Friday, February 1, 2019

Australia Flooding, Heat, and Fires

As the eastern half of the USA recovers from an arctic blast, Queensland, Australia is being flooded.  Incredibly, 1,000mm of rain (that's nearly 40 inches) is expected to fall in the next few days.  As one could imagine, this is an insane amount of moisture.  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/01/queensland-floods-man-missing-highway-cut-and-schools-closed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PabyuMyQE_0

Meanwhile, in the western areas of the country, temperatures are hitting 46℃ or nearly 117℉ with brushfires a major problem. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/01/australia-extreme-heat-sign-of-things-to-come-scientists-warn-climate This heatwave has been ongoing for over a month now.


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