforts.
—Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
The bushfire disasters of 2019 and 2020 destroyed up to 12.6 million hectares of the forest the koalas rely on.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Faster & Smarter Home Backup Power Blackouts strike without warning—summer storms, bushfires, grid failures.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
While the 2019–2020 bushfires wreaked havoc on KI’s koala population, recovery is underway thanks to a bevy of conservation efforts.
—Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
The bushfire disasters of 2019 and 2020 destroyed up to 12.6 million hectares of the forest the koalas rely on.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Faster & Smarter Home Backup Power Blackouts strike without warning—summer storms, bushfires, grid failures.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Bushfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushfire. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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