By Amanda Drury, CNBC News AnchorPublished: Friday, 4 Feb 2011 | 11:27 AM ET El Niño and La Niña have a lot to answer for. And we’re not talking about two naughty kids. Weather pattern El Niño brought Australia a crippling drought for nearly decade. La Niña has taken its place with decidedly strong and […]
© The Cairns PostFriday, February 4, 2011 TOWNSVILLE may have escaped the worst of cyclone Yasi, but now faces the prospect of running out of water. Townsville Mayor Les Tyrell has warned the city could run out of fresh drinking water after power was cut to the main water treatment plant. Cr Tyrell has pleaded […]
By Leon GettlerFebruary 1, 2011 Urbanisation, climate change and globalisation are leading to more and bigger catastrophes. THE floods that ravaged Queensland and Victoria are a warning for businesses to overhaul their risk-management strategies. They are events that tell us we are now in a very different world. How different? Erwann Michel-Kerjan, managing director of […]
By Malcolm Farr, National Political Editor, news.com.auFebruary 03, 2011 6:00PM THE Government’s global warming adviser Ross Garnaut today warned flood and storm battered Australians: “You ain’t seen nothing yet”. Prof Garnaut said climate change caused by global warming would increase the incidence of severe weather features and cause bigger natural disasters. He did not directly […]
Cars are blocked by flood waters on the Bruce Highway south of Innisfail, Australia, after Cyclone Yasi. The surrounding banana plantation has been destroyed. AAP Cyclone Yasi – Overnight and aftermath Uprooted trees in Queensland, Australia, after Cyclone Yasi. BBC In pictures: Cyclone Yasi A pile-up of boats in Hinchinbrook Marina after Cyclone Yasi. Paul […]
By Paul Colgan, Owen Vaughan and Helen Davidson, news.com.auFebruary 03, 2011 11.26am Reports are coming in that all banana crops have been lost and over $505 million worth of sugar cane is also gone. More pictures can be found in this gallery, continually updating. Live coverage: Cyclone Yasi crosses North Queensland coast Technorati Tags: Australia,agriculture,hurricane,global […]
By Paul Colgan, Owen Vaughan, and Helen Davidson, news.com.auFebruary 03, 2011 7.36am Ms Bligh said six people, aged in their 60s, who were trapped in a unit at Port Hinchinbrook overnight were safe and well on Thursday morning. “I’m very pleased to advise they’re safe,” she said. “I’m sure they had tough night.” 7.41am 90 […]
VIDEO: Cyclone Hits Cyclone Yasi made landfall overnight and continues to batter the Queensland coast. The full extent of the devastation won’t be known for hours, but the main points are: Yasi made landfall at about midnight local time (1am AEDT) at Mission Beach, but was felt from Cairns to Townsville. The storm was downgraded […]
MTSAT IR Colorized image of Cyclone Yasi striking Queensland, Australia, 3 February 2011. MTSAT IR Colorized Loop Technorati Tags: Australia,hurricane,flood,global warming,climate change
VIDEO: Into the night – Queensland reflects By Paul Colgan, Owen Vaughan, and Helen Davidson, news.com.auFebruary 03, 2011 6.28am Dozens of power lines have been brought down by cyclonic winds. More than 170,000 homes are without power, including 40,000 in Cairns, and 70,000 in Townsville. 6.36am Cairns appears to have been spared the worst of […]
