It can be viewed online until 31 December 2020, … The 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires are a “wake up call” demonstrating the extreme effects of climate change in Australia, according to a group of experts who’ve published a new study examining the factors that caused the disaster. Black Summer 2019 MA 15+ 1 season TV Action & Adventure In the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse, complete strangers band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to … ... including their personal recollections and thoughts on everything from Black Summer… Thirty-three people have died in or while working to fight bushfires in Australia between 1 October and 31 January. Last summer's bushfires, which Prime Minister Scott Morrison has dubbed Australia's "black summer," also killed 33 people and razed over 24 million hectares (59 million acres) in the country. Black Summer, goes to air on Monday 3rd February at 8.30pm. While throughout most of 2020 the series has been unable to get underway with production that all changed in September 2020. From hardship comes courage from heartbreak comes resilience and from the ashes communities rebuild. More than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has estimated, in what it called a deeply disturbing number for a species already in trouble. When record heat drifted in from the continent’s interior, those fires roared. It is replayed on Tuesday 4th February at 1.00pm and Wednesday 5th at 11.20pm. The unprecedented extent of fires burning across Australia in early 2020; South Australia's Kangaroo Island was the worst-hit area for koalas, with some 40,000 koalas impacted by … Last summer’s bushfires, which Prime Minister Scott Morrison has dubbed Australia’s “black summer”, also killed 33 people and razed over 24 million hectares (59 million acres) in the country. The moment 'everything in Australia changed': 2020 in review. Australia's 'black summer' bushfires killed or harmed more than 60,000 koalas: WWF. Good news: Black Summer is returning for a second season on Netflix in 2020. The "Black Summer" blazes ravaged more than 18 million hectares and killed or displaced nearly 3 billion animals. Season 1 Trailer 2: Black Summer. It presents some startling videos from the fire season so far with follow-up interviews. Stories from the worst Bush fire season in recorded history told by Abc journalists on the front lines with proceeds going to the Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund Black summer available now in book, shops and online. For months, the experts had known this summer of flame – this “black summer”, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison called it on Tuesday – was coming. It's not every day someone uploads to triple j Unearthed with 2003 as their date of birth. 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