Flooding in Brisbane

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01-15-2011, 02:30 AM

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^^^ and thats just Brisbane.

I believe I heard an interesting fact on TV the other day... QLD had ~1,000,000sq/km of in flood. New Orleans had ~280,000 sq/km of flood when Katrina hit.

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01-15-2011, 07:00 AM

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interesting fact. though you'd also need to factor in the massive winds that come with hurricanes in comparing the impact.

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01-15-2011, 09:13 PM

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http://www.nearmap.com/?ll=-27.53339%2C152...=k&nmd=20110113

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01-16-2011, 12:32 AM

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^^ that is intense

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01-16-2011, 03:41 AM

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that nearmap is awesome! i was stalking so many houses from different angles. lol

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01-21-2011, 03:39 PM

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Some interesting before and after views of the floods in Brisbane.

Brisbane Floods: Before and After

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02-08-2011, 03:04 AM

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This was a good picture from a different angle, it just shows the volume of water in Wivenhoe dam.

How close Brisbane was to not being there anymore???