https://realclimatescience.com/2020/01/report-on-the-1939-fires/
After the 1939 fires in Australia, there was a commission set up to study what happened and what could have been done differently.
- The fires were man-made
- There was a long drought followed by extreme heat
- Almost the entire state of Victoria appeared to be on fire on January 13
- It was dark as night at midday
- The amount of controlled burning was “ridiculously inadequate”
Two days earlier was the hottest day on record in Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide.
11 Jan 1939 – HOTTEST DAY ON RECORD IN THREE CAPITALS Seven Deaths: Many People Collapse – Trove
All the same mistakes were made again, with the same results.
As reported by Anthony Watts, Financial Times prefers dictatorship to controlled burns.
FT: “Democracies are ill-suited to deal with climate change” | Watts Up With That?
If we did that, we could have a safe climate like China, the world’s #1 producer of CO2 emissions.
25 May 1987 – CHINA Massive flooding as forest fire rages – Trove
Climate Goals Pledged by China and the U.S. – The New York Times