KANGAROO ISLAND, Australia — Kangaroo Island is Australia in miniature. It is a farming hub, producing veal, wool, grain and honey for purveyors at home and beyond. Now, Kangaroo Island is unrecognizable. Wildfires that burned for weeks consumed half of the island — more than 800 square miles. In this season of unimaginable infernos in Australia, perhaps no place is facing more daunting questions about its future than Kangaroo Island.

Source: New York Times February 04, 2020 07:07 UTC