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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
11/11/19
'Inner-city raving lunatics': Deputy PM's bushfire comments prompt rebuke from mayors
Mayors from fire-ravaged NSW have criticised state and federal political leaders for failing to link deadly bushfires and climate change.
Read more from ABC NewsFrom: BerrySteph
11/11/19
Jenifer (Zarknorph) said:Mayors from fire-ravaged NSW have criticised state and federal political leaders for failing to link deadly bushfires and climate change.
I'm seeing very bad Germany 1933 things coming from the US - for 3 years.
Now I'm seeing it from the UK over the last three months (and getting much more serious in the last 3 weeks, two big cover-ups going on as I've never noticed before).
And it appears that Oz is having bad things happen too.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
11/12/19
Opinion
The terrifying bushfire future we were warned about is here. This is how we can adapt
Fires are now exceeding all known firefighting technologies but what can be done to stop them?
Read more from ABC NewsFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
11/12/19
Opinion
I lost my home to bushfire and I don't understand why we still ignore the risks
Scientists and meteorologists have for years warned of more frequent and extreme bushfires as climate change worsens. Their messages have been met by policy inertia.
Read more from ABC NewsFrom: BerrySteph
11/12/19
Jenifer (Zarknorph) said:Fires are now exceeding all known firefighting technologies but what can be done to stop them?
All very well to say:
... establishing green fire breaks that create a mechanically treated bushland barrier between homes and flammable bushland.
Green firebreaks can be of high amenity value, including attractive groves of low flammability trees, irrigated parks and golf courses, community gardens, and so on.
Except of course, all of those need a lot more fresh water.
From: BerrySteph
11/12/19
Jenifer (Zarknorph) said:Scientists and meteorologists have for years warned of more frequent and extreme bushfires as climate change worsens. Their messages have been met by policy inertia ... Nationals leader Michael McCormack on Monday went so far as to dismiss those who link bushfires to global warming as "raving inner-city lunatics".
You could usefully ridicule and mercilessly lampoon some of these people for the rest of their natural.
If the Morrison Government seriously wanted fewer Australians to experience a bushfire crisis, it would use the current situation to galvanise public sentiment, shift the political agenda, and make meaningful inroads into emissions reduction.
From: RGoss99
11/12/19
Good point. In our case a strong majority of the left parties, and increased power in the majority right party, I hope wilñ make it easier to get a working coalition as the minority minority parties have been seen as selfish and egotistical, and a tighter right minority party will seem more frightening.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
11/19/19
Emissions of a greenhouse gas 300 times more potent than CO2 rising faster than we thought
We've known for decades that nitrous oxide emissions are increasing, but there's been a big jump in the past decade.
Read more from ABC NewsFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
11/25/19
This scientist thought marine heatwaves would come in 100 years - but we're getting them today
According to new research, the warming of waters off Australia's west and south-east coasts is being driven by climate change and is creating an increase in the frequency, duration and severity of marine heatwaves.
Read more from ABC NewsFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
12/2/19
Climate emergency claims justified as scientists warn collapses are 'dangerously close'
Scientists say striking students are right to declare a climate emergency, and that we may have already hit tipping points where cascading environmental system collapses will be unstoppable.
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