Raising Over $60K for Charity by Selling Nudes Online for the Australian Fire Disaster

“In a country where there has always been more space than people, where the land and wildlife are cherished like a Picasso, nature is closing in. Fueled by climate change and the world’s refusal to address it, the fires that have burned across Australia did not just destroy lives, or turn forests as large as nations into ashen moonscapes.

They also forced Australians to imagine an entirely new way of life. When summer is feared. When air filters hum in homes that are bunkers, with kids kept indoors. When birdsong and the rustle of marsupials in the bush give way to an eerie, smoky silence.”— New York Times (Feb. 15, 2020)

Between 1 November 2019 and 31 January 2020, Australia had one of the worst bush fires in history. The deadliest bush-fire disaster was that of “Black Saturday” in February 2009 when 180 people died in Victoria. 2019 had been the hottest record year for Australia.

According to Vox.com, the fires started in various ways: some by lightning, some by human actions, including arson. However, it’s the climate conditions that provide ample fuel for the fires to grow and spread. Before the fires ignited, Australia was already enduring its hottest and driest year on record.