Katoomba Monthly Temp average set to be SMASHED!!! AGAIN!!!

[FenceFurniture]

Whoa! I'd be participating a little more on the boating section of this Forum.

Yeah, it's pretty insane. Having had nil precipitation to speak of for maybe 3-4 months I hadn't had to really mow the lawns until Tuesday 11 days ago. And only then because we'd had about a week of light rain rain on and off. Around the shady edges it was a little longer but the main part was still only about 60mm after months of summer. Since then (11-12 days) it's grown about 100mm! Problem is that we have still got a week of rain ahead (poor bugger me ) so I may need to invest in a scythe by the time things dry out.

[rwbuild]

North Richmond bridge covered, first time since Feb 1992 and without ANYTHING released from the catchment dams.

[FenceFurniture]

The low appears to be heading down the coast, so maybe the southern NSW/Vic firegrounds are going to get a good dousing. Maybe even a bit more heading Cowra way for you Ray.

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[Bushmiller]

Having had nil precipitation to speak of for maybe 3-4 months I hadn't had to really mow the lawns until Tuesday 11 days ago.

We hadn't fired up the mower for well over a year! The two back tyres were flat. Battery, surprisingly, was OK. A bit of air in the tyres. a full tank of fuel and SWMBO was good to go. A full day enjoying the wind in her hair .

Regards
Paul

[rwbuild]

The low appears to be heading down the coast, so maybe the southern NSW/Vic firegrounds are going to get a good dousing. Maybe even a bit more heading Cowra way for you Ray.

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Bright sunny day here, but the farmers need it desperately, some of them have started working ground in anticapation

[FenceFurniture]

Just revisiting this:

I'd like to see the fire spotting towers manned again. Someone told me they stopped the practice for safety reasons. I'm trying to understand why the people in the tower couldn't see the danger approaching and get out. Water bombing a small blaze must surely be more effective than a major inferno.

Bums on seats with binoculars is the preferred method in WA apparently.
West Australian tower watchers are the state's first line of defence against bushfires - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[Bushmiller]

i have just installed an additional 100,000 litres of tanks to my place and they have already filled in the last couple of days

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An additional 100,000L! I'm suitably impressed. We will be at 100,000 when the new tanks arrive in about three weeks: After the rains have subsided?

Regards
Paul

[woodPixel]

Bugger having people sitting around watching.

This is the VIIRS and MODIS infrared satellite feed. It shows hotspots that develop in patches of 375 metres.

Historical data, overlays, intensitys, changes... the works. The Advanced data and options show EVERYTHING.

This is Aus... simply zoom in, the URL is bookmarkable one you reach your own area FIRMS - Fire Map

This is an example of what the public data can do: Bushfire.io | Alpha | A bushfire map

Absolutely no need for people. This data has a resolution of 15 minutes, is instantly updated and may be readily imported into a map.

Alerts can be sent to crews before anyone even knows its started!

[FenceFurniture]

Bugger having people sitting around watching.

Maybe....'cept for this bit:

Note: Cloud cover may obscure active fire detections.

[woodPixel]

and this was in my Bloomberg trading feed this morning Bloomberg - Climate Models Are Running Red Hot, and Scientists Don’t Know Why

So, if its good enough to trade on (i.e. make money with*), why isn't it good enough to use for mitigation?

Is "Climate Change" so made up that we can use it to invest, but it isn't real enough to act upon?

It can't be both!

God damned CCD'ers. God damned conservative politicians. They'll be the death of us.



* Or better still, avoid massive losses!

[FenceFurniture]

So yesterday was the wettest February day EVER for Katoomba since 1886, with 226mm until 9am this morning, bringing the total since Thursday 9am to:
32.0 (T)
66.0 (F)
193.4 (S)
226.0 (S)
517.4mm in four days

[Bushmiller]

So yesterday was the wettest February day EVER for Katoomba since 1886, with 226mm until 9am this morning, bringing the total since Thursday 9am to:
32.0 (T)
66.0 (F)
193.4 (S)
226.0 (S)
517.4mm in four days

Brett

That level of rainfall here would result in the Island of Millmerran (it has already happened in the 2010/2011 floods) and we would be able to cede from the Toowoomba shire, although that may not be the best time to emulate the Kingdom of Hutt River. I imagine that all your water flows down the hill, But what happens at the bottom of the hill?

These records actually emphasise that climate change is not just about heat: Climate Change is about extremes in every sphere: More of just about everything.

Regards
Paul

[FenceFurniture]

These records actually emphasise that climate change is not just about heat: Climate Change is about extremes in every sphere: More of just about everything.

Yes, and it's the very frequency of these records falling that should be alarming to everyone.

Your point about extremes in every sphere brings up a point that may have been mentioned earlier, but certainly bears repeating. Somebody mentioned huge snow dumps in North America means the climate can't be warming. Part of the cause of that was that Lake Erie didn't freeze over and therefore there was much more evaporation which created much more snow.

Even evidence supposedly supporting deniers can be evidence to the contrary when examined properly.

[Bushmiller]

Indeed Brett

It was a similar phenomena when in the arctic some, but not all, glaciers extended for a while. This was in fact because there was more melt water than normal and the deniers latched on to that quick smart. It was explained, but I doubt it was accepted. The extended glaciers weren't, of course, sustainable.

Regards
Paul

[FenceFurniture]

I've just watched last week's 4 Corners "Black Summer".

Anyone reading this thread who hasn't seen it should watch it, but be warned - it's harrowing. (and for the ABC knockers who think it might be stacked with whatever - it's reportage without opinion)

Four Corners : ABC iview