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To: locogringo who wrote (1125594)3/21/2019 11:11:57 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) of 1573030
 
"You cannot tie a flood, or even a lot of floods, to climate change"

Queensland floods: the water journey to Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
19 March 2019

In late January and early February, an intense and slow-moving monsoonal low over northern Queensland caused record-breaking rainfall and disastrous flooding. Areas affected included the Townsville region and westwards, across large areas of the upper Flinders, Gulf Country and north Channel Country. Since then there's been a lot of water on the move—we follow its journey to Australia's largest lake, Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre.

A phenomenal amount of rain fell. In the seven days to 4 February 2019 our rainfall gauge at Townsville Aero recorded 1052.8 mm, and 1257 mm in the ten days to 6 February. There were several sites in elevated areas including Paluma, Woolshed, and Upper Bluewater that reported 12-day accumulations of more than 2000 mm! Further west, large areas recorded 300–500 mm including the northern parts of the Diamantina catchment—and it was this water that was about to start a long journey south....

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