Australia now has its first Dunkirk: rescuing people by sea while abandoning their equipment — and, this time, their homes as well.

Alas, the world today has no Churchill and no Roosevelt — no leader preparing strategically to convert that tactical defeat into overall victory against humanity's worst enemy ever. We know what has to be done, but every powerful country is controlled by the enemy.

Climate scientist Joëlle Gergis fears that the great Australian fires indicate a tipping point towards inescapable disaster. *Failing to adequately plan for the known threat of climate change in a country like Australia should now be considered to be an act of treason.*