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> This is the single largest and most destructive fire season in Australian history. This is just not true. 173 human beings died in bush fires in recent hist
by aaron695 7y ago
> This is the single largest and most destructive fire season in Australian history.
This is just not true.
173 human beings died in bush fires in recent history in 2009, Black Saturday as it's known.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushfires_in_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushfires_in_Australia
But I guess this is to be political about the PM perhaps.
I guess the whole article is a lie
> Bushfires in Australia so big they generate pyrocumulonimbus starting more fires
Since it's clearly going out to sea from the picture. And it wouldn't be hard to overlay lighting data if it was causing lightning.
But god forbid we'd talk about pyro-cumulonimbus, and instead we'd talk about the far less talked about topics we are discussing.
- chris_wot 7y agoCurrently the death toll is 19 and dozens are missing. The Black Saturday bushfires were a major learning experience though as you’ll notice authorities have been emphatic that people need to leave immediately. In terms of sheer destructiveness, the fires have not stopped yet and don’t look to be abating. There are over 500 homes lost. The area burnt and length of time the fires have been burning has never been matched. So it’s hardly a lie to say what I said. I live in Sydney and have family and friends who have been in fire zones. Calling this political and a “lie” is insensitive and shows you really don’t know what you are talking about. I am well aware of the Black Saturday fires as I lost a friend Bian Tan in those fires. This time round I hope authorities and people more effectively learn how to save lives and homes. I think a number of factors will help us reduce casualties, but that doesn’t mean this won’t be the most destructive fires in Australian history, just in sheer length of time and area burned.