Black Summer bushfires

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:New_South_Wales
gptkb:Queensland
gptkb:South_Australia
gptkb:Tasmania
gptkb:Victoria
gptkb:Western_Australia
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:2019–20_Australian_bushfire_season
gptkbp:areaBurned over 18 million hectares
gptkbp:casualties at least 33 people
gptkbp:cause lightning
arson
accidental human activity
gptkbp:climateChangeLink exacerbated by record heat and drought
gptkbp:economicImportance estimated $100 billion AUD
gptkbp:endDate May 2020
gptkbp:environmentalImpact destruction of habitats
massive smoke plumes reached South America
gptkbp:homesDestroyed over 3,000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black Summer bushfires
gptkbp:location gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage global attention
gptkbp:notableEvent international donations
Australian Defence Force deployed
impact on Indigenous communities
public criticism of government response
impact on agriculture
Canberra air quality worst in the world
impact on tourism industry
evacuation by naval ships
evacuation of coastal towns
fundraising efforts by celebrities
impact on threatened species
loss of World Heritage forests
massive air pollution in Sydney and Melbourne
state of emergency declared in NSW
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:NSW_Rural_Fire_Service
gptkb:Bureau_of_Meteorology
gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force
gptkb:CSIRO
gptkb:Country_Fire_Authority
Red Cross
WIRES
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Gladys_Berejiklian
gptkb:Shane_Fitzsimmons
gptkb:Scott_Morrison
gptkbp:response gptkb:Royal_Commission_into_National_Natural_Disaster_Arrangements
international firefighting assistance
gptkbp:startDate June 2019
gptkbp:wildlifeDeaths estimated 3 billion animals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2020_bushfires
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7