I see the ABC reporting on claims Army live firing in Queensland may have ignited a bushfire.
On 16Oct2013 the Army were disposing of unwanted ordnance at Marrangaroo near Lithgow in the Blue Mountains and that started a bushfire “causing destruction of bushfire and property.”
History repeats. Google – army live firing igniting bushfires – look for the defence link to commission of inquiry.
BoM radar showing two fires between Portland and Putty in Blue Mountains.
Maybe the army needs to try new ammo!….. patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/3d/4f/eb/0ece453738e9d1/US5507350.pdf
I think one of the biggest changes compared to 50 or 100 years ago is the increasing sources of ignition.
Also now most are fully insured and can walk away from a house at risk, not to mention the government welfare and charity.
Anyway there are so many changing variables over the years I cannot see how they blame climate change, even if the fires are getting worse, which I doubt very much.