Global warming will bring more extremes, including floods, to Australia
“We will have an increased frequency of quite major events similar to what we had, particularly the flooding event in south-east Queensland,
More natural disasters on Australia’s radar, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), By Francis Tapim and Bruce Woolley Jan 23, 2011 An expert says Australia will see a higher incidence of extreme weather events like the flooding in Queensland. Global Change Professor Peter Grace from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) says greenhouse gases and global warning are contributing factors, whether people want to accept it or not.
He says it will not happen tomorrow, but it will happen in years to come and people will come to know major flooding.
“We will have an increased frequency of quite major events similar to what we had, particularly the flooding event in south-east Queensland,” he said.
“It means a bipartisan approach to climate change.
“Without that we are not going to go much further in terms of preparing ourselves for climate change in the future.”……
More natural disasters on Australia’s radar – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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