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Woke up to this, this morning... thick smoke hanging over Melbourne and the smell of burning wood is overwhelming. I'll end up like a salami before the day is over 😋 (picture taken by me around 10am)

Those areas on the map marked in green...

Australia used to be a nice place... let's commemorate the country that once was:

Oh, it's very much a result of temperatures having been higher than average the last 20 years. The Morrison's government strategy is to subsidize the coal mining industry, especially companies like Adani (Indian company), because global warming is not real, just a figment of our imagination (regardless of the mercury saying something completely different, who cares about facts in electiony ears, which 2019 was). Oh yeah, getting rid of things like carbon tax and whatever else might get in the way of increasing average temperatures. Generally, his response is, shut up, it's all good, can I leave the country and go on holiday now? I love this one 'We cannot control the natural disaster but what we can do is control our response' Edit to add: I'm perfectly well aware, that a country like Australia can't change the climate situation in the short term, much less doing it alone, other countries are contributing a LOT more the the warming, but his attitude is what pisses people off. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-02/scott-morrison-urges-patience-and-calm-to-deal-with-bushfires/11837358

I think Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is going to be the most interesting president that the US will have had in a century... once she gets old enough to run for it 😁 Local (Australian) news... New South Wales (NSW) declares State of Emergency @Zoraptor I haven't been to New Zealand recently, but according to the BBC, Australia is now burning so badly, the fire and smoke is visible as an orange thingy on the horizon of the South Island, 2000 km (1200 miles) away. 18 people confirmed dead and 17 missing... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50969088 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-02/nsw-rural-fire-service-declares-tourist-leave-zone-south-coast/11836730 After WA (Western Australia) and VIC (Victoria) got their share fires, SA (South Australia) is feeling the heat too now, with temperatures around 45C (113F). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-02/bushfires-could-break-containment-lines-amid-heat-cfs-warns/11837524 Edit: 100000 residents urged to flee the outer suburbs of Melbourne https://www.france24.com/en/20191230-thousands-flee-as-heatwave-fuelled-bushfires-reach-melbourne

I still remember seeing him live in Melbourne last year. A fantastic experience.(warning -profanity in the video lyrics)

Morrison is an utter and complete ****. When **** really hit the fan, he decided it was a good idea to skip country and run away overseas. Tried to weasel his way out of managing a crisis, partly of his own making, until the majority of the press called him out on it.

Canadian firefighters (or 'Kanadian' depending on who you ask) pitching in with a helping hand https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/canadian-firefighters-australia-wildfires-1.5410727 After hitting 40C+ degrees in every state, fire conditions are expected to worsen. For our American readers, that's the equivalent of every state from Oregon to Florida hitting 104F+ degrees at the same time.

Spoke like a true Eldar alt... 😉 Just kidding, the last event I could find on a quick google search was end of 2018

Poor little fat rat... story with a happy ending ☺️ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47370291

4000 people suddenly thought, that going swimming at the beach was an awesome idea... 🏖️ (that or getting burnt alive) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50952253 Edit: Another firefighter died... the storms generated by the fire were so strong that their 10 tonne fire truck flipped over and hit several fire fighters Edit2: Stolen from the link, where it's currently burning. An estimated 4 million hectares burnt up during the second half of 2019 alone.

I'm sure somewhere on the internet, there's an explanation for the word 'Dutch'. But it (the land of the Dutch speaking people) isn't called 'Dutchland'. Which is probably just as well, or they would get confused with Deutschland all the time 😝

Australia is still burning Yeah... 🔥 🇦🇺 🔥 = 🥵 Tens of thousands of people being evacuated. This is going to be a long, hot summer https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50938504

Bye bye Holland. It has been some interesting times. It was nice knowing you 👋 https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/holland-no-more-dutch-government-officially-drops-nickname-20191227-p53n2p.html

Split off a discussion about widescreen here

...and a New Years song 😈

I actually bought that double cd as a boxed set, complete with tentacle stocking to hang up (for gifts)

Christmas Eve (today) is going to be spent with a bottle of nice Cognac... The following days, hanging out with friends... 💕 New Years Eve... getting senselessly drunk. I've given up trying to get a hangover, so no sense in trying 😂 Nearest family is 20.000+ km away, so it is going to be a week of hanging out with the friends I've made down here. Which is not bad at all actually. Made some very good ones the last few years. Chinese (mainland and Taiwan), Serbians, Aussies, Kiwis, various parts of India. Interesting bunch 👍 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone 🎆

I'm an unashamed Warhammer 40k fanboy Just posting one episode, I'll leave it to people to find the rest of Helsreach on youtube

Australia is burning... a lot. NSW (an Aussie state) had 3 million hectares scorched since July. By comparison, that's more than all of Californias 2018 fires and the 2019 fires in the Amazonas combined https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50585968 @Bartimaeus I know, I suck 😋

More politics this way:

Split from previous thread, as to not interrupt conversation too much. I'll refrain from Monty Python jokes here....

Yeah, Sydney is burning... or at least it's closing in on the suburbs. Adelaide is feeling the smoke too. Speaking of Australia, the 2020 underwater hockey season is about to kick off. Yes, it's a thing https://vuhc.org.au/category/news/

A Mongolian/Latvian mix. I often like unusual, new creations