47°c... that is really hot!
I saw it yesterday at the news, there is lots of fire there...
I hope we never get these hot temperatures...
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| Author: | zer0 [ Sat Feb 07, 2009 5:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Bushfires |
Over the last few weeks, here in Australia we have had some of the hottest, driest and windiest days ever recorded. Today, for example, here in Melbourne, where i live, the temperature was recorded at 47c, the hottest it has ever gotten. All this leads to one thing, bush fires. Over the last month and a bit, thousands of acres have been burnt to nothing, destroying many houses and taking lives. Today, there have been reports of at least 9 major fires in north, to north-eastern victoria. One man in his 40s was severely burnt today and had to be airlifted to a hospital. CFA had reported that many of it's tankers had also been destroyed. Some family members of mine, happen to live near the fires, some even going near the end of their street! However, until... 19 minutes ago, there was expected to be a cool change and a little rain, but later the wind would pick up and change direction to the south west, where i live. The conditions are said to be the worst we have ever been in, even worse than in 1983 some articles and stuff: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009 ... 485203.htm -news about the fires http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday_fires -1983, "Ash Wednesday" |
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| Author: | Glosmostinex [ Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
47°c... that is really hot! I saw it yesterday at the news, there is lots of fire there... I hope we never get these hot temperatures... |
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| Author: | Captain Xavious [ Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
Wow, that is not good. I wish you and your family safety. |
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| Author: | zer0 [ Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
well, the fires seem to have subsided quite a bit, they're relatively undercontrol now. What i didn't know until today was that the winds at the fires were blowing at around 100kph or 60mph or something like that, which is why they spread so fast. So far, i think that like 800 houses were destroyed and 80 people killed. Also, where I live, the temperature was recorded at 49c |
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| Author: | Sergeant Kelly [ Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
Yipes, 49 degrees is hot. Glad to hear that none of your relatives got injured. How do they keep brushfires under control? Controlled burning of other locations? |
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| Author: | zer0 [ Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
normally they would use controlled burns, although this time because the winds were so strong, as soon as it started it just got so big so fast, also the embers flew for miles starting spotfires which become bigger fires again. So far the death toll is at 130 and there are still 30+ fires still out of control from what i've heard |
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| Author: | deadly_game [ Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
I live on the Central Coast, we have be plaugued by the occasional fire, but never near my house. All we see of it is distant smoke on the horizon. |
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| Author: | zer0 [ Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
fortunately it didn't get here, but it got near some of my families houses, they were fighting the fires themselves, fortunately alls well for them from what i've heard |
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| Author: | Captain Xavious [ Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
Holy shit... 130 deaths? Thats not good... I'm glad to hear your family is wel though. 
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| Author: | deadly_game [ Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
I believe its up to 170 now |
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| Author: | zer0 [ Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
i heard this morning 181 deaths so far, some believe that it could top 300 |
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| Author: | deadly_game [ Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
our school had a fundraising thing, were we just gave money to the red cross for some of the people affected. we raised 1500 and something |
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| Author: | zer0 [ Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
yeag, it seems that ewveryone is chipping in some way, our school is asking everyone to bring canned foods and old clothes or something like that |
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| Author: | deadly_game [ Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
zer0, have you been watching the Fundraising thing on Channel 9? Theyve raised over 6 million or 60 million as of 8:00 pm EST |
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| Author: | zer0 [ Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bushfires |
yeah, i was watching little bits of it, didn't take much notice, though EDIT: I just found out that NASA has released a satellite image of the fires, i honestly thought that they were a whole lot closer to where I live until i saw the image here: Attachment: Bushfires satellite-update.jpg
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