HEAT WAVE R/X

LAND CRUISING DOWN UNDER

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January 19th 2013
We seem to have the fortune—sometimes good and sometimes bad--to happen upon extreme weather situations in our travels. This is true for us at the moment in Australia. We just experienced the warmest day ever recorded in this country. There are also a record number of bush fires, especially in New South Wales, which is the state where Sydney is located. The fire danger is listed as catastrophic ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Lake Macquarie

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more