That’s the trouble when you are mesmerized by the eco global-warmists
It appears the Queensland, Australia floods could have been prevented but because the authorities have been mesmerized by the AGW eco-loons they did not heed the warnings that La Nina weather patterns were on the way which brings in heaps and heaps of rain just like it did to the same region in 1974. As a result of this global warming brainwashing, these lemmings kept the reservoir behind the Wivenhoe Dam 96% full which meant it could not absorb the worst of the inflow from further upstream. Read here for further idiocy in action.
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