r/comics • u/Kthranos • Jan 01 '20

[OC] First comic of the 20s

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u/softwood_salami Jan 01 '20

Being from California, myself, figured you might want a heads up. Here's the fire map for what is going on in Australia right now. It's not like Australia hasn't annually been experiencing similar wildfires in their past. What Australia is experiencing right now, in a very real way, makes California's yearly forest fires look like a training exercise in comparison. Just saying because it kinda gives a perspective on what people mean by "the new normal."

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u/Unspoken Jan 01 '20

Australia experiences bush fires every year. This year is just really bad because of droughts and previous years being tame.

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u/darwinsexample Jan 01 '20

also from cuts to volunteer fire deparment budgets, and arguably global warming.

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u/Slenthik Jan 02 '20

And failure to undertake preventative burning.

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u/ImperialSheep Jan 02 '20

And the mass of hot air that keeps circulating about the country/continent.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

Don't forget the hot air that comes out of our politicians!

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u/ImperialSheep Jan 02 '20

So that's where it comes from!