Help Australia
Millions of hectares have burned, a dozen people have died, we’ve had our hottest day on record. More than four times the amount of land burned in California, nine times more than the Amazon. Flames taller than the Sydney Opera House.
Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery
Givit Disaster Relief
Givit Drought Relief
Givit QLD
Givit NSW
St Vincent de Paul Society Bushfire Appeal
Victorian Fire Service
NSW Rural Fire Service
CFS Foundation for Volunteer Firefighters
The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital
Koalas in Care
NSW Wildlife Emergency Fund
Australian Lions Foundation
Drought Angels
Only donate to safe, verified sites and funds like the ones linked above. Don’t hesitate to link more services on this post, and please, please reblog.
just to add, 5 MILLION hectares is larger than some countries. here’s a tweet with some visuals.
the air quality in sydney is so bad it’s almost equivalent to smoking 37 cigarettes. in some parts the air is so bad it’s exceeded delhi’s pollution when it reached “unbearable” levels last month.
here’s a pic from a town in nsw that was taken at 2pm:
the smoke is so bad it’s drifted across the ocean to new zealand and is polluting their air too.
the fires are so bad they’re creating their own weather conditions:
what’s really frustrating is our prime minister, scott morrison, doesn’t seem to be taking this seriously:
here’s the article.
here in australia, we’re experiencing first hand the extreme effects of global warming and the changing climate. these fires are the result of years of drought and exceptionally dry conditions.
nsw coastline:
these pictures are of people camping out in/around a lake to escape the fires. these pics were taking in the morning/mid day:
homes are being destroyed, people are dying and our wildlife is being devastated.
i don’t think this is global news, but it should be. please spread the information and inform people.
