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Posted: 02 Jan 2020

Taken: 31 Dec 2019

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Batemans Bay •
31/12/2019 •

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Fire coming

Fire coming
The scene as the New Year's Eve fires headed toward Batemans Bay. At this stage we were fortunate, as the fire seen here went to the opposite side of the Bay. There have been further rounds of fire weather, which fortunately did not directly impact our area, though we considered it prudent on one of them to move to the local Evacuation Centre.

It is concerning that scientists expect that, with the global temperature rise of already 1.02 C (Australia 1.44 C since 1910), events that were once a decade in the 19th century are now more likely to be as frequent as 2.8 per decade.

ColRam, Gudrun, appo-fam, Annalia S. and 32 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 tiabunna
tiabunna club has replied
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Thank you very much, Annemarie.
4 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club has replied
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Thank you very much, Rosa. The main thing is to closely monitor all the available news sources.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Thank you very much, Tess. Yes, we are doing our best to keep out of any potential problems from the fires, which is why we moved to the evacuation centre on 4 January when the last bad fire day came along. Hugs, George.
4 years ago.
 Annalia S.
Annalia S.
Knowing you are now no longer in immediate danger lets me comment on the photo, George, which I find very powerful, with the menace from the fire half shrouded but still very palpable and oh-so-close! The contrast between the neat, well kept houses and the threatening smoke filled sky behind them has the power to speak to many of those who might otherwise not pay much mind. I think this photo would help raise awareness. It may be less "dramatic" than some shots of the raging fire, but it is ominous and powerful in a different and, if anything, scarier way.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 ColRam
ColRam club
C'est inquiétant en effet ! L'augmentation de la température contre laquelle le monde entier devrait lutter. Il est temps que nos décideurs politique s'en rendent compte. Il y a plus de vingt ans, Jacques Chirac avait lance un message
"La planète brûle "
Rien n'a vraiment changé. !
21 months ago.

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