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For those who are thinking knives out for scomo, don't forget he changed the rules. I spoke about it with toml on twitter, even if they turf him, he'll see out his term as pm https://twitter.com/tithinm/status/1213630136672641024?s=19 https://twitter.com/BabbyUnit/status/1213635666719821826?s=19
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NSW conditions for today https://twitter.com/NSWRFS/status/1215218398096850944 https://twitter.com/NSWRFS/status/1215395292385890305 NSW RFS commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said in today's briefing: "The conditions are difficult today. It’s the hot, dry winds that will prove once again to be the real challenge. We are going to see winds coming through around about 35-50km/h, gusting up to 70-90 an hour, in some areas out of the north-west and we are going to see that through most of the day. Later in the afternoon, anywhere from mid-afternoon, late afternoon, somewhere round about 4pm, we’ll see the change moving in."
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Today's update for Victoria https://twitter.com/vicemergency/status/1215422661616177153
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A brief summary from ABC News:quote:South Australia: Emergency warnings have been issued for two areas where bushfires on Kangaroo Island continue to burn out of control. A watch and act alert is in place for areas around the island's largest town, Kingscote.
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Three fires down in the NSW Snowy Mountains now at Watch and Act https://twitter.com/NSWRFS/status/1215429850300850176
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 Kangaroo Island. blue burned out, yellow watch and act warnings. Still a significant improvement from yesterday when the left half of the yellow area was all red, which is fire danger.
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Geez, that's bloody scary for Parndana. I haven't been to KI in several years, but last time I was there it was basically the only accommodation you could book (without knowing someone with a private shack) on the west half of the island. Could hurt the tourism there if it goes up. I hate what's happening there 
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I been walking around outside every day like theres not smoke everywhere and its really catching up on my lungs
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just in case its not really apparent to non-aussies canberra and cooma are about 120km (70ish miles) apart by road.
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Isaac posted:I been walking around outside every day like theres not smoke everywhere and its really catching up on my lungs Chesty cough medicine will help your lungs remove the poo poo that’s made it’s way into your lungs.
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Air quality is good in Canberra today, but it's going to be 40C (104F)
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Is air conditioning common in Canberra? I had to call my bank to lift the overseas block on credit card purchases, but I was able to send $17USD/25 dollarydoos to the new south welsh "firies". Stay safe, ausgoons.
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Laserface posted:just in case its not really apparent to non-aussies canberra and cooma are about 120km (70ish miles) apart by road. And the fires are burning towards the Hume Highway south of Gundagai. The Hume is the main road between Melbourne and Sydney & Canberra. It was closed for a few hours the other day due to a fire at Euroa which goon Tomberforce was fighting. The other main road is the coastal route, the Princes Highway which has been closed because of fires since Christmas, where towns all along the coast built along the road have burned down. Holidays are ending this weekend for most people so the Hume will be heavily trafficked now Christmas is over. There are some other routes and diversions for the Hume but they'd suffer with the traffic loads if it does close down for more than a day. Tomberforce posted:Long haul strike team just paged again, looks like we're heading to the Corryong fire this time. Likely to be considerably more hectic than Euroa... drunkill fucked around with this message at 03:14 on Jan 10, 2020 |
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tithin posted:even if they turf him, he'll see out his term as pm That seems like it'd work about as well as staying together for the sake of the kids.
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The two fires burning in the alpine region along the border are imminently merging to create a huge cross state fire.
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When your own staff are fed up with your coverage of the ongoing crisis, maybe you might be doing something wrong there, Newscorp? 'Dangerous, misinformation': News Corp employee's fire coverage email quote:A News Corp employee has slammed the organisation for its "irresponsible", "dangerous" and "damaging" coverage of the national bushfire crisis, urging executive chairman Michael Miller to think about the "big picture". I wish Emily good luck in her future endeavours.
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Buttcoin purse posted:That seems like it'd work about as well as staying together for the sake of the kids. Well you'd argue they wouldn't do it for that reasons. But as they're pretty good at turning on each other, what's to stop 51% voting to overturn the new rules spilling him all in one go? I'm luckily not familiar with their constitution or rule book or whatever, but its not like it's legislation.
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Quantum Shart posted:just in case you though there was any hope, submit unto scomo and despair. I like how he barely acknowledged the paris agreement and heavily puts the 1990 one as more legit since they can cheat with that one at the end
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droll posted:Is air conditioning common in Canberra? Its around, but I wouldnt say standard. I don't have AC so I just cop it.
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I've experienced the wonders of a squirty bottle and a standing fan before so stay strong no-AC people
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droll posted:Is air conditioning common in Canberra? Honestly it depends on whether you can afford it or not. Or if your landlord has bothered to install it. Also insulation in houses/apartments is atrocious in this country.
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Helith posted:NSW conditions for today the lights just flickered in my melbourne CBD apartment. mind you looking at that map i assume the snowy hydro has been evacuated and all the transmission lines destroyed
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Slugnoid posted:the lights just flickered in my melbourne CBD apartment. mind you looking at that map i assume the snowy hydro has been evacuated and all the transmission lines destroyed I don't really know that part of Australia at all, where's the Snowy Hydro located? Here's the Victoria Fire map showing whats happening in Vic now. https://www.emergency.vic.gov.au/re...m=1578633560714
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Slugnoid posted:the lights just flickered in my melbourne CBD apartment. mind you looking at that map i assume the snowy hydro has been evacuated and all the transmission lines destroyed If I recall a few days ago they said the main transmission lines between NSW and Victoria had been destroyed, but it was NSW that was undersupplied as a result.
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Helith posted:I don't really know that part of Australia at all, where's the Snowy Hydro located? it's a series of dams in the snowy mountains from Tumut to Khancoban and looking at the maps its just about all on fire MikeJF posted:If I recall a few days ago they said the main transmission lines between NSW and Victoria had been destroyed, but it was NSW that was undersupplied as a result. The lions share of the power from the snowy scheme goes to NSW, Vic gets a portion but not as much. NSW will feel it worst because Vic usually sends 'oversupply' of our power from Morwell and Traralgon to NSW but alot of those lines are down too. Slugnoid fucked around with this message at 06:52 on Jan 10, 2020 |
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Incredible photos https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2020/behind-the-lens/live/index.html
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Right, yes then a lot of the Snowy Hydro area is in active fires. Not heard anything about any damage to the complex on the news, just to transmission lines. Two new fires have started in NSW, one just morth of Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains and one out at Coonabarabran which is at Emergency level. Both are thought to have been started by lightning strikes. Insert witty comment about that firebug Zeus being at it again 
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i'm dead https://twitter.com/minhtngo/status/1215441240587505664
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The Vic-Nsw interconnector was damaged in Kosciuszko national park. I think it has been fixed though. Here are photos of pest horses showing the high voltage transmission lines running through the burnt area. https://twitter.com/ABCcameramatt/status/1215006706540802048?s=19
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drunkill posted:The Vic-Nsw interconnector was damaged in Kosciuszko national park. I think it has been fixed though. Small reminder to international viewers while very beautiful in pictures wild brumbies are a serious ecological problem to the country.
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Yet because they're immortalized in cultural depictions etc the NSW government has passed a bill preventing any controls at all over these pests. Good job. I wonder if the fires will help with their overpopulation.
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Honestly even non feral horses are pests. Beautiful pests and people don’t clear land specifically for horses like they do for other livestock but once you clear land and get horses on it, the soil density changes dramatically and growing anything except brush and scrub stuff is nigh impossible
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droll posted:Is air conditioning common in Canberra? iRend posted:I donated a pile of money. Apparently naked lady has had a breakdown though? I was kinda interested seeing how many nudies I got for a few chunks. Thank you for your generosity to strangers by the way dear goons. Sorry for the belated thanks I have been at work.
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Gridlocked posted:Small reminder to international viewers while very beautiful in pictures wild brumbies are a serious ecological problem to the country. Kosciuszko brumbies are a federally protected animal because tourists like to look at them dance around and destroy the environment with their knife rear end feet
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Sent $85 to the NSW RFS and a matching $85 sent by the rest of my family. Think it was Monday or so. Hope will prevail.
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straya mate posted:Sent $85 to the NSW RFS and a matching $85 sent by the rest of my family. Think it was Monday or so. Hope will prevail. Thank you goon with the appropriate name.
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drunkill posted:The Vic-Nsw interconnector was damaged in Kosciuszko national park. I think it has been fixed though. The transmission lines didn’t cop much damage, probably because they have a very wide easement that’s been cleared, and are above the height for grass fires. What does happen is the heavy smoke makes it easier for the air to ionise and trip out circuits. During a bushfire or fire ban, the lines won’t be reenergised until they’ve been patrolled, to avoid starting more fires. This is very hard to do in an active fire zone so they stay off for longer.
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