Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms – Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Southern Hemisphere: Tropical cyclone 23p (Fili), located approximately 362 nm northwest of Noumea, New Caledonia, is tracking southeastward at 08 knots.

Newsbytes:

Mass Fish Deaths, Australian Floods – Hundreds of thousands of fish have died after recent flooding in northern New South Wales caused “severe deoxygenation” of rivers, with researchers alarmed at discovering carcasses of species that traditionally tolerate lower oxygen levels. The flooding led to a total lack of oxygen in a 60km stretch of the waterway, between Coraki and Ballina on the northern NSW coast. Fish kills from deoxygenation occur when floodwaters overtop the riverbanks and spill out onto lower lying parts of the floodplain, covering grass and vegetation, which depletes all oxygen in the river as it decays and rots in the overlying water.

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