Fires and Heat in Australia

Summer Dry Heat

Summer in Australia is usually very hot.  However, this year, 2019, in the first month of summer, records are being broken in all states. There are bushfires everywhere.  Many bushfires.  Some of which have been lit by humans, who have a warped sense and enjoy the sight of flames.

Arsonists and pyromaniacs have caused so much damage in Australia.  One fire caused by one of these criminals destroyed over 20 homes in Queensland.  

The poor people who have lost everything have to start again but of course will never, despite good insurance, will never get to replace everything that has gone.  Some folk will probably not have adequate insurance to replace their homes, cars, boats, and livestock. No amount of funds can every replace the photos, memorabilia and other items that are lost. 

Currently there are over 100 fires raging in one state!

Photo by Meritt Thomas - Unsplash.com

Summer Holidays

I was born in Adelaide, South Australia, one of the hot dry states and in summer we (my sister and I) would spend time with an aunt and uncle in Gladstone, north of Adelaide.

The country home had no cooling apparatus - it was in the 1950's and 60's.  My sister and I spoke about it (by phone) yesterday.  We would spend the afternoon, the hottest part of the day, in the bedrooms - lying on our bed.  We'd have a face washer which was dipped in water, wrung out and we'd wide our face and arms with it, to try to keep cool.

Now, everyone feels deprived if they don't have air conditioners!

How long the fires will continue we don't know.  What we can do about preventing such events in the future is unknown too.  

Let's hope 2020 will be a better year for us all.