The Earth burning

January 12th, 2020

        As a lot of you know, there is one of the largest fires burning in Australia as we speak.


When the fires first began more than 800 million animals died in the first few months, Now that number rose to 1 billion animals now dead because of these bushfires. 26 people have been killed due to severe burns and unhealthy air quality. The fire also destroyed about 2,000 homes and still counting. At least  140 fires are still burning in New South Wales alone. 17 million acres of land in Australia is burned and left in Ruins. Firefighters from all over the world are flying over to Australia to help contain the fire and to give more help to the community. At least 150 firefighters from the United States have assisted authorities in Australia with fighting back to these horrible conditions. According to Australia's Bureau of meteorology, the fires have been filled by prolonged droughts, with December making the driest month on record. Record-breaking fundraisers for these bushfires have Rose 23 million dollars, and many people have not been shy when it comes to donating to this cause.

After all of these disasters and many more before this one in Australia, many people including the United States president doesn't firmly agree that global warming and climate change is one of the biggest crisis's people all over the world have to face. People have lost their homes, their friends and family, And even their own life all due to the fact that this could have been prevented if only people took a stance and realized what was right in front of them, and came up with a solution on how to solve it.