bush fires
Outback infernos spreading
Bush fires are uncontrolled fires burning through wild vegetation—scrubland, grassland, or forest.
The term is most common in Australia, where such fires are a seasonal threat: Bush fires destroyed dozens of homes in New South Wales.
Elsewhere the same phenomenon goes by wildfire or brushfire.
Bush fires spread rapidly in hot, dry, windy conditions and can be devastating to ecosystems and communities.
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- blazeIntense burning fire
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- smoke hazeAirborne particulate obscuring visibility
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- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- Savanna Featuresgrasslands, dry season, wet season, scattered trees, African savannah
bush firescontrolled burn
Intentional fire for land management
prescribed fire · campfire · hearth fire · bonfire · backburning
bush firesflood
Overwhelming water overflow
deluge · flash flood · inundation · monsoon · tsunami
bush fireslush vegetation
Dense thriving plant life
rainforest · wetland · verdant landscape · regrowth · regeneration
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