Yesterday was the hottest day for NSW in recorded history
almost 45C here - 46C in Sydney
(that's 113F and 115F old school measurements)
(that's 113F and 115F old school measurements)
it felt even hotter with a SW wind that sucked every drop of moisture from body and land
this is the sight repeated all around my yard...
birds dropped dead and fell from the sky mid-flight
it was awful
Boots plonked himself in front of the fridge - hoping that the door would be opened
A fire flared in Millingandi (near Merimbula - approx 60kms to my south)
unfortunately 2 families lost their homes and sheds
and over the border there are news reports that an elderly man lost his life
in fires around Seaton
Fire is a fact of life in many parts of Australia - like heat, drought, and flies...
this season is a particularly nasty one -
and I fear that we are going to experience more and more nasty fires seasons....
and over the border there are news reports that an elderly man lost his life
in fires around Seaton
Fire is a fact of life in many parts of Australia - like heat, drought, and flies...
this season is a particularly nasty one -
and I fear that we are going to experience more and more nasty fires seasons....
I'm not sure if there's much merit in debating the extent to which climate change is to blame
(but you might like to read this report: 'what's causing Australia's heat wave')
There's a very real sense that Australia is the canary in the coal mine...
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There's a very real sense that Australia is the canary in the coal mine...
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