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Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:16 AM Jan 2020

This is how fast it happens in Australia:

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This is how fast it happens in Australia: (Original Post) Blue_Tires Jan 2020 OP

Hot fires, dry vegetation, windy day... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #1

What part of Australia had the heavy rain? zanana1 Jan 2020 #2

Practically the entire interior except for rainy seasons uriel1972 Jan 2020 #8

Holy Smokes! Baitball Blogger Jan 2020 #3

A guest on my local TV news today just reminded everyone the fires are still going in Australia lunasun Jan 2020 #4

Who is taking that video?! These people are incredibly brave. nt tblue37 Jan 2020 #5

First thing they taught us: you cannot outrun fire Recursion Jan 2020 #6

Wow!! Now I see where the phrase 'great balls of fire' comes from. littlemissmartypants Jan 2020 #7

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)

1. Hot fires, dry vegetation, windy day...

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:25 AM

Jan 2020

yeah, it happens fast. Works that way in California, too.

zanana1

(6,112 posts)

2. What part of Australia had the heavy rain?

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:43 AM

Jan 2020

I know that Australia is a large country. How much of Australia is dry?

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)

8. Practically the entire interior except for rainy seasons

Reply to zanana1 (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:23 PM

Jan 2020

It's complicated but Australia the nation is mostly coastline with some fringes up the Murray-Darling River system.
Australia the continent/island is much, much bigger than Australia the nation

Baitball Blogger

(46,703 posts)

3. Holy Smokes!

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:59 AM

Jan 2020

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

4. A guest on my local TV news today just reminded everyone the fires are still going in Australia

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 12:22 PM

Jan 2020

May not be top news right now in US, but this is still going on there

tblue37

(65,340 posts)

5. Who is taking that video?! These people are incredibly brave. nt

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 03:58 PM

Jan 2020

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

6. First thing they taught us: you cannot outrun fire

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 04:04 PM

Jan 2020

Man that's awful. I hope those responders are OK

littlemissmartypants

(22,655 posts)

7. Wow!! Now I see where the phrase 'great balls of fire' comes from.

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 05:35 AM

Jan 2020

This is horrible. I hope no one was hurt. I am sad for the helpless animals that were no doubt, in the fire's path.

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