Tuesday 29 January 2013

Queensland Floods

As I woke up in the morning as usual and slumped my way to the television, I was instantly flooded with news about flooding in Queensland. I was baffled by another disaster by the fact that there was already bush fires ravaging Australia's bush land and now a flood???  From what I heard, a monsoon trough (a seasonal wind that changes direction by the change of season) has caused flood through series of wind, storms and believe it or not, a cyclone (see "ex cyclone Oswald")!!!  Apparently, the flood has made its way down from Queensland, through the metropolis of Sydney down to New South Wales.

The Queensland floods have done significant damage in relation to Imaginative landscapes.  Many residential homes are about to or have been destroyed where people are forced to move out.  The flood itself has caused the uprising of social landscape over social media and psychological landscapes for the fatalities which stand so far at 4 of in this scenario.  It has sparked an economical landscape where affected shopping, major competitors have to shut down stores and manufacturing of goods will be disrupted in that area.  From the economical landscape, can be broken down into smaller fragments into the financial landscape where companies, store owners will lose money and income.  Furthermore, owners of destroyed homes but also the state governments will be shattered into financial burden as increasing millions of dollars will be added to the bill for cleaning up and repairing damage.

I know this is a negative start so far for the year but I would like you guys to enjoy the rest of the remaining holidays safely before you start working or go to school and lets just hope it does not reach Melbourne!          

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