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Thousands Protest Australian Government’s Inaction as Smoke from Wildfires Blankets Sydney

HeadlineDec 11, 2019

The youth protests at COP25 in Madrid, Spain, come as thousands of people have taken to the streets in Australia to demand urgent action on climate change, as Sydney is blanketed in thick black toxic smoke from the more than 100 wildfires burning across the country. Smoke alarms have been going off across Sydney as the air quality reaches record hazardous levels. This year is the worst wildfire season in Australia’s history.

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