Think storms are getting worse? Rapid rain bursts in Sydney have become at least 40% more intense in 2 decades
- Written by: Hooman Ayat, Research Fellow, Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockA series of major floods in Australia has made global headlines in recent years. People around the world were shocked to see Sydney, the city known for the 2000 Olympics, the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House, sunshine and Bondi beach culture inundated with flash floods this year. But were these floods a freak occurrence or a sign of...
