Australian floods by Steven Caldwell

How does a Floods occur?

2015-02-17 00:17:41 UTC

Usually a flood occurs when dry land gets wet or when a big amount of rain comes all at once.

Trinity

What kinds of floods are there

2015-02-17 00:27:32 UTC

There are flash floods, widespread floods, seasonal phenomenon.

Layla

What does Nyngan Mean?

2015-02-17 00:29:33 UTC

It means Flood in its local Aboriginal way.

Briar

How many floods have there been in Australia

bandarusravya45 — 2015-02-17 00:34:04 UTC

Sravya

When did the Flood happen Dungagai?

2015-02-17 00:36:12 UTC

It happend in 1852 and it wipped out 71 buildings and 89 of the Town's 250 inhabitant's died.

Briar

what is a seasonal phenomenon?

2015-02-17 00:38:00 UTC

It is a thing that mostly occurs in northern Australia and

it means that every season a flood occurs.

Layla

What are the Town councils and shires doing?

2015-02-17 00:41:30 UTC

They have started mapping the 100-year flood areas extent of the flood plain.

Briar

Name some of the floods in Australia

2015-02-17 00:43:18 UTC

St. Mary Magda, Nyngan in 1990 23thrid April

What is the biggest flood in Western Australia?

bandarusravya45 — 2015-02-17 00:44:03 UTC

Areas of southwest WA under water, with towns of Northam, York, Beverley and Collie inundated. Huge volume of water destroys many properties and several bridges - including the Fremantle railway bridge. Sravya

How are Floods in Australia range

2015-02-17 00:46:11 UTC

Floods in Australia are range from localised flash flooding as a result of Thunderstorms.

Briar

Some of the biggest floods in Queensland

2015-02-17 00:48:09 UTC

Clermont, Queensland, December 1960 was one of the biggest floods in Queensland

Marissa

Have there been any floods in Sydney?

bandarusravya45 — 2015-02-17 00:50:05 UTC