Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes SydneyThe Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge are seen through a smokey haze which blankets Sydney. SYDNEY - Australia's Prime Minister on Thursday denied his climate policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government was doing enough to tackle global warming. Scientists, former fire chiefs and residents touched by bushfires have all drawn the link between this season's more intense fires and climate change. In South Australia, the state capital Adelaide was also shrouded in bushfire smoke and residents were being told to stay indoors for health reasons. More than 110 fires are still burning in worst-hit New South Wales and neighbouring Queensland, while in South Australia more than 40 fires broke out during catastrophic fire conditions Wednesday.

Source: Bangkok Post November 21, 2019 03:45 UTC