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Posted by feww on April 16, 2011
Storm Details on April 16, 2011 at 00:00UTC
Source: Image from Japan Meteorological Agency satellite MTSAT-1R via Bureau of Meteorology.
Posted in australian back-to-back disasters, Australian Disaster | Tagged: TC Errol, Tropical Cyclone Errol, Western Australia | 2 Comments »
Posted by feww on March 22, 2011
Click images to enlarge. Download larger image (11 MB, JPEG) – March 17, 2011
Download larger image (10 MB, JPEG) – March 3, 2011
Two false-color images of flooding in Western Australia acquired by MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite on March 17, 2011 (top), and March 3, 2011 (bottom) show the extent of flooding in the region. Floods caused by torrential rains damaged roads and bridges and forced evacuations. “The most significant change between March 3 and March 17 is the swollen Fitzroy River. Barely discernible (and partially obscured by clouds) in early March, the river apparently spans some 20 kilometers (10 miles) in places just two weeks later. The river forms an unmistakable blue swath from Fitzroy Crossing all the way to Derby, on the shore of King Sound.” Source: NASA-EO.
Map shows major flooding throughout Queensland, as well as in NW and SE New South Wales, Australia. Source: BOMAust
Source: BOMAust
Click image to enlarge. Source: BOMAust
Posted in australian back-to-back disasters, Australian climate, Australian Disaster, drought and deluge | Tagged: Australia Floods 2010, Australia Rainfall Map, Fitzroy Crossing, Fitzroy River flooding, King Sound, Western Australia Flooding Satellite Images | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on January 29, 2011
Waging a war against nature and expecting to win it are two frightfully unintelligent acts.
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, wildfires, drought and deluge as well as all other natural forces work as nature’s defense mechanisms. Australia is not immune to any of those forces (hint!)
Australia is not alone. All around us there’s a growing body of evidence that nature has begun targeting communities that are participating directly or indirectly in the vicious and destructive wars of resource depletion, poisoning and pollution against her. In these worsening wars of aggression, there are no such things as innocent victims and, unfortunately, some collateral damage should be expected because nature’s response is often collective.
TC BIANCA – MTSAT-2 Satellite image – Source: Digital Typhoon – Date/Time as inset. Click images to enlarge.
Cyclone BIANCA. IR Satellite Image (NHC Enhancement). Source: CIMSS. See inset for status. Click image to enlarge.
A natural-color image of TC BIANCA, a massive cyclone, captured by MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite at 6:30 UTC on January 28, 2011. Source: NASA-EO.
Tropical Storm Bianca’s rainfall was captured by NASA’s TRMM satellite January 26, 2011. Heavy rainfall of about 2 inches (50 mm) per hour recorded. Source: NASA
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Posted in Australia cyclone, australia disasters, australian back-toback disasters, Australian Disaster, disaster continent | Tagged: Back-to-Back Disasters, Cyclone BIANCA, Cyclone BIANCA satellite images, TC BIANCA, Tropical Cyclone Anthony | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on January 10, 2011
Extremes of temperature, precipitation, drought and other climatic and weather events would continue to intensify throughout 2011, FIRE-EARTH forecasts.
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Posted in 2011 disaster forecast, Australian Disaster, climate change fallout, climate refugees, Mega Disasters | Tagged: 2011 Disasters, Climate Extremes, Extremes of Temperature, human-enhanced natural disasters, weather extremes | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on January 3, 2011
Up to a half of the city of Rockhampton could be affected by a 9.4m surge of floodwater as Fitzroy River crests on Wednesday, threatening more than 4,000 homes.
Death toll from flood-related incidents in Queensland has climbed to three.
“This is a major natural disaster and recovery will take a significant amount of time.” Australian PM said.
“The extent of flooding being experienced by Queensland is unprecedented and requires a national and united response.”
“Given the scale and size of this disaster and the prospect that we’ll see waters sitting for potentially a couple of weeks. We will continue to have major issues to deal with throughout January,” Queensland state Premier Anna Bligh told reporters.
The cost of flood damage may have already exceeded $10billion, FIRE-EARTH estimates.
Image Source: Japan Meteorological Agency satellite MTSAT-1R via Bureau of Meteorology. Image posted at: Sunday 3 January 2011 11:26 UTC. Click images to enlarge.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) warns that, at 1:35 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near Toowoomba.
Source BOM. Click image to enlarge.
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Warwick, Toowoomba, Dalby, Roma, Kingaroy, Stanthorpe, Bollon, Oakey, Mitchell, Taroom, Rolleston and Springsure.
Australia UV Index today
Source BOM. Click image to enlarge.
Posted in australia flood damage cost, Australia Flood Update, Australia flood warnings, Australian Disaster, Queensland FLOOD DAMAGE | Tagged: Queensland Flood Update, Rockhampton flooding, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING, surge of floodwater, Toowoomba | 1 Comment »
Posted by feww on October 14, 2009
PTTEP failed for the second time to stop the oil leak from the West Atlas rig which has been leaking for nearly two months. They don’t know when a third attempt to stop the leak could be made, if any.
Environmentalists have been calling for the company to reveal how much oil has leaked out so far and what actually caused the damage in the first place.
The rig’s operators now say that plugging the leak is an “extraordinarily complex” task, a statement which a far cry from their earlier assurances.
Oil leak from West Atlas oil rig into Timor Sea. Photo: Chris Twomey/WAToday. Image may be subject to copyright. More Images …
Indonesian fishermen have reportedly found “thousands of dead fish.”
John Carey, a spokesman for the Pew Environment Group in Kimberley, Australia was quoted as saying that there was still too much mystery surrounding the cause of the leak.
“We are deeply concerned,” he said.
“We have been given repeated assurances that the oil spill will be under control. The Australian public has been given repeated assurances and none of those assurances have been met.
“It’s now seven weeks on. Two attempts. We’ve seen delay after delay. So clearly we are very concerned about when this is actually going to get under control.”
Mr Carey acknowledges that the operation to plug the well is technical and complex one, targeting a small hole about 2.6 kilometres under the seabed.
“But what we’re calling for is some clarity on what’s actually happened,” he said.
“It is still unclear exactly what went wrong. Now surely after seven weeks the company should be able to tell us what happened.
“What was the scenario that caused this to happen. Was it purely a technical fault? Was it a lapse in practice? But we just don’t know.
“Part of the problem for the environment sector and for a range of other stakeholders is the lack of information from both the company and the Government.”
Another widespread concern echoed by Mr Carey is the extent of the spill. Just exactly how much oil has been spilled?
“There have been some suggestions that we look at, you know, near production wells that were already under operation,” he said.
“But again it’s based on estimates. We are now, the conservation sector, looking at seeing if we can get in our consultant, industry consultant to try to provide us [with a] better estimate.
“But this is a ridiculous scenario and it’s a really unfortunate scenario.
“We are all grasping at straws, wanting information, basic information that the company should be able to provide.”
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Posted in Australian Disaster, Australian Oil Disaster, critical migration routes, harm to wildlife, Major Ecological Disaster, oil pollution, Oil Slick in the Timor Sea, oil spill, PTTEP Australasia, Timor Sea | Tagged: AMSA, australian oil spill, Kimberley coast, leaking oil rig, Montara development, Montara Well Head Platform, offshore oil wells, offshore Australian oil well, oil slick, PTTEP, SeaDrill Ltd, Sunda Trench, Timor Sea oil disaster | 5 Comments »
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