Comments on: Australia's Worst-Ever Wildfires Kill 130

Whole Towns Declared Crime Scenes As Arson Suspected, PM Calls It "Mass Murder"

[creeper00]

Reposting from previous story. Still hoping for an answer...

My heart goes out to Australians who are facing these fires. May rain come soon.

What is the vegetation there that burns so well? Are there high-oil-content shrubs and trees? Looking at pictures it''''s striking how quickly and how hot things burn.

May I point out that "global warming" is a misnomer. "Global climate change" is the accurate term.

[hotpaulie]

What a horrible way to die...unbelievably tragic to say the least.

[lloydbest1]

The Sydney Morning Herald has put the death toll at 85 while Melbourne''s Age and Herald Sun say 96 have been killed in Victoria. There are areas and whole communities that rescuers have not yet been able to reach so I am not optimistic the toll will stop here. This is a terrible fire and one that is fast moving. I''ve seen some of the videos and the speed at which this fire can spread is amazing.
We in the U.S. have seen some awesome burns (I have fought a few myself) but this is as bad as any we have suffered in my lifetime and you have to go back to the Peshtigo Burn of 1871 to find one that was demonstrably worse. I do not remember a recent fire in the U.S, even in our wildfire prone California woodlands, that has killed so many.
I wish the best for those who have suffered and lost loved ones. May you find peace.