Down Under getting a new meaning Note the scale

 <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/31/australia-floods-larger-t_n_803
033.html>

I Come From A Land Down Under 3:46  Men At Work          


<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10981230>

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Bill  S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden

"Always tell the truth and you don't have to remember anything."
--Mark Twain.

 

My sympathies go to both nationalities affected by the current flooding.

A very rough estimate taken from both links above:

It would appear that we have approx 3 times the land area under water, it
would also appear we have slightly less people affected by the flood waters
ours 200,000 theirs up to 20 million.  I know where I prefer to live.

Mike

 by my reconing as i was thee in 1991 the rocky flood has not as yet
peaked above the 1991 flood likethey have been saying, and as for the
others then i would have my doubts to the accuracy of the reporting,
as always the major impact is that they allow housing develpments to
take place on flood plains and reclaimed swamps and this pushes the
flood water into new area (never been flooded) so they are equation
this to extra flood height event.

some furphies going on me thinks.

look for the reaction of old ime locals they aren't in a flap as
they've seen or heard it all before.

On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:37:44 -0500, Bill who putters


Matthew 25:13 KJV
"Watch therefore, for ye know neither
the day nor the hour wherein the Son
of man cometh"

Mark 13:33 "Take ye heed, watch and pray:
for ye know not when the time is".

len

With peace and brightest of blessings,

"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

 

 You know it is bad when you see things like this.

<http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8195243/frog-hitches-ride-with-snake
-to-flee-floods>

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Bill  S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden

 From "The Etiquette of Freedom" Shakespeare Quote.
"We are nature too."