In this Planet Emergency article the following question is asked:
“Human” caused or capitalism caused? “We all know what is happening: Global climate disruption. And, no, it’s not caused by god, nor by “people”; it’s caused by capitalism. Unable to do anything but strive for the quickest, most immediate short term profits, capitalism is destroying the environment and taking the future of all life on the planet with it. And the representatives of capitalism are burying the issue.”
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I've lived in Australia since 1959 together with my husband Peter. We have four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. I started blogging because I wanted to publish some of my childhood memories. I am blogging now also some of my other memories. I like to publish some photos too as well as a little bit of a diary from the present time. Occasionally I publish a story with a bit of fiction in it. Peter, my husband, is publishing some of his stories under berlioz1935.wordpress.com
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3 thoughts on “Wildfires: Planet emergency BY OAKLANDSOCIALIST ON JULY 30, 2018”
In general, I agree with this article statement. My kids live in Oakland…this is the first October in a few years that the surrounding area isn’t on fire. Of course it’s early in the season!
“Australia is battling over 100 wildfires across two states, with authorities warning that the severe blazes are an “omen” of a brutal fire season to come. . . . ”
‘A brutal fire season to come . . . ‘ This does sound pretty scary to me!
In this article about Aistralian bushfires it says:
“The bushfires of the future are already here. They burn earlier in the season, and more ferociously, and can interact with extreme weather events to create fires we don’t know how to fight. . . .”
AuntyUta 
In general, I agree with this article statement. My kids live in Oakland…this is the first October in a few years that the surrounding area isn’t on fire. Of course it’s early in the season!
Our fire seasons start earlier and earlier and last longer and longer, Debra.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/09/australia/australia-wildfires-omen-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
This is what the warning was on Sept. 9th:
“Australia is battling over 100 wildfires across two states, with authorities warning that the severe blazes are an “omen” of a brutal fire season to come. . . . ”
‘A brutal fire season to come . . . ‘ This does sound pretty scary to me!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-04/the-bushfires-of-the-future-are-here-black-swan/11559930
In this article about Aistralian bushfires it says:
“The bushfires of the future are already here. They burn earlier in the season, and more ferociously, and can interact with extreme weather events to create fires we don’t know how to fight. . . .”