12th January - Today's News: Queensland Floods: More Dead, Many Missing, Brisbane Evacuated
The trouble with floods (one of many trouboles with floods) is that they can go on and on and on ..... Especially where big, slow moving, rivers are concerned.
Queensland flood toll 12, as 51 missing
Disaster in Brisbane as water keeps coming
Fears worsen for Brisbane
'Significant flood event' facing New South Wales
Chinchilla expecting new flood peak
Soaked Victoria warned of flash flooding
However it looks like Ipswich flood may have peaked
And it looks like it's La Nina to blame: this could be the strongest on record. NASA image shows La Nina caused woes down under - this is Rockhampton:
Meanwhile, elsewhere, floods ground Sri Lanka president whilst Philippine floods kill 40 and affect 1 million and in Malaysia more non-stop rain causes major flooding.
Winter storm moves from southern US to north-east and apparently there's currently snow present in 49 of the 50 US States. The last time this happened was, er, last winter .....
Storm kills 10, injures seven in Mozambique
Acid rain makes life hard in 258 Chinese cities
2010 hottest year in Canada on record
Inside a snowstorm: Scientists obtain close-up look at Old Man Winter
NASA's Fermi catches thunderstorms hurling antimatter into space (though not over Evesham!)
Mountain glacier melt to contribute 12cm to world sea-level increases by 2100 - which no doubt means yet another reassessment of sea level predictions will be out soon .... !
Queensland flood toll 12, as 51 missing
Disaster in Brisbane as water keeps coming
Fears worsen for Brisbane
'Significant flood event' facing New South Wales
Chinchilla expecting new flood peak
Soaked Victoria warned of flash flooding
However it looks like Ipswich flood may have peaked
And it looks like it's La Nina to blame: this could be the strongest on record. NASA image shows La Nina caused woes down under - this is Rockhampton:
Meanwhile, elsewhere, floods ground Sri Lanka president whilst Philippine floods kill 40 and affect 1 million and in Malaysia more non-stop rain causes major flooding.
Winter storm moves from southern US to north-east and apparently there's currently snow present in 49 of the 50 US States. The last time this happened was, er, last winter .....
Storm kills 10, injures seven in Mozambique
Acid rain makes life hard in 258 Chinese cities
2010 hottest year in Canada on record
Inside a snowstorm: Scientists obtain close-up look at Old Man Winter
NASA's Fermi catches thunderstorms hurling antimatter into space (though not over Evesham!)
Mountain glacier melt to contribute 12cm to world sea-level increases by 2100 - which no doubt means yet another reassessment of sea level predictions will be out soon .... !
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