Paul Homewood
Many have questioned what role climate change has played in the
Australian wildfires currently wreaking havoc in NSW and across the
border in Queensland.
The commonly heard cry is that it is now hotter and drier than in the past.
But what does the actual data say?
To sum up, NSW is not hotter or drier than it used to be, though
undoubtedly it has been unusually so this year. It is simply
experiencing weather it has seen many times in the past.
As the Australian BOM themselves point out, the country has always be vulnerable to major fires:
To suggest that climate change is to blame, as the Guardian and BBC have
regularly done, is disgraceful climate porn, taking advantage of
personal tragedies in order to make political propaganda."
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