My best Wishes and Prayers to our Friends in OZ

[PBO]

La Nina is well & truly under way!

Australia is a country of extremes. We've suffered through a decade of drought (El Nino) & now the opposite. Interestingly the floods are all part of an approximate 20yr cycle that happens...all the flood water from what is essentially two back to back floods will travel S/W all the way to Lake Eyre in South Australia. This process is all part of the greater ecosystem

That doesn't make living through the floods or the losses that the affected residents will suffer any easier but it is all relatively normal...the upside for all the wet weather is no immediate threat of bushfires - another fundamental element of the Australian ecosystem

Not too many crocs that far South though & the ones you need to worry about (saltwater crocs) hate freshwater anyway

[pinkpanda3310]

Quick the waters rising!

Originally Posted by PBO

Australia is a country of extremes.

LOL. It's starting to sound more and more like an understatement every year. Years of droughts and water rationing and then the poor fellas up north of me cop that. Feel for them. Us here in the south have bush fires to contend with. We had a relatively wet winter and a lot of green has grown all of which will soon be very dry and extremely flammable once the temps get up there.
Two years ago we had one day with 117.86F (Black Saturday) and the very next day we couldn't get over 66F. Just to give you an idea of how extreme things can get. Still though, it's not all bad. It is a beautiful country with lot to see and enjoy and I think some of our beaches are second to none. Don't want anyone thinking Australia is a deathtrap. LOL.

While I am currently safe and dry down in the south I think that our friends up north would be very touched by your thoughts, prayers and well wishes.