Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Fires in Australia

We have been over in Freshwater most of this year caring for our daughter who has bowel and lung cancer, but recovering well after a number of operations and superb treatment at St Vincents. We went out to Bathurst recently, an interesting track to drive around, and then on to Orange and Mudgee. There were quite incredible dust storms, a very parched landscape, apparently with no rain for three years.The smoke in the air here on the Northern Beaches has been thick, blocking out the sun.

Just to put this in perspective here is the warning issued by Victorian authorities covering some 30,000 people - and that's just one part of fire affected Australia

"Victorian authorities have told thousands of visitors and residents in East Gippsland – an area half the size of Belgium – to leave immediately as a bushfire threat looms.

The emergency management commissioner, Andrew Crisp, issued the order on Sunday ahead of what the Bureau of Meteorology has called one of the “significant fire weather days in Victoria’s history”.

I visited Peter in hospital before Christmas and kept in contact since .
He is out of coma and in reasonable sprites but still no feeling below the waste. This will be a long recovery.

Sad to hear that. We all watch the fires over here and are praying you get rain.

Just catching up with this thread Gary, I am really sorry to hear about Ruby he had some damn interesting posts on here please pass on our good wishes for his recovery.
We are praying for you guys out there that rain will come and ease the situation and hoping that Sydney council will show a little more empathy on the 31st..
Stay safe Gary and thank you for the update.

Thanks Richard

NSW is having a quiet time on the bush fire front compared to Victoria but this update has just been posted regarding NSW

NSW RFS(@NSWRFS) At 12pm, 97 fires are burning across NSW with 43 yet to be contained. With high temperatures and strong winds forecast for today and tomorrow, visibility is yet again low across some firegrounds. Talk to your family and friends about what your plan will be if threatened by fire. pic.twitter.com/dpmAESdWwd

December 30, 2019

Parts of Victoria have reordered temperatures in excess of 43C already today.......

Cleaning gutters is certainly dangerous, from memory in 2003 I read the hospital had more people in it from injuries falling off roofs during the bushfire cleaning gutters, putting sprinklers on roofs etc. than were in hospital from being burnt.

I do regularly clean my gutters but find it pretty scary being up there.

I just wish we get some rain soon, it is so hot and dry.

Sorry to see the terrible fires in Australia. My prayers go out to all those affected and especially for Peters full recovery.
One of the u tubers I follow is Tony Heller, a climate researcher from Boulder Colorado. who has testified to the US congress.
His blog is www.realclimatescience.com, I find it quite compelling.

Thanks Georgetoad, interesting blog indeed

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/bushfires/1851

It doesn't make things any better but bush fires in parts of Australia have been happening for a long time .