Of Droughts and Flooding Rains.Reprints the article `Of Droughts and Flooding Rains,' which appeared on the November 26, 2000 issue of `The Age,' which deals with the damages caused by floods in New South Wales.EBSCO_AspWorld Press Review...
While the floodwaters were receding in the capital city, State Emergency Service (SES) workers were kept busy in more northerly parts of the state of New South Wales (NSW), dealing with the destruction caused by the past week's wild weather. SES deputy state duty commander Ashley Sullivan t...
SYDNEY, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the floodwaters in Australia's eastern states climbed to 11. Police of the state of New South Wales (NSW) confirmed the third flood-related death in the state on Wednesday. The woman's body was found in South Lismore, one of the worst...
Multiple evacuation orders were issued in Australia's Sydney, as an ongoing deluge of rain has saturated the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). The NSW has been hit by repeated flash flooding in recent months. The state's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued more flood warnings on Th...
Grain handler GrainCorp has actually reported a record revenue for the last fiscal year however it comes as New South Wales farmers lose crops to heavy rain and flooding. Key points: Floods in NSW are having a massive influence on crops ...
Because of global climate change, extreme flood events are expected to increase in quantity and intensity in the upcoming decades. In catchments affected by ore mining, flooding leads to the deposition of fine sediments enriched in trace metal(loid)s. De
As heavy rains continue to fall, flooding has reached record levels in the southeast of Australia. Victoria is the worst-affected state with some towns experiencing the highest river peaks in decades. The states of New South Wales and Tasmania are also experiencing flooding in an emergency that ...
In 2007, floods in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales resulted in power grid interruptions for over two days at the Morriset Hospital (Carthey et al., 2008). Several hospitals in the United States were completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, whereas numerous hospitals in ...
Wild storms are lashing Australia’s east coast, with severe flooding in Queensland and New South Wales leaving a trail of destruction –one person is dead and 10 missing. The weather pattern is expected to continue well into next week, marking the culmination of two years of wetLa Niñasumm...
SYDNEY, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Residents in eastern parts of Australia are being warned to prepare for heavy rain and potential flooding this week, as the states of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) are facing renewed flood warnings.