The Climate Council has described the recent floods as 'one of the most extreme disasters in Australian history'. 9News
The deadly floods battering New South Wales and Queensland is the result of a "climate system on steroids", the Climate Council has warned." the council described the recent floods as "one of the most extreme disasters in Australian history".
The report found that 80 per cent of Brisbane's annual rainfall fell in the city over three days and during that time the Brisbane River below Wivenhoe received 1,450 billion litres of water.While NSW and Queensland were hit by the flooding disaster, Tasmania had its driest summer in 40 years, and Perth broke its previous record of summer days 40C and over.
"Just like the Black Summer bushfires, these floods are going to leave lasting scars on those impacted, and will have economy-wide impacts affecting all of us for many years to come," he said.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Letters: We need brokers to direct flood reliefFlood relief, AGL, Ukraine, housing levy, carbon tax, climate change.
Read more »
Paul de Jersey to lead 'thorough review' of Brisbane City Council's flood responseA review investigating Brisbane City Council's management of the recent devastating floods comes after 28,000 properties in the Greater Brisbane area were flooded.
Read more »
‘I can’t afford to go anywhere else’: the NSW caravan park residents devastated by floodsUnable to afford insurance against increasingly common inundations, many have no option but to stay and rebuild
Read more »
'All this water came out': Dismayed drivers report fuel contamination in flooded BrisbaneMotorists who ended up with water in their tanks are likely to face thousands in repair costs, but experts say fuel contamination is exceedingly rare.
Read more »
‘This is a fossil fuel war’: Ukraine’s top climate scientist speaks outAs western governments untangle themselves from Russian oil and gas, Svitlana Krakovska notes that the roots of the climate crisis and invasion are in fossil fuels
Read more »
‘This is a fossil fuel war’: Ukraine’s top climate scientist speaks outAs western governments untangle themselves from Russian oil and gas, Svitlana Krakovska notes that the roots of the climate crisis and invasion are in fossil fuels
Read more »