While some countries are challenged to get along with others, Australia and Japan have made great strides since World War II when Japan attacked northern Australia. The movie “Australia” (2008) starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman gives us a glimpse into the struggle between these two nations during 1942 and1943. Sixty-nine years later, a short time really, much has been healed [...]
Category Archives: Weather
Land of Opposites
Compared to North America, Australia is the land of opposites. Summer happens in the winter months, AM is PM, and North is South as far as the weather is concerned. When traveling north through Australia in January (summertime), the temperatures were rising to three-digit levels. My mind would say, “It’s supposed to get cooler,” and yet the [...]
Recent Flooding in Australia
Australia is a land of extremes. It can be too hot, too cold, too dry, and too wet, and right now, in scattered sections throughout the entire country, there is massive flooding going on. Thousands are currently affected by too much rain too early into the “wet” season. Power is out, an airport is closed, once-dry riverbeds are overflowing, and homes are [...]
