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Heavy rain and flooding in Fiji tests climate disaster preparedness

takver — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:31:32 +0000

Fiji is experiencing heavy rain and major flooding with a 15-day state of emergency being declared in Fiji’s west coast areas. At least 8 people have died in the Fiji January-February 2012 floods with up to 51 reported cases of water-related diseases, thousands in evacuation centres and $30million in damages reported so far.

Related Images: Flood Relief 2012 in Fiji

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Climate change blamed in extreme shift from drought to flood in China

takver — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:37:15 +0000

An extreme shift in weather in June across much of southern and eastern China has been put down to the effects of global warming and climate change. Usually light rains start in June in the middle and lower Yangtze valley leading in to the summer monsoonal rains and typhoon season, but this year torrential rains and storms struck on June 3 and have continued unleashing devastating floods, the worst in over 50 years.

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Missouri River floods endanger nuclear power plants - time for climate adaption

takver — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:29:34 +0000

Large parts of the US midwest are experiencing heavy rainfall and flooding, not unlike what Queenslanders saw in December and January this year when Brisbane was inundated. A major problem with urban infrastructure on flood plains is the risk of innundation during flood events, flood events likely to become more frequent with climate change. In Nebraska two nuclear power Stations are threatened by floodwaters.

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Science and a bi-polar climate

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:35:09 +0000

By Kristy Henderson: Leading climate scientists declared last Tuesday night that the recent Australian floods are not necessarily attributable to climate change. According to Professor David Karoly, Professor Neville Nicolls, and Dr Karl Braganza from the Bureau of Meteorology, the scientific basis for human induced climate change is overwhelmingly compelling, yet more research will need to be done to quantify its impacts with regard recent extreme weather events.

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Solar flagship funding reinstated by Gillard government

takver — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:33:18 +0000

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Green groups criticize federal government for slashing climate programs for disaster reconstruction

takver — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:09:57 +0000

Environment, climate change and green groups have criticized the Federal Government for budget cuts to solar development and carbon reduction programs, as part of its reconstruction program for rebuilding Queensland after the devastating floods.

Deferring expenditure in the solar flagship program is of major concern for the development of industry scale solar power stations in Australia, necessary for converting our reliance on carbon intensive coal fired power to renewable technologies. A US study has shown the feasibility of converting global power to 100 per cent carbon emission neutral alternative energy technologies in 20 to 40 years, similar to the Australian study by Beyond Zero Emissions with the Zero Carbon Australia 2020 report, launched in July 2010.

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Protesters call for the coal industry to foot the bill for flood clean-up

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:27:58 +0000

A group of concerned citizens protested outside the BHP office in Melbourne today, and presented the coal industry with a giant invoice for part of the cost of the unprecedented floods in Victoria and Queensland.

Spokesperson for the group Pablo Brait said, ”we’re presenting this invoice to the entire coal industry on behalf of the Australian taxpayer, charging them for part of the flood clean-up and the increased insurance costs all Australians will have to pay due to the impacts of global warming.”

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La Niña brings torrential rain, floods to Philippines killing 42

takver — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:24:50 +0000

Torrential Rains and flooding have battered 25 provinces in the Philippines over the last two weeks. Flooding and mudslides have killed 42 people, with 8 injured and 5 people missing. A damage bill to agriculture, housing and infrastructure has been estimated to be 900 million pesos (about US$23million).

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Brisbane flood, from an island in suburbia

kimk — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:07:28 +0000

UPDATED LATEST PHOTOS BELOW 12/01 and 13/01

We are stranded on a suburban island in inner city Brisbane as I write this. At 30m above sea level we should be ok, but the surrounding suburbs of Fairfield, Yeronga, Rocklea and Yeerongpilly are inundated. It is very quiet out, very little traffic. Amazingly beautiful day, blue skies and the rain has finally stopped after months.

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Floods threaten Brisbane, one third of Queensland declared a disaster area

takver — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:18:08 +0000

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Murray Darling Basin Plan needed despite floods says Conservation Foundation

takver — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:03:27 +0000

While flood waters continue to rage in Queensland with more rain continuing to fall, debate on the Murray Darling Basin is stepping up. Flood waters are slowly making there way down the Murray Darling system to the Lower Lakes of the Coorong.

The Murray Darling Basin has experienced its wettest year on record and there are now calls for the basin water plan to be deferred and for dams to be built to mitigate future flooding.

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The Queensland big wet, big flood and climate change

takver — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:06:26 +0000

Have you noticed that no-one in the media is discussing Climate Change and the devastating Queensland floods? Floods that are directly affecting over 200,000 people, closing down three quarters of the coal mining industry in the state, plus major highways, rail links and public airports. Estimates of the damage are now running into the billions of dollars with at least 10 people killed so far.

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Heavy metals released into flood waters

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:09:04 +0000

Queensland Friends of the Earth Press Release 29th December 2010: Queensland's environmental regulator the Department of Resource Management (DERM) is powerless to stop flood waters creating massive pollution from mine sites across the state. Mines will be releasing huge amounts of heavy metals into the flood waters and much of this will pile up behind weirs in catchments like the Fitzroy and be a pollution problem for many years. Pollutants include dangerous levels of copper, uranium, zinc, aluminium, lead, arsenic, cobalt and nickel.

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Scientist warns against global warming complacency due to cold spells, floods

takver — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:01:36 +0000

An Australian scientist has warned against misinterpreting the cold spells in Europe and North America and the heavy rains and flooding in Australia as climate change not occurring. Barrie Hunt, an Honorary Research Fellow with the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, said that seasonal cold spells will still be expected under enhanced greenhouse conditions and that the long term trend is that the global climate is warming.

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