Australia Fires Today Rain
The rain brought little relief to to bushfire-affected regions.
Australia fires today rain. 15 2020 223 am ET. SYDNEYForecasters expect heavy rain in parts of Australias fire-ravaged southeast in the coming days offering relief to firefighters but raising. After months of intense heat and devastating bushfires Australias east coast was battered by heavy rainstorms Saturday causing flash flooding in parts and road closures.
The fires fueled by drought and the countrys hottest and driest year on record have been raging since September months earlier than is typical for Australias annual wildfire seasonSo far. With the little bit of rainfall it can make access to the fire sites more difficult for firefighters. The downpours have already helped to extinguish 32 bushfires in New South Wales alone as the number of fires fell from 120 to 88 on Thursday.
Australia fires media caption Australias capital Canberra is engulfed in smoke Rain has fallen in fire-ravaged parts of Australia and temperatures have dropped - but officials have warned that. A wide band of rain sweeping New South Wales NSW. On Monday parts of Australia received light rain which brought relief to firefighting efforts but it wouldnt be enough to have a significant long term impact.
Rain and cooler temperatures are bringing some relief this morning for communities devastated by the out-of-control bush fires raging across Australia. Dry lightning sparked 44 fires on Wednesday but most were quickly dealt with by firefighters. After weeks of severe bushfire conditions rain is expected to sweep across Australia eastern states throughout the week.
A large trough is deepening through. NASA satellite data continues to provide a look at the smoke and aerosols generated by the massive fires in Australia. Heavy rains in the state of New South Wales this week contained the last of a series of deadly wildfires some of them lasting for months to plague Australia.
Saturday January 18 2020 1200am GMT The Times. GETTY In Penrith to the north-west temperatures maxed. MELBOURNE Reuters - Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australias east coast on Friday to the relief of.