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So early - bushfires in Australia

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nanna8 Sun 01-Oct-23 13:02:28

Already we are getting bushfires. Usually we are well into Summer before they start but this time we are only in Spring and only just,too. I hope this isn’t the start of another dreadful year of fires. They are a nightmare, my family have been affected directly by them in the past. The affects go on for years and years when you lose everything, they affected my daughter and her family in so many ways. It’s not all sunshine and light living here!

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Gillycats Sun 01-Oct-23 13:07:05

I’m so sorry to hear that nanna8. I hope you and your family all stay safe.

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BlueBelle Sun 01-Oct-23 13:09:22

Gosh no Nanna with climate change it’s going to affect the hotter countries first for sure

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Callistemon21 Sun 01-Oct-23 14:00:45

Oh no, I hadn't heard about it, hope your family is safe nanna8.

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PamelaJ1 Sun 01-Oct-23 14:53:24
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Where are they?
MyDD is away on holiday so I hadn’t heard this news.
We visited just after the last devastating fires and it was so sad!
We have a photo of the planes collecting water from the lake behind her house but I can’t find it.
I’ll send a couple , one of the burnt forest and one of the beginning of the regeneration. It is amazing to see the trees coming back to life.

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nanna8 Mon 02-Oct-23 00:01:02

Oh , not affecting us this time. They are down in Gippsland in the forests . Loch Sport area. Heavy rain is expected Tuesday so hopefully they will be put out then. I don’t know how they started this time because they were in deep bush areas though holiday makers had to leave .It was school holidays here until today. I never remember hearing of them this early before and as you say, global warming is probably the cause. My children who lost their house were also in Gippsland but in a different region, several years ago now.

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Callistemon21 Mon 02-Oct-23 11:21:06

nanna8

Oh , not affecting us this time. They are down in Gippsland in the forests . Loch Sport area. Heavy rain is expected Tuesday so hopefully they will be put out then. I don’t know how they started this time because they were in deep bush areas though holiday makers had to leave .It was school holidays here until today. I never remember hearing of them this early before and as you say, global warming is probably the cause. My children who lost their house were also in Gippsland but in a different region, several years ago now.

According to research by Monash University not long ago, most bush fires are started by human activity, either deliberate or accidental.

Yes, DD said today how the bush behind them is regenerating, JenniferEccles so 🤞 there will be rains soon too.

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