Australian Hotspot Mashup

While I'm on the summer heat theme – the bushfire season in Oz this summer looks to be a record breaker. Some of the fires have been burning for more than 7 weeks now, with no let up in sight. February is traditionally the hottest month of the year here.

Although Google maps went live for New Zealand and Australia back in May '06, Googlemapsmania tells me that Australia now has its own domain for Google Maps. Here's a new map mashup that tracks the current Australian Fire Hotspots.