Violent storm low Alfred: Brisbane fights against record rain and floods!

Violent storm low Alfred: Brisbane fights against record rain and floods!

Brisbane, Australien - violent storms have grasped the Australian east coast. Storm low "Alfred" ensures catastrofale conditions that are characterized by heavy rainfall and floods. In Brisbane, almost as many rainfalls were recorded within just two hours on Sunday as normally in a whole month. Whole streets in some quarters of the city were under water, with only the roof edges of vehicles remained visible. In the Hervey Bay region, the heaviest rainfall has fell since 1955, while in further parts of Queensland over 900 liters of rain per square meter were registered within a week, which almost corresponds to the annual precipitation in Berlin of around 580 liters.

The weather conditions were also accompanied by heavy winds that reached speeds of over 100 km/h and caused high waves on the gold coast. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the weather event as "very serious" and warned of the risk of life through the floods. Around 450,000 households and shops in Queensland and New South Wales remained without electricity at the weekend. Thousands of emergency services, volunteers and soldiers are on duty to save people and remove the damage. According to reports, a death was recorded when a driver got into a river.

The course of the cyclone Alfred

The tropical cyclone Alfred has recently been named and is currently about 1,000 km before Cairns. It was originally classified as a cyclone, before downgrading to a tropical low pressure area. The storm moves at a slow pace, which can lead to longer rain period and potentially greater damage. The current status of Alfred is category 1, whereby an intensification is predicted to category 3 to Tuesday morning. Models indicate that the cyclone is maintained a train that could lead it far off the coast of Queensland. However, the forecast is unsure because such cyclones are difficult to predict.

The residents of Queensland are advised to remain vigilant, even if there is currently no immediate threat from heavy weather. Own winds over 50 km/h and large waves on the coast are still to be expected. The authorities have already asked the population to clear endangered areas, and schools, supermarkets and airports have been closed. In particular, hundreds of thousands of sandbags were distributed to secure buildings.

climate change and weather extreme

The connection between climate change and the current weather extreme is particularly noteworthy. Climate change significantly influences the frequency and intensity of such weather events. The global mid -temperature has risen by about 1.2 degrees Celsius since the 19th century, which increases weather extremes such as storms, heat waves and intensive rainfall. Studies have shown that tropical vertebral storms such as the Alfred cyclone can become more intense due to climate change, while the number of vertebral storms may decrease. In addition, the likelihood of extreme rainfall is also reinforced by climatic change, which in turn increases the risk of floods.

The EL Niño phenomenon and man-made climate change reinforce the effects of such natural weather phenomena. Weather extremes often occur in neighboring regions, which increases the challenges for disaster management strategies.

The situation on the Australian east coast remains tense, while the rescue measures are continued and the weather forecasts are still being observed. These events illustrate the effects of climate change on the weather conditions and underline the importance of precise weather forecasts to avoid future disasters.

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