02-17-2020, 01:13 PM
Sydney experienced its heaviest rainfall in 30 years last week and on Thursday dams near the city began to overflow. While the rain has been a positive overall, flash flooding is a concern and a 75-year-old man did die in one in Queensland.
The rain has also been a boon to agriculture. 2019 was the driest year in 101 years for the Hunter Valley, an important wine region. One winemaker said that the six inches of rain that fell during the week's downpour were enough to refill their vineyard's dams.
Fires in Victoria are still burning, but in other parts of the state, nature is starting to recover. Parks Victoria tweeted images of green shoots poking up through fire-blackened landscapes Thursday.
More: https://www.ecowatch.com/australia-wildf...49309.html
The rain has also been a boon to agriculture. 2019 was the driest year in 101 years for the Hunter Valley, an important wine region. One winemaker said that the six inches of rain that fell during the week's downpour were enough to refill their vineyard's dams.
Fires in Victoria are still burning, but in other parts of the state, nature is starting to recover. Parks Victoria tweeted images of green shoots poking up through fire-blackened landscapes Thursday.
More: https://www.ecowatch.com/australia-wildf...49309.html