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Post by thevoid on Jul 29, 2021 20:36:36 GMT
Shocking scenes in a beautiful part of the world, tourists having to cancel their holidays. Some people seem to think they were started on purpose by PKK (Kurdish separatists), unconfirmed though
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Post by harryburrows on Jul 30, 2021 0:49:44 GMT
Marmaris is a wonderful old city despite it becoming a tourist hotspot , (no pun intended.) Lots hope it survives intact
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Post by foster on Jul 30, 2021 16:04:13 GMT
Shocking scenes in a beautiful part of the world, tourists having to cancel their holidays. Some people seem to think they were started on purpose by PKK (Kurdish separatists), unconfirmed though Erdoğan and his bullshit AK party blame everything on the PKK or separatist groups. |
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Post by raythesailor on Aug 2, 2021 13:59:35 GMT
Wild fires are not uncommon in this part of the world at this time of year.
Greece is forecasting temps in excess of 40 dec C this week. The countryside is bone dry. Once a fire starts it literally spreads like wildfire.
It is quite impressive to see the fire services spring into action also using seaplanes and helicopters to scoop up and drop water on the flames. It can be a highly skilled and dangerous manoeuvre to discharge the heavy load whilst at the same time flying through the turbulence caused by the heat rising from below.
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Post by murphthesurf on Aug 4, 2021 18:06:44 GMT
Wild fires are not uncommon in this part of the world at this time of year. Greece is forecasting temps in excess of 40 dec C this week. The countryside is bone dry. Once a fire starts it literally spreads like wildfire. It is quite impressive to see the fire services spring into action also using seaplanes and helicopters to scoop up and drop water on the flames. It can be a highly skilled and dangerous manoeuvre to discharge the heavy load whilst at the same time flying through the turbulence caused by the heat rising from below. Great post, Ray.  |
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Post by raythesailor on Aug 5, 2021 7:44:33 GMT
The latest reports are that there are at least eight known deaths and thousands have had to flee their homes.
SE Europe is still experiencing a massive heatwave with temps in the mid to high 40s.
In excess of 90 thousand hectares destroyed. A serious blaze. It will take some time for the area to recover.⚓️
I fly fly out to Athens soon. Not looking foreword to the heat.
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Post by raythesailor on Aug 5, 2021 21:31:47 GMT
This evenings news now reporting fires on the Greek island of Evia.
This global warming is starting to become serious.
Fires from Siberia to California .
Makes you wonder ?
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Aug 6, 2021 15:16:32 GMT
Wild fires are not uncommon in this part of the world at this time of year. Greece is forecasting temps in excess of 40 dec C this week. The countryside is bone dry. Once a fire starts it literally spreads like wildfire. It is quite impressive to see the fire services spring into action also using seaplanes and helicopters to scoop up and drop water on the flames. It can be a highly skilled and dangerous manoeuvre to discharge the heavy load whilst at the same time flying through the turbulence caused by the heat rising from below. Yeah never thought how difficult that operation would be really. Interesting. |
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Post by raythesailor on Aug 11, 2021 17:39:26 GMT
immensely proud that British fire fighters have with out hesitation volunteered to go out there and assist in this rapidly deteriorating situation.
Ironically with all this Brexit bullshit I hope they get the infernos under control before 90 days are up or they will have to leave.
This evenings forecast is for temps of 49:5deg C in Sicily!!
I fly to Athens on Fri !!!
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