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The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has officially confirmed a return to El Niño for the first time in five years. The Bureau’s Assistant Director for Climate Information Services, Mr Neil Plummer, said, 'Prolonged El Niño-like conditions have meant that some areas are more vulnerable to the impact of warmer temperatures and drier conditions'...
In the wake of the recent Queensland floods, a debate has emerged about how to avoid future flood related damage. 'Very little flood mapping was done', and urban development on floodplains was not discouraged, says one expert. Thus, flood damage costs have risen significantly in the past few decades...
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