2020 began with the worst wildfires in Australia's history:
- 11m hectares of land burned1
- 2019 was the hottest and driest year ever recorded in Australia,
setting the conditions for the record wildfire season2
- The average temperature was 1.5 degrees above the average2
- The nation’s average rainfall totalled 277.6mm in 2019,
well below the previous record low of 314.5mm2
The cost of these events is estimated to be AUD$2.3b3