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…
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.…
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…
People could’ve prepared for the floods better if the impacts of weather forecasts were clearly communicated, write Kate R Saunders, Queensland University of Technology; Kate Helmstedt, Queensland University of Technology,…
Flooding in eastern Australia that began last week has worsened after further heavy rain. Authorities now report extensive flooding in areas of Queensland and New South Wales, with thousands of…
Torrential rain of 300 mm in 6 hours has caused severe flash flooding in parts of south-east Queensland, Australia. Parts of Queensland received heavy rainfall from 22 February with the…
Major flooding along the Mary River in eastern Queensland, Australia, has prompted hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes. Meanwhile police report at least one person has died and one…
Hundreds of people have evacuated their homes after severe flooding in parts of southern Queensland, Australia. Police reported one person died after a vehicle was dragged by flood waters. This…
A low-pressure trough off the coast of south east Australia caused a wild weekend of weather for south east Queensland and northern New South Wales with torrential rain, damaging winds,…
The heavy rain continues to fall in South East Australia, with flooding affecting parts of southern Queensland over the last few days. This follows severe flooding in parts of New…
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a catastrophe for property losses caused by storms and flooding along the east coast since 05 February 2020. ICA said insurers have…
Update, 28 January 2020: Emergency services in Queensland rescued a man stranded in floodwaters near Townsville in the north of the state. Localised flooding and a rock slide was reported…
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a catastrophe for damage caused by storms that struck the Australian Capital Territory and parts of Victoria and New South Wales from…
Severe weather impacted parts of south-east Queensland, Australia, from 12 to 13 December, 2019. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology reported rainfall rates of 120mm per hour in Southport, Queensland. Cars were…
Online tools can help people in disasters, but do they represent everyone?, by Billy Tusker Haworth, University of Manchester; Christine Eriksen, University of Wollongong, and Scott McKinnon, University of Wollongong…
Most major airports in Australia are located on reclaimed swamps, sitting only a few metres above the present day sea level. And the risk of sea level rise from climate…
