Multiple catchments holding months of heavy rainfall paint an unfortunate picture of continued flooding for regional communities in NSW, Victoria and South Australia.
Source: More prolonged flooding ahead for regional communities
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‘The water kept rising’: Jaarta residents inundated by flooding that killed 21
Just after lunch on New Year’s Day, Nidya Desianti received a text alert, telling her to evacuate form her Jakarta home. But it was too late to leave.
Damage to homes in coastal areas could set off a domino effect—eroding property values, weakening tax bases, and affecting schools and infrastructure
via Study Shows 300,000 US Homes at Risk, $1 Trillion Price Tag as Rising Seas Trigger Chronic Flooding
. Along the Southwestern Pacific Coast, flood frequencies are predicted to be about 70% higher in 2018 than in 2000 due to the predicted mild El Niño . . .
via Climate Change hammers US Coasts as Sea Level Rise *doubles* High Tide Floodings
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