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Events on Thursday 13 February 2020 1
2020Australian "Black Summer" bushfiresCatastrophic fire season burns over 18 million hectaresBushfires that had raged across Australia since mid-2019 continued into early 2020, ultimately burning more than 18 million hectares, destroying thousands of homes and killing at least 33 people. Smoke haze reached South America, and the fires were declared contained by mid-February 2020.