In photos: Australia endures week of floods, dust storms and brown rain as fires rage
Published Date: 1/23/2020
Source: axios.com
Southeastern Australia is continuing to be plagued by extreme weather this week. Soaring temperatures in New South Wales have triggered fresh bushfire warnings and dust has produced brown rain in Victoria.What's happening: Dust storms have been pummeling parts of southeast Australia for days. A massive bushfire in the Australian Capital Territory is impacting flights at Canberra Airport, where hail the size of golf balls struck earlier in the week. The storms come days after floods hit southeast Qld, which has also been impacted by the fires. Here's what's been happening, in photos.Last nights rain brought with it a significant amount of unwanted dirt (here’s a photo of what our open staff were faced...Posted by Queens Park Swimming Pool on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 "Cars were covered in dust and combined with the rain made for a muddy start to the day," the Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria said. Photo: BOM/TwitterToday, the Yarrarekinds me of something 🤔#melbourneweather pic.twitter.com/NYLFC3OlEW— Scarletp (@scarletp1792) January 22, 2020 It’s the middle of summer in #Melbourne, and it’s 15 degrees this morning, and it’s been raining red dirt all night. pic.twitter.com/DkWinN2Knv— evilpally (@evilpally) January 22, 2020 Hail the size of golf balls outside Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, on Monday. Photo: Rohan Thomson/Getty ImagesWhen the bureau forecasts rain and this arrives... AGAIN! #fudust #sickofcleaning #whenwillwegetrain pic.twitter.com/NHQKkVT7gy— Jen Browning (@jen_browning) January 19, 2020 Reports of 4.5cm hail at Oran Park in Sydney's south western suburbs at 3pm from the storm in the photo. Further storms possible in east NSW. Stay up to date with the latest warnings: https://t.co/bFccsmuG4D and be prepared with these tips from NSW SES: https://t.co/Cm6G24dej2 pic.twitter.com/frvJaaY3pi— Bureau of Meteorology, New South Wales (@BOM_NSW) January 20, 2020 Dubbo right now .... pic.twitter.com/gsiJ501NfW— Heath Harrison (@HeathHarro) January 19, 2020 A flooded road in Queensland Saturday. Photo: Queensland Fire and Emergency Services/Twitter A Humane Society International crisis response specialist carries a baby Koala she rescued last Wednesday on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 26 bushfires were still burning in the state Monday, the Country Fire Service said. Photo: Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images A firefighter works to save a prehistoric wollemi pine tree in Wollemi National Park, New South Wales — "the only place in the world where these trees are found in the wild," according to NSW Parks and Wildlife, which notes there are fewer than 200. Photo: NSW Parks and Wildlife/Facebook View this post on Instagram Movie World Carpark flooded, with cars submerged up to the roof 🙄 #movieworld #oxenford A post shared by Michelle Hill (@mickeylou15) on Jan 17, 2020 at 2:26pm PST ROADS UPDATE 1.45pm Mon 20 Jan 2020 The Great Alpine Road between Bruthen and Ensay is CLOSED due to storms and heavy...Posted by DELWP Gippsland on Sunday, January 19, 2020A sugar glider clings to NPWS firefighter Daniel Rolles as it is taken to safety, away from fires burning nearby. If you...Posted by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service on Saturday, January 18, 2020 Regrowth at Cunningham's Gap, Queensland, which has received plenty of rain in recent days, according to local Jo McKee. The road at the area popular with tourists closed over Friday night "due to slips created by the fires" with "lots of foliage dislodged," she said. Photo: Jo McKeeGo deeper: Rain hits Australia's fire-ravaged states, but bushfires still burnIn photos: Deadly wildfires rage across AustraliaAustralia fires: Koalas could be listed as endangered