How Insurers Can Get Better at Responding to Natural Disasters
As communities recover from the havoc wreaked by Cyclone Debbie, it’s time to accept that disasters will become more intense due to climate change and the cost of insurance will…
Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Floods and flooding in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Australia and New Zealand – More Rivers Overflow After Ex-Cyclone Debbie Rainfall
Rivers in Australia and New Zealand are still flooding as a result of heavy rain in the wakes of Tropical Cyclone Debbie which hit Australia over a week ago. The…
New Zealand – Heavy Rain Brings More Floods to North Island
An area of low pressure containing high levels of tropical moisture left over from the remnants of Cyclone Debbie resulted in torrential rain in parts of northern New Zealand from…
Australia – Death Toll Rises from Debbie Floods, Rockhampton on Alert
At least 6 people have now died in the floods in northern areas of New South Wales after heavy rainfall in the wake of ex Cyclone Debbie. The rain also…
Australia – Deadly Floods Hit 2 States in Wake of Cyclone Debbie
Heavy rainfall in the wake of ex Cyclone Debbie has caused major flooding in the states of Queensland and New South Wales. Canungra in Queensland recorded 285 mm of rain…
Australia – Ex Cyclone Debbie Brings Flooding Rain to Queensland
After battering parts of the the Queensland coast, Cyclone Debbie has been downgraded to a tropical low. With further heavy rain predicted, flooding is now posing a major threat to…
Faced With Rising Seas, French Polynesia Ponders Floating Islands
Could small islands threatened by sea level rise find a new future afloat? By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, March 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When former Google software engineer Patri…
Australia – Floods in New South Wales After 500mm of Rain in 1 Week
Some parts of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, have recorded over 500 mm of rain in the last 7 days as a low-pressure system drenched the region. Over the weekend…
New Zealand – Over 300 Homes Damaged as More Flooding Hits North Island
A further wave of torrential rain drenched areas around Auckland, Northland and Waikato Peninsula over the weekend 10 to 12 March 2017. The heavy rain was brought by a storm…
New Zealand – Roads Closed, Campers Evacuated After Floods in Auckland and Coromandel
A storm and heavy rain overnight from 07 to 08 March caused flooding and power cuts across Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand on 08 March 2017. Golden…
Australia – 1 Dead, 1 Missing, Crops Destroyed After Floods in Western Australia
Record breaking rain and floods have destroyed crops and damaged infrastructure across areas of Western Australia (WA) over the last week. At least person has died and one is still…
French Polynesia – 100 Homes Destroyed, Airport Closed After Flooding in Tahiti and Moorea
Flooding affected parts of French Polynesia from 22 January 2017 after a period of heavy rain. Over 200 mm of rain in 24 hours was recorded in Tahiti-Faa’a on Tahiti…
Australia – Record Breaking Rain Causes Floods in Northern Territory
Parts of southern Northern Territory and northern South Australia have seen record breaking rain over the last two days. The rain, caused by a deep low pressure system, was described…
NASA Finds Heavy Rainfall Area Increasing in Tropical Cyclone Yvette
NASA found that the area of heavy rainfall had increased in size as Tropical Cyclone Yvette continued to intensify in the Southern Indian Ocean. The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or…
El Nino-Linked Cyclones to Increase in Pacific With Global Warming-Research
LONDON, Dec 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Small Pacific island states could be hit by more tropical cyclones during future El Nino weather patterns due to climate change, scientists said…
Pacific Nations Lose Shortwave Radio Services That Warn of Natural Disasters
As a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the Solomon Islands, triggering a tsunami warning across the Pacific, many residents of the tiny country would have turned to…
