'Stepping stone to catastrophe': Warning bushfires are start of climate crisis

A former firefighting boss says he is frightened of bushfires made increasingly severe by global temperature rises, warning they will continue to get worse .

Protesters hold placards during a climate change rally in Sydney. Source: AAP

The bushfire crisis sweeping across Australia is only the beginning of what's to come, a former firefighting boss has warned.

It comes after the World Meteorological Organisation found 2019 was the earth's second-hottest on record, and temperatures are creeping towards a globally agreed limit after which major changes to the earth are expected.

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