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Old Jan 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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Old Jan 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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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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http://www.nearmap.com/?ll=-27.53339%2C152...=k&nmd=20110113
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Old Jan 16, 2011 | 12:32 AM
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^^ that is intense
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Old Jan 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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Old Jan 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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Old Feb 8, 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???

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