Australia’s troubles weigh on Mills’ mind http://www.nba.com/blazers/tbtv/video.html?videoID=698 Just to give you guys a bit of perspective, the flooded area is twice the size of Texas.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/ i give the aussies some grief generally, but this is some serious shit, estimated $5B recovery , whole towns etc washed away.
the jersey he wore, brisbane broncos, their home ground is filled with water up to the first row of seats. crazy http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...117807651625902&pid=327638&id=100001100715317 and http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/gallery-e6frer9f-1225983022068?page=1
Here are Before and After pictures with a really cool image slider thingy... http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...r-the-water-rose/story-e6freon6-1225987603983
Here is the flash flood at Toowoomba that has claimed 16 lives so far, with 55 still missing. Toowoomba is on a plateau, so all this water isn't coming from a large catchment area; it's just from the rain you're seeing. [video=youtube;kYUpkPTcqPY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYUpkPTcqPY[/video] Teenager swept away after saving his brother from Toowoomba floods
Country towns across the flooded area. It's worth noting that many of these houses are raised off the ground to cope with this occurrence, but there has been so much rain that they still flooded anyway.
To put this in perspective, this is caused by La Niña; these are her effects around the world. Climate chaos across world as La Nina makes her mark Ironically this will give much needed relief to the 15 year drought stricken Murray-Darling Basin (the food bowl of Australia).
I have heard rumours that a percentage of all sales of Patty's jersey will go to flood relief, and that Patty will be auctioning a signed pair of his worn game shoes, with all of the winning bid to go to charity.
I have a close friend ( ) in Canberra who has friends in Queensland who has been very concerned with the situation. Australia is a massive place inhabited by a relatively small number of people, and it's a place that has been ravaged by drought... but when the rains hit it is particularly devastating because of these two facts. My thoughts go out to Aussies who have been inconvenienced (or worse) by the rains. Ed O.
The poor bastards in Queensland are busy cleaning up after the floods, only to be hit by the massive category 5 Cyclone Yasi. These images will give you some idea of just how big Yasi is. How Cyclone Yasi compares around the world
WoW. Some perspective right there. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/02/australia-cyclone-yasi-video_n_817693.html
