Sydney has never seen so much rain: After another heavy rain in the Australian metropolis, meteorologists classified 2022 on Thursday as the wettest year on record. The previous record from 1950, when 2194 millimeters of rain fell in the metropolis, was broken at 12:00 (local time). More rain is expected towards the end of the year.
Many places in the state of New South Wales on the east coast, such as the famous wine-growing region of the Hunter Valley and the greater Sydney area, have been warned of new flooding. “We expect significant amounts of rain, sometimes reaching the usual monthly rainfall within a few days,” said Sean Kearns of the Regional Emergency Services (SES). Holidaymakers are warned not to visit campsites near rivers.
Multiple floods
Australia’s east coast has been hit several times this year by exceptionally heavy rainfall and flooding. At the beginning of July, areas in Sydney were flooded several meters high. A powerful low pressure area between the east coast of Australia and the North Island of New Zealand was responsible for this.
Also in March there was severe flooding around the metropolis and in large parts of New South Wales and Queensland. In Sydney it had rained almost continuously for two and a half weeks. At the time, meteorologists were already talking about the wettest start to the year in the nation’s largest city since weather records began there in 1858. Australia is particularly affected by the effects of climate change.
Source: Krone
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