Leadership 101 ...

Australia's burning up but you already know that, right? What's worse is the fact summer's only begun down under, a frightening scenario showing just how powerful the beginning of the existential crisis known as climate change truly is. On another note, check out how the prime minister is dealing with this ongoing nightmare, a response all too familiar with politicians who have no skin in the game. As per an earlier BRT blurb, The Night I was Born, a potential hellscape looms as man moves further into the 21st century.

Wildfires Trap Thousands on Beach in Australia as Death Toll Rises

Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted last week amid the ongoing bushfire crisis that his government would not be 'panicked' into changing its climate policy.

It gets better ...

Prime Minister: We Won't Change Climate Policy

Last week, Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized for holidaying in Hawaii during the nation's deadly bushfire crisis but insisted his government would not be panicked into changing its climate policy. 

"I get it that people would have been upset to know that I was holidaying with my family while their families were under great stress," said Morrison on a visit to the rural fire service headquarters in Sydney on Dec. 22, a day after he returned to Australia. "I apologize for that." 

Morrison's unannounced holiday had sparked fierce criticism and street protests. The vacation coincided with what had been one of the worst weeks in a month-long bushfire crisis that has blanketed the nation's largest cities in toxic smoke amid heat waves with record temperatures. 

Morrison, whose government is a staunch supporter of the coal industry, has acknowledged there is a link between climate change and the unprecedented bushfire emergency sweeping the nation. But he said climate change was just one of many factors responsible for the fires and rejected calls for his government to take stronger action to cut greenhouse gas emissions. He accused some opponents of using the disaster to score political points. 

WTF applies here, right?