The claim of a conspiracy by environmentalists to block hazard reduction activities has been roundly rejected by bushfire experts, and experts say it is betrayed by hard data on actual hazard reduction activities in national parks. They’ve been extensively dealt with in many inquiries.”Factcheck: Is there really a green conspiracy to stop bushfire hazard reduction? Prolonged drought conditions in 2018-19 adversely affected the ability of agencies to complete hazard reduction works.”The RFS said 113,130 properties had been subject to hazard reduction activities, which was 76% of its target. But he said there was also a reality to consider: “A lot of people are thinking that hazard reduction burning stops fire. Of course there is a place for hazard reduction but if you have massive increases, where does the money come from?

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2020 04:19 UTC