I lost my home to bushfire. Thoughts and prayers are not enough
ABCFires of unprecedented number and ferocity are raging in New South Wales and Queensland. If the Morrison Government seriously wanted fewer Australians to experience a bushfire crisis, it would use the current situation to galvanise public sentiment, shift the political agenda, and make meaningful inroads into emissions reduction. The World Meteorological Organisation said in February that the four years to 2018 were the hottest on record, in a clear sign of climate change "associated with record atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases". Prevention is better than cure Even if the Morrison Government tackled climate change with gusto tomorrow, the reality is that the problem has already taken hold. When a bushfire emergency is current, it affords the opportunity to better understand the many personal, community and environmental costs of climate change — and galvanise politicians to act.
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Bushfire royal commission's final report issues warning to Australia over climate change
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US wildfires: How climate change is spurring deadly blazes
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‘Vote like your life depends on it — because it does’: Obama shares alarming pictures of West Coast fires in stark message about climate crisis
The Independent
Why wildfires are everyone’s problem
The IndependentBushfire royal commission looks to the past to show a troubling future
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Australia fires: The town with no water in worst drought on record
CNNIn the face of a bushfire catastrophe, our national conversation is still run by politics
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Australian PM’s leadership criticized during wildfire crisis
Associated Press
Storms bring relief — and danger — to Australian wildfire regions
LA TimesAustralia bushfire crisis: PM Morrison announces $2 billion for relief support
The HinduAre the bushfires Scott Morrison's Hurricane Katrina moment that he can't live down?
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PM denies link to climate policies as fires scorch arid Australia
Al JazeeraThe catastrophic bushfire season is an opportunity for leadership — if only someone would seize it
ABCThe causes of unprecedented bushfires are complex but climate change is part of the puzzle
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