[antonyandruleit]

is this in the north?

[Mimsykzr]

Yup, Queensland. They actually has a really "wet" history - wonder why they won't learn :

http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/ql...ry/index.shtml

The floods over the last few weeks have been the result of once in a millennium rainfall events.

The areas that normally get a lot of rain (north along the coast from Mackay) and also receiving record rain levels, did not experience the kind of flooding seen in inland areas.

[GWRIeEQp]

Climate Change: You reap what you sow.

Given the nation's stance on climate change and that the majority of the people in the state of Queensland are most likely climate change deniers, they shouldn't really have any complaints when the effects come knocking on the door...

[Tam04xa]

Fixed that for you.

With or without guns ?

[BGThomasis]

Sure is bad.

26-Foot Wall of Water Slams Australia Town

Ten are killed as 'instant tsunami' sweeps away pedestrians & cars. Authorities worry about the 78 people who are still missing.

[Dilangos]

just saw video, wow. Cars were carried by rivers as if they were weightless

[KLhdfskja]

Have you more precise info/link ? All I can find is that it's comparable to 1893 and 1974 incidents.

All climate indicators of ENSO remain beyond La Niña thresholds. The tropical Pacific Ocean remains much cooler than average for this time of year, with temperatures below the surface up to 4 °C below normal in central and eastern parts (comparable to the La Niña event of 1988). Trade winds are stronger than average, while cloud patterns continue to show a typical La Niña signature with suppressed cloudiness in tropical areas near the dateline. The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) value for December of +27 is the highest December SOI value on record, as well as being the highest value for any month since November 1973. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/

Ok, perhaps once in a millennium was an exaggeration, but this kind of weather is unlikely to happen again in my lifetime. Noting also there is still two months of the summer wet season left to run it's course.

[Numbiydq]

Maybe you should build a pipeline that could send all that water south where they could use it. Plenty of floods and full dams down south as well, maybe 4000kms to the southwest, but they could go 2000km to the northwest to get plenty if they really wanted to.

[Diortarkivoff]

Somebody needs to hurry and build an ark.

seriously, I feel for you all, i have been there and know what a flood does to your life.

[Vokbeelllicky]

I had a weeleak just now you don't see me in the news