Australia ‘primed for flooding’: back-to-back La Ninas points to summer of wet weather perils
by Peter Hannam from Environment | The Guardian on (#5S8H9)
Insurers bracing for flurry of claims as warm ocean temperatures provide extra fuel for tropical cyclones
Australia faces a summer of weather perils as back-to-back La Nina events increase the likelihood of riverine flooding, and unusually warm ocean temperatures provide extra fuel for tropical cyclones.
Insurers are bracing for another busy season of claims as repeated bouts of widespread rainfall - with another sweeping across eastern Australia later this week - elevate the risk of flash floods.
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