Climate Change Boosted Australia 2010-2011 Floods
Researchers find warming oceans helped to worsen Australia’s floods five years ago by intensifying rainfall, reports Tim Radford for Climate News Network. LONDON, 21 November, 2015 – For the first…
Queensland
Australia – 5 Killed in Queensland Floods After 277mm of Rain Falls in 3 Hours
Five people have died in Queensland, Australia, after being swept away by flood waters. All 5 victims were in vehicles at the time. Some areas of Queensland saw over 300…
Queensland Farmers Warned of Flood-Related Diseases in Livestock
After the recent severe weather in Queensland, Australia, Biosecurity Queensland have issued a warning to the state’s farmers. Biosecurity Queensland Director Dr Ashely Bunce said “With more biting flies and…
2 Rescued in Queensland Floods After 150 Mm Rain in 24 Hours
More severe weather over parts of Queensland has led to flooding on the Gold Coast for the second time in 2 weeks. Emergency services in Queensland received over 200 call…
Floods in Central and Eastern Australia – Over 200 Mm of Rain in 24 Hours
A tropical low has swept across central and eastern parts of Australia over the last few days, dumping huge amounts of rain. AccuWeather say that the tropical low has since…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Queensland Plans Tax for Flood Repairs
Reports from Queensland, Australia, suggest that the State Government there is planning to introduce a special tax in order to be able to finance flood protection projects. The projects could…
Brisbane and Queensland Floods 2011
One of the most devastating of recent floods in Australian history hit Brisbane and Queensland in December 2010. Thirty five people were killed, over two hundred thousand people were affected…
Foam Flood in Queensland
Is this a flood? Or is it a scene from Spring Break in Florida or club night in Ibiza? The effects and aftermath of floods ever cease to amaze us.…
