by Sarah Joyce | Apr 27, 2022 | Blog, Storms
East Coast Floods 2022 Devastation in recent months along the east coast as a result of floods is not new. Back in 1974, Moss Cass, Minister for Environment in the Whitlam Government, pronounced in no uncertain terms “flood plains are for floods”. He was referring to...
by kapow | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog, Storms
East Coast Weather ‘Traffic Jam’ Repeated storms of autumn along the east coast are not something new. I was struck by an account in The Australian 27/3/22. Reference was made to a meteorological “traffic jam” as the cause of our flooding woes. This statement was in...
by kapow | Jan 10, 2020 | Blog, Storms
Devastation in recent months along the east coast as a result of floods is not new. Back in 1974, Moss Cass, Minister for Environment in the Whitlam Government, pronounced in no uncertain terms “flood plains are for floods”. He was referring to devastation in Brisbane...
by kapow | Jan 31, 2018 | Blog, Storms
King tides and extreme events It was predicted that on 6 December last year and 2 January 2018 the east coast would experience very high spring tides (often referred to as “king tides”). Tide tables based on astronomical pull forces of the moon and sun around these...
by kapow | Sep 5, 2017 | Blog, Storms
Hurricane Harvey and its implications I visited New Jersey a few months after super-storm Sandy and then before that was Katrina. Historically there have been many disastrous hurricanes along the US east and gulf coasts. Yet questions continue to be asked about the...
by kapow | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog, Storms
Disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation: a national conundrum In December last year, the Australian Government released its response to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into natural disaster funding arrangements. The Government agreed that the...