Sunday, January 11, 2015

Australia's Fires Consume "Largest Amount of Territory in More Than Three Decades."

Vehicles and a barn burn close to Labertouche, west of Melbourne, on February 7, as more than 40 blazes raged across two Australian states in a heatwave that pushed the mercury as high as 115 Fahrenheit. (Credit: William West / AFP / Getty Images) Click to Enlarge.
Wildfires in Australia have long been part of the continent's wildlands.  Now these wildfires are increasingly moving into more developed areas, as the country is having its worst fire season in 30+ years.  To top that off the climate denying government of Prime Minister Tony Abbott has just announced that last year's Spring was the hottest in Australia's history.  Now the summertime has arrived down under.

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