Oh very interesting. My first thought was how long it had been since you had a decent rain but then you said the the last time it didn't come into the house so that's a mystery. But it's great to know that you guys are getting rain, is some rain coming down, or did it come down, where the fires are?
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We have no fires here in South Australia at the moment. I think it rained near to New South Wales and where some of the fires were...Australia is a big country though and because I don't watch the news I don't always know where it's raining.
It's difficult to understand for a non-Aussie but our country is a land of extremes...I'm not sure if you know but there are towns here that are almost completely out of water. We have been in drought conditions for over 8 years and it's getting to be a dire situation for many towns. See link below.
https://9now.nine.com.au/today/australian-town-across-queensland-and-nsw-set-to-have-no-water-between-november-2019-and-march-2020-warick-farmers/f2438e2a-6767-4de9-8e6b-987a4fe46aa4
Dang that sucks! I just assumed most people had water wells. Rats. The government should subsidize them so they can stay until the drought is over or is that impossible?
Eight years of drought...The government don't have that much money. It's a dire situation really. The thing is, that these areas are likely to get flooded out and washed away when rains do come. It's a brutal place at times. The government are trucking water in but that's not really much of a solution. If rain comes it's unlikely to be enough, or in time. It's kind of crazy really, but it's not the first time and won't be the last.
Exactly. With no vegetation growing for years the rains will destroy the soil and take it with the flooding. Too bad there's no water underground.
There is...The artesian basin lies beneath almost one third of the country and is welled also. It's dropping though as the rain isn't seeping down there either. It's a catch 22 situation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Artesian_Basin
Great Artesian Basin
The Great Artesian Basin (GAB), located in Australia, is the largest and deepest artesian basin in the world, stretching over 1,700,000 square kilometres (660,000 sq mi), with measured water temperatures ranging from 30–100 °C (86–212 °F). The basin provides the only source of fresh water through much of inland Australia.The Basin underlies 22% of the continent, including the states and territories of Queensland (most of), the Northern Territory (the south-east corner of), South Australia (the north-east part of), and New South Wales (northern part of). The basin is 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) deep in places and is estimated to contain 64,900 cubic kilometres (15,600 cu mi) of groundwater. The Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee (GABCC) coordinates activity between the various levels of government and community organisations.
Thank you wikitextbot, this is awesome!
Holy smokes, it's the largest and deepest basin in the world! It seems like they have no choice but to do some more wells until the drought ends. If the drought doesn't end, then what? Just more fires all the time. The destruction will be almost incomprehensible.
Yeah, it's a big basin although only has so much pressure so drilling too many wells ends up affecting the overall pressure. There is an issue with water supply all over the world as there is only so much drinkable water available. The planet can only generate so much is what I mean. And yet we waste water all the time as if it's an endless commodity.