Why do people even live there?

Cos the ocean is amazing brah

My towns fire danger meter is the same except it doesn't go to Code Red

I think ours starts at high but it's currently winter so I have no worries for awhile

because anything below high is considered normal as you don't need to take extra precautions, and so can be categorized as 1 group.

It doesn't say code red it says catastrophic

Here on the northen tablelands, We get both extremes. 38c summers, -10c winters

"CODE RED" literally means "The shrublands may spontaneously combust." Seriously, it's happened before. Frequently.

I like how I drive out and just be careful at very high warnings

Because Australia is actually a beautiful and developed country, you uncultured, illiterate, ignorant fucktard! Do your fucking research or go and actually visit the place before you ask why people live there, you dense cum-guzzling piece of shit!