The Cause of Australia’s Bushfires - What the SCIENCE Says
In which Peter deconstructs and debunks many of the wild Arson claims propagated by the usual climate disinformation machine (Murdoch news outlets, Breitbart, Delingpole, etc etc )
Arson? Lack of hazard reduction? Nothing new? This video takes a look at what the experts say about the numerous “theories” that chattering amateurs have proposed on TV, in newspaper, blogs and videos about the cause of the devastating 2019-2020 bushfires in Australia.
What do the fire chiefs and scientists say is the REAL cause. It’s about time we cut above the noise of the chatter and heard from the experts.SOURCES:
1:06 — theconversation.com
1:27 — Chris Kenny, Sky News
1:33 – Terry McCrann, Herald Sun
1:47 — wattsupwiththat.com
2:23 – Tony Heller, YouTube
2:53 — bom.gov.au
3:06 – Ibid.
See also “Australian Climate Trends” Bureau of Meteorology, Feb 20183:50 — YouTube
4:33 — bom.gov.au
4:57 — Paul Joseph Watson
YouTube6:32 — 3aw.com.au
8:28 – bom.gov.au
9:00 — smh.com.au
9:16 – “Bushfire Weather in Southeast Australia: Recent
Trends and Projected Climate Change Impacts” – Lucas et al., Sep 2007For a worldwide perspective, see also “Climate-induced variations in global wildfire danger from 1979 to 2013” – Jolly et al Nature Communications 2015
9:48 — “Changes in Australian weather between 1973 and 2010” – Clarke and Lucas, International Journal of Climatology 2012
10:08 — YouTube.
10:38 — Paul John Watson
YouTube10:48 — Australian Institute of Criminology stats tabulated by Fairfax media
11:13 — YouTube
11:16 – James Delingpole, Breitbart News
12:02 — theaustralian.com.au
12:23 — police.nsw.gov.au
13:46 — abc.net.au
14:06 — 3aw.com.au
14:12 — theage.com.au
15:07 — abc.net.au
16:24 — YouTube
17:21 – greens.org.au
17:46 — YouTube 1
19:33 — 3aw.com.au
20:17 — theguardian.com
20:43 — abc.net.au
22:29 — Chris Kenny, Sky News YouTube
22:49 — Dr. Sarah Perkins Kirkpatrick, senior researcher on climate at the UNSW, interviewed for BBC Science in Action.
23:24 — “Deluge and drought: Australia’s water security in a changing climate” – Climate Council, 2018
24:09 – Dr. Andy Pitman comments broadcast on ABC Media Watch
25:53 — bom.gov.au28:03 — “What causes southeast Australia’s worst droughts?” — Ummenhofer et al., Geophysical Research Letters, 2009
28:13 – “Climate change contributes to more frequent consecutive positive Indian Ocean Dipole events” – Cai and Cohen, Geophysical Research Letters, 2009
29:44 - YouTube
34:10 - businessinsider.com.au
See also “Big firms at risk if drought isn’t broken soon” The Australian, Sep 11 2019
35:40 – “Garnaut Climate Change Review” 200735:35 — “National Inquiry on Bushfire Mitigation and Management” – Ellis et al., 2004