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Rising temperatures have led to a rising number of wildfires across the globe.听In 2020, Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenian tennis player, crumpled to the ground during a first-round qualifying match of the Australian Open.听
鈥淚 just couldn鈥檛 breathe. I couldn鈥檛 walk so I just went down (onto the floor) because I couldn鈥檛 stand up straight,鈥� she recalls.
The tennis tournament was held in Melbourne, and the air quality was reported to be 鈥渕oderate to hazardous鈥� at the time due to smoke from bushfires burning 16 million acres of Australia. Jakupovic eventually had to withdraw from the match.
The Australian bushfires created massive amounts of smoke, affecting millions of people鈥檚 health. The smoke was so significant, it drifted all the way to South America. As global temperatures continue to rise, it鈥檚 expected that wildfires similar to those in Australia will become more frequent and intense.
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鈥擠alila Jakupovic
Slovenian tennis player
1.6 Earths
is the equivalent of what humanity is currently using, and ecosystems cannot keep up with our demands
~13 million people鈥檚 lives
are lost each year from environmental factors
1.1掳C greater increase
in global temperature than in the 1800s
