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The 2013 New South Wales bushfires were a series of bushfires in Australia across the state of New South Wales primarily starting, or becoming notable, on 13 October 2013; followed by the worst of the fires beginning in the Greater Blue Mountains Area on 16 and 17 October 2013. High fuel loads, coupled with warm, dry and windy weather, provided dangerous conditions which fuelled the fires. At the peak of the fires, on the morning of 18 October, over 100 fires were burning across the state.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/bushfires/nsw-bushfires-still-very-dangerous-as-first-fatality-is-revealed/story-fngw0i02-1226742219464 )〕 The Premier of New South Wales Barry O'Farrell declared a state of emergency on 20 October,〔 empowering firefighters to evict residents and demolish fire-affected buildings. The fires are the worst in New South Wales since the 1960s.〔 , 248 houses and other structures were destroyed across the state.〔 Two fatalities were attributed to the fires.〔〔 It was estimated that claims will exceed 94 million.〔 ==Background== On 13 October, the Bureau of Meteorology reported that September 2013 was the warmest on record for NSW. The statewide mean daily temperature was above the historical average and above the previous September record (set in 1965). September was the warmest on record for close to 75% of the state and 63 stations, with 100-year stations such as and more than warmer than their previous record; all other areas of the state recorded temperatures in the warmest 10% of years. Widespread temperatures more than above normal were recorded between 22 and 30 September. Warm, dry weather and strong winds during September contributed to significant early-season bushfire activity, particularly along the coastal strip. Fires were particularly prevalent on 10 and 26 September, with two homes destroyed in western Sydney, while several homes in northeast NSW were threatened and the M1 Motorway closed near due to fires on 26 September. In issuing its forecast for the October to December quarter on 25 September, the Bureau estimated the chance that the maximum temperature will exceed the long-term median maximum temperature are greater than 60% across most of southeast Australia, with odds greater than 70% in parts of the south and east coasts. In the week leading up to the bushfires, temperatures in the Blue Mountains peaked at at on 10 October; with peak windspeed measured at from the northwest, on 13 October. At , the temperature peaked at also on 10 October; with peak windspeed measured at also from the northwest on 13 October. The Commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Shane Fitzsimmons , issued an extreme fire danger warning for greater Sydney (including the Blue Mountains and Central Coast), the greater Hunter, and Illawarra/Shoalhaven regions for 10 October. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2013 New South Wales bushfires」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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