[LINK] Bush Fire Speeds (was Re: home emergencies)

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Robin Whittle wrote:
> (Please note, I have no expertise in this area.)
> 
> Regarding bushfire speeds, when the temperature is 46C (~5 or 6%
> relative humidity) and there is a strong wind dropping embers several
<snip>
> We are currently in the La Nina part of the El Nino cycle:
> 
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Nino
> 
> This is when things are "supposed to be" cooler and wetter.  However,
> for south-eastern Australia, we are no longer getting the rain we
> used to get during the La Nina part of the cycle.
> 
> I wish I could be optimistic about the survival of the forests and
> towns in forested areas in Victoria - but I can't.
> 

Sydney and Northern NSW seem to be experiencing La Nina. Perhaps the Murray
Darling Basin problems are reducing the humidity and rainfall further south.
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Marghanita
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