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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2020 · 30 MIN

Australia’s fires - fuelled by climate change

from Science In Action · host BBC World Service

Attributing Australia's bush fires, a major study says man-made climate change was a big driver – making the fires at least 30% worse than they would have been if natural processes were the only factors.We look at preparations for coronavirus in Africa. Although cases there are currently lower than in much of the rest of the world a major training initiative is taking place to spread awareness amongst medics across the continent.We ask why Horseshoe bats in particular carry coronaviruses, and find a novel idea for distributing vaccines in places without refrigeration.(Image: Australian bushfires. Credit: Getty images/AFP)Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Julian Siddle

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