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Q&A: How climate change, other factors stoke Australia fires

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By SETH BORENSTEIN

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Climate change was unheard of when the local Aborigines used to do regular burn offs, this was followed by state governments who for what ever reason stopped or reduced the amount of forests that were burnt off to reduce the fuel build up - it is this reason why these fires have been so intense, add on top the drought has dried out more fuel for the fires to burn. State governments have restricted what farmers and smaller land holders can clear of under brush or high risk trees, we never had these problems prior to Government and expert" interference.

Nope don't tell me about droughts are "climate change", when I was a kid we had water restrictions in Victoria during one drought this was before "climate change" was even a word/s. What are these people gonna say if we get record rain falls - we have been told all sorts of dooms day scenario's were gonna happen all have been proven wrong.

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zichi - Coal generates more than 40% of the world's electricity. Australia is the world's largest exporter of coal. China mines more coal than any other country. Australia is the world's third-biggest exporter of CO2 producing fuels. behind only Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Typed on a computer run by coal or gas generated electricity, hey Zichi? Yes, Australia produces a lot of coal. So what? you have electricity in your house, right? Would you be prepared to sit in the dark and freeze your nuts off in protest? I don't think so! that make you another hypocrite.

One major factor contributing to these fires that is not mentioned in this article is, the ideology of the Greens. They stopped controlled burning and the creation of fire breaks and access roads into these large forested areas. This had given the firefighters no chance of controlling these fires and has allowed the fuel to build up on the forest floors creating these mega-fires.

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"When I was a kid " isn't science .

Do people do their own dentistry or operate on themselves or even change the bloody oil in their cars ?

No. They go to experts.

Climate science is still science.

It has become a political issue because of the money behind fossil fuels .

The deniers have to come up with a hundred conspiracy theories to discredit science agencies and scientists.

None of the deniers or denial sites are measuring data using satellites in the atmosphere, measuring atmosphere trapped in arctic ice cores or even measuring sea level rises or temperature increases.

None.

Australian Fire Chiefs sought and were denied a meeting with the Prime Minimal months before these fires got out of control

An IPCC report from 2012 said Australia could expect up to a 30% increase in the number of days listed as " extreme fire danger " by 2020.

And no, its not "greenies stopping cold burns " either.

Just listen to experts.

Meanwhile, the population of iconic wildlife like Koalas has dropped to a level below "endangered "...that's the level they were before the fires.

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The "greenies done it " still ,zombie like, existing in the internet nether world.

Anhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/12/is-there-really-a-green-conspiracy-to-stop-bushfire-hazard-reduction

No green conspiracy.

OK ?

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Many of these fires are being started by kids and even a volunteer firefighter has started several fires in Australia.

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GuruMick:

Climate science is still science.

Yes.

It has become a political issue because of the money behind fossil fuels .

No. It has become a political issue because it is an open-ended excuse to expand government powers and UN powers.

Fossil fuels will be sold as long as there is demand for them, and demand will be there until there is a viable alternative.

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