Its that time of year again in Australia where the heat & wind result in bush fires.
In the last 24 hours, 4 large fires have started within my state alone and have destroyed many homes and burnt through hundreds of thousands of hectares and threatening much more. The past few days have brought with it extreme heat with hot northerly winds with temperatures exceeding 42+C (107+F) with no rain in sight.
Today the temperatures have dropped thankfully, but its a quick reprieve as the middle of the week apparently brings with it hotter heat and stronger winds, which is not a good combination and with still no rain in sight. Many homes have no water as they have used all their tank water to put out fires and many have no electricity.
Jan & Feb is an awful time in this country. No year seems to go by without total destruction in one or various parts of the country.
I live in a high fire area and a few years back fire ripped through the area destroying many homes and resulting in the loss of many lives.
I dont ask for this often, and I know there are so many other things happening at the moment but if you can all keep us in your thoughts during this time in the hope that the fires raging at the moment are under control before the heat picks up again and more is lost. And also that we, in the area I live in can get through this year fire free.
thankyou
In the last 24 hours, 4 large fires have started within my state alone and have destroyed many homes and burnt through hundreds of thousands of hectares and threatening much more. The past few days have brought with it extreme heat with hot northerly winds with temperatures exceeding 42+C (107+F) with no rain in sight.
Today the temperatures have dropped thankfully, but its a quick reprieve as the middle of the week apparently brings with it hotter heat and stronger winds, which is not a good combination and with still no rain in sight. Many homes have no water as they have used all their tank water to put out fires and many have no electricity.
Jan & Feb is an awful time in this country. No year seems to go by without total destruction in one or various parts of the country.
I live in a high fire area and a few years back fire ripped through the area destroying many homes and resulting in the loss of many lives.
I dont ask for this often, and I know there are so many other things happening at the moment but if you can all keep us in your thoughts during this time in the hope that the fires raging at the moment are under control before the heat picks up again and more is lost. And also that we, in the area I live in can get through this year fire free.
thankyou