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Originally Posted by Pudding
The totally bizarre thing is, in Northern Australia they've got floods due to tropical rainstorms  |
I saw that on yesterday's news, it's an awful cruel touch of fate...and something of a shame the excess water from the north can't somehow easily be drained (thus also reducing flooding) and transfered to the south to be used to put out fires.
As for those responsible for starting the fires...no words can describe that...I cannot imagine why anyone would...and only hope they get their comeuppance. (as for the suggestion of fastening them to a burning tree ...I'm not sure death's a harsh enough punishment when you consider the losses of all those affected).
England (on the whole, I don't mean individuals) makes such a fuss out of any small extreme in weather, and I can only consider us fortunate that we dont suffer the extremes most other countries do.
As a Geographer (well, I was) my favourite area was 'hazards' (which includes fires and floods) and some of the impacts can be mind-numbingly horrific...yet unfortunately, the likelihood of occurence always seems to be higher in those areas where the impact will be higher, being more suitable areas for settlements. So cruel.
(and I'm done - shutting up now!)
Thoughts with those in Australia though, just a shame we can't do more.