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"Again, thousands of residents in Western Sydney face a life-threatening flood
disaster. At the time of writing, evacuation orders spanned southwest and
northwest Sydney and residents of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were being
warned the crisis was escalating.
It’s just over a year since the region’s long-suffering residents lived through
one of the largest flood events in recent history. And of course, earlier this
year floods devastated the Northern NSW town of Lismore.
Right now, attention is rightly focused on helping those immediately affected
by the disaster. But as the floodwaters subside, we must urgently act to avert
a repeat of this crisis.
Obviously, nature is a major culprit here. But there’s plenty humans can do to
plan for major flooding and make sure we’re not sitting in the path of
disaster."
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
