I can’t vouch for the story, but that’s quite a vision.
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Even if you have permission of the ppl the Vietnam govt may not be happy
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This is similar to what I was hearing from traveling friends. And Vietnam is not the only country where this is a sensitive, fraught proposition.
Either way, “when in doubt, don’t” is usually a reasonable default unless you are fully prepared to deal with any aftermath, especially any documentation or action that may embarrass the very government who oversees visa and passport control.
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It’s amazing what you can do with sandbags and back-up electricity generators.
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Craziness.
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This is 10 minutes from our place. We’re not in any danger - there are some major roads between us and the fire - but the smoke is pretty acrid, it’s 39c and there’s a strong wind.
THIS IS FINE. THIS CONTINUES TO BE FINE. NOTHING TO SEE HERE. CLIMATE CHANGE? WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE?
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23.8 metres is 77.4 feet. Some dude surfed an 80 ft wave of the Azore islands
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The Azores are part of Portugal, but this is Nazare, on the coast of the country, not the islands much further away.
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https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/15-most-ridiculous-things-media-said-about-climate-change-2019
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I’ll be down there next month. Up in the NT, then down in Newcastle & Sydney. I was wondering if I should pack shorts. I think a fire suit may be more appropriate.
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I know from experience. That is a sky I hoped I would never see again. This one is far worse than the one I experienced, at least my memory was of controlled fires.
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Meanwhile in Scandinavia we had an unprecedented +11 c here in Säffle yesterday. Sunndalsøra peaked at +14.3 c. Which is both ridiculous and terrifying.
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