“It’s quite intense to see ancient, iconic rainforest burn – this delicate ecosystem – and see firefighters here risking their lives and just to see global heating in action.” -- Terri Nicholson, near The Channon, New South Wales, Australia
The current government of Australia has shown little interest in acting upon warnings of issues like global warming, climate change or even a climate crisis. In fact, last year Australian voters returned what is essentially a group of climate denialist to power in the country.
Today much of eastern Australia is facing a climate emergency and on Tuesday even parts of Australia's largest city my face some of the ramifications of global warming.
The greater Sydney region will face catastrophic fire danger on Tuesday for the first time since the rating was introduced and fire authorities say conditions in other parts of New South Wales could also be set to worsen.
Eighty fires, the majority uncontrolled, are burning in the state of New South Wales, where Sydney is located. Another 51 are burning in the adjoining state of Queensland. Over the next few days, thousands of climate refugees will be asking their government why it choose to ignore science.
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