Australia Fires Caused By Climate Activists

New South Wales police charged more than 20 people for deliberately starting fires across Australia as the country beats back wildfires.

Australia fires caused by climate activists. The prevailing narrative surrounding Australias fires that have caused unprecedented damage as well as at least 18 deaths is that theyre the result of climate change. Australia is on fire at least 17 people have been killed hundreds of homes have been destroyed and an estimated half-billion animals both livestock and wildlife have been burned alive. The NSW Police Force has taken legal action against more than 180 people since the end of 2019 according to local reports.

The majority of these bushfires have been generated by lightning strikes associated with weather and climate effects. January 08 2020 1200 AM. A surge of climate activism is flooding Australia as the country falls behind on its promise to reduce emissions effectively ignoring the Paris Agreement the Trump administration just abandoned.

The area burned in the bush fires so far is considerably bigger than the area burned either in last years fires in California. Weather and climate are dominated by processes that are affected by climate change. Australias catastrophic bush fires have been widely blamed on human-caused climate change but evidence is mounting that the devastation has more to do with environmentalist policies than fossil.

Activists and celebrities said climate change played a part. Australian National University climate scientist Dr Imran Ahmed called it a direct link. The arsonists were responsible for about 50 of the bushfires.

As the BBCs science editor David Shukman points out. 183 people who have been arrested for arson resulting in catastrophic bushfires displacement property loss and deaths of both people and. Australias fires are spreading more quickly and ferociously because of prolonged drought and hot weather both of which are exacerbated by climate change are providing copious dry fuel.

Of course its climate change an Australian politician told NOQ Report before learning the focus of our story and asking for anonymity. The fires arent being caused by climate changed but with all cases of arson the drier seasons and hotter temperatures caused by climate change worsens them making them almost impossible to fight. New South Wales police charged more than 20 people for deliberately starting fires across Australia as the country beats back wildfires.