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BIG flight backlog hits travelers after airport chaos

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Perth Airport is in chaos after desperately trying to recover from a total blackout due to a severe storm that criss-crossed the State. The flights are already running but there is a huge backlog with passengers trying to get through security. Hundreds of people with high vision were in Terminal 2 as regional flights took off. The line to pass through security is almost out the door as people race to make their flights on time. Terminal 1 is less chaotic, almost like a ghost town, as some flights are still cancelled. An airport spokesman said the terminals were “fully operational” as of 10pm last night, but the after effects of the impact could still be felt. Perth Airport has announced a thorough review of its backup power system in light of the power outage. While the backup power for the critical runway was turned on, the terminal went into chaos as the backup power failed to turn on. Chief executive Kevin Brown said a review would begin soon to understand why parts of the backup g

'Splendour in the mud': Wild weather causes chaos at NSW music festival

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Chaotic scenes emerge from the popular NSW music festival as heavy rains wreak havoc on attendees. Participants traveled to North Byron’s beautiful four-day festival, Splendor in the Grass, yesterday to start at 5pm. But bad weather has drenched the area, with some people forced to choose between sleeping in flooded campgrounds or in their cars. Tents were submerged in water, with some residents forced to seek alternative accommodation. ( ABC News: Tobias Loftus ) Load Others complain of waiting in long queues just to get into the site. Some frustrated ticket holders have taken to social media to raise their grievances. “Already in the car queue for 8.5 (hours), still potentially three hours to get to camp,” Harry Nicol wrote on his Twitter after midnight. Load Alex Gubbings told ABC News it took him about 12 hours to enter the Splendor page. “I think we were in line at about 4.30pm and we only got in at 4am,” Gubbings said. “It’s not moving, that’s for sure. I don’t think I’m going i

Ozone Depletion in Arctic Produces Weather Anomaly

Many people are familiar with the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica, but what is less known is that occasionally, the protective ozone layer in the stratosphere above the Arctic also disintegrates, depleting the ozone layer there. This last happened in the spring months of 2020, and before that, in the spring of 2011. Whenever the ozone layer is depleted, climate scientists then observe weather anomalies throughout the northern hemisphere. In central and northern Europe, Russia and especially in Siberia, spring is very warm and dry. In other areas, such as the polar regions, however, wet conditions prevail. This weather anomaly is especially noticeable in 2020. Switzerland is also unusually warm and dry that spring. Whether there is a causal relationship between the destruction of stratospheric ozone and the observed weather anomalies is a matter of debate in climate research. Polar eddies in the stratosphere, which form in winter and decay in spring, also play a role. Sci