SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

Tassie lost 100 homes on the weekend :(

I've travelled through most of where the fire has just wiped out whole towns.

Thankfully it looks like no loss of life so far.

The weather here in NSW has been in the mid to high C30's (95F) but its been so, so dry.

So tomorrow they've declared a Catastrophic Fire Warning and 43C (105F). Not looking forward to it, at all.

So horrible! :( I cannot believe that immense light from the fire.

I've been hearing about the high temps...so awful about the fires!!! Hope it gets better soon...

The town in the 1st pic is part of Hobart, cap of Tassie, so the fires were pretty close.

I think the whole country could do with some good rain :)

Oh my. Sending you some rain - we've got plenty to spare!

Well, its 6.30pm and still 40C outside, got as high as 42C. Luckily, no fires anywhere near me... phew ....

Thankful for that. Hopefully no lives will be lost and rain starts soon.

Well, there are now 140 fires across NSW, 30 uncontained, plenty more in VIC and Tassie is still burning.

Quite a few more houses lost, still no confirmed db so that is something, but lots of sheep & cattle have gone.

Holy crap. :(

Well we had 2 days of decent temps - 29C (85F), today, Friday is 40C (104F) & tomorrow is predicted to be 45C (113F). Next week is looking like mid to high 30's.

Bushfires are still going, though the 2 days at the lower temp were a godsend. Though lots of farms, homes, stock & bush burnt, thankfully still no lives lost :)

And some people don't believe in Climate Change. *shakes fist*

Phew *wipes sweat off brow* Lucky us it only got to 40C today and not the predicted 45C.

Wow. Toasty times! Rain loves us and won't leave. Hopefully the temps continue to lower.

Well, since I last posted QLD & northern NSW are having major floods, some fires are still burning in VIC and we've had some freaky hot weather & wild surf. Leftover from Cyclone Oswald probably.

From one extreme to the other...Dang! Thoughts are with everyone!

Thanks Zaanodes :D

Sandra wrote: "Thanks Zaanodes :D"

You are most welcome.

So Bushfire season started again with a bang yesterday, not sure yet but looks like 200 homes lost. One death from a suspected heart attack - does that count?





These photos are just the Blue Mtns fires and their impact on Sydney. Sadly there are fires to the nth & sth of Sydney as well.

Wow! Definitely not your typical pic of the opera house, yah? Scarey. Any closer to putting them out? Stay safe!

We had a burnt gumleaf, ash from the fire, in our front yard this morning. I'm sure there were more but I didn't go looking.

Fire has now gone into Megalong & Grose Valleys, so inaccessible, but at least no one lives there. Could be months for those fires to be put out. Still fire threatening homes though. No more loss of life which is excellent.

Sandra wrote: "No more loss of life which is excellent."

Definitely!

Eek. Hope the poor tree is the only loss ya'll suffer.

Sadly I was referring to an older gentleman who suffered a heart attack.

Authorities have now confirmed 193 homes gone & over a hundred more damaged, in just the one fire, in just the one day. And that fire is still ongoing. Then there are the rest of the fires. Its gonna be a bad one.

:(

Sandra - I didn't realize the extent of the damage til I saw those photos. Stay safe!

Thanks AH, I'll be OK, just sorry for all those poor people who have lost a lifetime of memories & stuff.