Australia's unprecedented bushfire crisis that scorched an area larger than most nations and displaced thousands put a rare spotlight on climate change in a rich, developed country. | Gary Hinton standing amongst debris after bushfires devastated the New South Wales town of Cobargo on December 31, 2019
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and the same location on May 21, 2020.
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Burnt letter boxes on Quinlans street after an overnight bushfire in Quaama in Australia's New South Wales state on January 6, 2020
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and a woman checking a letter box at the same location on May 21, 2020.
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Burnt letter boxes on Quinlans street after an overnight bushfire in Quaama in Australia's New South Wales state on January 6, 2020
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and the same location on May 21, 2020.
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A burnt vehicle on Quinlans street after an overnight bushfire in Quaama in Australia's New South Wales state on January 6, 2020,
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and the same location on May 21, 2020.
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Smoke from a burnt tree rising next to a gutted house in Quaama in Australia's New South Wales state on January 6, 2020
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and the same location on May 21, 2020.
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Smoke from a burnt tree rising next to a gutted house in Quaama in Australia's New South Wales state on January 6, 2020
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and the same location on May 21, 2020.
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