<OT>We are going to be in trouble

[Ted Ozolins]

Keith Antoine wrote:

> Tony Alfrey wrote:
>
>> What's it like in Sidney, Melbourne or in the west (Perth)?
>>
>
> My son is in Sydney and they have water restrictions in place, outside
> Sydney and west its draought srticken. Victoria and Melbourne are also
> heavily drought effexted and restrictions in place, Vivtoria has
> salination problems along with NSW. Not sure as to how Southe Oz and
> West OZ are but it has to be bad in the country too. We did here that
> the had some rain this week max 33mm. Qld had patchs of 0-6 mm up north.
>
> We also had the first water prediction here in Brissy that we have
> enough for 3 years. Dis not say how severe the restictions would be in
> future nor if this was with some rain or not. I would guess that they
> would calculate in some rainfall, seeing that we have not had zero
> rain before, but then there are statisticians and they can amke
> anything = anything.
>
> The outlook is not brilliant whichever way they go. We have just been
> told that the hole over antartic had grown bigger than ever and is
> depleteing ozone. One outcome of this is we are now getting daily
> warnings of ultra violet A and B levels, also told if we do not wear
> protection the burn rate is now less than 12 mins. NZ is down to 9.
> What is this going to do to the environment and the Reef ?
>
>
I almost get visions of the Sahara from the above description.  We have
been fortunate this year with a fair amount of rain and a fairly good
snow-pack last winter. I can only pray that you get more rain and less
heat.

 At the moment we are being threatened by another source of heat, a
forest fire on the Westbank side of the lake. The one two years ago on
the Kelowna side of the lake took about 400 homes. At the moment over
100 homes have been evacuated here on the West side. The fire is moving
slowly towards us but still at a safe distance (if there is such a thing
as a safe distance.) The main electrical transmission line in in direct
path of this fire.  At the moment there are three fire dept attacking
the fire (about 70 fire-fighters) and about 35 forestry with 200 on
their way here for the morning.  The only blessing is that there is
absolutely no wind and god willing I hope it remains that way.

-- 
Ted Ozolins(VE7TVO)
Westbank, B. C