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800 million animals, 26 million acres. Australia’s tragedy in numbers.

 

[BigdongSE]

I am not sure if I should retire or not.. younger players have caught up and I'm getting old

 

[rbkwp]

how many in our criminal world would bother to do that

Australia is dropping veggies from helicopters for starving wallabies

 

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We LOVE gardening!

 

[rbkwp]

heard about this brilliant guy and how he operates

 

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We LOVE gardening!

thanks bs
needed that,after all the Au bushfifes ..

 

[rbkwp]

Analysis: Wombats are the accidental heroes of the bushfires. This is why
Wombats can emerge as accidental heroes during a bushfire, but do they really invite other animals into their burrows to escape the flames? Dale Nimmo explains.

 

[henrywho]

I’ve not masturbated in 11 days and I’m amazed I’ve lasted this long!

 

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oddity


New analysis about 2010 deadly Indonesia tsunami earthquake may help save lives
By Erin Blakemore ● Read more »

 

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Astronauts spot smoke from growing Australian wildfires from space

 

[rbkwp]

hope so
could be better looking
and especially better behaved than us


Could Invisible Aliens Really Exist Among Us? An Astrobiologist Explains


BySamantha Rolfe - Lecturer in Astrobiology and Principal Technical Officer at Bayfordbury Observatory, University of Hertfordshirean hour ago

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They probably won't look anything like this.
(Image: © Martina Badini/Shutterstock)
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

Samantha Rolfe, Lecturer in Astrobiology and Principal Technical Officer at Bayfordbury Observatory, University of Hertfordshire


Could Invisible Aliens Really Exist Among Us? An Astrobiologist Explains | Space

 

[rbkwp]

same as Everest/ Australias Ayrs rock, and everywhere else' WW
its the animal in us
roadside resting areas WW a prime place
whats new huh

Peru: Tourists accused of damaging, defecating on Machu Picchu
A group of tourists has been caught allegedly damaging stonework and defecating in a sacred temple, according to Peruvian authorities. Most of the tourists are set to be deported, while one man is expected to face trial.

Six tourists are in trouble after Peruvian police said they were caught vandalizing the famous Incan sanctuary Machu Picchu.
Authorities said four men and two women from Chile, Brazil, France and Argentina were arrested Sunday after they were found by park rangers in a restricted area of the Temple of the Sun. Several parts of the temple are off-limits to tourists for preservation reasons.


Peru: Tourists accused of damaging, defecating on Machu Picchu | DW | 15.01.2020

 

[rbkwp]

couple of Au bushfire updates
yes

Flooding, landslide and contamination fears as rain offers reprieve for NSW fire crews
Rain across NSW this week will "take the sting" out of bushfires, the RFS says, but the cost could be flooding, landslides and contaminated water.

Analysis: I've given evidence at seven bushfire inquiries — this is what we should do instead of having another one
There have been 57 formal public inquiries, reviews and royal commissions related to bushfires and fire management since 1939. That is more than one inquiry every two years in the past 80 years. Do we really need yet another? Kevin Tolhurst explains.

 

[rbkwp]

another day
no/to minimal change
way it is
cool

 

[rbkwp]

thinking of
the many camping trips/BBQ, open fires
self, lady and 4 kids,used to have
in Aus, mid 90s



Au rural scene
absolutely love
greenery and normal heat arising

 

[516778]

I may catch trolls for this but whatever. Idc.

Trumps own guy dropping the dime.
Sad!

 

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[rbkwp]

my line of thinking Aussies
more is not enough
just get into it
a major disaster like this deserves saturation
'it can never be enough'
its not just a BBQ gone wrong ABC Media
especially considering its likely to be ongoing/extreme
not as tho its going to finish forever

ps
another toddler survives
WONDERFGUL

We have already had countless bushfire inquiries. What good will it do to have another?
The Conversation
By Kevin Tolhurst
Posted yesterday at 8:30am

PHOTO: Good fire and land management needs to be done with long-term perspective, not a short-term political focus. (Supplied: Gena Dray)
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As our country battles the most extensive fires of our lifetime, there are increasing calls for a royal commission into the states and territories' preparedness and the Federal Government's response to the disaster.

Many of the recommendations of the subsequent 56 inquiries have not been fully implemented either, so it raises serious questions about whether another royal commission will offer anything new or compelling.

PHOTO: The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission had a budget of $40 million and ran for about 18 months. (AAP: Andrew Brownbill)


Royal commissions are also expensive and time consuming. The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission had a budget of $40 million and ran for about 18 months.

Fire regimes are effectively managed to maintain and enhance the protection of human life and property, and the health, biodiversity, tourism, recreation and production benefits derived from Australia's forests and rangelands.

Central to this vision is:

The role fire plays in maintaining and enhancing biodiversity. Sustainable long-term solutions are needed to address the causes of increased bushfire risk.

PHOTO: One of the goals of the policy statement was to promote Indigenous Australians' knowledge of fire management.(ABC Goldfields: Tom Joyner)

Policy must go beyond the response
To achieve the intent of this policy, 14 national goals were identified.

I've given evidence at seven bushfire inquiries — this is what we should do instead of having another one

 

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Australia has always been a dry continent where fire has played an important ecological role. But as our contributing writer Fred Pearce reports this week at Yale Environment 360, the latest massive conflagrations there are evidence that a hotter climate has thrust Australia into a new normal where fires will continue to burn on an unprecedented scale. The country is among the most exposed to the gathering pace of global warming. Last year, Australia experienced its highest recorded temperatures, 2 degrees Celsius above the early 20th century average — twice the global increase. And as Pearce writes, higher temperatures are ensuring that vegetation dries out faster and further in droughts, exacerbating extreme fire risk. Read his analysis.


with that said
it may be MORE IMPORTANT than ever for us to help relocate animals/plant life,to another weather/climate compatible country for preservation purposes
the British did that successfully several hundreds of years ago,with plants,KEW GARDENS,and Animals


Also at e360, journalist Sonia Shah reports on how with thousands of species on the move as the climate changes, a growing number of scientists are saying the dichotomy between native and alien species has become an outdated concept. Instead, they maintain, efforts must be made to help migrating species adapt to their new habitats. For decades, conservation biology has characterized the movement of species as potential invasions that could threaten local ecosystems, leading to policies aimed at strictly repelling newcomers. But scientists argue such strategies could actually threaten biodiversity as global temperatures rise. Climate-driven range shifts are “one of the only solutions for species to adapt to climate change,” says one ecologist. Read Shah’s article.

 

[rbkwp]

does 1 billion include rodents
or more so insects