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Australian bushfires (wildfires) smoke shrouds Melbourne
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Posted By: RedBoomer, 01-14-2020, 03:51 PM

Sunset over Melbourne, choking in the smoke from the bushfires (wildfires) that have been burning in south east Australia over the past month. The fires in NSW and Victoria, which are still burning, have burnt over 6 mill ha (16 mill acres / 25,000 sq miles) about the area of Scotland or West Virginia. Taking 28 lives, 2000+ homes, over a billion animals. SE Australia is very fire prone and these unusually severe fires have been driven by some, or all, of: drought, record high temps, high fuel loads, reduced fire prevention maintenance, climate change, +ve Indian Ocean Dipole, ??. We need rain!

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01-14-2020, 04:40 PM   #2
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Hope you get rain soon. Stay safe.
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QuoteOriginally posted by RedBoomer Quote
Sunset over Melbourne, choking in the smoke from the bushfires (wildfires) that have been burning in south east Australia over the past month. The fires in NSW and Victoria, which are still burning, have burnt over 6 mill ha (16 mill acres / 25,000 sq miles) about the area of Scotland or West Virginia. Taking 28 lives, 2000+ homes, over a billion animals. SE Australia is very fire prone and these unusually severe fires have been driven by some, or all, of: drought, record high temps, high fuel loads, reduced fire prevention maintenance, climate change, +ve Indian Ocean Dipole, ??. We need rain!
Looks like Shanghai on a normal day of pollution, so glad that Australia has been air-dropping carrots and sweet potatoes to the wildlife affected by these bush fires. Hopefully they will come under control soon. Please keep on assisting the wildlife...great job!! Cheers !!
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The extent of the fires is mind-boggling and you have my sympathy with the tragedy! May you get widespread and ample rain soon!
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