https://www.nickmoirphotos.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2022-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/f4d62a02-fa15-4a4a-afe8-a7b314d3dc5d/DSC_1562+2.jpg State of instability Hillville NSW Nov 2019 Kundle/Moto RFS battle to save a farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/cff014c8-41d5-4efa-81bf-02fa0480fbe5/DJI_0185.jpg State of instability Wyangala Dam 15 Nov 2022 Hundreds of thousands of megalitres are released from Wyangala Dam after record flash flooding events near and in its catchment. This was one of several huge unavoidable releases over a couple of months which led to multiple major flood events along the Lachlan River. Towns such as Cowra , Forbes and Condoblin were effected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/fbfcfe97-aeea-4522-a22c-3369aba55392/DSC_0108.jpg State of instability Eugowra NSW Jan 2020 A weak tornado created by a supercell storm in drought ravaged Lachlan river area. The region will suffer one of the worst flash floods in NSW history less than 3 years later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/c9ff4b1d-871f-48a3-9fa4-52a5fb6087c0/DSC_3367.jpg State of instability Forbes Nov 2022 Friends and family of Dick Sharkey bail and sandbag his home in a long but ultimately lost battle to stop inundation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/05cce32b-6efb-4c90-887b-309713373c0f/IMG_0592+2.jpg State of instability Menindee Jan 2019 A kangaroo stranded in drying mud in the centre of Lake Cawndilla. I was unable to reach the animal , the image was taken by drone. Animal rescue services were forced to euthanise it and many more stuck as the Menindee lakes dried. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/fde6f306-fcf9-48a3-a737-90a99030d10b/DJI_0007.jpg State of instability South of Forbes , Oct 2022 Trucks cross an inland sea . The Newell Hwy briefly opened for escorted trucks and high clearance traffic between flooding events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/a1238a3d-a187-49cf-bb0a-1d25d01685e2/DSC_6678+2.jpg State of instability Orangeville , Sydney , Dec 2019 An explosion of fire complete with fire vorticy on the left as fire crews battled the Green Wattle Creek fire as it entered south western Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/1669628196405-XF0IFER6FTGLB7RJT9ZS/DSC_3563%2B2.jpg State of instability Forbes , Nov 2022 Les is exhausted. Friends and family of Dick Sharkey bail and sandbag his home in a long but ultimately lost battle to stop inundation from the slowly rising Lachlan River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/61fb7f2e-0d73-4b11-b60b-d1b1474a2fe3/IMG_6323+2.jpg State of instability Balranald NSW August 2018 Sheep run across desolate field looking like desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/57305482-37e2-4ead-a590-9a542e77acd6/DSC_2289.jpg State of instability Griffith , Oct 2022 Storm chaser Brad Hannon photographs the flooded landscape with a beautiful shelf cloud passing through. This was one of several systems lined up week after week that caused the major flood disaster of Oct/Nov 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/fbfed129-5170-4674-abdb-7c9d681f06f5/DSC_1601.jpg State of instability Hillsville NSW Nov 2019 RFS smothered in choking smoke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/bfc58978-c93c-477e-b030-625ddd715fff/DSC_9666.jpg State of instability Lower Portland , Sydney March 2021 Jetboat pilot and caravan park manager Wayne Smith searches for washed away caravans kilometers downstream from his property on the Hawkesbury River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/eeb42745-d949-4b5d-bc1c-c30817d5e709/DJI_0670.jpg State of instability Cunnamulla QLD Jan 2022 Local Cunnamulla boys enjoy the full Warrego River after years of drought. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/b48f4612-3f2b-4ea8-8234-02f17358dbb1/DSC_6675+5.jpg State of instability Orangeville , Sydney , Dec 2019 NSW Fire and Rescue take cover as the the Green Wattle Creek explodes from the forests as it entered south western Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/fc00010c-cd32-467e-9cb4-15323a740c6e/DSC_6528+3.jpg State of instability Orangeville , Sydney , Dec 2019 Resident watches helicopters while the Green Wattle Creek fire rages behind his home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/f9abc486-87b2-4c54-a0f4-e6b7ef9cb968/DJI_0073.jpg State of instability Forbes NSW Nov 2022 A high clearance RFS truck moves through the flooded streets of Forbes at dawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/7da16b26-eae2-4add-83a1-7d9bbbd5972e/DSC_0931.jpg State of instability Warriewood , Sydney March 2022 High School teens wade through flooded streets after torrential rain for several hours created havoc along the Sydney Northern Beaches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/4a5f8c5a-1508-4404-a0d0-c60b9b84891a/DJI_0069.jpg State of instability Orange NSW Jan 2020 Severe storms during the drought brought walls of dust ahead of any brief ran they delivered https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/357e3202-b6e3-44e6-8c1a-b558f75ef614/DSC_7100+2.jpg State of instability Werombi , Sydney Dec 2019 Heavy water bombing jets attack the Green Wattle Creek fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/a5407669-1679-45d5-9d30-e3bef6b0a17b/DSC_3184.jpg State of instability Forbes Nov 2022 Forbes volunteers fill sandbags while rescue and recon helicopters lift from the SES base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/4cea1df0-7a24-41e2-a33b-8b913f3c7642/DSC_9003+2.jpg State of instability Bilpin , NSW Dec 2019 An attempted large scale backburn to hold the Gospers Mountain Fire escaped control and threatened all of the villages along the Bells Line Of Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/76e358c2-8a86-42d3-9978-e69dbc972a13/DSC_7694+2.jpg State of instability Riverstone , Sydney Oct 2021 A dangerous supercell storm which ploughed through the Sydney north west prompted an extremely rare tornado warning due to the very high dewpoints( allowing the storm to reach the surface) and strong wind shear (required to rotate the storm and create a tornado) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/fc2ba3f9-b6b2-40f4-bad3-5dad52e47b1f/DJI_0995.jpg State of instability Macquarie Marshes NSW Oct 2022 Thousands of Ibis , Herons , Egrets , Ducks and other waterbird species had a spectacular breeding event in one of Australia's most important wetlands. The Macquarie River has sent several flood pulses due to 3 consecutive La Nina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/0b61f865-fab1-4e33-917b-327465cd76ce/DJI_0136+2.jpg State of instability Lake Burrendong , NSW Sept 2019 Long covered by water , old farmyards emerge from the floor of Lake Burrendong in the Central West. The dam was at 2% https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/7b457769-a51a-49e6-a3ca-f7eed846b7bd/DSC_3076+2.jpg State of instability Forbes Oct 2022 Young Tom Robb drags a stick in the water as his father and neighbour negotiate the floded landscape to get supplies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/53428e28-91ff-4cc0-87d8-1c562f8ef2bd/DSC_1428+2.jpg State of instability Balranald NSW 2018 Farm work goes on during dust storms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/917558f0-348a-41e0-9d64-3bd53d1ae19f/DSC_8343.jpg State of instability Bilpin , NSW Dec 2019 An attempted large scale backburn to hold the Gospers Mountain Fire escaped control and threatened all of the villages along the Bells Line Of Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/50f57c08-e3ff-4865-8c63-4b91446f3dd7/IMG_0219.jpg State of instability Bourke Oct 2021 Hailstones measuring 11.5cm collected from the roadside after a powerful supercell storm cut a swath across the land north of the NSW outback town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/aefcc5ee-f279-4d6e-8b1b-936d37c2c66e/DSC_3258+2.jpg State of instability Forbes Nov 2022 Peter and Robin Walsh abandon their home as floodwaters rise rapidly. Peter , upset at "all the panic" carries his dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/29a878a0-fa05-4517-8dc1-9da7837ae7f0/IMG_6322.jpg State of instability Forbes NSW Sept 2019 A horse on a lonely desolate field in what should be some of Australia's most productive land. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/a63308f3-2a6a-4974-8f06-d471fe88c36a/DSC_0556+2.jpg State of instability Penrose Jan 2020 RFS members cooldown the area around a home which caught fire after the main blaze of the Currowan Fire passed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/173c4821-6a2d-4bfe-b7bc-0c7615d82236/DSC_6581.jpg State of instability Cunnamulla QLD Jan 2022 Corellas flock in the hot afternoon as storms form west of town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/e51f8b0c-b172-42ba-86fd-3e6c80fbae6e/DSC_0236+2.jpg State of instability Orange NSW Jan 2020 Severe storms during the drought brought walls of dust ahead of any brief ran they delivered https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/359eec27-9c56-4ec9-bfa1-6b262faaa903/DSC_3347.jpg State of instability Forbes Nov 2022 Friends and family of the Sharkeys watch the floodwaters penetrate their defenses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/4044407e-b102-4c23-b2fd-d44adb3d75fa/DSC_1279.jpg State of instability Hillville NSW Nov 2019 burning remains of homes in the Hillville area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/f03077a5-63c6-4876-9db6-4283915a8b31/DSC_3636.jpg State of instability Forbes Nov 2022 Maxine Nolan and Kiarni Hill grabbed their three cats and had to use a railway embankment to escape the flooding around their home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/a0460d7d-cb3e-40a2-9583-f58dcc838a23/DSC_9474+2.jpg State of instability Currarong Dec 31 2019 The gargantuan Currowan fire pushed relentlessly east. Emergency warnings tell residents and holiday makers to head to the beach for safety "It is too late to leave" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/63f2284d-733e-42a5-87e4-d587d4cbafca/DSC_8848.jpg State of instability Windsor , Sydney March 2021 SES crews rescue a couple and their pets from an inundated home as the Hawkesbury River reached heights not seen in decades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/b436d076-5095-431d-9635-a084931896f6/DSC_0865.jpg State of instability Failford NSW Nov 2019 fire , creeping slowly at night but was unchecked by the few firefighting units available. Hillville Fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/375ce512-0e61-4533-a801-d3cbe8679a11/DSC_2108.jpg State of instability Macquarie Marshes Oct 2022 Millions of mosquitoes and moths fill the air at the Macquarie Marshes. Innoculations against mosquito borne virus was made available in flood impacted areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/4647c8f1-1446-4489-917a-b3c669f14685/DSC_9966.jpg State of instability Gooloogong NSW Jan 2020 Dust storms sweep the plains. less than 3 years later this area will be under a metre of water for over a month. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/045632f5-71d8-4f1c-a4cb-a4e06ebc19d2/DSC_9785.jpg State of instability Lower Portland , Sydney March 2021 A resident of a caravan park takes refuge on the top of a building poking out of floodwaters along the Hawkesbury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/9bc7cc6c-f026-479b-bda4-f5e8a42c28f1/DSC_9169.jpg State of instability Bilpin , NSW Dec 2019 An attempted large scale backburn to hold the Gospers Mountain Fire escaped control and threatened all of the villages along the Bells Line Of Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/fbc2c51c-31c9-48a6-881e-714779eaf58f/DJI_0059.jpg State of instability North Forbes Nov 2022 A high clearance 4WD makes a wake through the flooded Newell Hwy. Business owners were allowed to check on their premises if the had approved transport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/f7234369-2b13-4e46-93a6-79e10ed75220/DSC_8747.1.jpg State of instability Bilpin , NSW Dec 2019 An attempted large scale backburn to hold the Gospers Mountain Fire escaped control and threatened all of the villages along the Bells Line Of Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/b8b2af26-8625-49ae-b5e2-52cf96c5a5d0/DSC_3921.jpg State of instability Cowra Nov 2022 The largest ever flood release from a NSW dam resulted in extreme flash flooding along the Lachlan River. A drowned sheep in the centre of Cowra a few hours after the waters subsided. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/d889ba25-e501-4ba3-b581-2057c4b07dac/DSC_0490.jpg State of instability Menindee , jan 2019 Fish lie dead after the few ponds and billabongs which still had water in them became deoxygenated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/584d4a32-1e08-4d43-80fb-636a9c0dbd3a/DSC_2668.jpg State of instability Goolgowi NSW Oct 2022 A long squall line which reached from well into Victoria and up into QLD brought torrential rains across western NSW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/8ff921f7-b944-4452-bb52-c190265ceaf4/DSC_1632.jpg State of instability Cassilis Jan 2017 The huge Sir Ivans Fire was producing lightning and started this grass fire ahead of the main blaze. farmers gather to fight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/7287300a-70c4-4316-b465-ceccd0eff172/DSC_9905.jpg State of instability Wisemans Ferry , Sydney March 2021 Mud clean up after the water subsides is a tiresome and messy job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/fc5d5b4b-b541-4cf7-b535-c2dda819323f/DSC_6366.jpg State of instability Bourke Oct 2021 Hailstones measuring 11.5cm collected from the roadside after a powerful supercell storm cut a swath across the land north of the NSW outback town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/acf7d522-92e6-4010-bf3e-3899b2e588cd/GPTempDownload+2.jpg State of instability Condoblin NSW Nov 2022 A school of fish in the streets of Condoblin. The massively swollen Lachlan spilled kilometres from the river but the "Great Wall of Condo" (pictured) saved the town from inundation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/fcedf96b-32ee-48d7-8e39-04b20028bf27/_JGM0163+2.jpg State of instability Cassilis NSW Feb 2018 A farmer tends to his horses on desertlike hills which are normally green with grass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/88fdafef-4932-4bb8-9f17-b26537eb8c3f/DJI_0214+2.jpg State of instability Condoblin NSW Nov 2022 Flooded netball courts to the south of the town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/12d50c4a-12a7-4178-aabd-b8d9129533d4/DSC_0939.jpg State of instability Narrabeen NSW March 2022 A local wades through the flash flooding and torrential rain to block a road. Intense rain from "training" storms (like a train , each storm cell runs over the same place) quickly overwhelmed the beachside suburb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/edc32bb1-3d47-4c99-a051-3741d6fb5add/DJI_0230.jpg State of instability Condoblin NSW Nov 2022 A painted car , part of a sculpture , sits in flood waters south of the Lachlan RIver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/7b1cc495-a6a6-425e-8f88-01b79c28cf02/DSC_4333.jpg State of instability Bogan Gate NSW Nov 2022 Flash flooding tore the embankments under the rail link between Parkes and Condoblin in several places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/e573170b-b6f9-40f3-9b3e-ca595ee4457d/DSC_7064+3.jpg State of instability Boort VIC Jan 2022 A fast moving gust front raises dust from a ploughed field. https://www.nickmoirphotos.com/contact-1 daily 0.75 2022-12-06 https://www.nickmoirphotos.com/about daily 0.75 2022-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636f49b1bf7b2852dfdf9fd9/2c4e58e3-abe3-4290-8e23-2eca17b32e03/_JSB8928.jpg https://www.nickmoirphotos.com/new-page-3 daily 1.0 2022-12-06