Victorian Fires

[qldfrog]

https://amp-theage-com-au.cdn.amppr...-in-fuel-reduction-burns-20150312-14259h.html
Look at the date
2015...
But the Age so must be fake news

 

[qldfrog]

This should be the headlines everywhere..but eh does not fit the agenda.

 

[kahuna1]

Every study ...
Every single scientific study ... all 57 peer reviewed ones !!

In light of the Australian fires, scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA), Met Office Hadley Centre, University of Exeter and Imperial College London have conducted a Rapid Response Review of 57 peer-reviewed papers published since the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report in 2013.

All the studies show links between climate change and increased frequency or severity of fire weather -- periods with a high fire risk due to a combination of high temperatures, low humidity, low rainfall and often high winds -- though some note anomalies in a few regions.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200114074046.htm

 

[basilio]

The ScoMo government has announced government support for small business owners affected by the fires. They certainly haven't spared the horses here.

Businesses damaged by bushfires will be eligible for additional grants of up to $50,000 in the latest pledge from the Morrison government’s $2bn disaster relief package.

Businesses will also be able to access concessional loans of up to $500,000 if they have suffered significant loss of revenue or asset loss, opening the door to those indirectly affected by a business downturn rather than fire damage.

....The $50,000 tax-free grants will be provided under the disaster recovery funding arrangements, in addition to payments by state governments.

Loans of up to $500,000 will be available for up to 10 years to restore or replace damaged assets and for working capital. Businesses will have a repayment holiday of two years interest free, with subsequent rates set at half the 10-year bond rate (currently 0.6%)

I wonder what will happen to the hundreds/thousands of people who lost humble homes and all their possessions in the fires? I suppose if someone can come up with an ABN , business card and bank statement for a dinky small business they can access the $50k grant and $500k 0.3% loan.

The rest ? I just wonder what they will see of the $100m + in public donations or $2B in Gov grants.
Some basic maths. If we suggest 1000 homes were lost that were uninsured or uninsurable then
350k each would cost $350m.

$350k would be roughly the cost of a new modest dwelling in a nearly country town. If the government has put $2B on the table for bushfire disaster relief the this sort of action should be part of the deal.

In fact it doesn't even have to a grant. Could be part grant part loan as per small business offering. Call it relocation support. This would certainly make it easier to get people out of "too dangerous" bush settings into more protectable communities. (If there is such a thing.)

https://www.theguardian.com/austral...ther-sap-confidence-in-the-australian-economy

 

[kahuna1]

Re the Bush fires ...

What's really driving the bush fires down under?

Well done highly impartial scientific view by non political UK guy with great credentials who links every single source. ...

worth the 14 mins




Not about to debate science of the experts ....

Watch ... possibly it may change your views, opinions or even reality. Unlikely but in the Utube there are around 50 links to source data and studies.

 

[kahuna1]

This one .... On bush-fires but also total BS via media, social media, talking heads and non experts ...

The cause of Australia’s bushfires – what the SCIENCE says

Longer ... but amusing ... well researched, links given to source data .... and well if your going to believe anything INFORMATION not opinion is essential.

Not another bloody royal commission.

Its 36 minutes but ... well you may learn something without too much effort.




Very very well done, both of the above ...

Watch ... possibly it may change your views, opinions or even reality. Unlikely but in the Utube there are around 50 links to source data and studies.

 

[qldfrog]

And in Qld not Victoria, but to highlight the paperwork and bureaucracy nightmare of RFS
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-01/firefighters-queensland-volunteers-need-blue-cards/11917716
So your donations to RFS will help pay the $90 fees for blue card application
I was planning to rejoin the RFB after moving, whenever i sell my current place, but i would not after this, i know already of the medical checks and the 12 weekends of H&S training, that on top?
And yes i had one blue card in the past, to hold a kiosk at a baby expo..do not ask......
But this is Kafka, and society pays the price

 

[qldfrog]

So while we need a blue card to volunteer to fight the next bushfires, at least maybe under the PC brigade, we might see some progress
Interesting article
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020...ting-fire-with-fire/11866478?nw=0&pfmredir=sm
Cultural fire if it helps to do the right thing, why not
With the virus, we will lose one more year of controlled burns, so ready to flame again next year if a bit dry
The article mentions the concept of sick country and share this view.when you see dead wattles standing, infestation of lantanas or blackberries further south, too much blady grass and less kangaroo grass, you know fire is needed, i i can read that in the landscape