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"Floods, droughts and heatwaves continue to dominate headlines around the world
and in Australia.
In the past few days, hundreds of bushfires have ignited in south-east
Australia during an extreme heatwave. And communities in north Queensland have
been lashed by heavy rain and flash flooding from ex-tropical Cyclone Koji.
This is the seventh cyclone so far this season.
Behind these disasters is a deeper and less visible influence: ongoing shifts
in the global water cycle. This is the process by which water evaporates, falls
as rain and snow, and ultimately evaporates again. Our latest report shows how
changes in rainfall, air temperature and humidity combined to amplify
water-related disasters across the world in 2025.
These floods and fires are not simply isolated weather extremes, but signs of a
water cycle that is being increasingly destabilised by global warming."
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
