Burning new tracks on Australia's political map. A new, incessant political drumbeat surrounds the fires still raging in eastern Australia, and that is climate change.

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The political reaction is scarier than the fires. By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist In a rational world, the burning of Australia would be a historical turning point. After all, it’s exactly the ...

Australia’s average temperature in 2019 was already 2.74 degrees (1.52 degrees Celsius) above the long-term average from 1961 to 1990, and the impact on fire season is likely to get worse as the ...