Caves house with fires approaching
Copied from a SUSS newsletter.. all safe at Jenolan...
Jenolan will be closed until 31 January. A number of cottages and the fire shed were destroyed including the caver’s cottage.
They have no electronic communication available and won’t have for some time –
24 structures have been burnt in Buchan Village – plus one death.
There is a hot spot to the west of Wombeyan caves in the Green Wattle fire and Wombeyan itself appears to be within the fire perimeter.
Wee Jasper, Yarrangobilly, Wellington have escaped thus far although a large fire is threatening Cabramurra in Kosciuszko NP to the south of Yarrangobilly. If westerly winds continue this might become a real threat.
The number of non-show cave karst sites that have burnt is very high across NSW.
No information from Yanchep.
Regards .........
see google.org/crisismap/australia
A decade ago, Ross Garnaut's landmark climate change review reported fire seasons would start earlier, end slightly later and generally be more intense.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6567568/ross-garnauts-fire...
Caves house with fires approaching
Copied from a SUSS newsletter.. all safe at Jenolan...
Jenolan will be closed until 31 January. A number of cottages and the fire shed were destroyed including the caver’s cottage.
They have no electronic communication available and won’t have for some time –
24 structures have been burnt in Buchan Village – plus one death.
There is a hot spot to the west of Wombeyan caves in the Green Wattle fire and Wombeyan itself appears to be within the fire perimeter.
Wee Jasper, Yarrangobilly, Wellington have escaped thus far although a large fire is threatening Cabramurra in Kosciuszko NP to the south of Yarrangobilly. If westerly winds continue this might become a real threat.
The number of non-show cave karst sites that have burnt is very high across NSW.
No information from Yanchep.
Regards .........
see google.org/crisismap/australia
A decade ago, Ross Garnaut's landmark climate change review reported fire seasons would start earlier, end slightly later and generally be more intense.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6567568/ross-garnauts-fire...