tl;dr my country is literally on fire and the politicians refuse to help
I know thereās a lot going on in the world, but you probably havenāt heard about whatās happening in Australia.
weāre on fire.
approximately Ā¼ of australiaās population is in catastrophic fire danger. A catastrophic fire level means your only chance of surviving is leaving before itās too late.
itās Spring in Australia, and rainforests arenāt meant to be dry enough to burn, yet at the time of writing this (11/11/19) there are 71 active fires in NSW (43 out of control), and 51 active fires in Queensland - not including those that have already burned before now, and there are more in other states. Sydney is already rated ācatastrophicā, the first time this rating has ever been used there since its creation in 2009. Thatās right, we had to add yet another level of destructiveness, because āhighā, āvery highā, āsevereā, and āextremeā were no longer adequate. To quote the Fire Danger Ratings, āfor your survival, leaving early is the only optionā.Ā conditions tomorrow will be the worst they have been, and people are evacuating as we speak. the fire fighters are preparing as best they can.
This isnāt just about people losing their homes; people have died and will die, countless animals have already lost their lives and many more will still perish. our land, our lives, and our hope is up in flames and will soon be nothing but ash. the annual fire season has not even begun yet. this is only the beginning. my native land is burning, and there is nothing i can do to stop it.
the government refuses to acknowledge that we are in a climate crisis. the fires have never been this bad. we have been in severe drought for more than a year which has only contributed to the force of these fires. the Prime Minister Scott Morrison has done nothing but send his āthoughts and prayersā. He will not accept aid from other countries because he is too egotistical to admit that we need it. All the while the people of this land are suffering. Climate change needs radical human change to be combated. we are already seeing the results of years of indifference, and this is barely the beginning of something that will only get worse the longer governmentās and big companies refuse to act to counteract climate change.
Our government has also cut funding to Fire and Rescue NSW by 35.4%, the Rural Fire Service by 75.2%, and QLD Rural Fire Service by 26.42%, resulting in closures of services; they donāt have the resources to cope. We are fighting a losing battle against the results of climate change.Ā and this is only the beginning.
At least 6 million people today are prepared for evacuating. There are strong winds, low humidity, and high temperatures which will only exacerbate and encourage the fires. Authorities have warned that there arenāt enough fire trucks to help everyone, so unless you are prepared to the maximum, you need to leave. 600 schools and TAFEās across NSW have been closed due to the fires, with others in Queensland closing due to air quality being virtually unbreathable due to smoke. Rural Fire Service Deputy Commisioner Rob Rogers said the state was as prepared as it could be, with military aircraft on standby to rescue people from fires if needed.
As Queensland and New South Wales deal with these unprecedented bushfires, there is a lot of talk about how to stop, or at least reduce them. David Bowman is a professor of environmental change biology at the University of Tasmania and he says the short answer is that climate change is making a bad situation worse.
But itās also much more complex than that. Much of Australiaās natural biodiversity has evolved to withstand and even stop bushfires due to a multitude of species being in one area. Eucalyptus trees encourage fires as they help spread seeds, but other species are naturally flame retardant and help to curb the fires. The issue is that so much of the native bush has been cut down for farming and agriculture that the natural fire defence has virtually been destroyed. Australia is the leading country in mammal extinction, as well as one of the worst 7 for biodiversity loss.
There have already been significant harmful impacts to wildlife, with entire ecosystems up in smoke and individual species affected, including around 350 Koalas presumed dead ā all before the fires have reached their peak.
my heart goes out to the victims of the current fires, which we know have been exacerbated by the decline of native biodiversity. Australian conservation efforts need a radical overhaul. Mitigating the intensity of these fires, mostly set by humans and their activities, can be achieved by restoring our native ecosystem engineers, such as bandicoots, bettongs and potoroos.
These species help to maintain healthy forests by continually turning over and breaking down forest leaf litter, thereby drastically reducing fuel load. In their absence, fires are more intense, often reaching the treetops, which can affect populations of species already on the brink, like the Koala.
Slow growing and ancient Australian East coast temperate forests are of global significance, as these forests have some of the highest carbon storage on the planet. Fires of this intensity threaten their very existence but managing wildlife to reduce fire intensity and protect forests is under-appreciated for its importance in reducing the release of carbon into the atmosphere.
If you wish to donate to the NSW Rural Fire Service, follow this link. Iām not sure if it works for countries outside Australia, but if you can spare some money, please try
Support your local brigade - NSW Rural Fire Service
Or you can donate to the Red Cross who have set up many shelters and are providing first aid, and are trying to fund small kits to provide families with basic necessities
Where there's disaster, an emergency, conflict or crisis, your support means Red Cross will be there.
I am sorry if anyone finds this post upsetting or I offend anyone.
Doctors always say when you find something cancerous on your body itās the size of a grain of rice, but what they donāt tell you about is what to do when you suddenly discover a lump half the size of a ping pong ball.
That is what I have just gone through. Since February this year, I have had a lump the size of a ping pong ball in my right breast. I went to the local doctor and he said it was benign meaning itās not cancerous. Still, he had me go to Radiology for an ultrasound and they suggested a biopsy.
The results came back and it was still benign but had signs of Malignancy (which means it could turn cancerous at any moment. So he referred me to a specialist who knows a lot about Breast Cancer Dr. Amelia Dauway and let me tell you she was amazing.
She checks it over and then told me to come back in six months time, but if anything changed e.g. size, shape, or it started hurting I was to return immediately. And thatās what happened in July. It had changed in shape and had also grown. So she had me go back to radiology for another scan, went back the following week and she immediately said that I have to go into surgery to remove the lump.
I had surgery two weeks ago on the 19th of August this year and then last week went back to find out the results. Turns out I had not one but two Phyllodes Tumours an aggressive Benign tumor that can turn cancerous. The biggest was 5cms by 7cm and weighed 14g and the second one was only 3cm X 4cm.
I had gone back for more surgery yesterday to remove the margins and any excess tissue from the area.
I have a 50/50% chance of still getting these tumors and not knowing the Families history with Breast Cancer is frustrating.
So if you find something that wasnāt on or in your body beforehand like a lump g to the doctors immediately and have it checked out. I was lucky that I found mine when I did because Dr. Duaway once told me sheās had patients come in with Phyllodes tumors that size of grapefruits.
Men can also get these as well but Benign Fibroednomaās are more common in women and girls between the age of 13 to 25 years.
I am posting this to help raise awareness of Breast Cancer including with other types of cancer as I have lost an uncle to Lung Cancer and I have an aunt who also went through Breas Cancer.
I am a fighter. I am a survivor and this is my story.
Someone in New South Wales Australia caught a Carpet Python (Non-venomousĀ Australian Snake) hangs in the air from a telephone wireĀ with a White wing tipped Currawong for lunch.
Just some photos of Last Years Cosplay outfits. My boyfriend did Ezio from AC Brotherhood, a random Kingsman agent and Jack from the Ripper from the Assassins Creed Syndicate DLC. My Mother did Resident Evil Cop, and her version Anne Bonny. I did Yennefer from Witcher with the skirt, Elise from Assassins Creed Unity and my own cosplay of my Red Dead Redemption 2 Online Character when I get around to playing online.Ā
Look at me This is my new dog that we got for Christmas last year. Back then he was only 2 months old, now he's 11 months old. He's a purebred Border Collie and apparently his colour is the original collie colour.
āhe just left in the middle of an argumentā dump him
āhe rolls his eyes when I start to cryā dump him
āwe never agree on what movie to watch and we always go with his choiceā dump him
āwhen heās mad heāll stand up straight and tower over meā dump him
āhis friends make me uncomfortableā dump him
āhe didnāt appreciate the gift I made himā dump him
āI donāt like that he drinks every dayā dump him
āsometimes he ignores what I said during sex unless I say it againā dump him
āhe told me he doesnāt like it when I wear my favorite sweaterā dump him
āhe threw something when he got mad onceā dump him
āhe wonāt yell but sometimes heāll just stop responding until I stop talking about itā dump him
āhe doesnāt want me to go to my friendās parties without him, but he never wants to goā dump him
āhe pouts and says his last girlfriend did it for himā dump him
āhe plays pranks on me that I donāt likeā dump him
āhe doesnāt think my jokes are very funny and makes fun of me for itā dump him
āhe wants me to wear more make upā dump him
āhe got angry that I cut my hairā dump him
āhe still hasnāt met my parentsā dump him
āhe talks about me giving him kids, but weāve never talked about our futureā dump him
āhe whines that condoms donāt feel as goodā dump him
āI like having a boyfriend, but I have to put up with a lot for this oneā dump him (:
āHe hits me if he gets mad enough.ā
āHe calls me fat to make his friends laugh.ā
āHe says no one else will ever put up with me.ā
āHe gets really mad and guilt-trips me when he wants sex and I donāt.ā
āHe treats me like shit in front of other people.ā
DUMP HIM.
All of the things Iāve listed are from personal experience. Trust me. Heās not worth it. You will find someone better. You are so much more important.
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