black summer, australia

A farmer extinguishes a grass fire on his property in the Central West of the New South Wales in the shadows of the Sir Ivan fire in Australia, 2017.The Sir Ivan fire was caused by a lightning strike on 11 February, and burned through approximately 55,000 hectares in the Warrambungle Shire and destroying 35 homes, much of it in the catastrophic conditions. Photo Jeremy Piper/Oculi

A Fire and Rescue truck is engulfed by the GROSE VALLEY FIRE as it crosses the Bells Line of Road in the Blue Mountains region of Bilpin, Sydney, Australia, 19 December, 2019. Photograph by Jeremy Piper / Oculi for The Daily Telegraph

Volunteer fire fighters from the Rural Fire Service battle with the GROSE VALLEY FIRE as it threatens homes in the Blue Mountains region of Bilpin, Sydney, Australia, 19 December, 2019. Photograph by Jeremy Piper / Oculi

A bushfire on the New South Wales North Coast destroys cars on a rural property in the small town of Possums Brush,Australia, 12 November, 2019. Photo Jeremy Piper

Rural Fire Service firefighters and residents of the town of Tumburumba, Australia watch the approaching bushfire burn through bushland. 20 people have died in the bushfires across Australia in recent weeks and over 2000 homes have been destroyed this bushfire season. Photo Jeremy Piper/Oculi

A dust storm sweeps across the bone dry, drought stricken property near Mount Adrah in the Snowy Mountain region of New South Wales, Australia. Photograph by Jeremy Piper/ Oculi

Fire brigades continue to manage the Gospers Fire in Bilpin through the Blue Mountains. Photo Jeremy Piper

Rural Fire Service firefighters and residents of the town of Tumburumba, Australia watch the approaching bushfire burn through bushland. 20 people have died in the bushfires across Australia in recent weeks and over 3000 homes have been destroyed this bushfire season. Photo Jeremy Piper/Oculi

Local residents carry an injured Koala to the Kangaroo Wildlife Park on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, 12 January,2020.