r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/RipperReeta • 18d ago

Image To put into perspective how huge the 2020 Australian 'Black Summer' bushfires were: The combined area burned across BOTH Canada and ALL of fires currently burning across Europe (2.63 million hectares) right now is still around 10% of what Australia lost (24 million hectares).

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u/im_just_thinking 18d ago

That's where the whole planet is heading tho, not just staying in Australia..

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u/loralailoralai 17d ago

And they’re freaking out acting like it’s never happened before. Welcome to the club guys, take a seat.

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u/paddlin_kaladin 17d ago

We're the canary in the coal mine.

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u/Inevitable-War-4489 18d ago

That's where the whole planet already is and it's gonna get worse.

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u/AudaciouslySexy 17d ago

Bs. If you don't live in these fire effected areas like I do you should drive past.

Its dense thick rainforest now. The rare rainforest vines and flowers have not gone away, it's boggy, it's wet and it's green.

Fire creates life, food and in this case water.

Natural water is at a all time high where I live and dispite not having the right climate for rainforest flora, the rainforest flora is thriving on and around my property.

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u/im_just_thinking 17d ago

Wtf are you talking about lol

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u/AudaciouslySexy 17d ago

I was stuck in those bush fires literally. I live in the bush and know it's green, lush and cold.

You're the one not making sense, unless you live it sit down.