Australia Burns Again
Since early November, bush fires having been raging. Sending smoke not just to neighborhoods, but all the way up to the coastal suburbs which are more than 50 miles away. Thick, gray smoke covers the sky of Sydney, Australia. At the edge of the city, dried-out forests have been burning for weeks. Asthmatics have been showing up to the emergency room in extreme numbers. Even schools have been cancelling recess and sports. Citizens have been taping their windows shut and it is said that fire alarms have been going off in buildings even though the smoke is miles away. Australia's conservative government ignores to address the threat of climate change because they are favoring the country's fossil fuel industry over the largest city. Large fires have already destroyed a considerable amount of homes. Just in November it was reported that there were 15 days of bad air quality. Who knows how many days of bad air quality there will be in December.
This is just terrible. I actually can't believe this is happening. Now, I've never been to Sydney, Australia, but it is said to be very beautiful. Just imagine it now, with all of the smoke covering the skyline. It is outrageous. Unfortunately, there isn't really anything we can do about it. Obviously, fire is natural. With many fires across Australia, there is no way for them to be put out.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/world/australia/sydney-fires.html
This is just terrible. I actually can't believe this is happening. Now, I've never been to Sydney, Australia, but it is said to be very beautiful. Just imagine it now, with all of the smoke covering the skyline. It is outrageous. Unfortunately, there isn't really anything we can do about it. Obviously, fire is natural. With many fires across Australia, there is no way for them to be put out.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/world/australia/sydney-fires.html
I feel like we should bring more attention to the true issues like wildfires for example. The Amazon Rain Forest is still burning. Eventually there will be nothing left to burn, oxygen will lessen by the day. We need to put more effort into preventing these fires. We should relocate fire causing facilities to areas with little to no trees, we could perhaps stop thinking things like "this cigarette won't start the fire". There's really little things we can do to have enormous impacts and we are CHOOSING not to do them.
ReplyDeleteI don't agree with the points you made here for a few reasons. First off, as Brandi noted in her own article, fire is natural and is also a natural way to reset land, and this isn't the first time global temperatures have warmed so I wouldn't be surprised if, after this period of warming, global temperatures dropped again. Also, the farmers in America produce more oxygen then the Amazon rain forest, so the fallacy that we are going to run out of oxygen is not true, and remember, the rainforest is gonna come back. Also you insinuate that fire causing facilities are the reason these fires started. I'm sure, in some part, you are right, but most wildfires are simply caused from dryness or purposefully by humans as seen by recollections from native Australians who burnt the lands to clear and reset them. The proof that these fires don't do anything is self evident by the fact that Australia is still inhabitable now, even though long ago, many fire were purposely lit in Australia to burn down foliage.
DeleteAustralia just can't win, if it's not giant spiders or poisonous snakes, it's rampant bush fires.
ReplyDeleteThe wildfires being natural makes it hard to come up with a solution. It is a sad thing that children are being held back from getting an education because of these fires. If the fires keep occurring a lot of Australia will unfortunately be ruined.
ReplyDeleteEven though these fires are natural, due to the dry hot climate in Australia, I believe that either the government or the people should be trying to do something about it. It is truly unfortunate, as Emily said, that children wont be able to experience the joy of being outside as much as they should. If these fires continue, what will happen to Australia?
ReplyDeleteThe fires are more likely to happen in this dry climate, but I think the government needs to do more to stop these fires so the people can be safe. This is a terrible issue, and I hope they figure out how to stop it.
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