Australia is pretty close to New Zealand (5m pop), Indonesia (267m pop), Papua New Guinea (7.2m pop), and dozens of island nations. The Australian wildfires of

Australia is pretty close to New Zealand (5m pop), Indonesia (267m pop), Papua New Guinea (7.2m pop), and dozens of island nations. The Australian wildfires of 2019/2020 taught me that the atmosphere is not that disconnected, as we were breathing smoke from fires thousands of km away.