Wildfires Are Making Australia’s Air Toxic and Have Displaced About 90,000 People
newlands2020-01-27T02:35:20+00:00By Emily Cassidy, Amelia Snyder, Tina Huang and Liz Saccoccia Record fires in southern Australia have blazed over 6 million hectares of mostly eucalyptus forest over the past two months, killing at least 24 people and more than a billion animals. The fires have forced many people to flee their homes for safety and clouded the air with toxic pollutants. Two datasets on Resource Watch can help us track the toll of the wildfires in near-real time: 1. Air Quality from Open AQ Wildfires create smoke plumes made up of several hazardous pollutants including dust and fine particulate matter. Fine [...]