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There are other ways to clear out brush other than controlled burns. Burns are efficient if done correctly, and yes you do have to account for weather conditions to do it, but burns are not the only means of clearing brush and shrubbery, nor is it something that is so fickle that the perfect weather must be in effect to do anything. Furthermore, are we debating that the weather conditions for controlled burns have never been possible for an extended period of time? While its a lot of land to cover, I am personally skeptical that every day for a year or years has not been ideal weather conditions. I am a bit of a cynic so it would not surprise me to some extent that some of the commentary from RFS is ass covering for some reason or another. But thats my own cynicism regarding that and Ive got nothing to go on than my view that most people in leadership positions tend not to take responsibility when things go south.

If we want to look at the political side of things as a discussion point - Green Political party makes up an extreme minority, so theyre not passing legislation. But that does not mean that there arent local politicians or other party members who are suggesting or siding with activists who dont want controlled burns 'cause its damaging to the environment.' What has to always be understood is that while a political organization and its leadership does not 100% control the actions of its members, there are those who would fall under the Green Parties banner but hold much more extreme or misinformed views. This gets more hazardous in this day and age of politics broadly because politicians are a lot more keen to score points on hot topics: Identity, Diversity, and Environmentalism. A local politician or political body might stall out or prevent areas from being burned so they can claim that theyre pro environmentalism while saving money to spend on other projects. While I will not say this is 100% the case in Australia, I have seen this play out consistently in a few spots - California again most notably. It doesnt take to many loud voices to sway some politicians to enact policy that is detrimental.

This all being said, Brush Build up is reliant on growth (so necessary rainfall and ideal weather conditions for said growth) and lack of maintaining or controlling that growth. Simply saying "Its global warming" is at best over simplifying the issue, and at worse negating all the other factors that are important to the situation. This is why the whole "Global Warming is causing huge fire in Australia" is misleading. It ignores a lot of the other factors.

I don't think you realise just how bad the droughts have been over there. There is honestly not enough moisture there for fires to be safely burnt and controlled.
There's been a series of droughts since 1994, and it's speculated by scientists that this is the driest Australia has been in at least 800 years.