The worst wildfires in the nation's history are ravaging Australia, and there are already at least 171 people reported dead from them.While its believed that arsonists started the initial blazes, experts are blaming two other culprits—drought and heat—for the spreading of the fires, both of which are tell-tell signs of global warming.
The L.A. Times reported that the fires "incinerated people trying to flee in their cars, sent towering walls of flames sweeping through small towns, and sparked a new debate over whether homeowners should be allowed to stay to try to protect their property."
The fires are so large that they are visible from space.
Dan Shapley, of The Daily Green, wrote that "the wildfires have struck a region suffering through the Big Dry, a multi-year period marked by drought and heat waves that has led many Australians to a new and immediate understanding of climate change."
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