Posted on 11/29/2021 6:55:11 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Sydney (AFP) – Climate change is the "overwhelming factor" driving the country's ever-more intense bushfires, Australian government scientists believe -- directly contradicting claims by the country's political leaders.
In a peer-reviewed study, scientists at state agency CSIRO reviewed 90 years' worth of data and concluded climate change was the major influencing factor behind megafires like those that ravaged Australia in 2019-2020.
The experts studied a range of fire risk factors -- from the amount of dead vegetation on the ground to moisture, weather and ignition conditions -- to see what could be driving catastrophic blazes.
"While all eight drivers of fire activity played varying roles in influencing forest fires, climate was the overwhelming factor driving fire activity," said CSIRO chief climate research scientist Pep Canadell.
In recent years Australia has experienced a litany of climate-worsened droughts, bushfires and floods.
But the country's government has avoided setting a short term emissions reduction target and has vowed to remain one of the world's largest coal and gas exporters.
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Lol. Study. Lol.
Study = lies, lies and damm lies.
Did they determine that before or after the study?
Are these buffoons saying that there were no brushfires in Australia prior to global warming?
No, there is no continent wide lockdown and never has been.
Why does this crap get spread around so much? Why do people just believe propaganda they are being spoon fed.
No, Australia has not done this.
Why do you people believe this bullshit?
What about the people who set the fires?
It must be like CONvid talk. Too many people buy the lies.
Yeah, and posts like that are lies.
Why are people lying?
OK, the person passing it on to FR may not be lying themselves- they may honestly believe it. But it’s getting ridiculous. I’m seeing more lies about Australia being posted here than accurate information.
This one looks like it’s accurate, but it omits a lot of context that most Australians are probably aware of, and most people overseas will not be.
Bush fires have been a part of the Australian Outback since there was an Outback.
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