by Anthony Cox
I have
already written about Bandt’s vulture like opportunism in using the
bush-fires to promote the ideology of man-made global warming [AGW]. Bandt,
like a host
of other ego driven AGW believers was prepared to use the natural event of
Spring bushfires to promote the Green apocalypse of AGW while egregiously
ignoring the fact that Green policies against back-burning actually made the
damage from bushfires worse.
In effect Bandt was capitalising on the exacerbation of
bushfire damage caused by his policies to claim that damage proved AGW.
Now Bandt has been given space in the
rag, The Guardian, to further promote this vile hypocrisy.
AGW is a failed theory. The
evidence against it could only be ignored by fanatical believers or
opportunists. The evidence in support of it is ludicrous.
None of this matters to people like Bandt. His position is
ideological and as I have argued misanthropic.
It is still necessary to repudiate the garbage coming from
pro-AGW alarmists like Bandt however. The general issue which has stimulated
the alarmists to fever pitch is a hot spring following a mild, dry winter and
consequent bush-fires. Bandt obviously has no sense of history; here is a list
of previous hot springs with bushfires:
This persistent and deliberate misrepresentation of history
and fact by Bandt now places him firmly beside such cranks as Flannery with his
grotesque
gaia beliefs and dud
predictions and Dr
Karl and his 0.3C temperature increase.
How can a ‘theory’ like AGW with the calibre of these people
advocating it still survive? It is one of the great mysteries of human nature.
ABC News Watch also record a history of October Fires:
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The Rural Fire Service have
Brief History of Bush Fires in NSW
Bushfires have a wide variety of causes. There are natural causes, such as lightning strikes; and accidental causes, such as sparks from farm machinery, incinerators, power lines, vehicle crashes, escapes from burning off and camp fires.
Most bushfires occur during the Bushfire Danger Period, from October 1 to March 31 each year. As the dates below indicate, some bushfire seasons are worse than others. (bold added)The list includes
1991/92: On October 16, two lives were lost at Kenthurst in the Shire of Baulkham Hills. Emergency declarations were made for the councils of Baulkham Hills, Gosford City, Wyong Shire and Lake Macquarie. Nearly 2,500 bushfirefighters battled more than 30 blazes around the State. 14 homes were destroyed.
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ABC News Watch also record a history of October Fires:
Gale and fire, red steer loose
Fires mentioned are
- Gale and Fire Nepean Times 13 October 1928
- Gale and Fire The Queenslander 11 October 1928
- "Red Steer" Loose As Heat Wave Flames The Land 29 October 1948
- Many Bushfires as Heat Sets Four-year Record SMH 28 October 1948
- N.S.W. Under Smoke Pall Townsville Daily Bulletin 24 October 1951
- Big Losses in Fierce NSW fires The News 24 October 1951
For details, ABC News Watch.
