Hello everyone.

I'm sorry, I do not normally bring real world issues into my posts but for today, I wanted to spread awareness. As you may know, right now, Australia is in a great time of need. People and their families are loosing their homes due to wild fires, countless deaths of animals have taken place and the destruction due to the heat is insufferable.

Fires have spread from the forests. For those of you who don't know, the terrifying act of a wild fire can spring even from something as simple as dryness in the air and immense heat. These poor people have no where to go, and every form of life in Australia now is at great risk.

I don't like using the word "hate" often, but I honest to God hate dangerous climates and environments. As a Canadian, I am used to being terrified of incredible weather that can last for long amounts of time. This issue with Australia, however, is on a level that needs desperate attention.

As of now, many brave fire fighters have been deployed onto scenes of forest and wild fires. God bless them. And God bless the people of Australia.

If you would like to read on this issue, and are considering donating to some of the causes directed to saving Australia, this article has both the story so far and links to donate/other information on how to help

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/australian-bushfires-everything-we-know-and-how-you-can-help/

If you cannot donate, that's okay, spreading the word of this terrible issue is also a great way to help out.

Thank you for your time. Stay strong, to our brothers and sisters in Australia

-Iris