A top meteorologist has warned more flooding is on the horizon this summer and will be followed by a devastating drought, claiming it’s too late to turn back climate change.
head of Brisbane Weather, David Taylor, predicted a 50 percent chance That Nina returns bringing heavy rains to South East Queensland and NSW.
He said even if the weather pattern doesn’t form, a terrible thunderstorm season with “the worst storm activity in years” was inevitable.
“Possibly more flooding as we know during a La Nina flood somewhere in Queensland and/or NSW,” Taylor said.
Brisbane Weather chief David Taylor said there was a 50 per cent chance La Nina would return, bringing heavy rains to south-east Queensland and NSW
He said even if the weather pattern doesn’t form a terrible thunderstorm season, it was inevitable that “the worst storm activity in years” was on the way
Temperatures were then projected to rise with hotter summers and warmer winters through 2026 courier post reported.
The increase in temperature is accompanied by above-average precipitation.
Mr Taylor warned the downpours would then ease and rainfall would fall below average, paving the way for a crippling drought that would last into 2030.
He blamed climate change for the drastic change in weather patterns, saying the number of sunspots was increasing and bringing warmer weather.
“In 2019, we had sunspots averaging between 0.4 and 9.4, and that sunspot activity is increasing,” he said.
“By 2024, we should reach about 120 sunspots, which means that our planet’s upper atmosphere is warming up again.
Mr Taylor said he had “seen the data and the facts”, suggesting it was too late to reverse the effects of climate change.
“History shows that it (the earth) is starting to cool naturally, but we find that is not happening,” he said.
Temperatures are then expected to rise, with hotter summers and warmer winters expected into 2026 (Drought Affected Properties in South West Queensland in 2019).
Sydney has already recorded its wettest July on record with more than 345mm of rain and forecast more falls (pictured, rescue volunteers in Windsor).
“As sunspots explode and peak, I can see more heat waves, more violent and dangerous thunderstorms, more violent hurricanes, and so on.”
He said there was no way to avoid the storm and the best option was to try to lessen its severity.
Sydney has already recorded its wettest July on record with more than 345mm of rain recorded and more forecasts.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the previous monthly record at Sydney’s Observatory Hill was 336.1 mm in 1950.
Sydney topped that mark around 7am Thursday after just 14 days, helped by significant rainfall earlier in the month, including 93.2mm on July 3.
Another record was broken in March when 554mm fell, eclipsing the 521.4mm of March 1942. Records at Observatory Hill date back to 1858.
Sydney’s wettest July comes in the middle of what may be its wettest year, threatening a record also set in 1950 when 2194mm was recorded (pictured flooded Maitland region).
Sydney’s wettest July falls in the middle of what may be its wettest year, threatening a record also set in 1950 when 2,194mm was measured.
More than five months before the end of 2022, Sydney has already received 1,893mm and wet weather is expected to continue.
Average rainfall for the remaining months of 2022 would put it over the line and the bureau was forecasting a wetter end to the year than usual for most of the country, including Sydney.
According to the bureau’s climate outlook released on Thursday, Sydney has an 80 percent chance of surpassing its August-October mean rainfall.
