Iceni Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I have read that the flood waters around Brisbane threaten Ipswich - that's a bit bigger than France and Germany combined.(Do not assume from my light hearted comment that I have no sympathy for Brisbanians.)John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Is the game with Arsenal still on this evening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I used to live around there and nearly bought an investment property in Ipswich (the one next to Brisbane).I also owned a themed restaurant there, which had a history of the region and the wife and I had done a lot of research into a flood that hit Brisbane in 1893. It was twice as high as this one, so the measures they put in place since then have worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 So which is the area of E. Australia which has had a prolongued drought? Is it Queensland?If so it seems they have extremes, either no rain for years, or floods of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Depths of floods (metres) in Brisbane:1841 - 8.41844 - 71864 - 3.81887 - 3.81889 - 3.81890 - 5.31893 - 8.31907 - 3.51974 - 5.452011 - anticipated 5.2 but in reality a lot less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 The gereral view of those who have families in Queensland going back a long way is that it comes in cycles about every 30 to 35 years , The saying is "After every big dry comes a big wet |" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 It's part of the mythical el nino effect I think. Tend to have 8 or 9 years of drought and then one year with lots of rain. I moved out to Queensland in one of the rain years, in the summer of 1999 just after Christmas. Was so annoyed to see rain after living in England, but then after a few years of drought living, I became happy to see rain again. But not like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 My uncle told this story "After a long drought we were sitting outside the pub when a big black cloud was seen on the horizon .. We all watched this cloud and it slowly moved towards town.. When it was over the town there was a sudden clap of thunder and down came huge drops of rain. The kids were out in the road jumping in the puddles some had never seen rain before ...The dogs were barking and chasing about ..................................We had to throw a bucket of dust over them to calm them down " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 The old chestnut: "It's caused by "Climate Change".[:)]Quote:"El Niño and La Niña occur on average every 3 to 5 years. However, in the historical record the interval between events has varied from 2 to 7 years. According to the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, this century's previous La Niñas began in 1903, 1906, 1909, 1916, 1924, 1928, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1964, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1988, and 1995. These events typically continued into the following spring. Since 1975, La Niñas have been only half as frequent as El Niños"I would suggest building a city on a known flood plain: and then building a huge dam (Wivenhoe Dam) might have something to do with the flood......I loved this bit, BTW: (December 29th 2010): "Releases from the dam will combine with large inflows from Lockyer Creek, to Brisbane's west.No significant damage is expected to result."In 1953 I lived about 150 yards from the mouth of the Thames Estuary.The East Coast suffered serious flooding: mainly since the Sea Wall Defences had not been maintained: and much of East Anglia was reclaimed marsh, as was much of Holland.It will surely happen again: as government spending scarce cash on sea wall defences seemed to have slipped off the radar.A Winter spring tide: wind in the right direction in the North Sea: and, since 1953, massive saturation development, with little focus on storm drains and flood control.For years old air raid sirens were located and maintained right around the East Coast, as flood warning alerts.Not any more.And when it does happen it will be blamed on "Climate Change": "Carbon Emissions": "Global Warming": or the latest idiot unproven mantra beloved by such as BBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Congratulations on getting your "tildes" in place; full perfection would be obtained by graduating to the plural of the masculine and feminine definite article.Do you have the years for the el niño event to complement and compare with the years already noted for the la niña event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 had the second glass have we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 [quote user="pachapapa"]Congratulations on getting your "tildes" in place; full perfection would be obtained by graduating to the plural of the masculine and feminine definite article.Do you have the years for the el niño event to complement and compare with the years already noted for the la niña event.[/quote]Do you understand (After the third large copita, naturally), what the word "Quote" means?And parenthesis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 [quote user="Gluestick"][quote user="pachapapa"]Congratulations on getting your "tildes" in place; full perfection would be obtained by graduating to the plural of the masculine and feminine definite article.Do you have the years for the el niño event to complement and compare with the years already noted for the la niña event.[/quote]Do you understand (After the third large copita, naturally), what the word "Quote" means?And parenthesis?[/quote]No not the faintest idea. I didn't do "modern greats". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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