19-year-old Taylor was studying for her university exams when she started to wonder if she should put together a fire escape plan.
Taylor overlaid her TikTok video with four words:"Australia is on fire". Before too long, thousands of users from around the world flooded the video's comments with messages of shock and concern. Accounts like @dangertiktok1616, @aussie_.._check and @fire514 have posted videos with advice such as the location of the fires and how to drive appropriately when emergency vehicles need to pass by.
Christine didn't expect a big reaction from her video either, but said it makes sense that people are interested. Taylor wanted to show the"real world effects" of climate change in her video, and hopes international audiences will pay attention because addressing climate change requires a global solution.
An apt name, TikTok, as in, time is running out . . .