The wildfire in Australia was very, very bad. More than a fifth of the forests in the country were burned. The fires started after a very long period of drought that was caused by the climate crisis. The bad news is that with the crisis ongoing, there will be more incidents like this in the future.
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Wildfire Smoke – it’s not just the flames that pose harm
Wildfires are very dangerous and frightening for the people who are affected by them. It’s something that the climate crisis makes more likely to happen and for longer periods. It’s not just the physical flames that are dangerous though. The smoke created by these fires also causes harm and has a greater reach.
Read MoreHow Many Fires Did We Have? – check out this cool visual that maps the world’s fires
There were some big fires this year most notably the Amazon fires but as a whole, there have been quite a few large fires all over the world and as climate change ramps out, we’re only likely to see even more of them. Check out this video to see how many fires we’ve actually had this year.
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