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Di Wundrin wrote: Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:33 pm
sparks wrote: Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:34 am Tis good to have you back Di. :)
Aww, thank you Sparky, Image

So, how're the cats and have they eaten all the ducks??
They're fine, full of piss and vinegar as usual! Ducks are OK too: My kitties aren't allowed out. Vets agree that cats are healthier and live longer by denying them access to the cold cruel world.
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East coast flooding saw majority of Australians covered by natural disaster declaration in 2022
New data has revealed the majority of Australians lived in a local government area that was affected by serious natural disasters — mostly floods — in 2022.

The analysis from the National Emergency Agency showed that 68 per cent of Australians were living in an area that was covered by a natural disaster declaration in 2022.

Earlier this week, federal Minister for Emergency Management Murray Watt said that, during the 2019-2020 bushfire season, known as the nation's "black summer", the figure was more than 80 per cent.

He said that, while there was no one cause of any natural disaster, both the severity of both the floods and fire emergencies were "undoubtedly" made worse by climate change.

Much of last year's disaster declarations were due to wet weather and floods across the east coast of the country, which Treasury estimates wiped $5 billion from the national economy.
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$5B from Aussie's economy isn't too bad - we'd be at half that already and there's a string of cyclones forming that would put Hans Niemann's anal beads to shame.
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"I love a sunburnt Country .... " :shock: 8-)

Heard there was some severe window washing events heading for NZ, saw some wading in CBD action on the News from over there too,
Never rained before though right? All new stuff happening? 8-)
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Di Wundrin wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:05 pm "I love a sunburnt Country .... " :shock: 8-)

Heard there was some severe window washing events heading for NZ, saw some wading in CBD action on the News from over there too,
Never rained before though right? All new stuff happening? 8-)
As usual, it's the amount of rain causing the trouble. East Cape is the perfect place to get hit by cyclones and with the rate of cyclones brewing up north, there might not be much left of it by winter.
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Admin wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:10 am $5B from Aussie's economy isn't too bad - we'd be at half that already and there's a string of cyclones forming that would put Hans Niemann's anal beads to shame.
good to see a chess joke
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stanky wrote: Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:46 am
Admin wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:10 am $5B from Aussie's economy isn't too bad - we'd be at half that already and there's a string of cyclones forming that would put Hans Niemann's anal beads to shame.
good to see a chess joke
It's subtle, but this is the place for people who'd get it.
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La Nina is drawing to a close. The continuous steady rains that have characterised the last two years have now given way to sudden, sharp, severe thunderstorms.
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Sharp, severe thunderstorms is what we're expecting today.

We're getting hit by about the 5th sub-tropical system since Xmas, and this one has a huge line of storms building up to the north, due here in about 2-3 hours from now.

Hopefully, some of it's worth chasing - I'll try to upload the video we took a couple of weeks back of a spectacular one.
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Bejaysus!

Just looking at the models for next week and if they're right, Tassie and Vic are going to get utterly monstered by a huge storm that will form in the Bass Strait, sucking moisture from the north and a piece of super-low pressure from the south.

Keep an eye on that sucker!
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