Australia: Dense bush exploded in flames in Orangeville, shooting some 100 meters (330 feet) into the air and overwhelming firefighters
Photographer: Nick Moir/Fairfax/Headpress/ReduWildfires Have Rendered Our World Unrecognizable
Dystopian images of destruction have come from all over the globe as flames rage.
Extreme heat has fueled some of the worst fires on record in many parts of the globe. Unprecedented bushfires that started last December in Australia burned through 17 million hectares (42 million acres), an area the size of the state of Washington, and killed at least 33 people. California’s fire season has already broken records, with 3.1 million acres burned and 3,900 structures destroyed as of Sept. 10. Elsewhere, wildfires have destroyed native forests, forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people, worsened air pollution, and released carbon dioxide that will contribute to yet more warming.
Violent fires fueled by strong winds forced the evacuation of 2,700 people around the city of Marseille in August.