Australian heatwave breaking records, killing animals

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I'm pretty used to blast furnace winds in high summer where I grew up in Nevada.

The typography of looks about the same:

Yep. The great Australian desert. Which might be expanding, but has existed for millennia.

I’ve been reading about Australian heat waves killing animals and such for years. These kind of heat waves happen every year.

The proof in “climate change” lies more in what’s happening in the Arctic, with glaciers melting and 2-3 Celsius increases in average temperatures over the past 20 years or so.

I beg to differ, Kraftie.
When weather records that have stood for 80 years come toppling down one after another over the course of a decade, that would indicate at least the possibility of a shift to more extreme weather. And that would fit with climate change theory. Dismissing it as nothing to be concerned about would be dangerous imho.

...and today we're having record rainfalls and floods...
Daintree River in FNQ broke flood record set in 1996. Townsville is getting hammered right now.

Edited to add: and thanks Ezra for that cool sat image of Cloncurry.
(I must learn how to post images)

What about the sustained heat increases that are bleaching the coral in the Great Barrier Reef, that are increasing year by year? Did you not see the National Geographic piece I linked in my comment about that? If heat waves are normal for Australia and not increasing over time, then why is the coral in the reef dying when it used to thrive? Keep in mind, it's been proven that sustained increases in ocean temperature are what cause the coral to bleach and die.

I heard something about increased volcanic activity being responsible for ice melting in some areas.

i am australian. and i can attest that this summer, we have had about 40 days of severe thunderstorms.
it is hotter than usual, but i live at an altitude of about 900m, so it never gets over 33C.
this area has a reasonably primitive electrical infrastructure, and i freak out every day knowing a blackout is likely.
i hate blackouts. there is nothing to do when there is no electricity.
i am going to buy an auto starting electrical generator wired into my box, but it will cost $17,000.
then i will be excited when storms occur.

i think this year is an anomaly in the characteristics of the climate.
if next year is worse, then i will start to suspect climate change.

humans really believe they are omnipotent if they think they are responsible.

Where did I say I don’t believe in climate change? All I said is that conditions in the Arctic provide more proof of its existence.

1/3rd of Australia’s flying foxes (bat species) died in two days during the heatwave.

https://www.dailyo.in/variety/wildlife- ... 29042.html

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I do indeed think that the cause was that she let her seat wave...

Here in Melbourne we are in the middle of a heat wave and our house is surrounded by hundreds of flying foxes which fly from the Dandenong ranges, the heat isn't impacted on them at all...

Welcome back.

Hello John

Aaaaargh
I know we wanted rain in Townsville,,,
But I think that might be enough now.
Can you please stop it?
Please, pretty please?
Stopitstopitstopitstopit
STOP RAINING
FFS