Woohoo 6,534 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Around 480 million animals are feared to have died in the bushfires sweeping Australia, including nearly a third of the koalas in New South Wales's main habitat. Ecologists at the University of Sydney estimate around 480 million mammals, birds and reptiles have been killed, directly or indirectly, by the devastating blazes since they began in September, The Times reported. This includes almost 8,000 koalas, which are believed to have burnt to death on the state’s mid-north coast. The region, which lies around 240 miles north of Sydney, is home to the largest number of Australia’s koalas, with a population of up to 28,000. Federal environment minister Sussan Ley told ABC "up to 30 per cent of the population in that region" may have been killed, because around 30 per cent of their habitat has been destroyed. Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/australian-bushfires-new-south-wales-koalas-sydney-a4322071.html "I heard if you record Gaga snoring and play it backward it sounds like an act. 2 unreleased." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah H 4,378 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Oh god. That's devastating! This makes me so sad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adarsh Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 And there are people who still don’t believe in climate change Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reginald 13,841 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 What a tragedy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradleyCooper 2,305 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 I’m so sad That’s so awful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0436 10,215 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 25 minutes ago, Adarsh said: And there are people who still don’t believe in climate change I can’t believe people don’t believe in climate change when there is evidence the earth has seen so much climate change in its long history. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaloo911 12,959 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Wow. This is horrific and truly devastating.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Adarsh said: And there are people who still don’t believe in climate change Climate change is obviously real but we don't have to equate every single disaster to it directly Hasn't Australia always been strong with fires? I've also read that it's a critical part of their ecosystem But then again 50 degrees is very rare even for Australia so... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizoda 4,177 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 That's a catastrophe. Poor animals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTPOPe 10,169 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 32 minutes ago, Economy said: Climate change is obviously real but we don't have to equate every single disaster to it directly Hasn't Australia always been strong with fires? I've also read that it's a critical part of their ecosystem But then again 50 degrees is very rare even for Australia so... "What role does climate change play? The explanation should be familiar by now: greenhouse gas emissions do not cause bushfires, but they play a demonstrated role in increasing average and particularly extreme temperatures and contribute to the extraordinarily dry conditions afflicting eastern Australia. Scientists cite the near absolute lack of moisture in the landscape as a key reason the fires have been so severe. Multiple studies, here and overseas, have found the climate crisis is lengthening the fire season." "Climate Change has played a key role in the bushfires, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has said. They said: "Climate change is influencing the frequency and severity of dangerous bushfire conditions in Australia and other regions of the world."" "Australian National University climate scientist Dr Imran Ahmed called it a direct link: "Because what climate change does is exacerbate the conditions in which the bushfires happen."" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/25/factcheck-why-australias-monster-2019-bushfires-are-unprecedented https://time.com/5735660/sydney-bushfires/ existing in the context of all in which I live and what came before me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, ARTPOPe said: "What role does climate change play? The explanation should be familiar by now: greenhouse gas emissions do not cause bushfires, but they play a demonstrated role in increasing average and particularly extreme temperatures and contribute to the extraordinarily dry conditions afflicting eastern Australia. Scientists cite the near absolute lack of moisture in the landscape as a key reason the fires have been so severe. Multiple studies, here and overseas, have found the climate crisis is lengthening the fire season." "Climate Change has played a key role in the bushfires, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has said. They said: "Climate change is influencing the frequency and severity of dangerous bushfire conditions in Australia and other regions of the world."" "Australian National University climate scientist Dr Imran Ahmed called it a direct link: "Because what climate change does is exacerbate the conditions in which the bushfires happen."" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/25/factcheck-why-australias-monster-2019-bushfires-are-unprecedented https://time.com/5735660/sydney-bushfires/ Yeah seems like a very direct link here I sometimes just hear ppl say "there's a difference between weather and climate" when things are colder than usual but then everytime it's warmer suddenly it's always climate change and suddenly weather goes out the window... Some older people I know that don't seem to get the severity of global warming have picked up on that double standard and I find it's actually making ppl who don't take it seriously enough make environmentalists to them seem even more sensationalist. I was just pointing that out Here in Canada we are in for a colder and snowier winter than usual. And in our area the global warming patterns seem to have flipped completely. For decades the lakes were gradually dropping but precipitation has surged the last 7-8 years. The Great Lakes are expected to cause millions in damages because they keep going higher every year to record highs and this year it's supposed to break records yet again I wanted to go to Toronto Island cuz I haven't gone in years but it's submerged Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilMonst3r 5,681 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 This is so sad man. I hate myself for this, feeling like I somehow could have been doing my part to stop this... I'm sorry Mother Nature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggest Fan 988 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Don’t we have tech to find out where is burning in a part of the world ? 🤖 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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