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Australia bushfires: 5 things to know about the crisis
2020年1月8日 · Australia's 2019 bushfires have ripped through the country. Here are five things you need to know about them, from CO2 levels to the destruction of nature. Some key facts about the size, intensity and devastating impact of the fires.
Australia’s bushfires have pumped out half a year's CO2 emissions
2019年12月17日 · Bushfires are common in this region of Australia during the summer and autumn, but this year the blazes have arrived early and with unexpected ferocity. The country’s Bureau of Meteorology says climate change is influencing the frequency and severity of dangerous fires.
How the world is helping Australia combat the bushfires | World ...
2020年1月13日 · Bushfires continue to rage across huge tracts of land in Australia. Firefighters from the United States and Canada have joined the rescue efforts, assisting thousands of local volunteers to combat the flames. The scale of the crisis has prompted support and donations from around the world.
The terror of Australia’s bushfires in 3 stark graphics
2020年1月10日 · Since September, bushfires have razed an estimated 25 million acres in Australia. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate, and more than 1 billion animals are feared dead. Drought conditions and record-breaking temperatures contributed to the fires' unprecedented size and intensity.
How many animals did the Australian bushfires affect?
2020年8月4日 · WWF-Australia's CEO has warned that with climate change making bushfires more likely, the threat on wildlife has been put into perspective. A shocking new report compiled by 10 scientists and commissioned by WWF-Australia has found that the country's devastating bushfires in 2019 and 2020 killed or displaced nearly three billion animals ...
The heat is rising in Australia | World Economic Forum
2020年1月15日 · In the past century, average temperatures in Australia have soared – a trend set to continue. Global warming has increased the frequency and intensity of bushfires in the country, scientists say. This summer, 100,000 square kilometres of land have been scorched.
Australia faces 'pyrocumulonimbus' thunderstorms created by …
2020年1月2日 · The bushfires in Australia are now so big that they are generating their own weather, in the form of giant thunderstorms that start more fires, according to the Bureau of Meteorology in Victoria. "Pyro-cumulonimbus clouds have developed to altitudes over 16km in East #Gippsland this afternoon.
Should koalas be declared an endangered species? - The World …
2020年3月10日 · The majority of ARKS (Areas of Regional Koala Significance) were heavily affected by the bushfires of 2019-2020. Image: International Fund for Animal Welfare “Koalas were already living on the brink before these fires, with populations declining in many areas due to excessive land clearing, disease and roadkill and local extinctions already ...
Australia's record bushfires in pictures | World Economic Forum
2019年11月8日 · Bushfires ravage Australia during strong winds In Queensland, people in several towns including Cooroibah and Tewantin, with a combined population of around 6,500, were told to leave by the state’s fire and emergency services.
Australia’s bushfires are driving air pollution to record levels ...
2019年12月11日 · Air quality in Australia’s largest city has been among the worst in the world in recent weeks due to smoke from bushfires, which are raging on its outskirts and across the states of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland.