Qld Flooding - general chat and stuff.....
Jan 10th 2011, 4:43 am
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Re: How much more rain can we have
Its gonna be a loooooong night again
Jan 10th 2011, 4:51 am
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Re: How much more rain can we have
Flash flood hits Toowoomba
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-n...110-19ktr.html
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-n...110-19ktr.html
Jan 10th 2011, 5:07 am
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Re: How much more rain can we have
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...10/3109759.htm
"We had a similar pattern in 1954 and '55 and also back in 1893 and we've had a few slightly less intense patterns in the meantime - 1988, 2008 and a few intervening years that aren't quite as strong as this."
Professor Stone says this pattern means the risk Brisbane will experience another flood like that in 1974 is eight times higher.
"I know looking at the work we do for the water authorities and other agencies, instead of the risk being about 5 per cent in any year, this year it's about 30 to 40 per cent," he said.
"So the risk is certainly increased. It's not guaranteed, but as with many agencies and insurance agencies and water resource folk working on risk management, we know that the risk is substantially increased in a year like this."
Jan 10th 2011, 5:07 am
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Re: How much more rain can we have
Jan 10th 2011, 5:57 am
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Re: How much more rain can we have
Jan 10th 2011, 6:06 am
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Re: How much more rain can we have
If it clears up before March I'll be satisfied!
Jan 10th 2011, 7:07 am
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Re: How much more rain can we have
It is obviously nothing like a normal year...rather than hot with cooling afternoon thunderstorms it has been colder rain going all day. Has been going on and off for months with unusually cool and overcast weather. It was even raining a lot in winter which is usually our dry season. My wife keeps complaining that she has been transported back to the uk (been here 9 years)...I keep telling her the uk was never this wet 
She even commented this morning that people have started wearing black to work....if this weather keeps up we may get some fashion sense 
I was too young to remember the 74 floods but I can't remember a year like this. People who have arrived in the last year or two must be panicking thinking this is normal and packing their bags
This will be a year that is remembered like the 74 floods I reckon. Hope Brisbane doesn't cop it as well...we've been lucky so far Toowoomba looked bad....hope Jen was well clear.
She even commented this morning that people have started wearing black to work....if this weather keeps up we may get some fashion sense I was too young to remember the 74 floods but I can't remember a year like this. People who have arrived in the last year or two must be panicking thinking this is normal and packing their bags
This will be a year that is remembered like the 74 floods I reckon. Hope Brisbane doesn't cop it as well...we've been lucky so far
Toowoomba looked bad....hope Jen was well clear.
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Jan 10th 2011, 7:18 am
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Re: How much more rain can we have
It is obviously nothing like a normal year...rather than hot with cooling afternoon thunderstorms it has been colder rain going all day. Has been going on and off for months with unusually cool and overcast weather. It was even raining a lot in winter which is usually our dry season. My wife keeps complaining that she has been transported back to the uk (been here 9 years)...I keep telling her the uk was never this wet She even commented this morning that people have started wearing black to work....if this weather keeps up we may get some fashion sense
I was too young to remember the 74 floods but I can't remember a year like this. People who have arrived in the last year or two must be panicking thinking this is normal and packing their bags
This will be a year that is remembered like the 74 floods I reckon. Hope Brisbane doesn't cop it as well...we've been lucky so far Toowoomba looked bad....hope Jen was well clear.
She even commented this morning that people have started wearing black to work....if this weather keeps up we may get some fashion sense I was too young to remember the 74 floods but I can't remember a year like this. People who have arrived in the last year or two must be panicking thinking this is normal and packing their bags
This will be a year that is remembered like the 74 floods I reckon. Hope Brisbane doesn't cop it as well...we've been lucky so far
Toowoomba looked bad....hope Jen was well clear. Have to agree with all that. The UK has never been this wet.
Jan 10th 2011, 7:20 am
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The Qld Floods - volunteer work?!
Does anyone know who I'd contact to see if I can assist with the clear up from aftermath of the floods here in Toowoomba?! I feel like I should be doing something especially since I'm still off work?! 
Jan 10th 2011, 7:23 am
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Jan 10th 2011, 7:33 am
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Jan 10th 2011, 7:39 am
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Re: How much more rain can we have
Jan 10th 2011, 7:41 am
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