Yes, Climate Change Did Influence Australia's Unprecedented Bushfires

March 04, 2020

Yes, Climate Change Did Influence Australia's Unprecedented Bushfires

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March 04, 2020

Dear Reader,

I'm sustainability editor Andrea Thompson, stepping in for Sunya Bhutta again. We've got more coronavirus news today, as well as a brand-new study examining the role that climate change played in the recent devastating bushfires in Australia. While such events are, and will stay, relatively rare, rising temperatures are clearly raising the odds, the researchers found.

Andrea Thompson, Associate Editor, Sustainability
@AndreaTWeather

Climate

Yes, Climate Change Did Influence Australia's Unprecedented Bushfires

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