Natural disasters continue to wreak havoc in Australia

Bretrick

Bretrick

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Perth Western Australia
2 years ago it was bushfires destroying the countryside, the animals, the homes, the businesses and taking lives.
This year it is major, major flooding on the East Coast, in NSW and Qld.
24 deaths have been recorded so far. Let's hope there are no more.
5000 homes (figures are changing daily) in NSW and Qld are deemed uninhabitable due to extreme inundation.
Hundreds of businesses have been flooded, destroying stock and plant.
Sydney has received 1226 mm - 48" in the 3 months to the end of March
The yearly rainfall average is 1213 mm
Seems like natural disasters are becoming a regular occurrence.
 

Bretrick said:
2 years ago it was bushfires destroying the countryside, the animals, the homes, the businesses and taking lives.
This year it is major, major flooding on the East Coast, in NSW and Qld.
24 deaths have been recorded so far. Let's hope there are no more.
5000 homes (figures are changing daily) in NSW and Qld are deemed uninhabitable due to extreme inundation.
Hundreds of businesses have been flooded, destroying stock and plant.
Sydney has received 1226 mm - 48" in the 3 months to the end of March
The yearly rainfall average is 1213 mm
Seems like natural disasters are becoming a regular occurrence.
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It was horrible when the fires ravaged the farmlands near Adelaide SA. My friends property was touched. Fortunately, they have retired and sold off the sheep before then, but it got the sheds and fields.

I feel for the Aussies who are being affected by the terrible floods.
 
Pinky said:
It was horrible when the fires ravaged the farmlands near Adelaide SA. My friends property was touched. Fortunately, they have retired and sold off the sheep before then, but it got the sheds and fields.

I feel for the Aussies who are being affected by the terrible floods.
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The floods keep coming.
1000's of houses were inundated up to the roof a month ago.
As clean up started, it has happened again.

floods.webp
 

Bretrick said:
Seems like natural disasters are becoming a regular occurrence.
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Yes, and not just Australia. The severe storm and forest fire season is just starting in the U.S., and will likely cause major problems, just as in several of the recent years.

Climate Change is likely to make these occurrences more and more common, every year. People living in drought stricken areas, surrounded by forests, can almost count on losing everything to fires. Those living in low lying areas, near rivers, should make sure they own a boat.

The number of tornadoes, so far this year, is well above normal, and hurricane season will be coming for those living along the coasts.
 
MickaC said:
Will havoc ever stop.
Sorry to those facing all these disasters.
Truly heartbreaking.
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It will not, because governments are not taking global warming seriously.
Also, people keep voting those same governments back into office.
We are all collectively guilty of not listening to the scientists and of ignoring the signs.

We should have paid more attention to the insurance industry. They have been saying for years that properties will become too costly to insure.
 
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