The Sun thinks the same - "Many have questioned the wisdom of storing such combustible materials in a country where the temperatures brush 50C." - https://www.

The Sun thinks the same - "Many have questioned the wisdom of storing such combustible materials in a country where the temperatures brush 50C." - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15778161/worlds-biggest-graveyard-fire-smoke-space/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15778161/worlds-biggest-gravey... So does the Australian government - "The higher the temperature the more likely it is that a fire will start or continue to burn. This is because the fuel is closer to its ignition point at high temperatures and pre-heated fuel loads burn faster." - https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/community-safety/bushfire https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/community-safety/bus... I think to prove they are wrong is complicated. What they say is true. Intuition also makes people think it's true (anyone who's started a fire on a hot day knows it rips). You have to simulate this effect is orders of magnitude lower than the other effects. Of which it's still hard to know which one that counts. Is it wind speed or the missing moisture or are they the same order of magnitude? But one shouldn't complain about an article that thinks tires tires get executed when they are old, that's cute - "filled to the brim with executed car tires"