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Faced with extremes, the Spinifex People are being pushed to the limit
By Emily JB Smith and Katrina Tap
The Anangu built one of the nation's most remote communities after nuclear bombs were tested on their country. But they face profound challenges amid extreme weather and rising costs.
ABC News · Tjuntjuntjara's Spinifex People call for support amid extreme weather, rising costs
Walking the mountain up, it took me 1hr from the bottom of the mountain to my place.
#workout #getmoving #antiguaguatemala #antigua #montañas #mountains #guatemala #roads #plantdad #travel
#workout #getmoving #antiguaguatemala #antigua #montañas #mountains #guatemala #roads #plantdad #travel
Driving in the mountain wonderland
Yeah, mountains are part of driving longer stretches in Norway. You can take the long road following the coastline or cross over the mountains.
In late winter, in April and with good weather, the mountains are fastest. And prettiest.
Of course, snow removal when the snow layer is 2 meters thick or more means you must stop your car and climb up to get a view of the mountains. Or have a look down at the main road on the right here.
You do not stay there long. When the base temperature is minus 22 degrees Centigrade, any windy breeze makes the real temperature even colder.
The heaters in the cars sold here is made to handle it. I remember one time my first car, a Datsun, had a car heater that nearly did not. It was December, and minus 34 degrees outside.
Going outside when it is that cold, every nerve in your skin and breathing system cries out: "Seriously?" "This is not real!" "Get inside, you maniac" "Cold. So cold. Freezing cold. Unbelievable cold!"
Hot food and coffee never taste better than after a walk in the cold. Even a short one.
But it is worth visit Norwegian mountains under snow.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_6I7GfDCaHE&feature=shares
#snow #roads #deepsnow #roads #mountains #mountainplateau #bluesky #snowpassage #freezing #cold #minus22degrees #cardrive #roadtrip #strynefjellet #norway #arctic #april #early #spring
Yeah, mountains are part of driving longer stretches in Norway. You can take the long road following the coastline or cross over the mountains.
In late winter, in April and with good weather, the mountains are fastest. And prettiest.
Of course, snow removal when the snow layer is 2 meters thick or more means you must stop your car and climb up to get a view of the mountains. Or have a look down at the main road on the right here.
You do not stay there long. When the base temperature is minus 22 degrees Centigrade, any windy breeze makes the real temperature even colder.
The heaters in the cars sold here is made to handle it. I remember one time my first car, a Datsun, had a car heater that nearly did not. It was December, and minus 34 degrees outside.
Going outside when it is that cold, every nerve in your skin and breathing system cries out: "Seriously?" "This is not real!" "Get inside, you maniac" "Cold. So cold. Freezing cold. Unbelievable cold!"
Hot food and coffee never taste better than after a walk in the cold. Even a short one.
But it is worth visit Norwegian mountains under snow.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_6I7GfDCaHE&feature=shares
#snow #roads #deepsnow #roads #mountains #mountainplateau #bluesky #snowpassage #freezing #cold #minus22degrees #cardrive #roadtrip #strynefjellet #norway #arctic #april #early #spring
Lithuania aims to deter Russia by upgrading ‘critical’ road and anti-border defenses – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/932036/ #AndriusKubilius #Belarus #Defense #EUBudget/MFF #Lithuania #logistics #MilitaryMobility #NATO #Poland #Roads #Russia #Transport
Rarely seen nowadays, these UK road signs were eventually declared "too impolite" and "brusque" and have now almost entirely been replaced with the ones that Brits are familiar with today, which read "Terribly sorry for the inconvenience, I hope it's no bother, it's all our fault really, so sorry, really sorry, sorry, I'll put the kettle on shall I?"
#note #roads #funny #photo #driving #uk
Via: 
https://danq.me/2025/04/17/sorry-for-any-inconvenience/
Koala 'overabundance' - 700 euthanised , some sterilised
The species is often treated like a “pest”.
"When plantations are harvested, all trees are eventually cut down, forcing koalas to move across roads where they're at risk of being struck by cars, or onto private property where they're attacked by dogs, or into national parks where they're already overabundant...The area surrounding Budj Bim has been systematically logged since the 2019/2020 bushfires, likely leaving thousands of koalas homeless...Koalas don’t understand the difference between native forest and a plantation. It’s food. It’s shelter. Without these two things, they die."
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/freak-weather-event-in-australian-national-park-leads-to-estimated-700-dead-koalas-033624408.html
#biodiversity #koalas #habitat #dogs #cars #roads #plantations #LoggingImpacts #ExtinctionCrisis
Yahoo News · Freak weather event in Australian national park leads to estimated 700 dead koalas
Street Posts Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands
An unexpected public exhibit showcases the diversity of Dutch street posts.#infrastructure #public #publicworks #roads #roadsideattractions #urbanplanning #streetart #oddities #museumsandcollections #museums #section-Atlas
Street Posts Museum
Atlas Obscura · Street Posts MuseumAn unexpected public exhibit showcases the diversity of Dutch street posts.
Driver caught on mobile phone detection cameras 41 times
Police have issued more than 46,000 fines in six months to Adelaide drivers caught using mobile phones and are "disappointed" at the number of repeat offenders – including one driver detected 41 times.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-15/mobile-phone-detection-camera-fines-declining/105177858
ABC News · Mobile phone detection camera fines declining but 200 drivers still being nabbed each day
Driver detected on mobile phone detection cameras 41 times
Police have issued more than 46,000 fines in six months to Adelaide drivers caught using mobile phones and are "disappointed" at the number of repeat offenders – including one driver detected 41 times.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-15/mobile-phone-detection-camera-fines-declining/105177858
ABC News · Mobile phone detection camera fines declining but 200 drivers still being nabbed each day
The Sydney surburban sprawl that’s a death zone for koalas
video >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/the-sydney-surburban-sprawl-that%E2%80%99s-a-death-zone/105169238
#koalas #Biodiversity #sprawl #roads #trauma #cars #RoadTrauma #Sydney #NSW #extinction #ExtinctionCrisis #SettlerSociety #thylacines
www.abc.net.auThe Sydney surburban sprawl that’s a death zone for koalasFollow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
Once you could hear the sound of koalas -
"all you hear is trucks now..."
Destruction of koala habitat through sprawl, roads and dogs
"Almost 2m hectares of forests suitable for koalas have been destroyed since 2011. They are one of more than 2,000 Australian species listed as under threat in what scientists are calling an extinction crisis." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2025/apr/12/endangered-koalas-and-the-ecologist-documenting-their-extinction-video
#Biodiversity #koalas #conservation #NSW #Bellingen #roads #vehicles #pets #thylacines #extinction #destruction #Australia
After flood devastation, graziers face roads to ruin
By Julia André
Thousands of kilometres of outback Queensland roads have been destroyed by floods, forcing cattle trucks on huge detours, doubling freight bills and leaving families on remote properties feeling even more isolated.
ABC News · Flood damage to outback Qld roads doubles grazier freight bills and isolates residents
After flood devastation, graziers face roads to ruin
By Julia André
Thousands of kilometres of outback Queensland roads have been destroyed by floods, forcing cattle trucks on huge detours, doubling freight bills and leaving families on remote properties feeling even more isolated.
ABC News · Flood damage to outback Qld roads doubles grazier freight bills and isolates residents
'Common sense': Principal calls for 40kph zone after boys hit by car
By Adam Shirley
A fortnight after two St Edmund's College students were hit by an alleged stolen car on a median strip outside their school, principal Tim Cleary says "common sense" changes like a 40kph school zone must be made.
ABC News · St Edmund's College principal calls for 40kph school zone on Canberra Avenue after students hit by alleged stolen car
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State by State Pending and recently passed #AntiProtestLaws: #Oregon
HB 2534: Felony penalties for protesters who impede traffic
Would expand the definition of “riot” such that the felony offense could cover demonstrators who peacefully protest in the street. Oregon law defines “riot” as engaging in “tumultuous and violent conduct” with a group of five or more other people in a way that “intentionally or recklessly creates a grave risk of causing public alarm.” The offense is a Class C felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and $125,000. The bill would define “tumultuous and violent conduct” to include “imped[ing] traffic,” creating a “traffic hazard,” or “block[ing] the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.” As such, a large sidewalk protest that even momentarily overflowed onto a street in a way that could be considered a “traffic hazard” could be deemed a “riot,” and demonstrators could face felony penalties regardless of whether their conduct was “tumultuous” or “violent.”
Full text of bill:
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2534
Status: pending
Introduced 13 Jan 2025.
Issue(s): #Riot, #TrafficInterference
HB 2772: Criminalizing Certain Protests as #DomesticTerrorism
**Note: This bill was amended prior to its passage and provisions that would have covered peaceful protest activity were significantly narrowed.** As introduced, the bill would have created a sweeping new crime of "domestic terrorism" that would include if a person intentionally attempted to cause "disruption of daily life" that "severely affects the population, infrastructure, environment, or government functioning of this state." Under this definition, a peaceful protest that blocked traffic in a major commercial district could be defined as domestic terrorism, a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Lawmakers substantially amended the bill prior to its enactment, however rights groups argue that it could still cover certain acts of civil disobedience. Under the enacted law, “domestic terrorism” in the first degree is a Class B felony and includes intentionally destroying or substantially damaging “critical infrastructure,” with the intent to disrupt the services provided by critical infrastructure. Attempting to destroy or substantially damage critical infrastructure is a Class C felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $125,000. “#CriticalInfrastructure” is broadly defined to include #pipelines and #roads.
Full text of bill:
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2772
Status: enacted with improvements
Introduced 9 Jan 2023; Approved by House 8 June 2023; Approved by Senate 23 June 2023; Signed by Governor Kotek 4 August 2023
Issue(s): Infrastructure, Terrorism, Traffic Interference
#FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
#CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #AntiProtestLaws #PipelineProtests
Zenringai (Zen Temple Street) in Hirosaki, Japan
These 33 Zen Buddhist temples were built to protect the nearby castle.#castles #edoperiod #history #buddhism #roads #streetnames #temples #section-Atlas
Zenringai (Zen Temple Street)
Atlas Obscura · Zenringai (Zen Temple Street)These 33 Zen Buddhist temples were built to protect the nearby castle.