Jesus. Map overlay of Australia fires on a map of the US

[Dennis Donovan]

Link to tweet

Kyle Hill ✔ @Sci_Phile

If you overlaid what’s happening in Australia right now on the US



1:06 AM - Jan 5, 2020

[Sherman A1]

1. WOW

[Kurt V.]

2. oh my. :(

[Docreed2003]

3. That's insane...and humbling

[Demovictory9]

4. kick

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. What isn't burning is desert.

[BuffaloJackalope]

6. Things to come

[DemocracyMouse]

17. Not if we start taking the Green New Deal or its equivalent seriously.

I worry that Biden doesn't have a full grasp of contemporary issues and would do too little too late. The majority of candidates, representing a majority of Democrats, have strong environment/infrastructure plans mapped out. I hope Biden is paying attention.

[tblue37]

7. K&R for visibility. nt

[DanieRains]

8. Better Mine All That Coal Before The Fires Get Here Morrison

We can't let good coal go to waste now can we Scott?

[DURHAM D]

9. I have been trying to reach a friend since Thursday who is traveling in

Australia. Can't figure out if the mobile phone serve is down in Sydney.

[yonder]

10. Slightly misleading map

Apparently the Australian border on the overlay is scaled correctly to the US model. The fire symbols are not, which makes the burnt areas appear larger than they would be if scaled properly.

Still, at 15m+ burned acres it is a huge loss to that ecosystem and no matter how the fires started, a terrible example of what is likely in store for the rest of the world due to unaddressed climate change.

[paleotn]

12. Many don't realize how big Australia is.

Imagine out of control fires, here and there, across the entire US from the Carolinas to southern CA. I certainly can't wrap my head around it.

[magicarpet]

13. The Hyper Conservative Fascist Capitalists,...

...... said there was no such thing as global warming due to burning too much hydro-carbon/petrol.

These fires do not look too normal here.

[spike jones]

14. 60000 square miles burnt equals 245miles x 245 miles n/t

[IronLionZion]

15. If that much of America was on fire

Republicans would blame Iran and go to war.

[rateyes]

16. Holy shit!

[usaf-vet]

18. Question. With the majority of the fires on the outer perimeters NEXT to water......

........ why not acquire aircraft (fixed wing and helos) that can access the saltwater and make almost continuous water drops.

Maybe stupid question..... and I don't know anything about fire fighting. I just had to ask.

[alfredo]

19. It is raining in Australia, and will be for the next few days.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51003504

[bdamomma]

20. Horrible for

the people of Australia and those defenseless animals.

Climate change affects all of us. Damn this has got to stop.

[meadowlander]

21. I'm in New Zealand, 3000km away,

and smoke from the fires in Australia is shutting down air traffic in some cities. People with asthma have been told to stay inside as much as possible because of the impact on air quality.

For anyone who lives in a "safe" area and thinks what happens in Equatorial countries won't affect them as long as we "build that wall".