Open data shows lightning, not arson, was the likely cause of most Victorian bushfires last summer
- Written by Dianne Cook, Professor of Business Analytics, Monash University
Tracy Nearmy/AAPAs last summer’s horrific bushfires raged, so too did debate about what caused them. Despite the prolonged drought and ever worsening climate change, some people sought to blame the fires largely on arson.
Federal Coalition MPs were among those pushing the arsonist claim. And on Twitter, a fierce hashtag war broke out:...





