If you ’ve ever see Australia ’s gray - head wing fox , you live that they ’re utterly terrifying . With an mediocre wingspan of over 3 feet , these endanger fauna are sometimes called fruit bat . But you have n’t really seen terrifying until you ’ve seen the flying fox buy the farm by the one C , which is exactly what ’s happening Down Under properly now .
Most of Australia is experiencing an absolutely insane heatwavethis weekend . And while there are some inspiriting simulacrum being circulated on social media , like of this koala bear getting a potable of water from ahelpful human friend , the dying of the mammoth freak bats is both pitiful and haunt to see .
destruction in the trees . The recent#heatwavehas vote down hundred of threatened grey - head flying George Fox in Singleton . Pic : Wildlife Aid#wildozpic.twitter.com / HmZNYe3VHP
— Mary Lloyd 🇿 🇦 🇦 🇺 🇳 🇿 📷 🎥 🖊 ( @MaryLloyd4)February 12 , 2017
At least 100 flying Fox have died in South Australia so far , as temperature in the state top 113 degrees Fahrenheit . The flying Fox are literallydying upside down in the trees . Other videos show dozens of the animals consist along the wayside .
It legitimately looks like something out of a horror picture .
century of threatened grey - headed fly foxes have succumb to +45 ° heat in Singelton ( Pic : Wildlife Aid)#heatwave#environment#wildozpic.twitter.com / GLnQ7DEBtL
AsABC News Australiaexplains , citizenry are advised not to advert the dead animals because they carry disease like the Hendra virus . But it ’s not just dead animals that are making Australia look post - revelatory .
To make matters worse , the easterly DoS of Australia are currently experiencing dreaded wildfires . In fact , the state of New South Wales ( the one with Sydney for those not up on Australian geography ) still has over 30 uncontained fires as of Sunday night local time .
“ This is the worst day we ’ve seen in the history of NSW when it comes to fire danger rating and fire danger conditions , ” Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons told reporterstoday .
The fires and the heat are bear to ease a bit by Monday , but as our own science newsperson George Dvorsky explained on Friday , things are not looking great foresighted term forAustralia ’s climate . Meanwhile , the nation ’s Liberal Party ( the equivalent to America ’s Republican Party for those not up on Australian politics ) is bringing piece ofcoal into Parliament .
“ This is ember — do n’t be afraid , do n’t be scared , ” Liberal financial officer Scott Morrison saidin Parliament , find fault recent blackouts in South Australia on the politics ’s attempts to use more renewable energy . Morrison and his colleagues believe that ember is the future and will prevent next power outage .
Best of chance with that , guys . This really is a repulsion motion-picture show .
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