You are right. There is something that sometimes happens in Australian bush fires that takes them to a whole new level, a level beyond "bush fire". More like an airborne chain detonation. I think that intense heat, at a certain point presses the volatile oils out of nearby eucalypts, and the vapour ignites, making the wind into a kind of flamethrower. That is how I imagine it, anyway.
The key point is that it goes beyond being a bush fire. Even beyond being an overwhelmingly intense bush fire. It is something on a par with carpet bombing, or a meteorite strike, or the shockwave and fireball from a massive explosion. No sanctuary, no saviour, no warning and no chance.
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Date: 2009-02-09 10:44 am (UTC)The key point is that it goes beyond being a bush fire. Even beyond being an overwhelmingly intense bush fire. It is something on a par with carpet bombing, or a meteorite strike, or the shockwave and fireball from a massive explosion. No sanctuary, no saviour, no warning and no chance.