This was taken from the NASA Observatory on 10 Feb 2014. The fire in east Gippsland (Goongerah/Snowy River complex) is almost as big as the whole of the area of Melbourne.
It is interesting that fires such as this get very little coverage by the news media - "It's only bush". Because these areas are not very populated and there are no people or buildings threatened there is no coverage.
There are many furry and feathered inhabitants suffering or killed though.
Cheers - John
-- Edited by rockylizard on Sunday 16th of February 2014 10:13:42 AM
jules47 said
10:36 AM Feb 16, 2014
Wow - that is a huge area!!!!
Dougwe said
06:40 PM Feb 16, 2014
Not good at all. You can even see the Oil rigs out in Bass Strait.
Gerty Dancer said
08:01 PM Feb 16, 2014
Wow! What an interesting photo! You're right about the lack of news coverage about the fires RL. We've just travelled down the Victorian coast and rarely were we able to find out how big/what direction/status of the fires that were blanketing everywhere with their smoke. Now through Melbourne, and with a wind change, its the first fresh air we've breathed since leaving home in NSW last week!
Tim thetruckie said
02:38 PM Feb 18, 2014
Same with the Bangor in SA . It has been going since 14/1/14 and is now controlled thanks to some wet weather last week and has burnt over 30,000 hectares .
The Gippsland fire in Vic was burning some of the time while the Bangor fire was really going and there was next to thing on the news about the Bangor fire
-- Edited by Tim thetruckie on Tuesday 18th of February 2014 02:39:33 PM
Gday...
This was taken from the NASA Observatory on 10 Feb 2014. The fire in east Gippsland (Goongerah/Snowy River complex) is almost as big as the whole of the area of Melbourne.
It is interesting that fires such as this get very little coverage by the news media - "It's only bush". Because these areas are not very populated and there are no people or buildings threatened there is no coverage.
There are many furry and feathered inhabitants suffering or killed though.
Cheers - John
-- Edited by rockylizard on Sunday 16th of February 2014 10:13:42 AM
Same with the Bangor in SA . It has been going since 14/1/14 and is now controlled thanks to some wet weather last week and has burnt over 30,000 hectares .
The Gippsland fire in Vic was burning some of the time while the Bangor fire was really going and there was next to thing on the news about the Bangor fire
-- Edited by Tim thetruckie on Tuesday 18th of February 2014 02:39:33 PM