Posted on 12/07/2019 2:33:39 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
A giant bushfire on the edge of Sydney, which has blanketed the city in smoke causing a spike in respiratory illnesses and the cancellation of outdoor sports, will take weeks to control but will not be extinguished without heavy rains, firefighters said.
housands of weary firefighters, who have been battling bushfires for a month, were on Saturday fighting nearly 100 blazes in New South Wales state.
The mega fire north of Sydney, Australia’s largest city, was created on Friday when several fires merged and was now burning across 335,000 hectares (830,000 acres).
“We need flooding rain to put these fires out. That’s really what is going to stop it,” said the New South Wales Rural Fire Service. “These will take many weeks to put out.”
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Prayers for the folks there.
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Forest and brush fires are a natural occurrence and are necessary for renewal of the vegetative growth as well as the health of the forest/plains
Man Made Global Warming CO2 ,nope it’s nature
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