The Brian Lehrer Show

Listener Connections to the Australia Fires

01.14.2020 - By WNYCPlay

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Since September over 24 million acres of Australia have caught fire, in one of the worst natural disasters of its kind in the country’s history. Umair Irfan talks about the environmental and human costs of the fire, its connection to climate change, and why any Australians are frustrated with how their politicians are responding to the disaster.

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