{"id":14671,"date":"2020-01-13T14:56:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T14:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenschoolsgreenfuture.org\/?p=14671"},"modified":"2025-08-12T14:09:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:09:25","slug":"what-the-australian-bush-fires-have-taught-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenschoolsgreenfuture.org\/fr\/what-the-australian-bush-fires-have-taught-us\/","title":{"rendered":"What The Australian Bush Fires Have Taught Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What The Australian Bush Fires Have Taught Us<\/strong><\/h2>

*Co-written by Manali Arora & Rowena Samuel*<\/em><\/p>

We had not gotten over the devastation caused by the Amazon rainforest fire in Brazil before another wildfire rocked the world: the Australian Bushfires.<\/p>

The New South Wales bushfire has been trending all over the world. The devastation caused by this bushfire is extensive with images of burning, dying animals making headlines everywhere. With animals fleeing their homes and people mourning their destroyed houses, footage and pictures have touched viewers across the world. Many countries have sent physical help and large financial donations, but the underlying question remains: how did such a large fire come about? Why couldn\u2019t it be stopped? What can we do now to prevent another occurrence like this to help our planet and the wildlife within it?<\/p>

We have made many mistakes in the past and it is time to make amends for us and our future generations.<\/p>

What Caused The Australian Bushfires?<\/strong><\/h3>

The suspected culprit is climate change<\/i>. As per statistics, there has been a 1.52 degree Celsius increase in the average temperature of Australia since 1990, with 2019 being the hottest year. If this increase has caused a scale of destruction this large, it is harrowing to imagine what can happen in the next few years as temperatures rise even more.<\/p>

The bushfires are polluting water and disrupting ecosystems all over Australia.<\/p>

The long-term impacts of these fires can be very dangerous.<\/p>

What Can We Learn From This Disaster?<\/strong><\/h3>

The Australian fires have functioned as a major wake-up call to governments and people all across the world. The question is, how many wake-up calls do we need before we take climate change seriously and how many innocent lives and forests are going to suffer because of our ignorance? The impact of our decisions is not just affecting our planet but also us.<\/p>

All of us can contribute in a very meaningful way to fight climate change. Here are some tips:<\/p>