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#CycloneAmphan was the most expensive #cyclone of 2020 and the fourth most expensive natural disaster overall

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By @pabsgill
@pabsgill The year 2020 saw at least ten extreme weather events that indicate #climatechange worsening — each costing more than $1.5 billion.

#NaturalDisasters
@pabsgill From the bushfires in Australia and the locust swarms in East Africa, here’s a full list of the top 10 most extreme weather events driven by #climatechange.

#NaturalDisasters
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While our focus has understandably been on the #AustraliaBushfires and the #Adani #coal project, another huge mine is due to be built soon, right on top of @BimbleboxNR smh.com.au/politics/queen…
@BimbleboxNR This project has been granted State and Federal environmental approval, largely on the proviso of that impacts on @BimbleboxNR and its biodiversity will be "offset". I've described these issues here:
Apart from the issues with #offsets, can I just remind you that @BimbleboxNR is a privately owned and managed protected area, that the Queensland Government formally recognised for its biodiversity values theconversation.com/no-refuge-when…
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Reminder: The climate crisis is the biggest public health threat in the world.

Right now the air quality in Australia's capital city, Canberra, is the worst in the world. Readings have reached over 38 times hazardous levels.

#AustraliaFires #AustraliaBushfires #AustraliaBurns
@TheLancet @sunrisemvmt @350 @StrikeClimate @Fridays4future @GretaThunberg @UNFCCC This is how bad the air looks from a drive into Canberra.

#AustraliaFires #AustraliaBushfires #AustraliaBurns

@TheLancet @sunrisemvmt @350 @StrikeClimate @Fridays4future @GretaThunberg @UNFCCC The smoke in Canberra is so bad, it just shut down the government agency responsible for emergency management due to poor air quality.

#AustraliaFires #AustraliaBushfires #AustraliaBurns

sbs.com.au/news/canberra-…
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HOW TO HELP KOALAS IN AUSTRALIA! 🐨

I know koalas hold a special place in the hearts of Americans, so I've compiled a thorough list of organisations helping them throughout Australia.

Pls share and reply with any I've missed. Thank you!

Photo: @travel_is_awesomeee (Insta)
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital has a drive where people can "adopt" a koala to sponsor it and (hopefully) see it recover.

koalahospital.org.au

Photo: PMKH/Getty
@WIRES_NSW is a well-known charity that helps all animals, including koalas.

wires.org.au/donate/emergen…

Photo: ABC Australia/M. Fillinger
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Over 8,000 #koalas are feared dead in #Australia after fires hit a major habitat, wiping out 30% of a koala colony.

🇭🇰 #HongKongers let’s HELP!
Donate to Koala Hospital Port Macquarie NSW & “adopt” your 🐨
👉🏻koalahospital.org.au/product-catego…

#AustraliaBushfires #PrayForAustralia Image
Experts say the fires have probably killed #millions of animals like koalas, kangaroos, wombats and wallabies..

#AustraliaIsOnFire #PrayForAustralia
This image summarizes what is happening in #Australia 🇦🇺
— animals with too much #Fear

#PrayForAustralia #AustraliaFires
#firecrisis #australiaisburning

Credit: Extreme Weather World FB Image
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#AustraliaFires

TEN CHARITIES TO HELP SAVE ANIMALS AT RISK DURING AUSTRALIA’S RAGING FIRES

The devastation of the bushfires in Australia cannot be overestimated.

The impact on animals is especially alarming as many are already reaching endangered status.
Amidst the increasingly sad news, there are some amazing stories of rescue and compassion.

I have interspersed Facts, Stories of Hope, and How to Help throughout.

Please let these heartwarming rescues inspire you* to help save someone during this tragic time.

#AustraliaFires
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List identifies “fire and fire suppression” as a threat to more than 100 threatened species in Australia.”

#AUSTRALIANBUSHFIRES
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