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Brisbane and other parts of South East Queensland, plus parts of New South Wales including Lismore and Sydney have flooded once again. **This video was written and filmed before the widespread flooding disaster had really engulfed a lot of New South Wales as well, so we only briefly touch on it. We are not trying to downplay the severity of the crisis down south by focusing on Brisbane and South East Queensland, it just hadn't happened yet quite as much as up here in Brisbane.***After a rain bomb lingered over the city, delivering almost a year’s worth of rain in three days, the city was underwater. Boats and pontoons were washed down the mighty Brisbane river, roads became kayak courses and parks became raging torrents. Not to mention the countless number of homes and businesses that were inundated, causing extensive damage – and potentially more. Can we stop flooding events like this one from happening in the future. Are new dams like Wivenhoe Dam good flood mitigation measures? Are we able to redirect floodwaters from Queensland and up north, to inland areas of Australia where it's dry and often in drought? A plan like this has been proposed called the New Bradfield Scheme which would see a series of pipes and dams redirecting water to the middle of Australia. And in combination with that scheme, a project like Snowy Hydro 2.0 that generates hydroelectricity by recycling dam water could also be created, which could take damaging floodwaters away from populated areas and turn it into a clean, green, renewaable energy. There's a lot to unpack so come with me as we start talking tactics.
By Mel PikosBrisbane and other parts of South East Queensland, plus parts of New South Wales including Lismore and Sydney have flooded once again. **This video was written and filmed before the widespread flooding disaster had really engulfed a lot of New South Wales as well, so we only briefly touch on it. We are not trying to downplay the severity of the crisis down south by focusing on Brisbane and South East Queensland, it just hadn't happened yet quite as much as up here in Brisbane.***After a rain bomb lingered over the city, delivering almost a year’s worth of rain in three days, the city was underwater. Boats and pontoons were washed down the mighty Brisbane river, roads became kayak courses and parks became raging torrents. Not to mention the countless number of homes and businesses that were inundated, causing extensive damage – and potentially more. Can we stop flooding events like this one from happening in the future. Are new dams like Wivenhoe Dam good flood mitigation measures? Are we able to redirect floodwaters from Queensland and up north, to inland areas of Australia where it's dry and often in drought? A plan like this has been proposed called the New Bradfield Scheme which would see a series of pipes and dams redirecting water to the middle of Australia. And in combination with that scheme, a project like Snowy Hydro 2.0 that generates hydroelectricity by recycling dam water could also be created, which could take damaging floodwaters away from populated areas and turn it into a clean, green, renewaable energy. There's a lot to unpack so come with me as we start talking tactics.