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01-03-2010, 07:04 PM
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 TROLLBEGONE!!!!! Poster Rank:20 female Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 59,621 Mentioned: 70 Post(s) Quoted: 10860 Post(s)
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Hundreds Flee AUSTRALIA FLOODING (New South Wales)
One resident said it was the worst flooding he had seen in 60 years More than 1,000 people have been evacuated from an outback town in the Australian state of New South Wales, after days of flooding. Two areas of the state have been declared natural disaster areas after days of heavy rains swelled rivers and left farms cut off. As water levels threatened to reach 5.5m (18ft), up to 1,200 people were moved from the town of Coonamble. It comes after summer wildfires wreaked havoc on the other side of the country. Sunday's evacuation order for Coonamble was issued because of concern about the state of levees holding back the nearby Castlereagh river. "We are looking at a flood peak in the early hours of Monday morning at around 5.5m (18ft)," Phil Campbell, from the State Emergency Service, told state radio. "That particular flood height does give us some concern regarding the levee that does protect 224 properties within Coonamble and, as such, an evacuation order has been issued." Coonamble resident Ken Baker told AP television the river was the highest he had seen it in 60 years of living in the town. Despite the damage, a number of farmers welcomed the rains, which follow a long drought. Last week, wildfires threatened the city of Perth in Western Australia after razing dozens of homes and consuming thousands of acres of land. |
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01-03-2010, 07:05 PM
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 My Rank: MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT Poster Rank:326 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,903 Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Quoted: 72 Post(s)
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Re: Hundreds Flee AUSTRALIA FLOODING (New South Wales)
Holy shit, last I heard Australia was in the middle of a rather severe drought... isn't it astounding how things change...
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01-03-2010, 07:09 PM
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| TROLLBEGONE!!!!! Poster Rank:20 female Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 59,621 Mentioned: 70 Post(s) Quoted: 10860 Post(s)
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Re: Hundreds Flee AUSTRALIA FLOODING (New South Wales)
Yes it is. All it takes is rain updip of an area and you can get flash floods even in a drought. All a drought means is that over a period of time, the rainfall is significantly less than normal....than it takes to supply water for all....but it certainly doesnt mean that during a drought, there are no severe rains.
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01-03-2010, 07:11 PM
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Re: Hundreds Flee AUSTRALIA FLOODING (New South Wales)
Yeah, I get that, but still, it's surprising, is all. By the way, I've noticed that you've thanked a great many of my comments, and was going to send you a PM of appreciation, but noticed I couldn't. :P
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01-03-2010, 07:20 PM
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 Joseph Goebbels Poster Rank:240 Male Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 5,777 Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Quoted: 12 Post(s)
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Re: Hundreds Flee AUSTRALIA FLOODING (New South Wales)
Australia is one of the countries which is truly getting raped by Global warming, apparently.
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01-03-2010, 07:21 PM
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Re: Hundreds Flee AUSTRALIA FLOODING (New South Wales)
Eh, it's an unfortunate side effect of El Nino. Because Australia's surrounded by large bodies of water, it's got far stronger an effect than it does here in the US.
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01-03-2010, 07:23 PM
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| TROLLBEGONE!!!!! Poster Rank:20 female Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 59,621 Mentioned: 70 Post(s) Quoted: 10860 Post(s)
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Re: Hundreds Flee AUSTRALIA FLOODING (New South Wales)
Now you can. by the way, the Australian continent definitely is more affected by el Nino, plus that God-awful Antarctic Circumpolar Current!!! That also affects it!! |
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01-03-2010, 07:24 PM
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| TROLLBEGONE!!!!! Poster Rank:20 female Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 59,621 Mentioned: 70 Post(s) Quoted: 10860 Post(s)
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Re: Hundreds Flee AUSTRALIA FLOODING (New South Wales)
BTW, There is video on http://www.bbc.co.uk |
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01-03-2010, 07:38 PM
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Re: Hundreds Flee AUSTRALIA FLOODING (New South Wales)
Droughts, fires, flooding.... Yep, welcome to Australia. In reference to the OP, Coonamble levees are still holding this morning.  |
