On the subject of flooding. According to a hydrologist
and a flow and hazard forecaster who has spent his life
doing just that:

"Despite the work of some of the brightest scientists, the
world's most advanced super computers and the commitment
of hard working people on the ground, floods are just
difficult beasts to pin down. And if you've ever thought
that your home could never be affected, you should know that
floods can happen almost anywhere, at any time."

That's his opinion based on his experience.
Respect it or not.

Foxy,

Not really.

Floods are typically associated with rain so if it is raining then there could be a chance of a flood depending on the extent of rain.

In some areas of the world people always expect flooding when the rains come eg monsoon affected regions.

The problem we have with these rains and floods along the eastern seaboard is that it might mean that monsoon type weather is coming as far south as Sydney due to the current La Nina event and this could become a frequent phenomenon.

My advice, accept the existence of AGW and move house to a higher altitude to get away from the heat of the El Nino and the wet of the La Nina.

Hi Mr O,

Sounds like a plan.

mhaze.

Now those are very relevant comments you make, and they go way beyond cynicism landing in court of truth.

My observations of the mess which was Ipswich in 2012 (about), makes me a follower of your logic.

The only dust around at that time, was the politicians screeching away into the distance, leaving those poor people helpless and alone.

That’s the same politicians now bowing to the new rainbow alter of many gods, including the Demigod of climate change.

Good one.

Dan

Apparently, climate change is responsible for:

Droughts,
Floods,
Fires,
Sharks,
Islands sinking,
Islands growing,
The flu,
Covid,
Trump,
Racism
Islamaphobia,
etc,

Aidan whines: "AGW deniers are vicious liars"

Well the alarmist fraternity does get rather prissy when its pointed out that their gurus and shamans have feet of clay.

" He never claimed the dams would never fill again"

That's true. Equally he never said they would fill again. His statements were ambiguous, capable of being interpreted either way. And for years after those statements, others, both friend and foe, interpreted it to mean that he thought the dams and rivers would never fill. And nowhere, at no time, in those years, did Flannery step in to set the record straight. You won't find anywhere in the immediately following years of Flannery saying "no no that's not what I meant". He let the statement stand and only after it became utterly untenable did he then start putting out his defence. Of course the usual flying monkeys then leapt to their shaman's defence.

Even in the years when state governments around the country were spending (wasting really) billions on useless desal plants based partly on these false claims that the dams weren't gunna fill, even then Flannery was nowhere to be found trying to set the record straight.

But this is par for the course. The point of these assertions is not to tell the truth but to " offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we might have" (Paul Ehrlich). And the useful idiots fall for it every time.