"500 million (!!) animals are estimated dead because of the bushfires. Over 20 people have died and thousands of homes have burned to [the] ground. The fires have spewed [two-thirds] of the nations national annual CO2 emissions, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The smoke has covered glaciers in distant New Zealand (!) making them warm and melt faster because of the albedo effect.

"And yet. All of this still has not resulted in any political action. Because we still fail to make the connection between the climate crisis and increased extreme weather events and nature disasters like the #AustraliaFires.

"That has to change. And it has to change now."

The teen, who celebrated her 17th birthday on January 3, concluded her post by offering her support to those affected by the devastating fires.

"My thoughts are with the people of Australia and those affected by these devastating fires," she wrote.