Australia's Fires Emitted Half of the Country’s Annual CO2 Emissions

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By Jordan DavidsonDec 17, 2019, 12:35 pm70 pts
The bushfires that have been tearing through New South Wales and Queensland, decimating koala habitats, taxing the water supply, and choking the air since August have claimed six lives. Now, new NASA data shows that the fires have emitted 250 million tons of carbon dioxide, the equivalent of half thee country's…

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