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At 1.00pm our time, today, of course..it will be midnight in Sydney and despite 300,000- plus people signing a petition not to have the famous annual display because of the horrendous fires (out of respect for those killed and those losing homes,not to mention wildlife) it's going ahead. The city of Parramatta,18 miles from Sydney, is also having a display. Temperatures in New South Wales,where Sydney is, are forecast to be above 40C..in old money 110F. Maybe it's because they generate AUD $310million which is £65million.Both the prime minister and mayor of Sydney support the fireworks display going ahead.PM Morrison says it's to give a positive in such dire times...the other consideration for them is that it's been planned and paid for 15 months ago and won't make any difference to funding in relation to the fires. The Sydney council has donated $620,000 (£310,000) to fire-related projects.
I'm posting this webcam (below) but I have reservations about it. ITV will have their lunchtime news running from 1235 through the display time so may have live footage.This morning's news announced that the death toll is now 12 people including firefighters most,are volunteers. There are,reportedly, 4000 people seeking safety on the beaches at Mallacoota...which is 310 miles east of Melbourne.
The fires we see in CA are bad but I can't recall ever seeing such terrible fires and devastation on such a large scale.It''s estimated that 30% of Koalas in NSW have been killed.Approximately 5m hectares,nationally have been affected, 3.5m in NSW alone. It's estimated that 480m reptiles, birds and mammals have been killed. All in all it's an ecological disaster on a massive scale that's unprecedented despite some claiming otherwise. A scientits' overview https://www.theguardian.com/austral...-factcheck-are-this-years-fires-unprecedented
https://www.news.com.au/technology/...ive-coverage/eccdbf36e90795da92052636148934be
Posted online at 9.44am (our time) Mallacoota. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/30/...allacoota-beach-fire-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
If you still would like to see the display Here's the live link. If it fails..ie 'times out' just Google it or,as I did try clicking on the back button,that brings it live again. https://webcamsydney.com
Having posted all the above I'm beginning to wonder if I now want to see them.It feels like being disrespectful, blasé
I'm posting this webcam (below) but I have reservations about it. ITV will have their lunchtime news running from 1235 through the display time so may have live footage.This morning's news announced that the death toll is now 12 people including firefighters most,are volunteers. There are,reportedly, 4000 people seeking safety on the beaches at Mallacoota...which is 310 miles east of Melbourne.
The fires we see in CA are bad but I can't recall ever seeing such terrible fires and devastation on such a large scale.It''s estimated that 30% of Koalas in NSW have been killed.Approximately 5m hectares,nationally have been affected, 3.5m in NSW alone. It's estimated that 480m reptiles, birds and mammals have been killed. All in all it's an ecological disaster on a massive scale that's unprecedented despite some claiming otherwise. A scientits' overview https://www.theguardian.com/austral...-factcheck-are-this-years-fires-unprecedented
https://www.news.com.au/technology/...ive-coverage/eccdbf36e90795da92052636148934be
Posted online at 9.44am (our time) Mallacoota. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/30/...allacoota-beach-fire-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
If you still would like to see the display Here's the live link. If it fails..ie 'times out' just Google it or,as I did try clicking on the back button,that brings it live again. https://webcamsydney.com
Having posted all the above I'm beginning to wonder if I now want to see them.It feels like being disrespectful, blasé