How heat and drought turned Australia into a tinderbox

February 20, 2020 1:30 AM

A scrollable photo montage from the ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Story Lab, based largely on satellite imagery, documents this summer's fire season from its unprecedented early start in September.
posted by flabdablet (6 comments total)

That's an amazing piece of media.
posted by twirlypen at 5:34 AM on February 20, 2020 [1 favorite]

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posted by dazed_one at 6:11 AM on February 20, 2020

I knew some of that from the news articles over the past months, but it is impressive to see it laid out like that.
posted by Dip Flash at 6:19 AM on February 20, 2020

It's really very well done and absolutely horrifying. Climate Crisis is moving in far and we are so not coming. Thanks for posting this, I'll share it and I'll ask others to share it, something I rarely do. The alarms are sounding.
posted by theora55 at 8:32 AM on February 20, 2020 [1 favorite]

Is fire season over?
posted by theora55 at 8:32 AM on February 20, 2020

Computer says no
posted by flabdablet at 8:44 AM on February 20, 2020 [1 favorite]