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Millions of hectares have burned, a dozen people have died, we’ve had our hottest day on record. More than four times the amount of land burned in California, nine times more than the Amazon. Flames taller than the Sydney Opera House. 

Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery

Givit Disaster Relief

Givit Drought Relief 

Givit QLD

Givit NSW

St Vincent de Paul Society Bushfire Appeal

Victorian Fire Service

NSW Rural Fire Service 

CFS Foundation for Volunteer Firefighters 

The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital

Koalas in Care

NSW Wildlife Emergency Fund

Australian Lions Foundation

Drought Angels

the air quality in sydney is so bad it’s almost equivalent to smoking 37 cigarettes. in some parts the air is so bad it’s exceeded delhi’s pollution when it reached “unbearable” levels last month.

here’s a pic from a town in nsw that was taken at 2pm:

the smoke is so bad it’s drifted across the ocean to new zealand and is polluting their air too. 

the fires are so bad they’re creating their own weather conditions:

what’s really frustrating is our prime minister, scott morrison, doesn’t seem to be taking this seriously:

here’s the article.

here in australia, we’re experiencing first hand the extreme effects of global warming and the changing climate. these fires are the result of years of drought and exceptionally dry conditions.

nsw coastline:

these pictures are of people camping out in/around a lake to escape the fires. these pics were taking in the morning/mid day:

homes are being destroyed, people are dying and our wildlife is being devastated.

me: hi! so where are you guys from :D

normal people: I am from Russia/Brazil/Italy/Australia/etc :)

european: where are you from

american: i’m italian

european: omg same! da dove vieni?

american: wait what lol i don’t speak mexican i only speak english

and

european: where are you from?

“But Texas is so different from Oregon! People need to know which state I’m from because they’re all so different!” We don’t care. We are going to see you as an American, not as a Texan or a Californian or whatever, just like you’re going to see someone from Bavaria as a German, someone from Normandy as a Frenchman or someone from Piedmont as an Italian, not as a Bavarian, a Norman and a Piedmontese. European countries have regional differences too, even more than US states yet we don’t feel the need to specify that to foreigners when they ask us where we’re from unless they ask us to elaborate.

“But the US is so big! Some of our states are even bigger than your countries!”

Russia is the largest country in the world and undoubtedly more diverse than the US. If you were to ask a Russian where they’re from they would say that they’re from Russia, not Komi or Tuva unless they’re speaking to another Russian or someone they know to be familiar with Russian geography.

El vampiro / ICE

El vampiro torce la ley. Como arroz, es blanqueado de compasión. No llega cuando prometas, y entra sin permiso.

¿Cuál depredador se anuncia? El sanguinario caballero lanza la voz; dice que es policía, vecino, amigo. Roba tus padres y les transforma en criminales sobre el papel.

No es posible razonar con el vampiro. La única solución para él es clavar la estaca en el corazon.

The vampire loves the law. Watch him count rice on the doorstep, grain promises. He does not arrive unless invited, or at least, he does not come in.

Like a predator, the sanguine gentleman announces himself. He has no need to throw his voice. The doctrine of his castle is orderly as stone; he takes nothing he is not authorized to take.

The vampire is reasonable. If you don’t want him to steal your blood, simply don’t answer the door.

a gifset of planet facts because i rlly love space!!