Dry lightning is a real issue and I've seen it myself - it's weird but it exists. I had a strike near my vehicle that I think was partially initiated by the dust cloud behind my moving vehicle - scared the crap out of me. (No sound but an almighty blinding light - happened at night time.)
Fairly common in certain areas.
Seems most of the fires in Vic were started by (dry) lightning. Of the fires in QLD, 3% were ascertained to be deliberately lit, 6% due to accidental or natural, and 72% undetermined.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-11/australias-fires-reveal-arson-not-a-major-cause/11855022I'm not a believer in man made climate change either. We've always had fires, we've always had floods, we've always had cyclones - sometimes they are worse than others but that's the way it is.
