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Communities living at the margins are often more vulnerable to disaster risk, a problem likely to be exacerbated by climate change.
Queensland authorities remain on high alert despite Cyclone Kimi being downgraded to a tropical low, taking the pressure of emergency services. Flooding and high winds remains a very real threat for parts of north Queensland.
Share on Twitter Cyclone Kimi has weakened to a tropical low off north Queensland, but emergency services are warning of possible flooding and another cyclone could form as early as next week. Coastal residents have been spared the worst after the cyclone weakened from a category two system to a storm, sitting 135km north of Townsville, on Tuesday morning. The Bureau of Meteorology says the system still has wind gusts of up to 95km/h and will bring heavy downpours to the region with a flood warning for rivers between Innisfail and Bowen on Tuesday and Wednesday. While Ex-Tropical ...
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Forget now 1.1.1 $700,000 seems a lot considering that the air force already owns the helicopters, so that's just fuel, maintenance, and maybe staffing (but that'd be army pilots and police spotters? So already employed just reassigned). I do know from once living in rural parts near a usually tranquil growing area, those helicopters flying so low are really loud and annoying. Far worse than tourist flights which are at least on the way somewhere rather than circling for days over the same area. Tricledrown 1.2 Police realise that alcohol 'meth etc...