Global warming

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Some news on Australian brush fires: southeastern Australia has been both freakishly hot and dry; in deed 2019 has been the hottest  year in both Victoria and New South Wales ever.  

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Hot and dry... and eucalyptus sap burns like hydrocarbon fuel if it ever starts to burn. Eucalyptol has a flash point of 49 C (about 120F, which is easy to attain)

To be sure, the brush fires are not all natural in origin including reckless ignition and outright arson.

Quote:Two-dozen people have been arrested in Australia’s fire-ravaged state of New South Wales after police say they intentionally set fires amid one of the country’s worst bushfire seasons on record.

The 24 people are among 183 facing bushfire-related offenses in the southeastern state since Nov. 8 last year, New South Wales Police Force said Monday.

Authorities have confirmed 24 deaths due to the fires, including 18 in New South Wales. More than 1 billion animals are estimated to have been killed, as well.


Three NSW Rural Fire Service volunteer firefighters are among the dead.

Individuals found guilty of setting a bushfire in New South Wales can face up to 21 years in prison or up to 25 years if they’re found to have damaged property with the intent of endangering life. Lighting a fire during a total fire ban, failing to put out an intentionally lit fire, or failing to comply with a bush fire hazard reduction notice can result in up to 12 months in prison and/or a $5,500 fine, according to police.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/24-accuse...b859d18387