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Australia Bushfire

Australian Bushfire

In the beginning of 2020 world has concerned about Australia bushfires. Australia has always experienced bushfires - it has a "fire season". But this year they are a lot worse than normal. Fires are usually caused by lightning strikes or accidentally by a spark - but some fires are also started deliberately. Australia bushfire start around September 2019 and get worse on January 2020.

Are the Australia fires caused by climate change?

Many people assume that Australia’s climate affected fire conditions. Based on the data from BBC news, australia mean temperature has increased from the last ten years, it means climate change is one big factor to affect the bushfires getting worse and the rain is not falling too.

What Has Been The Damage?

The worst-affected state is NSW, with more than 4.9 million hectares burned, where 1,588 homes have been destroyed and over 650 damaged. About half a billion animals have been affected by the fires across NSW, the figures for NSW include birds, reptiles, and mammals like kangaroo and koala, except bats.

Why Are The Fire so bad?

This is obviously a serious problem for entire life on earth, considering a lot of bushfires happened recently. It will makes climate change happen extremely. The aftermath of bushfires is the toxic smoke hanging in major cities in Australia and spreading around the globe. Not only that, Dr Colin Gallagher said that “Bushfires affect people and communities alike, with many mental, physical, and social consequences over the following days, months, and years.”