‘No end of problems’ for Australia’s south-east coastlines as strong winds and large waves hit again
by Petra Stock from Environment | The Guardian on (#6Y78Q)
Amid abnormally high tides this week, councils report a rising frequency of inundation and erosion events due to climate change
Abnormally high tides, strong winds and large waves have lashed Australia's south-eastern coastlines this week, damaging jetties and infrastructure in communities facing no end of problems" from an increase in severe conditions.
Prolonged winds whipped up large waves in the Southern Ocean, which have hammered south and west facing coastlines across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, said the senior meteorologist Angus Hines from the Bureau of Meteorology.
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