03.19.06

Cyclone Season 2006

Posted in Environment at 11:11 pm by site admin

For some reason or another I have found myself fascinated with global problems such as extreme and/or bizzare weather patterns (include hurricanes and cyclones – which are really the same thing), epidemics (like H5N1 bird flu), the looming energy shortage, overpopulation, scarcity of resources, deforestation, etc..

Heres a link to the latest and greatest hurricane/cyclone: Australia’s Queensland Hit by Strongest Cyclone in 30 Years. Larry was a category-five cyclone, with maximum wind gusts up to 250 kilometers (175 miles) an hour- statistics similiar to Hurrican Katrina.

Now I have bad news for all you banana lovers:

Early reports suggest that “most of the plantations and most of the trees” on banana farms in the region were destroyed, said Bob Katter, an independent parliamentarian who holds the sugar-belt seat of Kennedy in Queensland state.
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As much as 95 percent of Australia’s A$200 million ($145 million) to A$300 million banana crop is grown around Innisfail, Katter said.

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