Bushfire

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia — The worst fire season in living memory has devastated all corners of Australia. The most ferocious of these burned for more than four months, scorching 72,000 square miles of land and destroying more than 9,000 buildings — including 3,500 homes. Thirty-four people died, and millions of wild animals were caught in the flames. For two decades, scientists have said that because Australia’s climate is heating up, the fire season would grow longer and more severe — but for Australian citizens, pinning the blame on climate change isn’t straight-forward.