The January 1974 Brisbane flood in retrospect.

By:

Heatherwick, G

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Bureau of Meteorology (Queensland)

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1986Description: 16p., 6 figs, 2 tables, 11 refsSubject(s):

Subject: The flood forecasting and warning system for Brisbane and Ipswich is reviewed by an account of the events which occured in the January 1974 flood and developments in the period to 1986. The problems which occured during the 1974 flood event which influenced the effectiveness of the flood warning system are described to indicate how things can go wrong in an emerging disaster situation.

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The flood forecasting and warning system for Brisbane and Ipswich is reviewed by an account of the events which occured in the January 1974 flood and developments in the period to 1986. The problems which occured during the 1974 flood event which influenced the effectiveness of the flood warning system are described to indicate how things can go wrong in an emerging disaster situation.

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