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Just What The Hell Is The Matter With Some??
24 charged with starting bush fires deliberately in NSW
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Jesus Wept, is there nothing some people won't hijack to further their own agendas? Let's concentrate on the poor *** affected by the fires and the ecosystem being destroyed by it rather than trying to pin it on Muslims or furthering your climate denying rhetoric. Deal with who's to blame after the danger is past.
13:41 Fri 10th Jan 2020
When everything comes together, both natural and man made causes the end result is devastating.
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This is not down to the Green halfwits. Are you seriously suggesting that
a) Greens are so dumb that they don't realise firebreaks are needed AND
b) Greens are so powerful - or the rest of the Aussie authorities are so dumb - that they can push these measures through?
No, that is not what happened. Greens have never been in power in Australia. For this to have happened, you'd have to be saying that ALL Aussies are dumb - which would be a bit harsh considering they're currently ablaze.
They're not dumb. They've been hit with an unfortunate set of circumstances.
For example, they've been unlucky with the wind. The Southern Annular Mode (aka Roaring Forties) is normally well south of Australia in the Southern Ocean, but this year it's further north and crossing parts of Australia.
So what's actually happened is that the fires that do start are bigger, because of the hotter and drier conditions, and the winds are stronger, so the embers get carried further, over traditional firebreaks, which means that more fires start and the process repeats.
a) Greens are so dumb that they don't realise firebreaks are needed AND
b) Greens are so powerful - or the rest of the Aussie authorities are so dumb - that they can push these measures through?
No, that is not what happened. Greens have never been in power in Australia. For this to have happened, you'd have to be saying that ALL Aussies are dumb - which would be a bit harsh considering they're currently ablaze.
They're not dumb. They've been hit with an unfortunate set of circumstances.
For example, they've been unlucky with the wind. The Southern Annular Mode (aka Roaring Forties) is normally well south of Australia in the Southern Ocean, but this year it's further north and crossing parts of Australia.
So what's actually happened is that the fires that do start are bigger, because of the hotter and drier conditions, and the winds are stronger, so the embers get carried further, over traditional firebreaks, which means that more fires start and the process repeats.
Jesus Wept, is there nothing some people won't hijack to further their own agendas? Let's concentrate on the poor *** affected by the fires and the ecosystem being destroyed by it rather than trying to pin it on Muslims or furthering your climate denying rhetoric.
Deal with who's to blame after the danger is past.
Deal with who's to blame after the danger is past.
Oh, and...............
Record warm temperatures were observed across parts of the North and Western Pacific Ocean, the Barents Sea, the south-central contiguous U.S., the Atlantic and Indian oceans, the Middle East, Mongolia and northern China, and Africa. North America and the Gulf of Mexico both had their warmest Septembers on record.
NOTABLE GLOBAL HEAT AND COLD MARKS FOR SEPTEMBER 2019
Hottest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere: 49.5°C (121.1°F) at Omidieh, Iran, 1 September
Coldest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere: -45.4°C (-49.7°F) at Geo Summit, Greenland, 19 September
Hottest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: 43.8°C (106.9°F) at Nueve Lunas, Paraguay, 16 September
Coldest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: -78.7°C (-109.8°F) at Concordia, Antarctica, 1 September
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(Courtesy of Maximiliano Herrera)
MAJOR WEATHER STATIONS THAT SET (NOT TIED) ALL-TIME HEAT OR COLD RECORDS IN SEPTEMBER 2019
Among global stations with a period of record of at least 40 years, 8 set new all-time heat records in September. There were no stations that set all-time cold records.
Diamantino (Brazil) max. 42.0°C, 6 September
Vieux Habitants (Guadeloupe,France) max. 36.6°C, 9 September: New territorial record high for Guadeloupe
Saba Airport (Saba, Netherlands) max. 33.5°C, 13 September
Maracaju (Brazil) max. 41.4°C, 15 September
Dourados (Brazil) max. 41.2°C, 16 September
Poxoreo (Brazil) max. 43.5°C, 17 September
Pastaza (Ecuador) max. 34.2°C, 26 September
Montego Bay (Jamaica) max. 37.0°C, 30 September
Christmas Island (Australia): 31.6°C (88.9°F), 19 January
Reunion Islands (France): 37.0°C (98.6°F), 25 January
Angola: 41.6°C (106.9°F), 22 March
Togo: 43.5°C (110.3°F), 28 March (later tied on 4 April)
Vietnam: 43.4°C, (110.1°F), 20 April
Jamaica: 39.1°C (102.4°F) at Shortwood Teacher’s College, 22 June
France: 46.0°C (114.8°F) at Verargues, 28 June
Andorra: 39.4°C (102.9°F) at Borda Vidal, 28 June
Cuba: 39.1°C (102.4°F) at Veguitas (Cuba), 30 June
Jersey (crown dependency of Britain): 36.0°C (96.8°F) at Jersey Airport, 23 July (record tied)
Belgium: 41.8°C (107.2°F) at Begijnendijk, 25 July
Germany: 41.2°C (108.7°F) at Tonisvorst and Duisburg, 25 July*
Luxembourg: 40.8°C (105.4°F) at Steinsel, 25 July
Netherlands: 40.7°C (105.3°F) at Gilze Rijen, 25 July
United Kingdom: 38.7°C (101.7°F) at Cambridge, 25 July
Norway: 35.6°C (96.1°F) at Laksfors, 27 July (record tied)**
Syria: 50.0°C (122.0°F) at Hasakah, 13 August***
Wake Island (United States Minor Outlying Islands): 36.6°C (97.9°F) at Wake Airfield, 15 August
Guadeloupe (French territory): 36.6°C (97.9°F) at Vieux Habitants, 9 September
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Record warm temperatures were observed across parts of the North and Western Pacific Ocean, the Barents Sea, the south-central contiguous U.S., the Atlantic and Indian oceans, the Middle East, Mongolia and northern China, and Africa. North America and the Gulf of Mexico both had their warmest Septembers on record.
NOTABLE GLOBAL HEAT AND COLD MARKS FOR SEPTEMBER 2019
Hottest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere: 49.5°C (121.1°F) at Omidieh, Iran, 1 September
Coldest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere: -45.4°C (-49.7°F) at Geo Summit, Greenland, 19 September
Hottest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: 43.8°C (106.9°F) at Nueve Lunas, Paraguay, 16 September
Coldest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: -78.7°C (-109.8°F) at Concordia, Antarctica, 1 September
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(Courtesy of Maximiliano Herrera)
MAJOR WEATHER STATIONS THAT SET (NOT TIED) ALL-TIME HEAT OR COLD RECORDS IN SEPTEMBER 2019
Among global stations with a period of record of at least 40 years, 8 set new all-time heat records in September. There were no stations that set all-time cold records.
Diamantino (Brazil) max. 42.0°C, 6 September
Vieux Habitants (Guadeloupe,France) max. 36.6°C, 9 September: New territorial record high for Guadeloupe
Saba Airport (Saba, Netherlands) max. 33.5°C, 13 September
Maracaju (Brazil) max. 41.4°C, 15 September
Dourados (Brazil) max. 41.2°C, 16 September
Poxoreo (Brazil) max. 43.5°C, 17 September
Pastaza (Ecuador) max. 34.2°C, 26 September
Montego Bay (Jamaica) max. 37.0°C, 30 September
Christmas Island (Australia): 31.6°C (88.9°F), 19 January
Reunion Islands (France): 37.0°C (98.6°F), 25 January
Angola: 41.6°C (106.9°F), 22 March
Togo: 43.5°C (110.3°F), 28 March (later tied on 4 April)
Vietnam: 43.4°C, (110.1°F), 20 April
Jamaica: 39.1°C (102.4°F) at Shortwood Teacher’s College, 22 June
France: 46.0°C (114.8°F) at Verargues, 28 June
Andorra: 39.4°C (102.9°F) at Borda Vidal, 28 June
Cuba: 39.1°C (102.4°F) at Veguitas (Cuba), 30 June
Jersey (crown dependency of Britain): 36.0°C (96.8°F) at Jersey Airport, 23 July (record tied)
Belgium: 41.8°C (107.2°F) at Begijnendijk, 25 July
Germany: 41.2°C (108.7°F) at Tonisvorst and Duisburg, 25 July*
Luxembourg: 40.8°C (105.4°F) at Steinsel, 25 July
Netherlands: 40.7°C (105.3°F) at Gilze Rijen, 25 July
United Kingdom: 38.7°C (101.7°F) at Cambridge, 25 July
Norway: 35.6°C (96.1°F) at Laksfors, 27 July (record tied)**
Syria: 50.0°C (122.0°F) at Hasakah, 13 August***
Wake Island (United States Minor Outlying Islands): 36.6°C (97.9°F) at Wake Airfield, 15 August
Guadeloupe (French territory): 36.6°C (97.9°F) at Vieux Habitants, 9 September
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Except Moz we should understand the truth, calling people denyies because you dont agree and shutting down the conversation wont sort the problem, neither will shutting down the debate on the Muslim angle.
It is no doubt a mix of things but dont shut down the ones you dont like, raise arguments as to why you think it is wrong.
It is no doubt a mix of things but dont shut down the ones you dont like, raise arguments as to why you think it is wrong.
An awful lot of fake news surrounds the bushfires:
https:/ /www.bu zzfeed. com/cam eronwil son/unv erified -false- informa tion-li st-aust ralian- bushfir es
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YMF, it's not a case of what I agree with or not (although climate change deniers make my head spin), it's just a matter of what is important, and what's important now is supporting those affected by this tragedy: the thousands who have been made homeless, those who have been injured and the families of those lost, not to mention the wildlife which has been decimated by the fires. eave the finger pointing until after the fires are under control.