Check out the Canberra fires in 2003, 18th January. We saw things that day that were the first in the world. We also saw the fire seemingly allowed to burn unhindered. Fire tornados, trees ripped up and all facing the same direction in the fall, yellow box burning inside out, pine trees exploding before the front hit. We saw some stuff that day...
And now we are seeing those things regularly. Portugal and California have received a lot of attention. But were we the guinea pig?