17 April 2020 - LIFE IS SLOWLY RETURNING TO AUSTRALIAN BUSH AFTER BUSHFIRES


LIFE IS SLOWLY RETURNING TO 
AUSTRALIAN BUSH AFTER BUSHFIRES

G'day folks,

For the last few months, Australia has been tormented by natural disasters caused by extreme weather, from destructive fires worsened by drought, to flash flooding that occurred when that drought suddenly ended. Here, you can see photos of the damage that the bushfires have already done to wildlife and communities. While the southern states of Victoria and New South Wales aren’t out of the woods yet and many fires are still raging, photos show that life goes on in the areas that the fire already passed through.

Plants that have evolved to shield their buds from fire so they can quickly resprout after being burnt at the surface, or even take advantage of the nutrients in ash, are called pyrophytic plants. It’s not uncommon to see them blooming en masse after a devastating fire, and the brilliant greens and reds against the blackened landscape have a stunning visual effect. But even though the cycle of being burnt and growing back again is normal for Australia’s vegetation, the plant and animal survivors still face challenges. 

Let's see how resilient this landscape is ...





























Clancy's comment: Amazing, eh? Thank you to the photographers for sharing their work.

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4 comments:

  1. Outstanding! So glad to see it.

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  2. What was the statement in Jurassic Park? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oijEsqT2QKQ Life finds a way. So sad for all of the loss of life and so glad that things are beginning to come back. I cried every time I saw another account of Koala bears dying.

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