How to help Australia's unpaid firefighters battle the bushfire crisis

Australia is burning.

Nineteen people have been confirmed dead since the country’s unprecedented bushfires began, with eight killed in the state of New South Wales since Monday. Over 11 million acres have been burned and 1,400 homes destroyed, with people in affected areas lining up for dwindling food, water, and fuel supplies.

Hundreds left stranded by the fires are being evacuated by sea and air, while road closures hinder those attempting to flee by land. Cities are choking in smoke over 10 or 20 times hazardous levels, the plumes so large they’re also smothering New Zealand 1,200 miles away. Experts believe almost half a billion animals are dead. Read more...