Extreme Weather
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Flooded Nottingham Rugby Club launches appeal to – literally – stay afloat
Nottingham Rugby Club have started a fundraising appeal after their stadium, pitch and clubhouse were left under water after severe flooding
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Zoom in to the water park (currently full of mud).
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So Kirraly has eventually been "named".
2nd Cyclone of the season.
Been threatening to cause all sorts of shit down our way.
Seems the authorities were quite worried (or maybe quite excited) it would head south and fuck us up over the weekend.
But seems, aside from wherever it hits the coast (Townsville as a 2 probably according to current predictions), gunner head inland and not do much
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People are losing faith in the BOM as their modelling and predictions have been wildly out of touch recently.
It's not helped by fuckwits accusing them of being "woke" and pushing a climate change agenda.
But a lot of public messaging around extreme weather has been very poor this year. The predictions of Jasper being a huge deal when it was barely a wimper. The complete miss of the huge rain event that followed. The all over the shop modelling of this little cyclone that had track maps all over Qld. Even now the track map looks wrong as to meet their model it would have to suddenly have dramatic increase in speed.
Then we had the text message warning system that was breathlessly telling Cairns residents to evacuate and seek shelter 48 hours before the cyclone even hit. A cyclone that barely affected Cairns at all (rain event aside). And warnings about flooding? not so forthcoming.
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And don't get me started on southern based media hyping weather events up here all to hell, making out like we are about to get wiped out, or the whole of cairns has been washed away, when nothing could be further from the truth.
They are already breathlessly on the ground in Townsville, ready to report on this human disaster. And using old footage to create the impression that it's all kicking off, when you can quite clearly see the reporter on the beach in a light breeze and no rain.
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@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:
And don't get me started on southern based media hyping weather events up here all to hell, making out like we are about to get wiped out, or the whole of cairns has been washed away, when nothing could be further from the truth.
They are already breathlessly on the ground in Townsville, ready to report on this human disaster. And using old footage to create the impression that it's all kicking off, when you can quite clearly see the reporter on the beach in a light breeze and no rain.
Fuck off you vermin.The publicity officer for FNQAnon UNLEASHES on the southern media!
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@Smudge said in Extreme Weather:
@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:
And don't get me started on southern based media hyping weather events up here all to hell, making out like we are about to get wiped out, or the whole of cairns has been washed away, when nothing could be further from the truth.
They are already breathlessly on the ground in Townsville, ready to report on this human disaster. And using old footage to create the impression that it's all kicking off, when you can quite clearly see the reporter on the beach in a light breeze and no rain.
Fuck off you vermin.The publicity officer for FNQAnon UNLEASHES on the southern media!
(actual footage of me dictating my post)
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weather related...
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@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:
People are losing faith in the BOM as their modelling and predictions have been wildly out of touch recently.
It's not helped by fuckwits accusing them of being "woke" and pushing a climate change agenda.
But a lot of public messaging around extreme weather has been very poor this year. The predictions of Jasper being a huge deal when it was barely a wimper. The complete miss of the huge rain event that followed. The all over the shop modelling of this little cyclone that had track maps all over Qld. Even now the track map looks wrong as to meet their model it would have to suddenly have dramatic increase in speed.
Then we had the text message warning system that was breathlessly telling Cairns residents to evacuate and seek shelter 48 hours before the cyclone even hit. A cyclone that barely affected Cairns at all (rain event aside). And warnings about flooding? not so forthcoming.
Farmers are thrilled with the BOM since they sold their cattle on the basis there'd be a long, dry, hot summer coming and instead they could've been fattening their cattle on the abundant grass as a result of all the fucking rain.
And since they can't get a simple long range forecast remotely accurate, any wonder people don't believe them when they announce with near certainty what weather will be like in 50-100 years.
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@antipodean said in Extreme Weather:
@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:
People are losing faith in the BOM as their modelling and predictions have been wildly out of touch recently.
It's not helped by fuckwits accusing them of being "woke" and pushing a climate change agenda.
But a lot of public messaging around extreme weather has been very poor this year. The predictions of Jasper being a huge deal when it was barely a wimper. The complete miss of the huge rain event that followed. The all over the shop modelling of this little cyclone that had track maps all over Qld. Even now the track map looks wrong as to meet their model it would have to suddenly have dramatic increase in speed.
Then we had the text message warning system that was breathlessly telling Cairns residents to evacuate and seek shelter 48 hours before the cyclone even hit. A cyclone that barely affected Cairns at all (rain event aside). And warnings about flooding? not so forthcoming.
Farmers are thrilled with the BOM since they sold their cattle on the basis there'd be a long, dry, hot summer coming and instead they could've been fattening their cattle on the abundant grass as a result of all the fucking rain.
And since they can't get a simple long range forecast remotely accurate, any wonder people don't believe them when they announce with near certainty what weather will be like in 50-100 years.
Good news is my lawn is looking good.
Bad news is I have to mow twice a week.
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@booboo yep, I am not looking forward to mowing this week, It will be a 2 week gap as I couldn't mow last week as I had to play golf on the day it wasnt raining last weekend...
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@taniwharugby hell I had no trouble keeping my lawns mowed. Mind you we haven't had a hell of a lot of rain here, and it helps that I can do it midweek as I retired. But I actually played golf both days last weekend without any problems with rain anyway. Mind you looked a but iffy Saturday morning on way to New Plymouth.
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@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:
And don't get me started on southern based media hyping weather events up here all to hell, making out like we are about to get wiped out, or the whole of cairns has been washed away, when nothing could be further from the truth.
They are already breathlessly on the ground in Townsville, ready to report on this human disaster. And using old footage to create the impression that it's all kicking off, when you can quite clearly see the reporter on the beach in a light breeze and no rain.
Fuck off you vermin.I don't know what planet you are on but it sounds pretty serious to me. 7news just mentioned 'Wayne' lost a whirlybird off his roof from the high winds. Get off your high horse and spare the guy a thought.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Extreme Weather:
@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:
And don't get me started on southern based media hyping weather events up here all to hell, making out like we are about to get wiped out, or the whole of cairns has been washed away, when nothing could be further from the truth.
They are already breathlessly on the ground in Townsville, ready to report on this human disaster. And using old footage to create the impression that it's all kicking off, when you can quite clearly see the reporter on the beach in a light breeze and no rain.
Fuck off you vermin.I don't know what planet you are on but it sounds pretty serious to me. 7news just mentioned 'Wayne' lost a whirlybird off his roof from the high winds. Get off your high horse and spare the guy a thought.
Fuck Wayne
Jerk off
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So looks very likely I'm heading north to help fix up what Jasper fucked up in December.
Much damage to roads and much more damage to water supply.
Find out details of secondment tomorrow.
Watch out @mariner4life I'm passing through ... might get a chance to catch up for that beer.
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Give me a shout
There is a shit load that needs fixing
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