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Major Fires in Australia Made Worse by Global Warming

World leaders need to take decisive action on climate change to help lessen extreme weather conditions that are ever-increasing globally. What will be on the agenda at COP15 in Denmark in December to address these isssues?

Author: Luca Marazzi

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The ferocity of the recent Australian fires has been at least worsened by the record heat wave and hot, dry winds in southern Victoria State; although investigation will clarify the apparently important role of arsonists, climatic conditions helped the fires to become so dreadful. Such events in Oceania, America and Europe remind us that the alteration of the Earth's climate is causing loss of lives, material damage and changes to natural cycles. Because of this now widely acknowledged reality, extreme events such as hurricanes and inundations will be more frequent and/or intense in many regions, implying serious consequences for our socio-economic systems: we will certainly need better adaptation measures. Furthermore, in the case of extreme fires or inundation, effective evacuation systems including police powers to force people to move will have to be discussed and probably put into place to save human lives. Finally early warning systems could significantly support populations at risk in leaving their houses safely in time.

But the best chance we have to make these events less dramatic in the future remains the mitigation of climate change through the reduction of our greenhouse gases emissions causing it. After the recent tragedy the Australian government is being pushed by public opinion to strengthen the country's targets. Like the UNFCCC website home page reminds us, (www.unfccc.int) the countdown is on until COP15 in Copenhagen: in Denmark's next winter (will it be cold or mild?...) the world's leaders will have the chance to write a new wider international treaty to save worse problems for future generations. Will they have the courage and intelligence to do that? We will know before next Christmas.

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Written by Luca Marazzi on behalf of Responding to Climate Change.

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Major Fires in Australia Made Worse by Global Warming