【身為地球一分子，你我必須知道的事】
繼亞馬遜雨林大火後，又一場生態浩劫在地球的另一端發生😢
從去年九月開始延燒的澳洲野火，近一周情況加劇，更新至1月6日的最新消息，目前已在全國造成24人死亡，包含3名消防員。許多城鎮集體撤離，光是新南威爾斯省就有約1300座房舍燒毀，約600萬公頃的林野受災，已超過亞馬遜大火受災面積的兩倍。不僅植被遭焚毀，據當地一位學者推估，更有約5億隻生活於這些棲地的動物受影響，包括大規模死傷與遷移。（其他專家對此數字及是否真能估算有不同意見）
2009年2月在維多利亞省發生的「黑色星期六」造成173人身亡，是澳洲有紀錄以來最致命的野火。野火每年都會發生，然而今年情況格外嚴峻，受災最劇的新南威爾斯省、其次的維多利亞省，澳洲東南方遍布起火點，其中部分隨強風擴散，釀成巨型火災；而事實上在全國範圍，先後都有火災發生。這一系列的大火肇因於破紀錄的高溫、長期乾旱及強風，可以說，加劇野火情勢的主因是 #氣候變遷。
臺灣有超過六成土地為森林所覆蓋，每年的林火好發季節，我們的 #國家森林救火隊 都默默地撲滅了許多場林火，避免火情擴大釀災。在氣候變遷加劇的威脅下，極端天氣事件更加頻繁，感謝他們付出的同時，請大家同時注意保衛家園安全，也別忘了 #節能減碳、 #關心環境生態、 #選擇環境友善的生活方式，一起守護共同的地球家園。
🌳延伸閱讀🌳
Australia fires: A visual guide to the bushfire crisis （BBC）：https://bbc.in/2QunwXr
澳洲野火肆虐袋鼠島 重要無尾熊族群受重創（中央社）：
https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/202001050207.aspx
澳洲野火燒掉1.5個台灣！這原因太要命 恐再燒2個月（聯合新聞網）：
https://udn.com/news/story/6809/4266665
Following the Amazon wildfires, another ecological catastrophe has been occurring since the last September. Starting from South East Australia, the fires intensified over the past week, causing 24 people killed and a number of towns evacuated. In New South Wales alone, over 1,300 houses were destroyed.
According to Prof. Chris Dickman, an expert on Australian biodiversity at the University of Sydney, almost half a billion animals have been affected by the fires.
Record-breaking heat, persistent drought and the strong wind fueled the scale of the bushfires. Many have pointed out that #ClimateChange is the major factor to worsen the natural disasters.
In Taiwan, where forests cover more than 60% of the land, also has a team of National Forest Firefighters. They silently protect the forests for everyone, and push out wildfires in every fire season. As we thank them for their efforts, don’t forget to cut carbon emission, pay attention to the environment, and practice eco-friendly ways of living. We're all part of the Earth and need to protect it together.
#AustraliaFires
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