Due to an extended summer in Australia, the forest regions have become prey to wildfires killing 24 people so far including 10 firefighters along with numerous livestock and wild animals. It is reported that the fire has destroyed more than 5 million hectares of land and still blazing due to extreme weather conditions and strong winds that blow around 60 miles per hour. Sources say, “The heatwave due to extreme temperatures has been intense for the last three months and still continues.”
“Globally, as our cities get bigger, we’re moving into more hazardous areas. Disaster mitigation is absolutely key,” said Andrew Gissing, head of risk and resilience at Risk Frontiers. He added, “We spend too much on disaster relief and recovery and not enough on mitigation.”
The Metrology Bureau of Australia told the reporters that though there is no connection between this crisis and global warming, it is definitely due to a significant climate change this year. It is estimated that this season alone, at least 1billion animals could be affected across the country due to bushfire alongside after-effects like shelter and food crisis.
This has been treated as a war condition and the armed forces and the volunteers are working sleeplessly to save the population from the devastating blazes of this natural disaster.
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