If Not Now, When? I Think It Is Time For Some Political Leadership On These Busfires And Their Causes!

This is not a political blog, and anyway this issue seems to have moved way beyond politics. I do really feel the need to say something about these lethal and terrifying bush-fires that are engulfing Qld, NSW and WA. It is totally clear that we have a major drought in Eastern Australia and very hot weather which is making a huge difference to fire risk. In the background we have scientifically proven anthropomorphic climate change which is just making an awful time even worse. I have lived in and around Sydn ey for 70 years and what is going on now is beyond my experience and is frankly terrifying. The way things look - with long range forecasts - this may go on through to April / May of 2020. Sydney will have suffocated by then, and the health effects really can't be even estimated yet. With those fac ts surely it is time to have Parliament be recalled to develop a plan for bush-fire resources, use of the military, extra water bombing aircraft and training of volunteers to replace... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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