New Zealand – More Heavy Rain Forecast as Auckland Counts Costs of Floods
Further heavy rain is forecast for New Zealand as the city of Auckland struggles to come to terms with the damage caused by catastrophic flooding after record rainfall on 27…
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Floods and flooding in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
New Zealand – State of Emergency as Record Rain Causes Flood Havoc in Auckland
A state of emergency has been declared in Auckland, New Zealand after record rain caused widespread flooding on 27 January 2023. “It only took a half-day to beat the previous…
Australia – Assessments Reveal Extent of Damage as Floods Subside in Kimberley, WA
Residents of Western Australia’s Kimberley region are facing long-term homelessness following record flooding earlier this month. As the flood waters have started to recede, the full extent of the damage…
Disastrous Floods in Western Australia – Why Were We Not Prepared?
The devastating floods sweeping through the Kimberley region of Western Australia have caused unimaginable destruction, leaving remote Indigenous communities stranded in its aftermath. Why were we not prepared, ask Toni…
Australia – Floods Leave Communities Isolated in Western Australia
Flooding in Western Australia has submerged homes and roads in the Kimberley region, prompting evacuations. Many communities are likely to be cut off for weeks, authorities warn. Rainfall Ex-Tropical Cyclone…
Short-Duration Rainfall Extremes Intensifying Under Climate Change, Study Finds
Researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia have found that rainfall extremes at sub-hourly timescales are intensifying as a result of climate change much faster than those…
Queensland Scientists Develop Satellites and Radar Techniques for Faster Flood Mapping
Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia have developed an innovative technique using satellites and radar imaging sensors to map flooding. The technique could provide more detailed information to…
Australia – Hundreds Rescued, Towns Isolated After More Floods in New South Wales
Emergency services have carried out more than 200 flood rescues in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, after widespread heavy rain from 12 November 2022 led to dangerous flash flooding across…
Australia – 2 Missing in New South Wales as Forbes Prepares for Record Breaking Floods
Emergency crews are searching for 2 people who are missing after a vehicle was swept away by flood waters near Boorowa, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Meanwhile authorities said that…
Australia – Major Floods Prompt Evacuations in Victoria, Tasmania and NSW
Rising rivers in south-eastern Australia have prompted authorities to issue flood evacuation orders for thousands of homes across the states of Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales (NSW). Australia’s Bureau…
Australia – Floods Turn Deadly in New South Wales
Parts of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia have seen heavy rain since 22 September 2022, triggering floods in several parts of the state. State Emergency Services (NSW SES) carried…
Australia – Thousands Ordered to Evacuate After More Floods in New South Wales
Evacuation orders have been issued to thousands of residents in Sydney and surrounding areas of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, after torrential rainfall threatens to cause severe flooding for a…
Australia – More Floods in Queensland After Widespread Heavy Rainfall
At least one person has died and emergency services have rescued serval others from flood waters across the state of Queensland, Australia, after days of heavy rainfall from 09 April.…
Australia – Rescues and Evacuations in Sydney After Torrential Rain Causes Flooding
More torrential rainfall has fallen in parts of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, including in areas around Greater Sydney, causing floods and prompting further evacuation orders. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology…
Australia – Why can floods like those in the Northern Rivers come in clusters?
Margaret Cook, University of the Sunshine Coast, writing for The Conversation, asks: Why can floods like those in the Northern Rivers in New South Wales, Australia, come in clusters? Right now,…
Australia – Evacuations After More Floods in New South Wales
Northern parts of New South Wales, Australia were hit with a second major flood on 30 March 2022 after a levee along the Wilsons River in Lismore was breached once…
