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ENVIRONMENT 7 Living Things and Air TRANSPORTATION

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The Australia’s bushfires brought huge damages to the wildlife The future aircrafts and new tunnels

Air taxi is no longer a dream. (Source of photo: Joby Aviation)

The kangaroos were jumping away from the burning forest.
raffic congestion can be a headache when it comes to emergency services and short trips across
n 2019, the Southern Australia experienced the most severe bushfire disaster on record. The cities. Companies such as Uber Elevate and The Boring Company are developing new tunnels
bushfires burned an area of over a hundred thousand square kilometres, which is more than one and aircrafts like air taxis that may solve these problems.
hundred times the size of Hong Kong. The bushfires were too fierce that even the firefighters from
New Zealand, The United States and Canada came to help put out fires. It is believed that the fare for air taxis will be cheaper than other air transportations and faster than road
transportations. The air taxis use Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) technique like helicopters, but
The fires killed one billion animals, lots of plant species and destroyed the habitats of the wildlife. are powered by electricity. They are also expected to be a cheaper option than helicopters, because the
Plenty of endangered animals and plants, such as Tasmanian devils, Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles cost to produce and use electricity is lower than that of fossil fuels and they require lower maintenance costs
and grass trees might become extinct because of the fires. for the rotors in the long run.

In the fires, the wombats were the heroes saving other animals. Wombats are mammals that live Currently, some companies are testing the performances of the air taxis. These air taxis can travel up to
underground. They dig up tunnel networks which lead to several rooms and exits. During the bushfires, 100 km after a five-minute battery recharge. After the government departments approve the safety of

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