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The 2013–14 Australian bushfire season is predicted to have above average fire potential for most states including portions of the north west of Western Australia, the north west of the Northern Territory and large areas of central Queensland following below average rainfall and above average temperatures in these areas in the months leading up to the fire season. The year 2013 was the hottest on record in Australia, with the average temperature from September 2012 to August 2013 being calculated to be which is 1.1 °C (1.6 °F) higher than the 1961 to 1990 average. ==September== ;New South Wales Several bushfires started in New South Wales just outside Sydney on 9 September in one of the earliest starts to a fire season in a many years. One house in Marsden Park was destroyed by the fires and two firefighters were injured while combatting the blaze. Another five firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation as 59 fires burned in Sydney's western suburbs requiring 200 fire engines and 500 fire crew. Several homes and a Western Sydney University campus were evacuated as a result of the fires. By 11 September 60 fires were still burning across the state with 25 remaining uncontained. The Marsden Park fire was under control with fires near Londonderry and Windsor Downs expected to be brought under control the following day.〔 A bushfire broke out on Barrenjoey headland on 28 September and needed about 80 firefighters and three aircraft to bring it under control. About 60 percent of the headland was lost to the flames but the historic Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse was saved, although the lighthouse cottage sustained some roof damage. Another 60 fires, 20 of which were not contained continued to burn around the state including one at Port Stephens that had threatened homes, another at Shallow Bay that had been burning since 26 September and one south of Taree that had also been contained. ;Northern Territory Tipperary Station lost over of grassland to a fire that burned through the property in early September. ;Western Australia A bushfire emergency warning was issued for the Junjuwa community and the Burawa community in the West Kimberley on 3 September 2013. Houses on the eastern side of Fitzroy Crossing were evacuated on 18 September when the area was threatened by a bushfire. The Great Northern Highway was also closed while the blaze was brought under control. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2013–14 Australian bushfire season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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