I am listening to recent news about bushfires and the most surprise me how surprised all our government agencies are.
Who is to blame ?
Wind.
High temperature,
Global warming. Somehow those will not change in the hundred years from now and we have none of anu influence on those. But what we can and should do is buy more air plane water fighting machines.We don't need to wait for further innovations , progress insciences or development.
Helicopters and fixed wing airplanes already exist, we only need more of them.
This is matter of priorities and wise distribution of the budget.
For a price of the single F35 fighter jet we could buy fleet of water scooping airplanes.
For price of single submarine we could have hundreds of most powerful air crane helicopters.
Our military equipment didn't saw practical any use in last 70 years and most likely wll not see any in next century.But bushfires do happen regularly every year. We need to be prepared for war on fires not war with other nations.



Situation is very similar in USA where California is on fire and government is spending trillions on wars overseas but neglect to safeguard their own territory from obvious and real enemy - bushfires.

Interesting will be to know: How many fire fighting trucks could replace one of those air crane helicopters? If one helicopter is as effective as 5 ? 10 ? or more trucks and ground crew?

www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/time-to-buy-air-crane-helicopters-blue-mountains-mayor-20131103-2wuuk.html