Australian fires

[faroukfarouk]

No, there has been milder weather for a couple of days, with a little rain in areas which believe it or not caused more smoke which has covered a lot of Victoria, thus stopping aircraft delivering supplies to those stranded and evacuating others.
Thursday and Friday are going to return to very dangerous conditions with high temps and wind, the combination that is dreaded by all, especially with predictions of Victoria and NSW fires that are predicted to join up.
It doesn't bear thinking....
And of course there are the other states as well. Horrific.
Pray God sends much rain and that people turn to the One who truly saves

Let's hope the rain falls more, and people are caused to think...

 

[Nithavela]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.sm...nt-of-fires-are-man-made-20191117-p53bcl.html

That had been true for most fires before this year, as well. They just never got this much out of control.

 

[Occams Barber]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.sm...nt-of-fires-are-man-made-20191117-p53bcl.html

I'm not sure what (if any) point you're trying to make.

What defines how serious a fire becomes is not how it was lit but the circumstances surrounding the ignition. The basics are Oxygen, Heat and Fuel. Winds amp up the oxygen accessibility and 'push' the fire. Fuel can be wet or dry, thin or dense, high or low. Air temperature (Heat) also has an effect. High ambient temperatures make ongoing ignition more likely. High humidity acts as a brake.

With these fires we have a Perfect Storm of factors. A super dry, high and low, fuel load as a result of years of drought; high (40c +) ambient temperatures and low humidity; strong (40 -90 kph) winds feeding the fire and pushing burning embers well ahead of the fire.

Given exactly the same frequency of natural vs intentional fire lighting, the results can be dramatically different.
OB