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It's true that the images are slightly outlandish due to the compilation of data over a long period of time. Also not all these fires were or are of the same si
by keyle 7y ago
It's true that the images are slightly outlandish due to the compilation of data over a long period of time. Also not all these fires were or are of the same size or nature (winds, fast moving or slow moving, controlled or wild).
But regardless it's been tragic and devastating.
If you want to shock people, forget showing maps or even pictures of destroyed homes; just show them the footage of burning koalas being rescued and dying off their injuries; that's far more visceral. I can't even watch it without tearing up (from a local's perspective).
- reaperducer 7y agoIt's true that the images are slightly outlandish due to the compilation of data over a long period of time. According to the article, it's also true that a lot of places labeled as being on fire are actually things like furnaces, the roofs of large buildings, and "any heat source that is hotter than its surroundings." The NASA maps are significantly more accurate. According to the article, it has a false-positive rate of just 1%.
- grecy 7y ago> If you want to shock people, forget showing maps or even pictures of destroyed homes; just show them the footage of burning koalas being rescued and dying off their injuries; that's far more visceral Also be sure to mention 500,000 animals have been killed in these fires.
- bluedino 7y agoIt's up to one billion now (true or not, I saw it online)
- dx87 7y agoA few days ago, they were saying 500 million plants and animals are affected, so that includes things like birds that flew away and will come back once the fire is gone. Not sure which source is more reliable. It looks like the 1 billion number also includes invertabrates, so I guess things like bugs. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-wildfires-animals-plants-glaciers-sydney-koalas-nsw-a9267316.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/austral...
- hjek 7y ago> Also be sure to mention 500,000 animals have been killed in these fires. 1,000,000,000 animals. https://www.thecut.com/2020/01/one-billion-animals-have-died-in-australian-wildfires.html https://www.thecut.com/2020/01/one-billion-animals-have-died...
- jtms 7y agoI fully believe that a devastating number of animals have died, but when I see nice, big, round numbers like 0.5 or 1 billion thrown out there I wonder how we calculated this. How rigorous are these estimates?
- Johnny555 7y agoWhen I see large round numbers like that, I alway figured the numbers were meant to be in the right magnitude but not exact. Like somewhere between 250M and 750M.
- coliveira 7y agoThat's why they are called estimates, not real numbers. If they could run a census of animals living in the forest, there would be no need for estimates.
- jtms 7y agoyou do realize the census is also an estimate with a margin of error right?
- nl 7y agoThe methodology is here: https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/01/03/a-statement-about-the-480-million-animals-killed-in-nsw-bushfire.html https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/01/03/a-stateme...
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- mistermann 7y agoWell, not really.... https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/methodology/ https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/methodology/ > In your thesis or dissertation, you will have to discuss the methods you used to do your research. The methodology or methods section explains what you did and how you did it, allowing readers to evaluate the reliability and validity of the research. It should include: The type of research you did How you collected your data How you analyzed your data Any tools or materials you used in the research Your rationale for choosing these methods