Australia: More frequent bushfires? Fears are being realised, says emergency council

Guardian: Predictions that climate change would lead to a greater frequency of bushfires and a higher average intensity of bushfires are being realised, according to the peak government and private sector body for fire and land management and emergency service authorities in Australia and New Zealand. The statement runs counter to the view of the prime minister, Tony Abbott, who insists any link between climate change and bushfires is "complete hogwash'. In a submission to a 2013 Senate committee inquiry......

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