Photos show brutal contrast across Australia as BoM predicts a wet winter for millions https://www.byteseu.com/1042431/ #Australia #DamianNewell #FarmerPaulManwaring #GettyImages #PaulManwaring #SouthAustralia #SouthernVictoria #StateEmergencyService #Taree
Schwere Überschwemmungen an australischer Ostküste
An der Ostküste #Australien's sind nach heftigen Regenfällen in den letzten Tagen ganze Landstriche überflutet. Besonders betroffen sind die Kleinstädte #Taree in der Weinregion #HunterValley und #Wingham in der Region #MidNorthCoast. Das betroffene Gebiet liegt rund 300 Kilometer nördlich von Sydney.
Mehr als 80 Schulen blieben geschlossen. Es kam zu Stromausfällen. Meteorologinnen und Meteorologen sagten derweil bis Freitag weitere starke Niederschläge voraus. Der staatliche Wetterdienst warnte vor „lebensgefährlichen #Sturzfluten“ in einigen Regionen.
Koala hotspot 'discovered'
Thermal drones found one of the state's highest density koala populations.
"If each landowner does one small project … all of these projects add up into something really worthwhile."
Koalas face extinction in New South Wales within the next 25 years.
Bellingen accelerates the demise of the species by
Logging and clear felling the marsupials' habitat.
Encouraging speeding combustion engines by increasing and widening roads.
Road and pet density set up koalas for injuries and death.
Many cattle properties avoid trees to make "the land yield results".
The five acre hobby kingdoms are mostly manicure lawns and exotic flora and fauna.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-12/koala-hotspot-discovered-near-taree-nsw/104716726
Road and dog density contribute to the extinction of koalas >>
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/113780120808451330
#koalas #cattle #Taree #NSW #MidNorthCoast #LandOwners #Bellingen #NSWLogging #FCNSW #extinction #dogs #MobilityDesign #roads #GlenifferRoad
Road trip day 7: more market gardens of friends I’m visiting, this time in sub-tropical #Taree instead of arid #Maitland.
#MarketGardens
NSW forests face uncertain future as ‘desperation’ builds over major parties’ inaction over logging.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/13/nsw-forests-face-uncertain-future-as-desperation-builds-over-major-parties-inaction-over-logging
#Bulga #Taree #Biodiversity #Habitat
