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Monday, January 17, 2011

AUSTRALIABRISBANE FLOODS 2011 AND PICTURES AND PHOTOS (IMAGES)AND INFORMATION


















































Three-quarters of the state of Queensland was declared a disaster zone.The 2010–2011 floods killed at least 31. As of 14 January, an additional 40 are missing in or around                                                                           
The floods were a result of heavy precipitation caused by Tropical Cyclone Tasha that combined with a trough during the peak of a La Niña event. The 2010 La Niña weather pattern, which brings wetter conditions to eastern Australia, was the strongest since 1973.[8] This La nina event caused a prolonged period of heavy rainfall over Queensland river catchments. December 2010 was Queensland's wettest on record, with record high rainfall totals set in 107 locations for the month. The state average rainfall level of 209.45 millimetres (8.25 in) far exceeded the previous record of 200.1 millimetres (7.88 in) set in 1975. 2010 was also recorded as the state's wettest spring since 1900[10] and the Australian continent's third wettest year. Isolated flooding started across parts of the state in early December. On 24 December a monsoonal trough crossed the coast from the Coral Sea, bringing torrential rain that fell in a broad swath from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Gold Coast. The conditions also led to a large influx of snakes, as well as some crocodiles.

By 30 December, vast areas of Southern and Central Queensland, were affected by the flood. About 300 roads were closed, including nine major highways. Coal railway lines were closed and numerous mine sites flooded. Some communities isolated by fodwaters experienced food shortages, and a rise in the cost of fruits and vegetables has been reported.                                                                                                                                                                      

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