How Does Bushfires Affect Australian Economy

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In the modern Australian society, bushfires have become one of the most devastating weather phenomenon to impact the people of Australia around the country. A bushfire is a. The history of time in Australia has witnessed a series of devastating bushfires, which have caused a significant damage to the property and the loss of human life in Australia. Bushfires in Australia are a frequent event that occurs during the hotter months of the year, this is due to the fact that Australia has a mostly hot and a dry climate, which. There have been numerous devastating bushfires in the 20th century, which have caused death of thousands of people in the past. These droughts are considered as some of the deadliest natural disasters to occur in the human history. Some of the well-known droughts in the history of the human mankind include –

 1967 Tasmanian ‘Black Tuesday’ bushfires which caused death to about 64 people.
 2005 Eyre Peninsula bushfire which caused damage to about 95 homes, including deaths.
 2006 Jail Break Inn Fire which caused a livestock loss of about 20,000 cattle.
Few are beneficial, but most are devastating. Bushfires have a huge impact on our economy, as they usually come with destruction of property and business. Homes, livestock, crops, offices, shopping centres and other infrastructure can all be burnt down during the course of a bushfire. This leaves the families affected with no source of income and a house and/or business to rebuild. This is clearly a very costly feat, especially if these families are not insured. Bushfires can also have dire consequences for the environment including loss of flora and fauna and changes to the atmosphere such as increased levels of CO2 in the air, the creation of large volumes of smoke and ash and localised change in