Why are the words ‘climate change’ and ‘global warming’ not part of the Christchurch fire?
It seems so odd and weird that as we face more and more extreme weather events and we are forced to confront the down stream consequences of those extreme weather events, that at no time is ‘climate change’ or ‘global warming’ ever part of the official narrative.
Which is insane because what is driving these extreme weather events is climate change and global warming and it’s only going to get worse…
Climate increasing future risk of big wildfires – rural fire expert
Officials have confirmed 11 houses have been destroyed after two main fires merged into one large blaze spreading across 2000 hectares.
Dr Tara Strand, the rural fire team research leader at Scion Research, said the behaviour of the fire – which included how fast the fire was moving, the height of the flames, erratic spotting, and flare-ups – was what experts would call “extreme fire”.
“New Zealand has had large fires like this one before,” Dr Strand said.
“However, this fire is unique in that it is so close to a large population. Impact is huge within the affected communities and the wider city.”
Climate change would contribute to heightened fire risk in the future, similar to the size and scale of the Port Hills blaze, she said.
“The combination of climate, vegetation change and people … [means] we are likely to see this type of fire behaviour increase throughout the drier parts of New Zealand.”
…the fire in Christchurch right now is our climate change future staring us in the face without any recognition from the present.
“It seems so odd and weird that as we face more and more extreme weather events and we are forced to confront the down stream consequences of those extreme weather events, that at no time is ‘climate change’ or ‘global warming’ ever part of the official narrative”
You said it right there Martyn.
I am seeing first hand just how vicious & unpredictable the weather this year has been as for three months over summer being at the beach with two caravans and a storage trailer on a site, we have been coming to 11 yrs, and the weather has been markedly getting more 7 more violent every year.
Our storage trailer lad flipped off and was ripped from its hinges and our boats were blown off the site and into the sea twice and luckily saved by campers.
All along the beach in Gisborne usually in past years, we always saw an array of awnings and campers staying all the way to Easter but now most are gone after Xmas ends now, as the weather becomes veryn windy now, & rips canvass awnings to shreds and scatters all their belongings all over the place and most are giving up fighting the savage winds and encroaching seas now days.
Our beachfront is loosing a metre a year now.
Sure the climate is changing and many see this.
NZ Government papers say by 2090 wind velocity will increase over 20% (Ministry for the Environment)
Why aren’t the MSM warning us all?
Subject: NZ Ministry for the Environmment – Projected changes in seasonal and annual westerly and southerly wind components – westerly wind component increase over New Zealand in the order of 20% by late in the century
http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/climate-change/climate-change-effects-and-impacts-assessment-guidance-manual-local-52
‘It seems so odd and weird that as we face more and more extreme weather events and we are forced to confront the down stream consequences of those extreme weather events, that at no time is ‘climate change’ or ‘global warming’ ever part of the official narrative.’
There is nothing odd about it, Martyn.
The entire economic-political system is dependent on continued burning of massive amounts of fossil fuels (even factoring in use of fossil fuels that do not exist in order to justify business-as-usual, hence the impending collapse!). And officialdom cannot possibly allow a connexion to be made in the public’s mind between rapid meltdown of the planet and the idiotic economic system that is imposed on us by the banks and corporations that run the show.
Therefore, as matters get made ‘progressively’ worse by the banks, corporations and the bought-and-paid-for politicians and bureaucrats, expect the lies and omissions to INCREASE.
It was my emailed question for this Q+A that prompted the mention of climate. I deliberately used the words “climate change” and the were adjusted to “climate.” I’d expect better from RNZ.
None of the questions being asked or answered had anything to do with climate change. Not that they were irrelevant questions, it’s just that the elephant in the room had to be addressed by somebody.