Impacts in Australasia: āI just couldnāt breathe.ā
Melbourne, Australia ā¢ Australasia
Rising temperatures have led to a rising number of ¾«ĶÆÓūÅ® across the globe.ĢżIn 2020, Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenian tennis player, crumpled to the ground during a first-round qualifying match of the Australian Open.Ģż
āI just couldnāt breathe. I couldnāt walk so I just went down (onto the floor) because I couldnāt stand up straight,ā she recalls.
The tennis tournament was held in Melbourne, and the air quality was reported to be āmoderate to hazardousā 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 peopleās health. The smoke was so significant, it drifted all the way to South America. As global temperatures continue to rise, itās expected that ¾«ĶÆÓūÅ® similar to those in Australia will become more frequent and intense.
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āI just couldnāt breathe. I couldnāt walk so I just went down (onto the floor) because I couldnāt stand up straight.ā
āDalila Jakupovic
Slovenian tennis player
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~13 million peopleās lives are lost each year from environmental factors
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