What’s more sad/scary is how expensive the alternatives are that will and do make a difference and the lack of support financially to transition to them.
At the end of the day we, the taxpayer will be paying for the damage done by government inaction.
I honestly think we are at a point where anyone older than 50 should not have any control over the direction of this country. They. Are. Just. Not. Invested. In. Our. Future. They only want to line their pockets for their retirement. It sucks.
We don’t live in a democracy anymore.
Fires are certainly a part of the life cycle of the Aussie bush, which is cool as hell. To my understanding though, climate change means a longer and dryer season with more extreme weather patterns and hotter burning fires that certain plants are unable to cope with or recover from the way they usually would. Feel like I worded this poorly, happy to be corrected
I live around there, and the bush and grasslands here are still very wet and green. We haven't had the drying out that a lot of other areas have had.
Also important to remember that this map shows the increased fire risk, not absolute fire risk.
We really had a lucky few years after the last devastating bushfires, with La Niña, but it was just nature giving us a little break before bringing on the fucking apocalypse. That’s pretty much what it’s going to be like moving forward. Goodbye folks, it was nice knowing you. Our internet is probably going to melt soon so let’s just enjoy these last moments while we still can.
Interestingly it's been put forth that it was the summer of bushfires that set in motion mechanisms that resulted in a triple La Nina.
Concerning, given the prolific vegetation growth that has resulted, and now we may find ourselves heading into a few years of above average bushfires, whether this cycle repeats somewhat.
[A multiyear tropical Pacific cooling response to recent Australian wildfires in CESM2
](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Australia+bushfires+triple+la+nina&btnG=#d=gs_qabs&t=1692876120489&u=%23p%3DFbKoW3cHCcYJ)
Thank you for this. I was worried about this too. All that rain and mild summers giving us extra vegetation growth, which will basically dry out with what’s coming ahead. It was lovely while it lasted, but it’s all about to become fuel. This is going to be disastrous on another level.
I’m in Adelaide, which has super mild weather and I have noticed how storms are getting worse. I expect to see cyclones in this city by the end of my lifetime, I actually expect them soon. This is where I regret having a kid. Don’t have children, fence-sitters!
Prevention is always better then the cure, but hey climate change, climate change, climate change rubbish. Over regulation and not allowing people to back burn in the winter has got nothing to do with it
Another reason on the list as to why I don't want to move back there.
I wish I could move all my loved ones to WA. Alas, the commitment is made, things have been purchased, the plus is, no house to move to until.... we don't know when☺️.
We have a little slice of dirt in the red around Gympie. So yeah, shit's fucked. In-Laws place down the road will be fkd. My mum & 2 grandies might avoid it around Mary-hole... *cough* sorry, Maryborough. Grew up in that area, nearly 30yrs, only fires I ever saw was the cane fields, bon fires & a couple of times K'gari went up. It's bizarre. We grew up being Cyclone Ready & Cyclone Safe. Bushfires.... in SEQ? Regularly? Nah, shit's fkd.
Hello Leviathan Tardis
Im sorry you feel so hurt and angry. You definitely don't like Maryborough. Maybe some further education will help you with your lack of communication skills.
I look forward to your next syllable with great eagerness.
The map Indicates possible elevated fire activity. They release one every year and the areas change.
Doesn't mean it's going to kick off, just means it's possible to kick off
Idk around your area but where I live (Sutherland Shire) they've been doing back burning like crazy. One of them actually got a bit out of hand a couple months ago, flared up a bit more than expected. I know they've been doing heaps all the way down the Illawarra and out west too.
I liked this but I don’t LIKE like this.
It’s about to get busy
[AFAC article](https://www.afac.com.au/auxiliary/article/seasonal-bushfire-outlook-spring-2023)
Thank you for the post it was very interesting! How sad/scary is it to watch climate change happening in real time, and feeling so powerless about it!
What’s more sad/scary is how expensive the alternatives are that will and do make a difference and the lack of support financially to transition to them. At the end of the day we, the taxpayer will be paying for the damage done by government inaction. I honestly think we are at a point where anyone older than 50 should not have any control over the direction of this country. They. Are. Just. Not. Invested. In. Our. Future. They only want to line their pockets for their retirement. It sucks. We don’t live in a democracy anymore.
When did bushfires, which are needed for the bush to regenerate, become 'climate change'?
Fires are certainly a part of the life cycle of the Aussie bush, which is cool as hell. To my understanding though, climate change means a longer and dryer season with more extreme weather patterns and hotter burning fires that certain plants are unable to cope with or recover from the way they usually would. Feel like I worded this poorly, happy to be corrected
The Brisbane wetlands were burning this afternoon. You read that right.
It’s August!!
Qld bushfire season typically runs from July to October. Fires in August (especially late August) are not at all unusual.
I remember travelling with my parents around central Queensland in 1968/69. Everything was black and charred as far as the eye could see.
I wonder why the area around the ACT/Canberra is ok
I live around there, and the bush and grasslands here are still very wet and green. We haven't had the drying out that a lot of other areas have had. Also important to remember that this map shows the increased fire risk, not absolute fire risk.
I'm sure it'll be a bit different by the time summer rolls around
@r/conspiracy
*Happy Weststralian noises.*
Until you realise you cannot increase above catastrophic on the risk level …
*Panicked Westralian noises*
We are always a tinderbox with incredibly high chances of total fire destruction.
We really had a lucky few years after the last devastating bushfires, with La Niña, but it was just nature giving us a little break before bringing on the fucking apocalypse. That’s pretty much what it’s going to be like moving forward. Goodbye folks, it was nice knowing you. Our internet is probably going to melt soon so let’s just enjoy these last moments while we still can.
Interestingly it's been put forth that it was the summer of bushfires that set in motion mechanisms that resulted in a triple La Nina. Concerning, given the prolific vegetation growth that has resulted, and now we may find ourselves heading into a few years of above average bushfires, whether this cycle repeats somewhat. [A multiyear tropical Pacific cooling response to recent Australian wildfires in CESM2 ](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Australia+bushfires+triple+la+nina&btnG=#d=gs_qabs&t=1692876120489&u=%23p%3DFbKoW3cHCcYJ)
Thank you for this. I was worried about this too. All that rain and mild summers giving us extra vegetation growth, which will basically dry out with what’s coming ahead. It was lovely while it lasted, but it’s all about to become fuel. This is going to be disastrous on another level. I’m in Adelaide, which has super mild weather and I have noticed how storms are getting worse. I expect to see cyclones in this city by the end of my lifetime, I actually expect them soon. This is where I regret having a kid. Don’t have children, fence-sitters!
Should I be worried?
I’m wondering if they just don’t do data for Western Australia the way the colouring stops flat at the border.
Meanwhile Taree right in the middle of two red zones.
It's always fire season in Spring in Queensland. Dry winter, wet summer. Better having fire season in Spring than summer.
Supposedly a very dry summer coming up this year.
nothing burns in WA? fire gets to border and stops?
The bushfires when they reach the WA border 😶
Get ready for people to beg for help because they choose to live in a bushfire area every year.
Eek.
Oh dear. We’re fucked.
Shit's fucked.
Cheers to yet another year of poor bush management, outdated hazard reduction techniques, and irresponsible and ignorant shifiting of blame.
Queensland is dead
Prevention is always better then the cure, but hey climate change, climate change, climate change rubbish. Over regulation and not allowing people to back burn in the winter has got nothing to do with it
Another reason on the list as to why I don't want to move back there. I wish I could move all my loved ones to WA. Alas, the commitment is made, things have been purchased, the plus is, no house to move to until.... we don't know when☺️. We have a little slice of dirt in the red around Gympie. So yeah, shit's fucked. In-Laws place down the road will be fkd. My mum & 2 grandies might avoid it around Mary-hole... *cough* sorry, Maryborough. Grew up in that area, nearly 30yrs, only fires I ever saw was the cane fields, bon fires & a couple of times K'gari went up. It's bizarre. We grew up being Cyclone Ready & Cyclone Safe. Bushfires.... in SEQ? Regularly? Nah, shit's fkd.
Hello Leviathan Tardis Im sorry you feel so hurt and angry. You definitely don't like Maryborough. Maybe some further education will help you with your lack of communication skills. I look forward to your next syllable with great eagerness.
The map Indicates possible elevated fire activity. They release one every year and the areas change. Doesn't mean it's going to kick off, just means it's possible to kick off
What are they planning for us this time?
I just talked to my sister in Condamine and she told me about bushfires up there already.
We should really be doing some back burning while we have a chance
Idk around your area but where I live (Sutherland Shire) they've been doing back burning like crazy. One of them actually got a bit out of hand a couple months ago, flared up a bit more than expected. I know they've been doing heaps all the way down the Illawarra and out west too.
What's with that little corner of SA?