It has been raining a lot where I live, about halfway down the east coast of Australia. The year I started boarding school it also rained a lot, that was 1974 – another year of extreme rainfall. I remember the flooding back then. But this year … [Read more...] about Counting Wettest Days, Half Way Down the East Coast of Australia
Floods
Brisbane Flooding, Again
Flooding rains have soaked south-east Queensland, again. My heart goes out to everyone affected by flood waters. I’ve been watching the rain gauge at Lowood (Station# 040120), located just 10 kms to the south of Wivenhoe Dam upstream of the city … [Read more...] about Brisbane Flooding, Again
Rainfall Forecasts Should be Benchmarked
ACCORDING to Bill Gates, “You can achieve incredible progress if you set a clear goal and find a measure that will drive progress towards that goal.” This may seem basic, but it’s not practiced enough, and certainly not when it comes to rainfall … [Read more...] about Rainfall Forecasts Should be Benchmarked
Environmental Flows in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area: Debbie Buller
Following is a note and link to photographs from a Murrumbidgee farmer with a rice crop that is withstanding the deluge, but she can't say the same for the orchards and vineyards that many misguided folk in Sydney would prefer to see growing in our … [Read more...] about Environmental Flows in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area: Debbie Buller
More Flooding
Large areas of Queensland and New South Wales are flooding again. In New South Wales: Flood Warning - Clarence River, Flood Warning - Bellinger River, Flood Warning - Hastings River, Flood Warning - Manning River, Flood Warning … [Read more...] about More Flooding
Lake Eyre, Still Flooding
For the last three autumns, Lake Eyre in central Australia has received runoff from good flooding rains. These photographs were taken by Rhyl as she flew from Quilpie to Birdsville to Lake Eyre in July 2010. And the flood waters are arriving … [Read more...] about Lake Eyre, Still Flooding
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
