Climate Change Is Exacerbating Australian Forest Fires

Photo illustration of forest fires (Matt Howard / Unsplash)

JAKARTA - The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said climate change had exacerbated forest fires in the southeast and southwest of Kangaroo Country. This is none other than the increasing temperature of the air which causes drought everywhere.

Launching CNA, Friday, November 13, the hot air temperature in Australia has increased considerably from previous years. In fact, the increase in air temperatures now occurring in Australia looks more severe than it was in 1910. Therefore, all forms of disasters such as forest fires, droughts and ocean heat waves are predicted to occur frequently.

"Climate change affects these trends through their impact on temperature, rainfall, relative humidity and the resulting changes in the water content of fuels," said BoM scientist Karl Braganza.

Even though the introduction of regional locks at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic entering Australia, it still does not help much in reducing global emissions. As a result, forest fires in Australia have scorched 11 million hectares of scrubby this year alone.

Because of that, 33 people and billions of typical Australian animals such as koalas, kangaroos and others died. To that end, the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison called the event a black summer.

Unfortunately, Morrison does not believe he can match other developed countries in setting their target of zero carbon emissions by 2050. However, Morrison guarantees that Australia will be on the same track as the Paris agreement. Namely, expecting the world to reach zero percent emissions after 2050.

"This trend, which is projected to continue in the coming decades, has posed a significant threat to the long-term health and resilience of coral reef ecosystems around Australian shores," said CSIRO Center for Climate Science Director Jaci Brown.