Bob Gulliver, a 60-year-old Australian who owns a farm business in Queensland, worried the on-going massive bush fires in Queensland and New South Wales would affect his farm business while he was away from home.
Trish Gulliver (Left) and Bob Gulliver (Right) mentioned they grew up in small farms in Queensland, Australia. [Source: Christy Kan/JMSC]
Bush fires happened in Australia during summer annually, however, the fire started earlier than usual this year. “It has been so dry for a long time.” Gulliver said the possible cause of the blazes. He mentioned that climate change had brought extreme weather to Australia. “Water is running out in some regions.” he further explained. According to a report by the Guardian, part of the Macquarie River in New South Wales had been dried up and a low valley water storage in Macquarie was recorded. Climate change did not only lead to a rise in the temperature of the country, but also brought a prolonged dry season to some places. In response to the continuous dry season, Australian authorities issued a Total Fire Ban to those regions where had a high rating of catching fire.
According to the figures provided by the South China Morning Post, there were more than 130 fires across the eastern region in Australia and about 1,000 firefighters and water-bombing aircraft were deployed to fight the fire, nevertheless, the blazes were still not yet under control.