Climate change and fires
Clearly this is related to climate change. This map shows the changes in forest fire danger over the last four decades.Brown represents more danger, blue less. The more intense the colour bigger the change.
Something to talk about?
But leaders don't want to talk about it. You'd think leaders would be keen to address something that threatens the citizens. But apparently not.
They didn't want to talk about it in 2013 - or during any bushfire since - or on any other day. I think that's what prompts cartoons like this.
Not Today
My favourite bit of satire was this video by Mark Humphries and Jan Fran. (Aussies, look out for a clever cameo part way through the video)News (satire) headlines
Some of my favourite satirical headlines are:- Government Says It’s Inappropriate To Talk About Global Warming When It’s So Damn Hot
- PM Provides Boost To Struggling Fire Departments, Committing An Extra Two Million Thoughts & Prayers Per Year
- “Now Is Not The Time To Discuss How We Ignored Decades Of Warnings That This Would Happen”
Why the laughs?
Aside from the map (Bureau of Meteorology) I've focussed a bit on the humour and satire side of this. It's mainly a situation where one has to laugh or one would cry (or get really frustrated).It's simply astounding that governments not only have no interest in solving the problem, but also no interest in even discussing what is killing people and destroying homes.
This month it's bushfires. For ages it's been drought. Later it will be another climate-change-assisted disaster. The reaction seems to stay the same. :(
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