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Old Jan 5, 2020 | 10:33 am
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No, what will happen in Australia, is that these bush fires will go into the annals of history as the 2nd or 3rd worst Bush Fires ever. Contrary to popular belief the only three big differences between this and past bush firs has been that, 1) That there were a few days which were the "hottest" on record during the fire, 2) That more of these fires have seemingly effected more places where people live in larger numbers than in recent fires (which has a whole different ecological question to it, which is have they been developing in stupid areas), and 3) We live ina social media world, so everyone's complaint is noted and "heard", which does not make this fire worse per se, but heard more by other people and the media.

Sort or reminds me of Hurricanes and New Orleans................my entire life, every time a Hurricane has veered anywhere up the Gulf they always said, "If it hits New Orleans, it will be catastrophic, as N.O. lies XX feet below sea level".............and for decades nothing hit. Then a Hurricane clipped N.O. and everyone and everything was to blame...................when in fact what is to blame was building a major city there in the first place.............and at some point, next year, ten years from now, maybe 50, maybe 100, a major Hurricane will hit N.O. and create a catastrophe, no matter how many levees are built, etc. It will NOT be the fault of Global warming, it will NOT be the fault of George Bush, it will NOT be the fault of the Army Corps of Engineers, it will be the fault of whoever founded New Orleans in the first place in that location.
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