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"Last year, campers had to evacuate because of floods. This year, they’re
evacuating because of fire. Over Victoria’s long weekend, campers and residents
in Gippsland had to flee fast-moving fires, driven by high winds.
The megafires of the 2019–2020 Black Summer came off the back of an earlier El
Niño climate cycle. Now, after three years of rain and floods, El Niño is
arriving on Australian shores again. With it comes fire weather – hot, dry and
windy.
The question is – are we ready?
Last week, emergency management minister Murray Watt moved to reassure an
anxious country. “Australia is much better prepared for this season than we
were heading into Black Summer,” he said, speaking after a national summit on
disaster preparedness.
Yes, authorities are better prepared. But by and large, we as individuals are
not. Far too often, Australians think it’s the job of the authorities to be
ready, which breeds a false sense of security."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
