Chris Smith

A UK government minister has been accused of using misleading figures on The Number of Bush fires in Australia caused by Arson .

Heather Wheeler , a Minister of foreign Affairs, said last week: "Very unfortunate, it is widely used on Social Media , that 75% of the fires were started by arsonists. "

Richard Drax , a Conservative MP repeated the figure in The House of Commons This Week .

He said: "In Australia , 75% of fires are caused by Arson . "

Mr Drax said, he quoted Ms Wheeler after he began, you asked A Question , such as the fire.

Kerry Mccarthy , an opposition Labour MP, said the figure was "fake news spread by Climate Change deniers in Australia ".

She Said the true figure for Arson was less than 1%

So we know how many fires are started deliberately in Australia ?

not this time, we have to find a total number of The Authorities and we will not be able to no evidence that supports The Claim that 75% of the fires were started by arsonists.

But we know that in Queensland, the police says only 114 fires from 1,048 (about 10%) have been intentionally or by gross negligence is lit by human intervention, between September and 8. January.

police in New South Wales , a state that has suffered some of the worst fires for deliberate fire during the current fire season (since 8. November).

Many more People were persecuted, the other Bush fire crime, as a violation of a fire ban or discard a burning cigarette or a match.

New South Wales Rural Fire Service representative told Sky News : "I can confidently say that the majority of the larger fires we have been dealing with were a result of fires come from remote areas, as a result of dry thunderstorms. "

the police in Victoria state, said: "currently, There is no intelligence to show that the fires in East Gippsland and the North-East [of the worst fires were caused in The State ] by Arson or suspicious behavior. "

A 2008 study found that in Australia about this Arson includes, but also due to carelessness or recklessness.

According to Australia ' s National Centre for Research into Bushfire and Arson , and 37% are suspicious.

In the U.S. state of California, 95% of forest fires are started by People - 7% of those due to Arson , The State fire.

scientists have long warned that a hotter, drier climate, caused by Climate Change will contribute to fires becoming more frequent and more intense.

The extreme weather conditions and higher temperatures increase The Risk of Bush fires and to allow them to spread faster and wider.

So where the numbers have come up in the Parliament?

The British foreign office said, to Consider the reality that the minister was referring to reports seen on Social Media rather than the official figures, and "at no time has the minister to say that these reports were correct".

If you are prompted examples of these reports, The Foreign office, not for you.

A group of scientists in response to Westerwelle's comment, saying it ignored scientific evidence, and that the Arson was considered to be a major cause of the Bush fires exposed.

The Scientists say Social Media is "awash with false claims about The Role of Arson , hide the firing of The Link between Climate Change and Bush. "

One of them pointed out to us, a Sky News Australia clip. In it, The Host Chris Smith says: "There were 183 cases of alleged Arson , which is said to be an expert to me, had stopped three-quarters of the fires, if you try to burn the joint down. "

This number of 183 from an article in the based on The Number of cases of suspected Arson since the beginning of 2019, and is not limited to the recent widespread outbreak of fires, which in November started to be.

Kerry Mccarthy , the Labour MP, told us that the 1% number came from the local media reports on the extent of Arson in The States of New South Wales and Victoria .

Source of news: bbc.com