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Worse than first estimates: billions of animals killed, displaced in Black Summer bushfires

Kangaroos surrounded by burnt bushland on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, in March 2020

Kangaroos surrounded by burnt bushland on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, in March 2020 Source: AAP

And leading scientists say there is an unequivocal link between climate change and Australia's devastating summer bushfires.


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By Nakari Thorpe

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And leading scientists say there is an unequivocal link between climate change and Australia's devastating summer bushfires.



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