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Category Archives: Natural disasters

Aftermath of Japan shows Oz at greater risk of tsunamis

July 4, 2011 – 12:41 pm

The Japan earthquake in March proved to be so much deeper and damaging than any prior scientific modelling predicted, resulting in wide ramifications for the study of seismology, according to several international experts on tsunamis and earthquakes.

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Japan’s nuclear crisis: the technical facts

March 16, 2011 – 10:22 am

Research scientist and writer Michael R James writes: The earthquake offshore from Sendai began at 2.46pm (JST) Friday March 11. To clarify the nuclear incidents in Japan, I have attempted to summarise them. But news is still breaking, the most recent being a fire in reactor #4 this morning. Japan has 55 nuclear reactors distributed [...]

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QLD floods: don’t mention climate change (or the number of ‘tiny’ emissions from coal)

January 20, 2011 – 11:49 am

As the floods in Queensland and Victoria gushed through homes, businesses and streets leaving tragedy behind, all of that murky water and grime sent moral compasses and other measures of taste and decency spinning and cavorting in all directions, writes Graham Readfearn.

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Origin of the North Atlantic Freeze

January 19, 2011 – 9:10 am

Dr Andrew Glikson, Earth and paleo-climate scientist at the Australian National University, writes: As predicted by the IPCC-2001 report, global warming trends tracking toward 2100 are likely to be expressed by an increase in weather variability. Expect these to include a series of heat waves, fires, floods, hurricanes and cold fronts, the consequence of an [...]

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Floods around the world

January 18, 2011 – 11:51 am

The Queensland floods have dominated local media in the last week, and rightly so. However, other regions across the globe, including Sri Lanka, Brazil and South Africa, are also suffering severe flooding, although their governments may not be as equipped to cope with the devastation.

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Rockhampton flood crisis: attack of the blood suckers

January 10, 2011 – 10:12 am

Anton Lang (writing as TonyfromOz) writes from flood affected Rockhampton: The flood peak looks to have finally made it here into Rockhampton city, and fortunately, it only made it to 9.2 metres. The expected peak was 9.4 metres and some of you may think that extra 8 inches may not be much, but that 8 [...]

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The Rockhampton flood crisis: playing the waiting game

January 4, 2011 – 3:04 pm

Anton Lang (writing as TonyfromOz) writes from flood affected Rockhampton, yesterday: Here in Rockhampton, it’s now a matter of waiting, waiting, waiting. I have no further images to add, because the last thing needed now is rubbernecks with cameras taking up space (see previous images here). The river level at the flood marker currently stands [...]

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