Floods in Brisbane after Storm Brings 10cm Rain in 1 Hour
A summer storm that hit Brisbane and parts of south east Queensland between 18 and 19 November brought with it as much as 10 cm of rain in just hour…
Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Floods and flooding in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Understanding Multiple Causes is the Key to Calculating Flood Risk
University of Adelaide researchers are devising new methods to more accurately estimate long-term flood risk across Australia. The researchers are examining the possible causes of floods and how they interact…
New Zealand Insurance Industry Calls for Better Risk Reduction
New Zealand has been battered by a series of earthquakes, storms and cyclones over the last 2 years. The years 2013 and 2014 were among the most expensive years for…
1 Dead, Hundreds Evacuated in Vanuatu after Record Rainfall
The island of Efate, part of the Shefa Province, Vanuatu, saw a record 157.7 mm of rain fall in 24 hours between 06 and 07 October 2014. The heavy rain…
Sea Level Rise is Biggest Threat to Small Islands
Climate change experts have predicted that rising sea levels affecting the world’s 52 small island states, will be as much as four times higher than the rest of the world.…
Solomon Islands Floods: Red Cross Launches Emergency Appeal
Red Cross Press Release – Honiara, Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Following the devastating flash floods that struck the Solomon Islands in April, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red…
Exmouth, Western Australia, Cut Off After Floods
As much as 200mm of rain fell in 24 hours on Friday 25 April 2014 in parts of the north-west of Western Australia. The heavy rainfall caused flooding in the…
Flooding from ex-Cyclone Ita Closes Highways in New Zealand
As predicted in an earlier report, the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ita reached New Zealand late last week bringing flooding and landslides in its wake. Fortunately, as with its duration…
Ita leaves Australia headed for New Zealand
Tropical Cyclone Ita, which has left a swathe of destruction across the south western Pacific Ocean, causing over 20 deaths in the Solomon Islands and devastating sugar cane crops in…
Solomon Islands – Floods Recede but Death Toll Rises
Update 10 April 2014: some media reports now claim that 28 people have been confirmed dead, with 40 still missing. Aid agencies are warning of an outbreak of disease, such…
Solomon Islands Death Toll Rises
As expected by many, the death toll from the floods in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, is rising. The floods struck on 3 April, as we reported here after 2 days…
Solomon Islands Update – 6 Dead, 30 Missing
Heavy rain fell relentlessly for 2 days between 2 and 3 April and resulted in severe flash flooding on the island of Guadalcanal. Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands,…
Severe Floods in Solomon Islands
Heavy rain and overflowing rivers have caused flash flooding in the Solomon Islands, in particular the capital, Honiara, a city with a population of just under 70,000. The UN Office…
Storms Hit Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Queensland
As forecast after the heavy rain and floods along the Capricorn Coast, Queensland, on 25 to 26 March 2014, the storms and heavy rain moved along the coastline yesterday. Parts…
Flash Floods in Northern Rivers, New South Wales
After heavy rain causing flash flooding in Sydney and later the Illawarra region, the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales is now seeing high rainfall levels and some flooding.…
Huge Rainfall Floods Capricorn Coast, Queensland
Huge amounts of rain fell in just 12 hours today, Wednesday 26 March 2014, in parts of the Capricorn Coast, central Queensland. According to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology, Yeppoon saw…
