24 Australians Charged with Bushfire Arson as Further Arrests Expected

[90DayFinancier 910]

8 hours ago, Lil bear said:

The aussie fire season runs in a cycle as most of nature does. The last time fires of this magnitude occurred were in Feb 2008 when 173 lives were lost and several complete communities burned through .. same conditions  as this year ...  prior to that it was in 1983. 
In between years range from very low fire events to significant .. then the extreme one raises it’s head. 
Google Australian bushfires. Black Saturday and Ash Wednesday 

Doesn't the ecological system in Australia depend upon frequent fires to trigger plant growth? 

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

The local ecosystems around the globe rely on fires, but since fires are demonized, along with their carbon output, when not demonized because they require work (such as controlled burns, clearing certain brush, which aids a similar purpose of fires), which someone has to pay for, they aren't welcome anymore on planet woke.

 

That being said, we're talking natural fires, not necessarily the arson-derived ones from a plethora of morons. 

Edited January 9, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds

[TBoneTX 43,413]

2 hours ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

plethora of morons

Mini-Bone invented a game (with highly fluid rules) called Corporation of Butts.  I haven't figured it out in the slightest, but the above certainly brings it to mind.

[Lil bear 3,842]

6 hours ago, 90DayFinancier said:

Doesn't the ecological system in Australia depend upon frequent fires to trigger plant growth? 

Yes .. many of the eucalyptus trees (gum trees) only regenerate when the seed ids are burnt. 

Edited January 9, 2020 by Lil bear