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"On 5 December a system of storms and low pressure converged around Solomon
Islands to form the first tropical cyclone of the season for Australia, making
landfall just north of Port Douglas on 13 December.
Cyclone Jasper hit the coast as a category two cyclone but it took the system
almost five days to move west across Queensland. It left havoc in its wake,
with many areas recording more than a metre of rain.
Experts say it was not the intensity of the cyclone that has made Jasper stand
out but its slow speed and the incredible amount of rain it generated.
So why did it produce so much rain, and might a rapidly warming planet have
made things worse?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
