Pretty good picture to see the before and after
https://mobile.twitter.com/hillyhobbit/status/1214401274377932800
That is good news, they need all the help they can get. Australia is pretty rural, lots of small towns getting hit pretty hard.
Won $300 today 😛
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Not bad today. Only 74, tomorrow it might hit 100.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/images-from-the-australian-fires_n_5e15f8f2c5b66361cb5df3d1
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6572777/fire-spotter-helicopter-scans-bush-west-of-canberra/
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I am SO glad to hear that you are safe. Read many, many of your posts, never knew you were "down under".
Personally I would be an advocate for death by incineration for everyone who was involved in setting these fires.
I'm just down here visiting. Most all of fires were started by lightning Rob. The few that were started by people were illegal backburns by old men protecting their property.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7kzv8b/australias-smoke-filled-air-is-quietly-killing-people
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/09/australia/mallacoota-beer-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6574268/fires-burning-west-of-canberra-downgraded-overnight/
[Edited on 1/10/2020 by LeglizHemp]
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25 miles away
1-2 from ACT border
But we are good
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6575925/pre-emptive-evacuation-plan-in-works-forecast-good/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/12/world/aboriginal-australia-fire-trnd/index.html
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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akwgp8/why-big-oil-should-pay-for-australian-fires
https://www.theland.com.au/story/6578443/drought-decimating-dung-beetles/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51101049
[Edited on 1/13/2020 by LeglizHemp]
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https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6581038/marys-hill-bushfire-moves-closer-to-act-border/
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6580227/hopes-the-rain-will-clear-the-smoke-away/
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6581046/firies-reject-morrisons-national-inquiry/?cs=14231
[Edited on 1/15/2020 by LeglizHemp]
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Irrelevant in the larger scheme of things but the smoke is also affecting play in the tennis tournaments leading up to the grand slam later this month - players apparently having some difficulty breathing -
hoping they can continue containing and corralling it toward the coast
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6581918/thunderstorm-flash-flooding-warning-for-the-act/
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR401.loop.shtml#skip
https://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/6581397/thousands-of-fish-die-in-macleay-river/?cs=1526
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It rained today!!! Put 30? fires out, sort of.
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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkepdn/tree-ghosts-remain-burnt-out-australia-bushfires
[Edited on 1/16/2020 by LeglizHemp]
https://www.theland.com.au/story/6579262/not-drought-breaking-rain-but-its-a-start/
[Edited on 1/16/2020 by LeglizHemp]
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6585689/attenborough-lashes-coalition-on-climate/?cs=14350
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6586384/fears-huge-part-of-blue-mountains-burnt/?cs=14231
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6586372/rain-to-hit-parts-of-drought-stricken-nsw/?cs=14231
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6586380/vic-emergency-fire-warnings-downgraded/?cs=14231
[Edited on 1/17/2020 by LeglizHemp]
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https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6586098/canberras-drought-close-to-worst-case-scenario/
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6586685/act-remote-firefighting-team-tackles-rough-terrain/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-19/australia-bushfire-carnage-from-above/11879534
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Check this out!
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6587736/heavy-storms-and-huge-hailstones-lash-canberra/
[Edited on 1/20/2020 by LeglizHemp]
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6589588/hail-smashes-csiro-glasshouse-crop-research/
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6588613/heavy-storms-and-huge-hailstones-lash-canberra/
We were just there the day before
JANUARY 21 2020 - 11:30AM
Canberra hailstorm leaves more than 300 bats dead in Commonwealth Park
Lucy Bladen
Hundreds of bats were killed in Monday's hailstorm as Canberra's Commonwealth Park colony suffered a significant loss.
More than 300 bats in Canberra's Commonwealth Park died after Monday's hailstorm.
ACT Wildlife president Marg Peachey said volunteers from the group had found 322 bats that had died or needed to be euthanised after the destructive storm.
Volunteers worked for seven hours on Monday to treat injured bats that had fallen from trees or had been pelted by hailstones.
"It's a big disaster," Ms Peachey said.
"When we got there they were lying down and the trees were stripped of leaves and branches.
"All of the bats were holding onto those and they just broke off."
Ms Peachey said some bats had been found with golf ball-sized hailstones in their wings. The wildlife carer group had taken 53 bats into care on Monday.
One bat taken into care was only a few hours old.
Grey-headed flying-foxes migrate to Canberra and set up a colony in Commonwealth Park from September to May. Up to 8000 bats have been recorded in the park, which falls under the National Capital Authority's jurisdiction.
Estimates of the number of bats in the park at present have varied from 3000 to 6000.
NCA manager of open space Michelle Jeffrey compared the hailstorm to "hard cannon balls being thrown at them".
She said both adults and pups were among the dead and the death toll was expected to increase in the coming days.
"We're expecting more to perish in the next couple of days," she said.
"They might actually be dead in the trees and fall in the next couple of days."
Hail hits Canberra on Monday. Picture: Jamila Toderas
Hail hits Canberra on Monday. Picture: Jamila Toderas
In December, The Canberra Times reported close to 20 pups had died this season due to heat stress.
Ms Jeffrey said there had been significant damage to the tree canopies where the bats reside, which could pose an issue if another heat event should strike.
People should not go to the aid of an injured bat as some carry the deadly lyssavirus.
ACT Wildlife also received about 60 injured birds brought in by vets.
Ms Peachey said the group received 170 calls in the three hours after the hail storm hit. That number is expected to grow today. It normally fielded between 60 and 70 calls a day.
In Commonwealth Park, Ms Jeffrey said other wildlife collected, either dead of injured, included a possum, magpies, galahs and a pee wee.
Wildcare president Belinda Hogarth-Boyd said birds had suffered from concussion in the Queanbeyan Jerrabomberra area.
Her organisation had rescued galahs, rosellas, crested pigeons and cockatoos, which had been blown violently to the ground. They had been taken to a veterinary surgery for observation.
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We had a bushfire today out by the airport. It was pretty scary for about an hour. People were told it was to late to get out. It's been downgraded now.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6593926/bushfire-near-canberra-airport-brought-under-control/
Is there a portal nearby? Sounds scary ... almost like climate change...
You misspelled Arson
Lightening strikes are arson? Who goes to jail? 😮
Besides, it was a joke about Gina and her portals... oh well.....
It is extremely windy today and the fire has gotten out of control again.
It is understood the fire started at the old Duntroon dairy farm when the wind blew over a tree on to power lines.
Airport is closed.
Tree is on fire near where i drive to pick of gf. 11am on Thursday, firefighters were also called to a tree alight in the middle of the road on the intersection of Bowes Street and Launceston Street in Phillip.
Tree alight - Phillip
Thu 23 Jan 2020, 11:18am
Location: LAUNCESTON STREET, ROAD, LYONS, 2606
Status: Finished
Type: GRASS AND BUSH FIRE
Updated: Thu 23 Jan 2020, 11:18am
Agency: Fire
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https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6595137/live-updates-on-canberra-fires/
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The ACT has resumed its state of alert for the entire ACT.
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Simpsons Hill
10 Chant St, Chisholm ACT 2905
https://maps.app.goo.gl/u93Z6ojHT4CafEKT8
I posted some pictures on google maps
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Police say it is their belief that neither of the fires that have combined to form the Beard fire were deliberately lit.
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There is a risk of thunderstorms in the afternoon, although no rain is forecast.
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Rained last night.
Really hope it helped turn the advantage to the firefighters - just a shame the plane crash on Tuesday - best wishes
hoping Coco Gauff beats Naomi Osaka in the tennis tournament
Is there a general fund set up for fire fighting/recovery/medical care for both humans and animals?
If so, how can we donate?
Thanks Jerry, here are some links to donate.
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/general-news/donations-update
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/general-news/how-you-can-help
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looks like NSW Rural Fire Service will be getting my donation.
i'll put Hittin The Web Donations as the FOR designation.
Right now the US dollar is like 1.464 Australian dollar. That makes a $20.00 US donation just under $30.00 Australian.
