New South Wales Floods Hit Illawarra
The heavy rain and storms that caused flash flooding in Sydney on Monday 24 March 2014 have now reached other areas of the state, in particular the Illawarra region to…
Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Floods and flooding in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
One Man Killed in Sydney Flash Floods
One person has been killed and three others injured in storms and flash floods that hit Sydney earlier today, 24 March 2014. Storms brought as much as 70mm of rainfall…
One Dead After Tropical Cyclone Lusi Hits Vanuatu
Tropical Cyclone Lusi has struck the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu causing flooding, destroying houses and crops and causing one reported death. The Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office issued cyclone…
A Month’s Rain in 24 Hours Floods Christchurch
Storms, gale force winds and heavy rainfall left areas of Christchurch, New Zealand, under water yesterday Tuesday 4 March 2014. The storm affected areas along New Zealand’s eastern coast from…
High Tide and Storm Surge Floods Marshall Islands
A storm surge combined with a an extreme high tide flooded parts of the Marshall Islands, including the capital Majuro, early on Monday 3 March 2014. Around 800 people had…
Tropical Cyclone Kofi Side-swipes Tonga, as Fiji Counts the Cost
The tropical depression that battered Fiji last week has moved away toward the Tonga islands, and has been reclassified to a Category One Tropical Cyclone. Tonga Cyclone Kofi (16P) has…
Floods hit Remote Town in Queensland, Australia
The small northwest Queensland town of Dajarra, south of Mount Isa, was hit by heavy rains Thursday night, 27 February 2014, which led to flash flooding and the evacuation of…
Lake Macquarie – Flooding and Record Rains
The area around Lake Macquarie saw record amounts of rainfall today, Friday 28 February 2014. The city of Lake Macqaurie is situated on the coastline just south of Newcastle and…
Floods Force Evacuations in Fiji
Twenty two evacuation centers have been set up in Fiji as a result of the storms, heavy rain and flooding currently affecting parts of the country. Heavy rain has affected…
Floods Follow Heat in Adelaide
Residents of Adelaide just experienced their wettest 24 hours since the sixties. Up to 9:00am on Friday morning, 75.2 mm of rain fell on central areas of Adelaide, making it…
Floods in Kimberley, Western Australia
Heavy rains of up to 225mm (9”) have caused flooding in the town of Kununurra in the northeast of Western Australia, with similar rainfall figures forecast over the next 24…
Queensland on Flood Alert
Warnings of tidal floods, heavy rain and strong winds have been issued for residents along Australia’s north Queensland coast. A Tropical Cyclone (likely to be named Tropical Cyclone Dylan) formed…
Floods in South East Queensland
Severe storms have dumped heavy rain across south-east Queensland, causing flash floods and some power cuts to around 3,000 homes. Further storms are likely, with the possibility of further heavy…
Floods in Western Australia
Heavy rain in Western Australia left several people missing in flooded areas in the Kimberley. All have since been rescued, although further rainfall is forecast and more flooding likely. Forecasters…
Toowoomba Floods Put Queensland on Edge
During the night of 29 November, Toowoomba saw about 22mm of rain since midnight. Nearby Dalby had rainfall of around 38mm. Flood water caused chaos for motorists, with several of…
Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Report
Germanwatch, a research group for sustainable development and global equity, has released its 9th Global Climate Risk report to coincide with the climate summit 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. The summit…
