Overcome by Heat

Climate change alarmism has moved firmly into the realms of science-fiction with a piece in the Los Angeles Times claiming that Australia is being ravaged by "drought, fires, killer heat waves, wildlife extinction and mosquito-borne illness." The headline screams:

"What will global warming look like? Scientists point to Australia."

Yes, Australia has had deadly bushfires in the south-east recently, with more than 170 people killed. While there have been bushfires every summer, a major reason why the recent ones were particularly bad seems to have been that political pressure from city-based green groups prevented undergrowth being cleared by controlled burning so that it built up.

Nothing to do with climate change, only stupid, ignorant, meddling, and in this event homicidal, Greens and politically-correct officialdom...

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