Abstract
Bushfires in Australia: a serious health emergency under climate change
Highlights
Both New South Wales and Queensland have declared a state of emergency after seeing new record high in property losses during this fire season
At least 2·7 million hectares of New South Wales has been burnt since September, 2019, which was a much earlier start of the fire season than in previous years
Bushfires in Australia have been promoted by both a decrease in rainfall and an increase in extremely hot temperatures.[2]
Summary
Bushfires in Australia: a serious health emergency under climate change Both New South Wales and Queensland have declared a state of emergency after seeing new record high in property losses during this fire season.
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