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Yeah, fire because of arson? There were much bigger fires past due to lack of fire supplies. What's your point?

• SlipperySeaCow 7y ago
  The fires are obviously much worse due to high temps
  • throw_14JAS 7y ago
    It's less obvious that the high temps are caused by climate change. Directionally, it makes sense -- but how much of the delta temp is variation?
  • bureaucrat 7y ago
    That could be your imagination. Australia's temperature is quite in the normal range, similar to that of 1960s. https://weatherspark.com/h/y/149434/2020/Historical-Weather-during-2020-at-Essendon-Airport-Australia https://weatherspark.com/h/y/149434/2020/Historical-Weather-... https://weatherspark.com/h/y/149434/1960/Historical-Weather-during-1960-at-Essendon-Airport-Australia https://weatherspark.com/h/y/149434/1960/Historical-Weather-...
    • SlipperySeaCow 7y ago
      https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/02/2019-australia-hottest-year-record-temperature-15c-above-average-temperature https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/australia-n... Hottest year on record for Australia was 2019 (just ended). Almost 3 degrees F over average. High temperatures dry things out and make them easier to burn
    • jozzas 7y ago
      This is very, very wrong. If you want to cherry pick, I can too - literally days ago, western Sydney recorded its hottest ever temperature (48.9C, 120F). This is a region adjacent to where a number of fires are still burning. 2019 was Australia's hottest year on record.
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• breakyerself 7y ago
  There is arson, but there isn't more arson today than in the past and the majority of fires were caused by lightning.
• opinologo 7y ago
  These fires were predicted ten years ago and they were not caused by arson according to the authorities but due to extreme heat and dry conditions.