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CONSEQUENCES OF FIRES IN AUSTRALIAtext (Diseases caused by the fires (Lung…
CONSEQUENCES OF FIRES IN AUSTRALIA
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Pollution
Extinction
Koalas
kangaroos
Forest bats fly slow
messes up the eco-system
death to bugs (That`s fine)
Deaths
30 people
Homes burned down
2500
800 million threatened animals in New South Wales alone
Increasingly harder for ecosystems to bounce back
Risk to biodiversity
12 million acres burned
drought
Limited water and food resources after fire
Longer fire seasons
1 billion animals estimated dead
damage to water catchments
more than 5900 buildings destroyed
Public health
Older people, children, people with asthma, bronchitis, chronic illnesses people, and other respiratory issues are vulnerable
losing homes, pets, livestock etc. might cause trauma which leads to big mental health costs
Huge costs to repair buildings
Between september 2019 and january 2020, at least 27 million acres of Australia have burned
Diseases caused by the fires
Lung diseases
Strokes
Pulonary disease
Premature deaths
Asthma attacks
Heart attacks
Pneumonia
Walsh, C. (2020, January 27).
news.harvard.edu
. Retrieved from
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/01/the-long-term-effects-of-wildfires/
Gill, V. (2020, february 24). Australia fires were far worse than any prediction.
BBC
. Retrieved from
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51590080
Loss of habitat
