Readers respond to the wildfires tearing through Los Angeles, falling solar tariffs, and a list of the top 50 GOATs.
A chilling phrase used by fire science expert David Bowman in response to the LA fires is “house-to-house ignition” where the houses themselves become the fuel . A contributing factor to the intensity of the California fires in built-up areas may be the way Americans traditionally construct their roofs: wooden shingles, made from cedar, redwood or even asphalt, fastened to an underlay of marine ply; immensely strong, very stable in earthquakes but highly flammable.
Those who think any different are living in a parallel universe. They should look at Los Angeles and, if they get their way with fewer government services, hope they stay lucky. Los Angeles didn’t.There is no doubt that Australian cities are vulnerable to uncontainable conflagration I’m old enough to have been involved in the Dandenong Ranges fires of January 1962: 32 killed and 250 houses destroyed. Mercifully they only burnt for three days.
If there is an oversupply of solar then provide pensioners with batteries so that the solar can be stored and used.It has been announced that households with rooftop solar panels will only receive a feed-in tariff of 0.04c per kWh, down from about 3.3c per kWh. Those of us who took the government’s advice and installed roof-top solar panels have been misinformed and scammed into paying installation costs.
An individual’s choice not to be vaccinated increases the risk of infection and serious illness for others, in particular those who for genuine medical reasons are not able to be vaccinated themselves. An individual’s choice not to be vaccinated increases the load on already stressed medical and hospital staff, potentially resulting in others not receiving the care they need.
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