Drought, Fire and now Floods?

[Donn]

CNN just showed flooding in NE Oz. Who did you guys piss off? :confused:

[Wild Wassa]

The ground is too dry to soak up the water Donn.

When we raped Mother Nature, ... she always pays out personally.

One poor chap did not loose a single head of cattle in all the time the drought has effected us, hand fed and nurtured all of his herd, only to watch 200 of them swept away, two days ago, in a flash flood. The environmentalists have been warning us since the 1930, but we just wouldn't listen as a Nation.

This is Australia, 7/8ths desert now, floods that will rise 10 metres in 2 hours coming through the gorges and disappearing just as quickly. I couldn't be a farmer in Australia, heart break after heartbreak.

We cut down billions of trees, clear felled huge areas, bigger than some countries, so we pay now, ... we were told.

The State and Federal Governments have a lot to answer for. The biggest threat to this country is the apathy of the people in the cities. I'm sorry to sound like a broken record, but this is the truth. Australian Environmental Studies is/are my real passion. Then comes sailing, ... it is so easy to go sailing, so I go sailing.

Warren.

ps, we will get there one day.

[ 02-07-2003, 06:49 PM: Message edited by: Wild Wassa ]

[Donn]

If I lived there, I think I'd gird for locusts and pestilence.

[Wild Wassa]

Donn, you wouldn't have to wait long.

The salinity problems are Australia greatest threat to the dirt now, and as far as the long term health of the economy is concerned (it can only worsen). The raising of the water table is accelerating, bringing the mineral salts to the surface, at a mind blowing rate, so the Scientists say.

Twenty years ago, going on field trips the geography lecturers often said, "if we start replanting trees now we will have the salinity problems licked by the year 2000". They are trying to figure out what to plant now, .... could I suggest saltbush. This is beyond the scope of the farmers, we need a 'Land Army' to mobilise. It would be fantastic for this country.

Warren.

[ 02-07-2003, 07:27 PM: Message edited by: Wild Wassa ]