gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:disaster_response
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gptkbp:affectedArea
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gptkb:New_South_Wales
gptkb:Queensland
gptkb:South_Australia
gptkb:Tasmania
gptkb:Victoria
gptkb:Western_Australia
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:2019–20_Australian_bushfire_season
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gptkbp:areaBurned
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over 18 million hectares
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gptkbp:casualties
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at least 33 people
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gptkbp:cause
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lightning
arson
accidental human activity
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gptkbp:climateChangeLink
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exacerbated by record heat and drought
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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estimated $100 billion AUD
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gptkbp:endDate
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May 2020
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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destruction of habitats
massive smoke plumes reached South America
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gptkbp:homesDestroyed
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over 3,000
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Black Summer bushfires
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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global attention
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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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
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gptkbp:notableOrganization
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gptkb:NSW_Rural_Fire_Service
gptkb:Bureau_of_Meteorology
gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force
gptkb:CSIRO
gptkb:Country_Fire_Authority
Red Cross
WIRES
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Gladys_Berejiklian
gptkb:Shane_Fitzsimmons
gptkb:Scott_Morrison
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gptkbp:response
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gptkb:Royal_Commission_into_National_Natural_Disaster_Arrangements
international firefighting assistance
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gptkbp:startDate
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June 2019
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gptkbp:wildlifeDeaths
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estimated 3 billion animals
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:2020_bushfires
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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