Wednesday, 15 December 2010    

An Asylum Seeker Boat got wrecked in heavy seas against the cliffs of Christmas Island and 50 refugees drowned. 

Katoomba:  Sunrise: 5:38 am  -  Sunset: 8:02 pm

                     Temperature: Min: 13C  -  Max: 26C               

                    MOSTLY SUNNY

Sunday,  12 December 2010  

Delegates from almost 200 countries agreed at the Climate Talks in Cancun to curb
Greenhouse Gas Emissions, to establish a multi billion dollar Green Fund and share technology, giving finally hope for global action on Climate Change.   

Sydney:  Sunrise: 5:38 am  -   Sunset: 8:00 pm 
                Temperature: Min: 12C        Max: 21C             
   SUNNY

Monday,  29 November 2010  

WIKILEAKS releases some of the 250 000 US diplomatic cables, classified documents it obtained secretly. This causes an international embarrassment.

Katoomba:  Sunrise: 5:37 am  -  Sunset: 7:49 pm

                     Temperature: Min: 12C  -  Max: 15C        

                    RAIN ALL DAY: 17mm

  

Wednesday,  24 November 2010  

No hope of survival for the 29 miners trapped for 5 days in the Pike River Coal Mine in New Zealand after a second explosion today.

Katoomba:  Sunrise: 5:39 am  -  Sunset: 7:45 pm 

                    Temperature: Min: 12C  -  Max: 23C       

                    MOSTLY SUNNY

Friday,  19 November 2010  

Prime Minister Julia Gillard was invited to the NATO Conference and spoke  against withdrawing from Afghanistan prematurely, rather to ensure that the ‘job’ there is completed and the Taliban defeated. 

Sydney:  Sunrise: 5:42 am  -  Sunset: 7:40 pm

              Temperature: Min: 18C  -  Max:  20C       

              CLOUDY and WINDY

all  I need from the news is the 

weather report

On my 75th birthday, thinking about life, what matters, what is fun, 
I realised that I spend much time watching news, 
and that I like to take pretty pictures, lots of them 
and often odd ones.

So here it is, my collection for 52 weeks of global news events and local weather reports with very personal photos.