Heat does not cause catastrophic fires. Once sparked, naturally or maliciously, two things are needed to create killer blazes – high winds and excessive flammable fuel. We cannot stop the wind, but we can manage the bush so as to minimise the build-up of bushfire fuels. Not only is this effective in reducing the bushfire threat – the benefit is immediate. There is no need to wait another 25 years for the “solutions” posed by the climatists to “fix” the climate (stop using coal, cattle and cars etc).
Blaming the bushfire problem on climate change is offering a weak excuse for government authorities bowing to green extremists. They have failed to meet their obligation to reduce bushfire fuel loads and make life safer for communities and for our firefighters.
Viv Forbes has lived on farms and properties and in the North Australian bush for his whole life. He has lit bushfires (accidentally and deliberately) fought them and was a member of a volunteer fire brigade for 25 years.