So many people dont think that Climate Change is real. No, no, no, no it just was extremely hot and everyone was starting to get worried, day by day, until it happened. Temperatures will climb well into the 405, making conditions even worse on our fire grounds. The footage that i took of the fire was shot on the gopro that i had actually got for christmas, five days before the event. It was on a very hot day to begin with, and so that made the fire, i think, a lot more aggressive. In the afternoon, i got the first glimpse of the fire coming over one of the mountains in front of us. Its so much smokier over there. It then started behind our house. I and i was ust standing up there, i thinkingh this is happening. Need to get off the roof now and start fighting. Whoa, kangaroos ok, its coming this way shall i get the other pump going . What . What can i do . The fire was just too intense and out of my control. Dad and if india had been in earshot at the time, i was wanting her to get into
Sir Antonio Pappano, or tony, as he prefers to be known, has the Signature Flair of his italian roots, combined with a detailed knowledge of music that has made him one of the most popular conductors of our age. Tony has been in so much demand that over the last two decades hes simultaneously held two leading posts Music Director at the Santa Cecilia orchestra in rome and at londons Royal Opera House. Hes such a unique personality as well as a wonderful musician and artist. Theres that inimitable fire, that unquestioning commitment that he brings to every single performance that he does here. Its that level of passion which really comes across. Cheering and applause he steps down from his post in rome in september 2023, and the following summer, he leaves the Royal Opera House after a record 22 years. But it wont mean the end of tonys love affair with opera. He will be a Guest Conductor here at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, where there have been so many key changes during his
In front of us. Its so much smokier over there. It then started behind our house and i was just standing up there, thinking, bleep, ,. , , i need to get off the roof now and start fighting. Whoa, kangaroo ok, its coming this way should i get the other pump going . What . What can i do . The fire was just too intense and out of my control. Dad and if india had been in earshot at the time, i was wanting her to get into that fire shelter and just give up. Its over. Weve done the best we can. Oh, no no, no, no it did get really intense and i thought we were going to lose the house. Um. But itjust calmed down for a second and the fire kept going up the mountain. Oh, yeah. It has completely and utterly changed the landscape here for the rest of my life, if not forever. As far as any of the tall trees, mostly all of them have been wiped out. We are right still in the middle of this heatwave, so as we head into the christmas period. That is what happens when you wake at 5 30am so theres very
You know, an iphone sold in the us or europe might be designed in california and built in india using Semiconductors Made in taiwan from Raw Materials provided by china. So if any link in that supply chain breaks, it sets up big problems for the rest of the chain. And thats true for smartphones, as it is for pcs, and especially in Battery Production for those Electric Vehicles were buying more and more of. So what if one country decides to make it harderfor others to get hold of some of those critical Raw Materials . Well, thats what china announced just last month. Translation the Chinese Government implements i Export Controls on gallium and germanium related items in accordance with the law to ensure that they are used for legitimate purposes in order to safeguard National Security and better fulfil our international obligations. For quite some time now, the us side has been abusing Export Control measures to continuously strengthen its crackdown on chinas semiconductors and artific