Ahead of the resumption of federal parliament, climate scientists and natural history museum directors are urging leaders to take more action to tackle the impact of climate change.
Although there was initial disagreement about what to include in the letter, Mr Sen Gupta said the final statement was a powerful symbol of unity.Aid groups call for stronger government action on 'climate emergency'
The scientists said the increased fire activity was one of many things that suggested the impacts of global warming were coming faster, stronger, and more regularly.Meanwhile, six of Australia's natural history museums estimate the destruction to the nation's biodiversity from recent bushfires is in the"trillions" as they call for greater funding and action to counter the impacts of climate change.
"The estimate of the destruction to our biodiversity from the fires is in the 'trillions' of animals, when considering the total of insects, spiders, birds, mammals, frogs, reptiles, invertebrates and even sea life impacted over such a vast area."
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