Australian fires

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I’ve been watching the news about the bush fires in Australia an it is awful and devastating. Not only are there hundreds of fires, but they have spread over a huge area. The started around Sidney which has been smothered in smoke for weeks. But then more have started in the West and South of the continent. The Southern hemisphere is moving into summer and the temperatures are rising. They have measured the highest ever temperature there in the last couple of days. Over 40°C and rising. The fires are being fanned by 40 mile an hour winds. They are burning out of control in some places, and the drought affected land is so parched there isn’t the water to put them out. I have friends out there and I worry for them. Meanwhile their prime minister went away on holiday to Hawaii and is only  coming home because of the outcry from its population.

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  1. The Prime Minister only cancelled his holiday and arrived back after two volunteer firemen were tragically killed. Apparently his holiday with his family had been planned for sometime. Other people have put their plans on hold until this emergency is over. People have lost their homes and are going through hell…..he won’t get my vote.

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  3. Actually I think they started at the end of September in northern NSW and QLD. In some areas rain forest that has never burnt is now burning, the horror of this season cannot be over stated. More to the point the government was warned about this and yet they choose to ignore the warnings. There will and should be considerable anger over this.

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