š from @theclimatecouncil
āWhat we do know is that an increase in sea surface temperatures does provide a lot more moisture and increases these rain events. And with our oceans storing so much of this extra heat [because of climate change]ā¦ we are going to continue to see these kinds of rain and flooding events becoming worse.ā
These kinds of disasters are not simply ānaturalā. Extreme rainfall events have become more frequent and intense in Australia, and communities are suffering the consequences. Again and again.
For the sake of their future, we must keep coal, oil and gas in the ground ā including the North West Shelf climate bomb, a project whose fate sits on the desk of Environment Minister Murray Watt – Senator for Queensland right now.