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This isn’t the type of thing I usually post about but here are some photos of the bushfire situation right now here in Australia. There are no filters on these photos, the red colour is from ember storms created by strong winds and immense heat. I hope everyone is staying safe and my prayers and thoughts go out to everyone affected by these horrific blazes, especially the thousands nearby in Mallacoota where it is now too late to leave.
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mirrorballbetty · 4 years
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Australia’s Burning
Saw a few tweets on twitter from international people saying that us aussie people should stop begging for donations. To put this into perspective for you:
- our fires started in september 2019 in spring WAY before our fire season even begun.
- the government has cut the budget for volunteer fire fighters which means that they are mostly unable to purchase good quality uniforms and good quality breathing equipment to even protect themselves when on the front line of these ferocious fires.
- the government + national parks had ALL winter to back burn australia to limit the amount of bushfires but chose not to.
- each day is getting worse and worse. Every thunder storm with lightning that we get that doesn’t have rain causes more fires and is happening more frequently.
- businesses are closing and burning down. People are unable to purchase medication, fuel for their cars when fleeing their own town, food, running out of water + unable to buy baby food.
- around 23 people have died + over 20 people are missing. This is just in NSW + VIC and include 3 fire fighters who had loving families.
- over a thousand homes have been lost (around 1.4 i think?)
- canberra, the capital city of australia, has the WORST air quality in the world right now, in which it has killed one person and they weren’t even near any fires, the smoke got to them. The smoke from these fires have been reaching NZ since NOVEMBER.
- people have spent 3+ hours in traffic when fleeing their towns only to travel 2-7km’s and that’s not very far + some have spent days on the shorelines of australia either on boats or waiting for the navy or other australian defence teams to come pick them up, that’s how bad these fires are.
- towns are being wiped off the maps of australia.
- over HALF A BILLION animals (koalas, kangaroos + cattle mostly) have PERISHED in these fires. Koalas are already endangered and were already on the brink of extinction before these fires even started. Farmers have had to shoot their cattle because their injuries have been so severe and there’s nothing more they could do for them.
- one of australia’s most popular islands is nearly all on fire.
- over 4 MILLION hectares has been burnt and that’s more than the cali + amazon fires COMBINED.
- each day is getting more catastrophic than the last. Some people are given days to flee and if they don’t leave by a certain day they will probably not be allowed to leave at all.
- people are opening their own homes to 20+ completely strangers just so they have somewhere to stay.
We understand why you can’t donate and if you can we are very grateful for your donation. We are also very grateful if you even spread awareness by talking about it, rt’ing things, reblogging things etc, sharing links so others are able to donate. I’m sorry if we sound like we’re BEGGING for donations, we just want to be heard, helped and we want this to be over.
I will reblog with links that are helping our fire fighters + communities.
Thank you 💗
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thatrandombystander · 4 years
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As the world celebrates New Year’s Eve, please spare a moment to think about the people across Australia today who’s homes are in the path of the bushfires raging across the country
Here’s a few photos of conditions today in Nowra, Mallacoota, Merinbula, East Gippsland, Huskisson, and Batemans Bay. (shared by @ABCemergency’s Twitter)
Many residents in affected areas are evacuating to the beach/ocean after the fires have blocked off roads
Note that all of these photos were taken before sunset, there’s just a LOT of smoke
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larsminute · 4 years
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Today's Bushfire Rebellion protest in Melbourne, ironically held during a massive downpour... may the rain reach Gippsland and NSW soon! Great outcome regardless.. around 30.000 protesters!
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happy-gely · 4 years
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Watching the names of rural towns all over the south and east coast come on to trending lists. Shit’s fucked, stay safe.
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crazychicke · 4 years
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Happy NYE, and to those fighting fires or stranded in water, unable to breathe from smoke haze, or who’ve lost everything, i’m thinking of you. Catastrophic times here in Australia - fires are insane! Makes it hard to celebrate the new year with a climate emergency on our hands. For those who can, please donate to red cross or to your local RFS brigade, it will make all the difference.
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lunamazing · 4 years
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#AustraliaOnFire
An insight into the hell people facing the fires are dealing with, thinking of everyone in Mallacoota (where people are congregating on the beach or getting in boats for safety as the fires approach) and everywhere else in this country where fires are burning (read: every state and territory) #AustraliaOnFire
Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers, and let’s hope our government start taking this climate crisis seriously before the whole country is burnt to a crisp 
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The fires most close to me are the size of London someone told me. There are fires in NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland. We desperately need rain. Please sign the below petition.
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jensbaltrusch · 4 years
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Let's share & help #Repost @wwf • • • • • • With your help, we have raised over AUD$240,000 for our emergency Australian bushfire appeal in just 48 hours. Thank you to every person who has donated. Can you help us reach AUD$300,000 today? More than 10 million hectares of Australian land have been burned, and over 1 billion animals have been killed. As many as 8,400 koalas have perished in New South Wales alone. Our emergency fund is providing care for injured wildlife and supporting the response, recovery and restoration teams. Share with your followers to spread the word and raise vital funds. Follow the link in our bio to donate now. #ausfires #bushfiresaustralia #nswfires #vicfires #kangaroos #koalas #kookaburras #australia #australiaburns #bushfires #globalwarming #climatecrisis #climatechange #thehouseisonfire #ourhouseisonfire https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Nr7SApXX5/?igshid=1ijwbm1ruh1lb
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qiiimedia · 4 years
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Let's share & help #Repost @wwf • • • • • • With your help, we have raised over AUD$240,000 for our emergency Australian bushfire appeal in just 48 hours. Thank you to every person who has donated. Can you help us reach AUD$300,000 today? More than 10 million hectares of Australian land have been burned, and over 1 billion animals have been killed. As many as 8,400 koalas have perished in New South Wales alone. Our emergency fund is providing care for injured wildlife and supporting the response, recovery and restoration teams. Share with your followers to spread the word and raise vital funds. Follow the link in our bio to donate now. #ausfires #bushfiresaustralia #nswfires #vicfires #kangaroos #koalas #kookaburras #australia #australiaburns #bushfires #globalwarming #climatecrisis #climatechange #thehouseisonfire #ourhouseisonfire https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Nrve9A6Cq/?igshid=khwu7w2vlcse
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arisanareads · 4 years
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Public Service Announcement @booktopiabooks is running an offer today where ALL profits from sales made today (10th January) will be donated to aid bushfire recovery and relief efforts. These donations will be made to @redcrossau, @nswrfs, @cfavic and @Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service. For those who are not aware, Australia has a devastating fire tearing through over 17.9 million acres and as a result nearly half a billion animals have died, over 2000 homes destroyed and 27 lives have been lost. If you enjoy reading, please consider purchasing from Booktopia today. This is a great contribution on their behalf, and something I hope multiple people can support. #AustralianFires #AustralianBushFires #NSWFires #VICFires #Booktopia #SupportAustraliav https://www.instagram.com/p/B7H_6cshdmm/?igshid=uusfg2ri63oe
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fairytailsdesign · 4 years
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🦘🐨We are participating in @cattledogclubhouse pool fund to make it easier for you guys to donate. Any contributions will be qualified to our THCO Fundraiser Raffle. We Cattle Dog Clubhouse are heartbroken hearing about the devastating impact the Australian bushfires have been having on wildlife. Estimates say at least half a BILLION animals could have perished so far, and these fires are not stopping any time soon. Our admin team have chosen two wildlife charities to support and your donations will help make a difference to those animals in need. Tap on our link in our bio to donate today! #bushfirecrisis #nswfires #australianfires #prayforaustralia #nswrfs #2020bushfires #australiafires #australianfires #bushfiresaustralia #australiabushfires #vicfires #qldfires #savethekoalas #safires #kangarooisland OTHER WAYS TO HELP Donate and Support directly⬇️ NSW Rural Fire Service @nswrfs https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/about-us/fundraising Victoria Fire & Emergency @cfavic https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/about/supporting-cfa#donate-cfa Wires Wildlife Rescue @wireswildliferescue https://www.wires.org.au/donate/emergency-fund Port Macquarie Koala Hospital https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-thirsty-koalas-devastated-by-recent-fires @portmacquariekoalahospital The Salvation Army @salvosau https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/donate/make-a-donation/donate-online/?appeal=disasterappeal Australian Red Cross @redcrossau https://www.redcross.org.au/campaigns/disaster-relief-and-recovery-new-years-eve?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialorganic&utm_campaign=201913_drr_disaster-relief-and-recovery_don_transient_bushfires_none Vinnies Bushfire Appeal https://donate.vinnies.org.au/appeals-nsw/vinnies-nsw-bushfire-appeal-nsw WILDLIFE RESCUE SOUTH COAST INC @wildliferescuesc Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park @kiwildlifepark https://www.instagram.com/p/B7HsRQWpWVK/?igshid=s78rk0lxz3t1
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robertsmichaeltd · 4 years
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This is pretty cool of @iamblackhelmet to do their part to aid ⛑ in the Australian 🇦🇺 fires relief.🔥#australia #firerelief #australiafires #australianaid #causes #firefighters #wildfire #wildfires #aussiefires #ausfires, #bushfiresaustralia, #nswfires, #vicfires, #tasfires, and #wafires https://www.facebook.com/33341223162/posts/10157133723738163/?sfnsn=mo (at Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7GfX2Iljjw/?igshid=2hza1mviut4u
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mattchristieau-blog · 4 years
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#vicfires #nswfires #kangarooisland #safires #bushfires #fires #pray #prayers #australia #firefightersofinstagram #firefighter #firefighters (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7GChL7li-B/?igshid=hpjkptrufx4p
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larsminute · 4 years
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A U S T R A L I A B U R N S / #australiaburns #bushfiresaustralia #vicfires #nswfires #fundthefiries #climateemergency #climatebreakdown #koalasnotcoal #sackscomo #climateactionnow #treasurygardens #australia #burns #lunchbreak #denkmal @xrebellionaus @xrvic_aus @xr_youth_aus @xryouth_vic (at Treasury Gardens) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Z94rBJwId/?igshid=1vsycp1503sic
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azizdogdu · 4 years
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🐨 🆘 🐨 #repost @wwf ・・・ Australia’s devastating bushfires have brought out the best in people. There have been incredible acts of altruism, compassion and selflessness. Our hearts go out to all the families and communities affected, as well as the firefighters and wildlife carers working tirelessly during this challenging time. Unfortunately, it’s not over yet. Only by continuing to work together can we get through such a significant crisis. Head to our stories (🇦🇺 Highlight) to find out how you can donate to our emergency bushfire appeal. #ausfires #bushfiresaustralia #nswfires #vicfires #kangaroos #koalas #kookaburras #australia #australiaburns #bushfires #globalwarming #climatecrisis #climatechange #thehouseisonfire https://www.instagram.com/p/B7El02ggOIp/?igshid=fs6sm19ah2ez
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