“Catastrophic fire conditions are as bad as it gets,” New South Wales Rural Fire Services Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons told reporters. New South Wales is in a seven-day state of emergency, with about 2,000 firefighters battling 100 wildfires. That follows the death of a 24-year-old man in a road crash in South Australia on Friday, which sparked a fire in the area of the Murraylands. Authorities said 23 firefighters and several police have also suffered injuries, as more than 98,842 acres burned across South Australia. AdvertisementMorrison, who critics have deemed a climate change skeptic, conceded this month that “climate change along with many other factors” has contributed to the wildfires.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 22, 2019 01:30 UTC