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					 Posted: Wed, 2nd Feb 2011 13:12    Post subject: Hurricane just hitting Australia | 
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						Its HUGEEEEEEEEEEE
 
 
They been prepared for it for a few days with alot of evacutations for people in need + everyone has been given emergency kits etc + big emergency shelters set up at all the shopping malls etc
 
 
Hits land within 30 minutes
 
 
But yes its a giant.. bigger than katrina.. 300kmh winds
  
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					 Posted: Wed, 2nd Feb 2011 13:31    Post subject:  | 
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						Crap, it looks definitely huge :/ 
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					 Posted: Wed, 2nd Feb 2011 13:34    Post subject:  | 
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						Poor Aussies first flooding now this.
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						 	  | Nalo wrote: | 	 		  | Waves of 9 metres have been recorded off Townsville.  Huuugee! | 	  
 
 
You'd like to surf those waves don't you?   
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					 Posted: Wed, 2nd Feb 2011 14:17    Post subject:  | 
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						hits in a hour
 
 
110,000 people without power already (wind has knocked it out)
  
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					 Posted: Wed, 2nd Feb 2011 15:02    Post subject:  | 
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						Holy crap, the size of it is like 1/5 of Australia. 
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					 Posted: Wed, 2nd Feb 2011 15:23    Post subject:  | 
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						poor folks...floods now this   
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					 Posted: Wed, 2nd Feb 2011 15:32    Post subject:  | 
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						jesus... That is some big shit.. o.O
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					 Posted: Wed, 2nd Feb 2011 15:38    Post subject:  | 
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						goodbye australia , hope dem dingos and kangaroos can swim
 
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grab some popcorn and visit live cams to see australia getting it's shit kicked in 
 
surf's up , kawa bunga dudes 
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						The webcams are offline! Any idea how to get ahold of live streams?! 
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					 Posted: Wed, 2nd Feb 2011 16:03    Post subject:  | 
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						 	  | PumpAction wrote: | 	 		  | The webcams are offline! Any idea how to get ahold of live streams?! | 	  
 
ustream.tv links are good
 
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mraduff 
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					 Posted: Wed, 2nd Feb 2011 16:13    Post subject:  | 
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						Let's hope the dingo don't eat any babies in the chaos. 
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						i bet you their fucking government will slap on a wind tax after this, just like they did (or plan to do, i dont remember if its gone through yet) after the floods... 
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						*goes in USA mode*
 
 
there is no global warming!
  
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						Apparently 90% of building severly damaged in a few areas, but no reports of casualties or deaths.
 
 
Big fuck you to America it would seem.
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						 	  | madmax17 wrote: | 	 		  | Let's hope the dingo don't eat any babies in the chaos. | 	  
 
 
who, me? Nah, I'm fine    
 
 
On topic: It looks nasty :\ But hey that's how it works. Fluid dynamics is a bitch. 
 
 
I'd look it this way: Compared to storms on Jupiter this isn't even a wind  
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