Australian Bushfires: January 6, 2020

I am not sure that I have adequate words to write about the devastating bushfires in Australia. According to this January 6th NPR report there are at least 136 bushfires burning in Australia with about 25 deaths. There are a very large number of animals killed including but not limited to cattle, sheep and other livestock. The NPR report includes a map of where the bushfires are burning. Bill Gabbert of Wildfire Today writes on January 6th about some 1,000 plus people being evacuated by navy ships and on January 4th Bill wrote about two deaths on Kangaroo Island and more air tankers being sent from North America.

CNN, January 6th Australian bushfires report by the numbers :

• 2,700 firefighters working the bushfires, at least three have died.
• estimates that 480 million animals have died

More coverage

• Wildfire Today, jJanuary 4th, photos of pyrocumulus clouds
• Wildfire Today, January 3rd, more wildland firefighters from United States deployed to Australia
• CNN photo gallery, January 6th