Australia Is Being Devastated By Both Bushfires And Flooding After ‘Super Cell’ Dumps 300mm Of Rain
Since the devastating fires began blazing through Australia, people all over the world hoped for the rain to finally start pouring. At last, the long-lasting drought season came to an end. After the bushfires claimed 18 million hectares of land, taking the lives of one billion animals and several dozen humans, the rain came to the aid. However, it soon turned into another disaster.
Life-threatening super cell storm has dumped 300mm of rain on Queensland, Australia
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When it rains in Australia it pours. With rain being absent since September, a sudden rainfall flooded some parts of the country.
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Just overnight Queensland was swamped with a month’s worth, 300mm, of torrential rain.
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Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe storm warning after rainfall from mega cell drenched the state, calling it ‘dangerous and life threatening’.
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The police received 50 reports of flooded roads across the Gold Coast which was hit the hardest.
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With so many roads being completely cut off, many people were left stranded.
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Emergency crews had to save two people who tried to drive through floodwater.
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Qld Fire and Emergency Services warned people that fast-moving water can be extremely unpredictable and dangerous, they wrote on Twitter: “If it’s flooded, forget it”. The services also warned the public to beware of fallen trees and power lines.
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8 hours of rain on the #GoldCoast and we people in boats on the streets of Southport. 🚣♂️ ☔️ pic.twitter.com/2GWL4mdb2K
— Ricky Kroesen 🇦🇺 (@rickykroesen) January 17, 2020
Currently, there are1500 firefights who are working hard to contain the fires in Australia. Since the rain started pouring the number of bushfires went from 85 to 69.
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The last thing Australia needs now is another crisis... Hope this is an eye opener for the president that immediately actions have to be made
Climate change is sooo real and i hope people see it. My mother (may she rest in peace) Said when i was 10 (i'm 31 now) "our bikes are our cars because we want to save the world we live in". All of my childhood we always went by bike. She's gone now but i still Don't own a car and use my bicycle for work 5 days a week (21 km) It used to be snow here all winter... (nov-feb) this winter we had two days of snow and it was very little (i live in sweden)
Ohh, I thought at least in Sweden there was still snow - I'm from Germany and I don't even try to hope for some snow in the winter anymore. (Maybe in April though - who knows...)
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Unfortunately, the cycle of drought - fire - flood, is very typical of Australian climate, and has been for centuries, to the point where a lot of Australian plant-life relies on this cycle in order to germinate (eg. some seed pods will only open with fire). It is NOT fun to deal with (never has been), and we ABSOLUTELY need to learn more effective ways to deal with it, while ALSO dealing with the overall effects of pollution / climate chage etc. This is where going to Native-Australian-Nations is so essential, as they are experienced and experts with dealing with the Australian climate, and managing it effectively. For too long, the Australian government have been ignoring such an amazing resource of experience. Hopefully now, people like Victor Steffensen, an Indigenous Fire Practitioner will be listed to. Hopefully. LINK TO INTERVIEW WITH VICTOR STEFFENSEN: https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/victor-steffensen-pretty-simple-really
Australia really can't catch a break. I'm sorry for all humans animals and plants affected by fire and/or flooding and/or storms and wish them the best of luck; and for those who are safe to stay safe
If our (insert swear words of your choice) politicians go "business as usual" there will be extinctions. >>>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-19/inside-the-race-to-protect-threatened-species/11877990<<<<<<<<
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You all know that Australia is bigger than mainland USA right ? A big rain in one place doesn't mean "Australia" is suffering floods.
Unfortunately, baking sun and ash from fires makes the dirt hydrophobic - the bacterial colonies and other microanimals that make soil good and porous are gone. So we're more likely to get floods after a bushfire when it finally rains.
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice
this is really terrible! unless you count the fact that now i have an excuse not to go running on the weekends because of the smoke/rain. ok sorry that was a weird thing to say but still this is a really disastrous event.
Do you realise how big Australia is? These floods were in a few places and not where the camels reside.
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It's just a standard measurement we use here. It's no more remarkable to anyone here than a litre. People understand what it means.
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The last thing Australia needs now is another crisis... Hope this is an eye opener for the president that immediately actions have to be made
Climate change is sooo real and i hope people see it. My mother (may she rest in peace) Said when i was 10 (i'm 31 now) "our bikes are our cars because we want to save the world we live in". All of my childhood we always went by bike. She's gone now but i still Don't own a car and use my bicycle for work 5 days a week (21 km) It used to be snow here all winter... (nov-feb) this winter we had two days of snow and it was very little (i live in sweden)
Ohh, I thought at least in Sweden there was still snow - I'm from Germany and I don't even try to hope for some snow in the winter anymore. (Maybe in April though - who knows...)
Load More Replies... Unfortunately, the cycle of drought - fire - flood, is very typical of Australian climate, and has been for centuries, to the point where a lot of Australian plant-life relies on this cycle in order to germinate (eg. some seed pods will only open with fire). It is NOT fun to deal with (never has been), and we ABSOLUTELY need to learn more effective ways to deal with it, while ALSO dealing with the overall effects of pollution / climate chage etc. This is where going to Native-Australian-Nations is so essential, as they are experienced and experts with dealing with the Australian climate, and managing it effectively. For too long, the Australian government have been ignoring such an amazing resource of experience. Hopefully now, people like Victor Steffensen, an Indigenous Fire Practitioner will be listed to. Hopefully. LINK TO INTERVIEW WITH VICTOR STEFFENSEN: https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/victor-steffensen-pretty-simple-really
Australia really can't catch a break. I'm sorry for all humans animals and plants affected by fire and/or flooding and/or storms and wish them the best of luck; and for those who are safe to stay safe
If our (insert swear words of your choice) politicians go "business as usual" there will be extinctions. >>>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-19/inside-the-race-to-protect-threatened-species/11877990<<<<<<<<
Load More Replies... You all know that Australia is bigger than mainland USA right ? A big rain in one place doesn't mean "Australia" is suffering floods.
Unfortunately, baking sun and ash from fires makes the dirt hydrophobic - the bacterial colonies and other microanimals that make soil good and porous are gone. So we're more likely to get floods after a bushfire when it finally rains.
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice
this is really terrible! unless you count the fact that now i have an excuse not to go running on the weekends because of the smoke/rain. ok sorry that was a weird thing to say but still this is a really disastrous event.
Do you realise how big Australia is? These floods were in a few places and not where the camels reside.
Load More Replies... It's just a standard measurement we use here. It's no more remarkable to anyone here than a litre. People understand what it means.
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