Bushfires happen almost every year across the island-nation of Australia. However, this time around, it has been one of the worst-ever. What began in September 2019 has continued well into 2020. It has claimed more than 25 lives while reducing millions of acres to ash. And New South Wales was hit the hardest – in this State alone, more than half-a-billion creatures, including mammals, birds and reptiles, are feared to have perished. There are reports that thousands of kangaroos and koalas have been consumed by the fire across the country. The last few decades have seen an increase in the number of bushfires, and may be attributed to global warming. As for Australia, the bushfires season seems to be beginning earlier and lasting longer. In a chilling revelation, the U.K. scientists have said that the recent fires in Australia are assign of what the world will go through as temperatures increase.
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