Australia, the dry continent, isn't immune to heat waves. I live in the sweaty southern hemisphere, not Alaska. But, are heat waves always responsible for wildfires? Or is "crimate change" the kangaroo in the room?  Under the subheading, "Recognizing how global warming has already affected the world" in Green Living for Dummies (2008) the authors -- including one BBC host, Liz Barclay -- note (p. 31): "In Australia and the South Pacific, nearly every year serious brushfire threats are issued around several of the major cities and towns due to a drop in rainfall."  Proof of "global warming" Liz? And yet, one wonders what the authors think of famous bushfires, like Black Thursday, February, 1851, and others. Global warming? Half of Victoria, in truth, looked like Lucifer's kitchen.In "Aussies set weather bureau record as mercury soars," by Miral Fahmy for Reuters Life! (Jan 14, 2009) we hear that: "Bushfires are common in...(Read Full Post)