Unprecedented damage in NSW as Canberra's urban forest is threatened by extreme heat and drought. March 31 marks the end of the 2019-20 bushfire season across southern and eastern Australia, bringing to an end the country's most devastating season on record.

How did Australia stop the wildfires?

The fires were brought under control in part thanks to torrential rains, but the downpours brought major flooding, damaging winds and dangerous surf. Heavy rainfall in New South Wales led to the evacuation of several towns and scores of schools were closed.

What happened to the Australia fires?

The 2019 to 2020 Australian wildfire season was historic. More than 42 million acres burned in an unprecedented outbreak of extreme fires, which produced lightning, launched smoky aerosols into the stratosphere and turned New Zealand's glaciers brown with ash. The suffocating smoke was blamed for hundreds of deaths.