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gvidas · 02-04-2011, 12:50 PM

Amazing photos, via ABC-au: http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/cy...si/gallery.htm

You can almost imagine the houses are meant to be roofless, like some life-size museum.

Sundae · 02-04-2011, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Don't they have huge empty reservoirs that could be filled to hold all that water to fight the drought?

Australia experienced drought for years. From 2003-until 2009 huge swathes of Aus were subject to drought. One of the reasons for flooding is that when the rain falls, it falls too fast to seep into the ground and provide water for the medium to long term, it simply runs across the super-dry land. Reservoirs and dams are not really boosted by flash floods.

Things are far better than they were due to reasonably consistent rainfall, especially in QLD, since 2009. Now Australia faces the opposite problem thanks to La Nina - the cooler, female equivilant of El Nino.

But the bottom line is that Australia is the driest inhabited continent. And in large parts it is simply not a friendly place to live. Aussies love their homeland. It just doesn't love them back so much.

TheMercenary · 02-04-2011, 02:21 PM

@SG - I wish I could live there.

@gvidas - great photos!

casimendocina · 02-04-2011, 10:05 PM

Reservoirs aren't empty anymore.

Sundae · 02-05-2011, 03:03 PM

So once again it's not the right time to visit Coober Pedy - they'll all be in their wellies down there...

I'll make it one day.
America, Kenya, Kerala and New Zealand are first, sorry.
But I do keep entering competitions for holidays to Aus, especially any which involve the Indian Pacific railway, or The Ghan.
Platinum Service, yes please. Okay I'm not likely to meet a lonely miner or rancher travelling that way, but being rich enough to afford it would be its own consolation

casimendocina · 02-07-2011, 03:39 AM

You could always enter "Farmer wants a wife."

casimendocina · 02-07-2011, 03:40 AM

We've just started Monday, so now you're officially employed as a Learning Support Assistant. Hope that we'll be hearing all about it.

Sundae · 02-07-2011, 02:37 PM

Ah - I can't remember where I put it now.
Oh yes, in Monster's thread OMG SG!

I see you are now stricken by bushfires (Perth)
You're having a hella time right now...

casimendocina · 02-08-2011, 01:52 AM

I think that only Tassie, SA and NT have missed on calamaties this year.

Sundae · 02-08-2011, 02:11 AM

Oh Casi, you've just jinxed them I'm afraid.

casimendocina · 02-08-2011, 04:44 AM

I'm afraid my ability to be discreet is rather intermittent.

02-04-2011, 02:21 PM	#18
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	@SG - I wish I could live there. @gvidas - great photos! __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-05-2011, 03:03 PM	#20
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	So once again it's not the right time to visit Coober Pedy - they'll all be in their wellies down there... I'll make it one day. America, Kenya, Kerala and New Zealand are first, sorry. But I do keep entering competitions for holidays to Aus, especially any which involve the Indian Pacific railway, or The Ghan. Platinum Service, yes please. Okay I'm not likely to meet a lonely miner or rancher travelling that way, but being rich enough to afford it would be its own consolation __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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02-04-2011, 12:50 PM	#16
gvidas Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 286	Amazing photos, via ABC-au: http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/cy...si/gallery.htm You can almost imagine the houses are meant to be roofless, like some life-size museum.

02-04-2011, 10:05 PM	#19
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	Reservoirs aren't empty anymore.

02-07-2011, 03:39 AM	#21
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	You could always enter "Farmer wants a wife."

02-07-2011, 03:40 AM	#22
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	We've just started Monday, so now you're officially employed as a Learning Support Assistant. Hope that we'll be hearing all about it.

02-07-2011, 02:37 PM	#23
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Ah - I can't remember where I put it now. Oh yes, in Monster's thread OMG SG! I see you are now stricken by bushfires (Perth) You're having a hella time right now...

02-08-2011, 01:52 AM	#24
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	I think that only Tassie, SA and NT have missed on calamaties this year.

02-08-2011, 02:11 AM	#25
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh Casi, you've just jinxed them I'm afraid.

02-08-2011, 04:44 AM	#26
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	I'm afraid my ability to be discreet is rather intermittent.

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