1 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: From the Daily os. I'm Emma, I'm lucy. It's Tuesday, 2 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: the fourteenth of January. Here's what's making headlines this evening. 3 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 2: Several homes have been evacuated after a landslide destroyed a 4 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 2: house in Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. Emergency services were called to 5 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 2: McCrae this morning after a home collapse down a cliff 6 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 2: injuring a local council worker. Vick Emergency has issued a 7 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 2: landslide alert, warning the slope could continue to move in 8 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 2: the days ahead. Residents from seven neighboring properties have been 9 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 2: evacuated from their homes amid the continuing risk, and anyone 10 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 2: in the area has been urged to stay away from 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 2: the landslide. 12 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: Fire crews in La are bracing for the return of 13 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: dangerous Santa Anna winds as the city's wildfire emergency continues. 14 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: Prolonged guests are expected to bring winds in excess of 15 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: one hundred kilometers per hour to parts of southern California 16 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: over the coming hours and days. The National Weather Service 17 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: has warned the forecasted conditions could lead to explosive fire growth. 18 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: In opposed to x, The Weather Service's La branch set 19 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: its issued red flag warnings for Tuesday, which it described 20 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: as the extreme of the extreme fire weather scenarios. In 21 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: other words, it said this setup is about as bad 22 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: as it gets. Conditions are expected to ease by Friday. 23 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: The fires have killed at least twenty four people and 24 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: burned through thousands of acres of land and property. 25 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: Mystery balls have forced the closure of nine Sydney beaches 26 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,199 Speaker 2: as authorities work to determine their contents. Gray and white 27 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 2: colored marble sized balls were spotted at several popular swimming 28 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 2: spots along Sydney's northern beaches, including Manly d Y and 29 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 2: Curl Curl earlier Today. The New South Wales Environment Protection 30 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: Agency is testing samples of the balls, while the Northern 31 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 2: Beaches Council is leaning clean up efforts. It comes after 32 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 2: hundreds of tar balls washed up on beaches in Sydney's 33 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: East last year. Beach goes have been advised to avoid 34 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 2: the debris. 35 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: And today's good news, a giant pink slug, thought to 36 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: have gone extinct after the black Summer bushfires, has been 37 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: found in a New South Wales National Park. Populations of 38 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: the fluorescent critter, which can grow longer than a human hand, 39 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: have bounced back with some eight hundred and fifty recent 40 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: sidings in an area of northwest New South Wales. It 41 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: comes after the twenty nineteen bushfires in the Alpine area 42 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: killed around ninety percent of all computer slugs according to 43 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: a report by Guardian Australia. Its comeback was tracked by 44 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: citizen scientists thanks to the National Parks and Wildlife Service 45 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 1: slug Sleuth app. 46 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily Oz newsroom. If you're 47 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to, make sure you 48 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 2: catch up on today's deep dive on y US companies 49 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: are cutting their diversity efforts. 50 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning. Until then, have a great evening. 51 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 52 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 2: Bunjelung Kalkudin woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily Oz acknowledges 53 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 54 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 2: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and torrest 55 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 2: Rate island and nations. We pay our respects to the 56 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.