Hanrahan@slrpnk.net to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 days agoLA is on fire. How will Australia cope when bushfires hit Sydney, Melbourne or another major city?theconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkLA is on fire. How will Australia cope when bushfires hit Sydney, Melbourne or another major city?theconversation.comHanrahan@slrpnk.net to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
So, could something similar happen in major Australian cities – and how prepared are we? The answers are: yes, and not very.
minus-squareCurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoYou think modern houses — more glue and plastic than solid timber — aren’t going to explode into flames? Modern suburbs are tinderboxes.
You think modern houses — more glue and plastic than solid timber — aren’t going to explode into flames? Modern suburbs are tinderboxes.