Rare October Spring Snow Falls In Blue Mountains

Below are photos of rare October spring snow in Blue Mountains, New South Wales in Australia.

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Residents in the Blue Mountains experienced sub zero temperatures, but were treated to an incredible Spring snow storm

The Cooks River in Tempe, in south western Sydney, has flooded after receiving 110mm of rain in six hours

A quick shot of @andrewfaith’s back deck covered in a ‘couple centimeters (sic)’ of snow

Dozens of people posted views of their snowy surroundings on social media in amazement

Residents in the Blue Mountains experienced sub zero temperatures, but were treated to an incredible Spring snow storm

One man made a charming snowmen in his backyard, featuring a red scarf and carrot nose.

In Photos: Australia Bush Fire

A firefighter hoses flames in trees near houses at Bilpin, 75km (47 miles) west of Sydney on Tuesday, October 22.

200 homes have been damaged or destroyed during a massive bush fire in New South Wales.

The fire started at the Port Stephens area, more than 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Sydney on October 13th.

A 63-year-old man died of a suspected heart attack on Friday, defending his house from the big fire.

Police said Monday they had arrested two boys, age 11 and 15, over two earlier bush fires.

The 11-year-old has been charged with two counts of intentionally causing fire and being reckless as to its spread, NSW Police Force said.

About 287,000 acres (116,167 hectares) were affected by the fire.

A volunteer fire fighter, Michael Green recorded a video of the fire using his phone.

CNN reported that Forecasts of high temperatures, low humidity and strong winds over the next few days in the Blue Mountains region, west of Sydney, have state officials especially concerned.

Power lines were also blamed for the fire as reported by CNN.

Locals feared that three big fires could merge into an inferno in New South Wales where lots of people live.

Here are the photos of the fire…

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A helicopter works to extinguish bush fires burning near Winmalee on October 18.

A firefighter hoses flames in trees near houses at Bilpin, 75km (47 miles) west of Sydney on Tuesday, October 22.

Smoke fills the sky over the Sydney Harbour Bridge on October 17.

Smoke fills the sky above the Winmalee Country Club on October 18.

The Wallarah House, a historic site, sits burned to the ground in Catherine Hill Bay on October 18.

Image #: 24982986 epa03916795 A NSW Rural Fire Service volunteer puts out a fire near the Monky Creek Cafe in the town of Bell, in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, NSW, Australia, 20 October 2013. A state of emergency was declared in Australia’s south-east on 20 October as the tally of houses lost to forest fires climbed past 200 and amid warnings of worse weather conditions ahead. Officials warned that separate fires in the Blue Mountains, 70 kilometres west of Sydney, could join up and advance on the city. The dozens of individual blazes have a combined perimeter of more than 400 kilometres and have burned more than 100,000 hectares of bushland. EPA/PAUL MILLER /LANDOV

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Photos Of World’s Natural Extraordinary Phenomena

The elephant rock formation in Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada – A strange natural sandstone rock formation resembling an elephant. (Steffen and Alexandra Sailer/Ardea/Caters News)

There are lots of natural rock formations, strange coloured lakes and other strange natural phenomena around the world.

Rock formations are caused after years and years of erosion and algae turned lakes into strange coloured lakes.

They are strange but so special, natural and beautiful. 

I really like the pink lake; it looks so beautiful, and it is hard to believe that it is a naturally coloured lake and no artificial colouring was added 🙂

It looks so tasty too, like a lake of pink guava juice.

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The Wave in Utah – Carved rock eroded into a wave-like formation made of jurrasic-age Navajo sandstone that is approximately 190 million years old. (Steffen and Alexandra Sailer/Ardea/Caters News)

The elephant rock formation in Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada – A strange natural sandstone rock formation resembling an elephant. (Steffen and Alexandra Sailer/Ardea/Caters News)

The pink Lake Hiller lake in Western Australia – Scientists have proven the strange pink color is due to the presence of algae which is usually the cause of strange coloration. (Jean Paul Ferrero/Ardea/Caters News)

Balls Pyramid – The worlds tallest sea stack, at 562 metres, in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia. (Jean Paul Ferrero/Ardea/Caters News)

The Moeraki Boulders of New Zealand – The gigantic boulders started forming on the ocean floor and can now been seen sitting mysteriously on the coastline thanks to centuries of erosion. (Alexandra Sailer/Ardea/Caters News)

The Great Blue Hole in Belize – A large submarine sinkhole which is over 984 feet across and 407 feet deep. The sinkhole was formed during several episodes of quaternary glaciation when sea levels were much lower. (Kurt Amsler/Ardea/Caters News)

 

 

 

2012 Deadly Australian Floods

Map showing Wagga Wagga in flood-hit Australia where 8,000 people were told to evacuate, as the Murrumbidgee River swelled to dangerous levels on Tuesday. (AFP)

Floods have hit New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria in Australia.

Wagga Wagga in New South Wales is badly hit by the disaster.

About 9,000 people have been ordered to evacuate the city of Wagga Wagga and its surrounds where the Murrumbidgee is predicted to peak at 10.9 metres (36 feet), right on the levee’s limit, at 6:00 pm (0800 GMT).

Floodwaters are expected to breach the levee this evening, Tuesday March 6, 2012.

This aerial photo, received from the New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell on March 6, shows floodwaters at North Wagga Wagga in Australia’s New South Wales state.(AFP)

Flooded properties due to rising waters from the Mulwaree River are seen on March 2, 2012 in Goulburn, Australia. Over 1000 people have been evacuated as record rainfall continues across at least three quarters of the state of NSW. Sydney and surrounding areas experienced one of the wettest and coolest summers in many years, which looks set to continue into March. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

The swollen Mulwaree River is seen on March 2, 2012 in Goulburn, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Flood waters are seen in the New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga March 5, 2012. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology predicts major flooding in the Wagga Wagga area as the Murrumbidgee River peaks to around 12.6 metres (41.3 feet) on March 6. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

A house is reflected in flood waters near the caravan park in Wagga Wagga March 6, 2012. More than 9,000 people have been forced to evacuate as the Australian Bureau of Meteorology predicted major flooding in the Wagga Wagga region as the Murrumbidgee River is set to peak by midday on March 6. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

GOULBURN, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 02: The swollen Mulwaree River floods a street on March 2, 2012 in Goulburn, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

A rescue team navigates in their boat along a flooded road in Wagga Wagga March 6, 2012. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

State emergency workers standing on a bridge in the Sydney suburb of Windsor watch rising waters as it covers a walkway under the Windsor Bridge on the Hawkesbury River after the flood gate of the Warragamba Dam were opened in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, March 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)