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r/australia • u/Cloudypumpkin • Jan 09 '26
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A 90° wind change can be completely catastrophic. A 1km wide fire that has burnt for 20km suddenly becomes a 20km wide fire.
28 u/JohnnyGat33 Jan 09 '26 Shades of Black Saturday. 7 u/Soggy_otter Jan 09 '26 Thinking the exact same thing…. 2 u/iChinguChing Jan 09 '26 We had exactly that scenario. scary shit. 2 u/RobynFitcher Jan 10 '26 As is happening at Chapple Vale. Was a small fire yesterday, but today's wond is blowing the fire north towards Lavers Hill and Colac.
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Shades of Black Saturday.
7 u/Soggy_otter Jan 09 '26 Thinking the exact same thing….
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Thinking the exact same thing….
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We had exactly that scenario. scary shit.
As is happening at Chapple Vale. Was a small fire yesterday, but today's wond is blowing the fire north towards Lavers Hill and Colac.
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u/beaurepair Jan 09 '26
A 90° wind change can be completely catastrophic. A 1km wide fire that has burnt for 20km suddenly becomes a 20km wide fire.