The Impact of Australian Bushfire
The impact of Australian bush fire has been unprecedented. Over a long period, the effect of climate change has been devastating, affecting the environment negatively. The effect of extreme heat has made the country more volatile to fires that have emanated from the massive climatic change(Crompton et al., 2010, p.300). The fire started in South Wales and Australian sweeping the major part of the country. The bushfire destroyed close to 50% of the countries forest cover(Dutta et al., 2016 p 152). The fire erupted in November 2019. However, the impact of the fire was so massive that the Australian government became forced to declare a state of emergency to manage the situation. The bushfire spread so fast in the country to become one of the most devastating to ever been recorded in history. Dozens of people were forced to evacuate the areas with over 3000 homes destroyed(Mackie and Brenda 2014.p.114)
The cause of the fire is believed to emanate from climate change; however, others attribute it to arsonists. South Wales was the state which was highly affected and became finally contained. Many people perished in the fire ranging from firefighters to citizens in their homes(Whittaker et al., 2013 p.8410). The effect of the fire was beyond the expectation. The cause of the fire is generally on the impact of global warming and the increase of greenhouse gases. The increasing global warming becomes squarely linked to human activities that have resulted in a reduction of rains increasing heat. Increasing heat and warm directly affect the growth of vegetation, making them more vulnerable to fire outbreak(Strahan et al., 2013 p.316). What we can learn from Australian bush fire is the effect of human activities on global warming. Human activities have been impacting the environment negatively, thus the need to change some activities for the betterment of humanity.