It's time for us to have our own eye in the sky

  • Linlin Ge

15 January 2011An early warning system could increase our capacity to manage natural disasters, writes Linlin Ge in the National Times

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WE NOW know that, as flash floods devastated southern Queensland, tens of thousands of people had no warning that the waters were on their way until it was too late - in the case of Toowoomba, some six hours after the floods had hit. This is unnecessary. Australia should have an early warning system that would allow authorities to predict flash floods and give a timely warning to people in the path of danger…

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