Australia fires: two people dead, 100+ homes destroyed

[hatcheckgirl]

Yes Ross, I felt the same. It does feel noble to extend help to others in need. Apparently, this is happening among the fire services quite regularly now, but as each fire season is extending into the other hemisphere's it won’t be possible soon. Everyone is experiencing earlier and longer fire seasons.  There is increased fire threats, and fires are burning differently than previously - these fires behave differently, more hotter, they climb, they jump. The earth cannot recover before the next fire season starts, and so the effect is magnified.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

AUSTRALIA

 

Bushfires Rage On in Australia

Bushfires continue to intensify following the hottest and driest year on record in Australia. Since September 2019, numerous catastrophic fires have plagued every Australian state in what is just the beginning of a historic fire season. The coastal and southeastern regions, Victoria and New South Wales, are the worst hit.

 

There have been no reports of deaths or injuries among our brothers, but there has been a significant loss of property, including nine homes that were completely destroyed. To date, more than 700 brothers have been evacuated. Many Witness families have decided to leave the affected areas because of record-setting smoke levels, which have been described by some as a public health emergency. Most of those evacuated have chosen to stay with family, friends, or publishers from surrounding congregations, which are not in the direct path of the fires...

 

https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/australia/Bushfires-Rage-On-in-Australia/

 

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[Lee49]

 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/12/world/aboriginal-australia-fire-trnd/index.html

Australia's indigenous people have a solution for the country's bushfires. And it's been around for 50,000 years

Interesting article about how the Aboriginal people took care of the land, of course not for that long!

[hatcheckgirl]

Solutions are being discussed, and Aboriginal custodianship shows intimate knowledge of the land surely is a big factor in better fire management . But, nowhere near to what the real solution is. It’s how we are living that’s wrong. 
 

“But the problem is, under the worst of conditions, the fire will still be able to burn straight through the land, despite any preventative measures.”

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Do you think people are really that wicked? ...I know its possible, but...

 

There’s been more than 180 arrest relating to arson/uncontrolled fires and the bushfires.

And that’s just the ones they’ve caught.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7860635/Australian-bushfire-crisis-183-people-arrested-24-charged-starting-fires.html

 

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[Hugh O'D]

8 hours ago, Lee49 said:

 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/12/world/aboriginal-australia-fire-trnd/index.html

Australia's indigenous people have a solution for the country's bushfires. And it's been around for 50,000 years

Interesting article about how the Aboriginal people took care of the land, of course not for that long!

Bearing in mind that neither of us nor our sources are actually in Australia there's a clarifying article here.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/12/is-there-really-a-green-conspiracy-to-stop-bushfire-hazard-reduction

 

Now with 68% of Aboriginals living in NSW, Queesnslans and Victoria, and those being where the worst fires are I'd like to see more statistics to prove the claim that the Aboriginals area's are less affected than the Whites area. Please note: This is NOT a comment against any ethnic group, rather its based on years of being told "Every group of humans is better than the one i'm now criticising" despite the fact that none of us knows how to direct our own step nevermind looking after the Earth.

[hatcheckgirl]

6 hours ago, Hugh O'D said:

Now with 68% of Aboriginals living in NSW, Queesnslans and Victoria, and those being where the worst fires are I'd like to see more statistics to prove the claim that the Aboriginals area's are less affected than the Whites area.

No, this isn’t really how it works here. We live basically together. The Aboriginal people do have some tribal lands. The Fire Brigade for the state is responsible for control burns/prescribed burns. 
 

Notice, the discussion in the media is talking about how to mitigate the horrific changes to our climate that impacts on our lifestyle. Basically, we can’t keep living like this. But do humans believe this? Do they want to give up this unsustainable life?

 

”Hazard reduction will play a role, but as the weather gets worse, our research shows its effectiveness diminishes and we will have to introduce other means – maybe more money to clear the edges around developments, but it comes back to return on investment.” (from the article quoted).

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UK reporter visits Kangaroo Island and meets the rarely (if ever) seen Deadly Aussie icon: The Dropbear

UK ITV News Asia correspondent Debi Edward was wearing full protective gear while reporting on how the recent Kangaroo Island bushfires had killed more than 25,000 koalas.

The video was shared by Sydney journalist Sean Mulcahy on his Facebook page, which has since garnered 47,000 views, and appeared on the Today show.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/drop-bear-uk-journalist-debi-edward-pranked-on-kangaroo-island-with-koala/news-story/31455d3f89408a6b7e52d34716b9af0c

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[hatcheckgirl]

Regarding the Indigenous way of maintaining the land with “cool” burning:

 

”Experts agree that cultural burning has limitations, partly because colonisation led to development and human-created climate change, presenting us with a very different landscape now to hundreds of years ago. “

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-51043828

 

People say that things would have been different if the Aboriginal population had been allowed to manage the land the way they knew how. But, even still, this is a global problem that’s manifesting itself blatantly here.  It’s because of this satanically run system that man has destroyed the habitat in every part of the world. And the only solution is God’s Kingdom. 
 

 

[Lee49]

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-51082887/australia-bushfires-the-race-to-save-animal-casualties

 

 

Australia bushfires: Carrots dropped from helicopters feed wallabies

As animals try to recover from bushfires which have ravaged Australia, wildlife services in New South Wales have taken to the skies to help wallabies.  🦘

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Government set to revise total number of hectares destroyed during bushfire season to 17 million

 

 

The federal government is set to revise the total amount of land burnt in Australia this bushfire season after millions of hectares in the Northern Territory wasn't included in the official count.

 

Recent figures put the number of hectares destroyed at around 10 million, however this did not include nearly 7 million hectares of land in the Northern Territory.

 

Since August, the beginning of the bushfire season in Australia, approximately 6.8 million hectares of land has burnt in the Northern Territory, which has experienced a relatively average bushfire season and not been gripped by same the level of crisis seen in many other parts of the country.

 

https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-bushfires-17-million-hectares-burnt-more-than-previously-thought/b8249781-5c86-4167-b191-b9f628bdd164

 

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Interractive map...
This is the old figure...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/ng-interactive/2019/dec/07/how-big-are-the-fires-burning-on-the-east-coast-of-australia-interactive-map

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[Loopy]

Finally Australia gets rain and puts the fires 🔥 out! 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7891667/Rain-bomb-bring-80mm-drought-stricken-states.html?fbclid=IwAR3VICCCW8mBnc9Jj4F__roATqvNoTLpdhYartPLDq7DJRRqjSqYtAHpwV4&fbclid=IwAR3wH0X84Mi8QPMh50UXznBVdGyVkO8bMKJ04uBLEDytvnNUs2vRVV8sRAc&fbclid=IwAR2z6Cs2CbLPzKmilry7KSl33UpdJpeYVJ8RAeOsIuHBYBDSOCJCQYyp7AI

 

The first significant rain for months will fall on fire-ravaged parts of Australia today as a low pressure system sweeps across the east.

Downpours have already helped to extinguish 32 bushfires in New South Wales as the number of blazes fell from 120 to 88 on Thursday morning. 

Between Thursday and Sunday, the Bureau of Meteorology expects between 30 and 80mm of rain in the east of NSW.

It means the end may be in sight for exhausted firefighters who have battled deadly fires for more than three months.

 

However, there are concerns that thunderstorms could bring more bushfire trouble.

Lightning ignited fires in Victoria's eastern Great Otway National Park on Wednesday and authorities fear it could do the same in the fire-ravaged East Gippsland and north east regions.

Thunderstorms are also likely to produce damaging winds and carry large hail and heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued late evening on Wednesday for the north east, East Gippsland and parts of central Victoria.

'Thunderstorms, a bit of a two-edged sword. While they can bring some much useful rain, it can also come down in pretty fast, high quantities,' Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Kevin Parkyn said.

'There's high concentrations of ash, very vulnerable landscape when it comes to short bursts of heavy rainfall - which could see very quickly mudslides developing.'

Mr Park also expressed his concern about debris such as soil, trees and rocks making their way to the waterways from from the fire landscape.

 

 

 

[Stee]

Was so good to get all that rain yesterday! Was a very heavy downpour! The air feels a lot cleaner/less smoky today. 
The thunder was like nothing I’ve ever heard before! 

[Lee49]

A very ingenious way to replant trees!

 

 

 

[Lee49]

A secret firefighter operation saved prehistoric 'dinosaur' trees from Australia's raging fires

 

At risk were Wollemi Pines, numbering less than 100, growing in the wild in the Blue Mountains of Wollemi National Park, 80 miles northwest of Sydney.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/16/australia-fires-how-firefighters-saved-prehistoric-wollemi-pine-tree/4487759002/

[Lee49]

They just can't catch a break!

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/20/australia-wildfires-floods-hail-hit-canberra-dust-storm-dubbo/4522565002/

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They just can't catch a break!
 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/20/australia-wildfires-floods-hail-hit-canberra-dust-storm-dubbo/4522565002/

Come visit Australia for an Experience of a Lifetime - all in one trip!
(The local news is reporting on how many Millions this is costing the tourism industry. While the fires are catastrophic, 98% of the country is still there. Here in the tropics, there is heavy rain as expected in the 'wet season'. But a dust bowl down south.)



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[Lee49]

See hail and dust storms batter southeastern Australia   

I think I'll stay in Tennessee, for now anyway!

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2020/01/20/australia-hail-dust-storm-lon-orig-tp.cnn/video/playlists/intl-stories-worth-watching/

[Cheeks]

Someone sent a clip of a married couple trying to save a koala bear.  The poor thing was badly burned and crying - that crying sound I cannot get out of my head!  

[hatcheckgirl]

3 hours ago, Maʹher-shalʹal-hash-baz said:

While the fires are catastrophic, 98% of the country is still there. Here in the tropics, there is heavy rain as expected in the 'wet season'. But a dust bowl down south.)

And here in the West it’s glorious this week. Warm sunny days and clear blue skies. It feels weird to know that over east they are having such catastrophic weather.   Australia is a big country and there is still a lot of bush left. 
 

But, like everywhere in the world, weather patterns have changed. What we are seeing is the effects of severe and prolonged drought with extremely high temps, without the usual summer rain. Tinderbox ready to explode. And it did, sadly. 

[Tia]

So much is happening globally - we cannot keep up!  Puerto Rico, China with outbreaks, many earthquakes - etc.

I have been watching the Australian fires on Youtube -  the families, thoughts of our dear brothers and sisters and families.

All the rescue of animals crying out - the affects between the two continents - Africa and Australia - and how they are linked. 

Of course it is a lot worse than what is being reported on regular news -  

 

 - Constant prayers for all in those areas -

 

 

[Lee49]

Australia fires: 'Incredible' signs of life return to burned bush

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-51186238/australia-fires-incredible-signs-of-life-return-to-burned-bush

 

Australia's bushfires have burnt through 10 million hectares of land, and it is feared some habitats may never recover.

But in some worst-affected areas, the sight of plants growing back and animals returning to habitats is raising spirits.

 

 

[Lee49]

And now this creepy tale!

First fires, then floods. Now Australians need to watch out for deadly funnel-web spiders, experts say

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/22/australia/australia-funnel-web-spider-intl-hnk-scli/index.html

 

 

 

[Stee]

11 hours ago, Lee49 said:

And now this creepy tale!

First fires, then floods. Now Australians need to watch out for deadly funnel-web spiders, experts say

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/22/australia/australia-funnel-web-spider-intl-hnk-scli/index.html

 

 

 

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HATE SPIDERS!!! ..I’m moving! Lol

Had a whitetail spider in my bed a few nights ago! 😭