2010-11 Queensland floods
The north-eastern Australian state Queensland was hit by a series of floods in December 2010 and early January 2011. Many areas suffered intense flooding.
The Queensland floods were one of the most horrific natural disasters that Queensland has ever had. The floods start December 2010 and finished January 2011. The floods forced the evaluation of thousands of people from towns and cities. At least 70 towns and over 200,000 people were affected. 35 lives were lost. 2.38 billion dollars’ worth of Damage was done over the Queensland area. The floods Affected central and southern Queensland including Brisbane, Rockhampton, Emerald, Bundaberg, Dalby, Toowoomba. The Red Cross evacuation on the 27 December.
Causes of the flood unusually heavy, prolonged, and sometimes torrential rains fell over northeaster Australia for several months in late 2010 and early 2011, the result of a combination of factors. Spring rains that began in September segued into an extremely wet November and December, when the seasonal wet monsoon coincided with an unusually strong
The flood crisis was well managed by the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council. The Queensland Disaster Management Act 2003 (QLD) has implemented a detailed plan required for disaster management by the Queensland Government and the Brisbane City Council. The Act sets the guidelines for disaster management plans and lists specific information that must be included such as the strategic policy framework, roles and responsibilities, the coordination of activities and the priorities for disaster management.
The response to the flood was led by the Leader of the Queensland Government at the time, Anna Bligh together with Brisbane City Council and...
... middle of paper ...
...ermining the release volume include: ensuring the dams structural safety minimising flooding minimising impacts on plants on plants and animals and maintaining the reservoirs water-supply level once the water has passed. If flooding is unadvised, emergency services are advised and response planning commences
Images of Brisbane’s icons underwater caused the people of Queensland (as well as groups from around the country) to rally with more than 55,000 registered volunteers helping to clean the streets, and possibly just as many unregistered volunteers showing up and giving a helping help to whoever needed it. The waters have now subsided and the recovery process is well underway, with the Brisbane Government recommending the best wait to help is by assisting locals including your neighbours, friends and family first and then people in your local neighbourhood.
A flood is a large amount of water that covers an area that is normally dry. Floods can occur almost anywhere, but they happen more often on floodplains and on places close to the ocean. The land that floods regularly is called a floodplain. It is called coastal flooding when a large storm or wave from the ocean causes flooding in the cities inland. Some floods take days to develop, while others take minutes to form these are called flash floods.
The flood also has helped create today's response to disasters: quick federal aid, often with the president on hand to take credit.
Tapas Biswas, A. K. a. J. A., 2012. Recent Floods and Salinity of the Murray River. [Online]
As stated in the text there was a lot of flooding because 25 inches of rain fell in little than a day. The rain also collapsed hills that caused a sea of mud.
Few disasters in history were able to be as easily prevented and had such a large causality figures as the Johnstone Flood which occurred in 1889. In is an incident that few people know about but has had a significant impact on how we look at preparedness and mitigation in the Emergency Management field.
Both man-made and natural disasters are often devastating, resource draining and disruptive. Having a basic plan ready for these types of disaster events is key to the success of executing and implementing, as well as assessing the aftermath. There are many different ways to create an emergency operations plan (EOP) to encompass a natural and/or man-made disaster, including following the six stage planning process, collection of information, and identification of threats and hazards. The most important aspect of the US emergency management system in preparing for, mitigating, and responding to man-made and natural disasters is the creation, implementation and assessment of a community’s EOP.
Following the containment of the Waldo Canyon fire, there were several major flash floods in this area and one particular deadly flood resulted in destroyed homes, vehicles and loss of life. The town of Manitou Springs incurred damages of $374, 755 and has received state funding in the amount of $2, 374, 423 for flood mitigation projects within the town (ManitouSpringsgov, 2013). Most of the flash flooding damages occurred to the state highway system that runs through Manitou Springs and continues west towards the continental divide in the Rockies. The Colorado Department of Transportation reported that over $400 million in state highway damage occurred during the 2013 flash floods (CODOT, 2014). Many commuters were required to take an alternate route as this part of the highway was unavailable until repaired. These flash floods were severe due to the burn scar from the Waldo Canyon fire. To date costs are occurring to mitigate the effects of these flash floods. Potential flooding is also a concern with the Black Forest burn areas but no significant flood damage has occurred in this
Imagine that a family is sitting at home watching a calm game of baseball, when suddenly they realize that a massive wall of water is approaching the neighborhood. Where did this flash flood come from, a reader might ask? The wall of water was made by the raging winds and immense power of Hurricane Andrew. Hurricane Andrew was the second most expensive storm in history that destroyed over 250,000 homes in the states of Florida and Louisiana alone. Hurricane Andrew was not predicted to make landfall, so when it did many civilians did not have any ideas that the Hurricane was coming until it was almost too late. Hurricane Andrew also caused many short and long term effects in the ecosystem and local economies.
Helicopters, boats and cars meant to drive in water were all sent out to rescue people. However, flooding was everywhere.
There was no pre-planning in this disaster. What I learned from this is to take leadership in preparing for disasters, know what to do during the disaster, and teach others to do the same. The most important lesson that I learned is that citizens do not have to wait for their politicians and the federal government to provide resources to them. Many resources called social capital or community assets’ are already in our reach. Those places are schools, libraries, and even churches. Since Harvey, I have noticed that the local agencies have played a huge role in helping families recover over the past two weeks. Our federal government agencies are doing a lot but, there are other natural disasters occurring across the nation which splits FEMA time and resources in half. Such reason is why it is important for citizens to use the many avenues already provided to us within our community to repair what was lost and gain control over what is to
Australia is home to the great barrier reef which is the world's largest coral reef system, and home to the kangaroo. Australia is the driest continent in the world. The outback is the part of Australia that few live in because it’s a vast desert (“Australia”). The great dividing range is a long chain of mountains that runs along the Pacific Coast of Australia (“Australia”). Australia is the driest inhabitable country in the world (“Australia”). The great barrier reef of Australia is the largest in the world (“Australia”). Australia is already a dry country and if the temperature rises anymore due to climate change than Australia could suffer from more severe forest fires and be doomed.
There are hundreds of natural disasters that occur on the earth on a yearly basis. Some natural disasters are more severe than other natural disasters. disasters include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis. These disasters cause great trauma, stress, major property damage and sometimes death. Natural disasters is any catastrophic event that is caused by nature or the natural processes of the earth. The severity of a disaster are measured in lives lost, economic loss, and the ability of the population to rebuild. The bigger, the population the disaster hits, the more repairs needed. In many cases, these major events are heartbreaking to watch, let alone to experience. (“Natural disasters,” n.d.)
Entire forests ' worth of trees were falling across Long Island, roads were flooding, and streetlights and power lines were being ripped out of the ground like cheap lawn signs. Over 1.5 million people lost power, including my father and grandmother. Four people died, thankfully not including my relatives, not even the one who had taken off right at the start. All in all, the storm would go on to cause up to $100 million of damage, less than half of which would later be repaid by federal and state relief funds (Wikipedia,
BBC news: “Thailand flooding death toll ‘top 500’” 6 November 2011 Last updated at 10:32) – retrieved on 27th/11/2011 at 16:05pm
During seasons with heavier than usual monsoon rains the floodwaters which overwhelm the floodplains and drainage systems are flowing from the central regions of the country down through the lower region of the Chao Phraya River and through the heavily populated capital city of Bangkok and ...