It definitely isn't environmental terrorism 69. Dry lightning strikes, idiots using welders or grinders inappropriately on fire ban days and dickheads that like fire starting them for fun.
Had two friends almost loose their houses in the Cuddle Creek fires in South Australia. Can't even contact a friend in rural Victoria, just hope the best for him. Hard to relax with mates out fighting the fires.
The burnt area is about 3 times the size of any fire in USA history and dwarfs what the world was in uproar about in Brazilian rainforest. Australia's size makes it seam like a small part of Australia, but it's some of our most greenest parts of the country and most productive farming land. Drought was already making animal feed prices around Australia high, this is going to make them unaffordable.
Farming, small business, sports club, tourism is all taking a hit from the fires. With months of fire season to go, Australia will never be the same.
The kangaroo Island fires have done damage to a ecosystem that was so special. A protected pocket of wildlife from the mainland, all but lost.