Gigantic flares enfolding Australia

Bushfires in Australia impact extensive areas and cause property damage and have accounted for the deaths of 800 people in Australia since 1851, and millions of animals. The Green Wattle Creek Fire in Australia began in the states of Queensland and New South Wales in September; more than 19.8 million acres of forests , bushes and parks caught fire amid a prolonged drought .

BY DHARMIK | 2 MIN READ

On New Year's Day 2020 in New Zealand, a blanket of smoke from the Australian fires covered the whole South Island, giving the sky an orange-yellow haze. Thousands of people have been left homeless, while many people in rural towns have spent days without electricity , internet , telecommunication and even in some worst cases even without drinking water. Military coordinated support and rescue efforts were ongoing throughout the time .

No matter what happens next, the Australian economy is expected to take a huge hit from the fires, economists told Yahoo Finance, projecting the damages to reduce GDP in the billions.

NASA estimated that 306 million tonnes of CO2 had been emitted. By comparison, in 2018 Australia's total carbon emissions were equivalent to 535 million tonnes of CO2.While the carbon emitted by the fires would normally be reabsorbed by forest regrowth, this would take decades. It might not happen at all if prolonged drought has damaged the ability of forests to fully regrow.

 Opening the Pandora Box of Australian history, it is underscored by Tim Flannery that fire is one of the most important forces at work in the Australian environment. Aboriginal people used fire-stick farming i.e. cultural burning to burn vegetation to facilitate hunting and promote the growth of bush potatoes and other edible ground-level plants.The use of fire by Aboriginal people was so widespread and constant that virtually every early explorer in Australia makes mention of it. It was Aboriginal fire that prompted James Cook (British Explorer) to call Australia 'This continent of smoke'.

" Emphasising the dreadful outcomes of this colossal flame,the bush fires will reduce Australian 2019-20 GDP by between $2.1 billion and $4.3 billion.

 Nearly 500 million animals have been impacted by the fires in New South Wales alone, with millions potentially dead, according to ecologists at the University of Sydney. That figure includes reptiles, birds , and mammals, except bats. It also excludes frogs and insects

Police have charged minimum 24 people for intentionally starting bushfires in the state of New South Wales.

New South Wales Police have taken legal action against 183 people, (40 of these people are not even adults ), for fire-related offenses since November 8, The legal actions range from cautions to criminal charges. Out of those 183 people, 53 have received cautions and criminal charges for failing to comply with a total fire ban and 47 are accused of discarding a lit cigarette and match on land.

 Sometimes the miseries turn so harsh that death becomes more beautiful than birth.