http://www.metafilter.com/tags/yasi Posts tagged with 'yasi' at MetaFilter. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:31:14 -0800 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:31:14 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/100141/Yasi%2Dis%2Dcoming Australia is copping another pounding from natural disasters. After the floods across Brisbane (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/99657/Brisbane-Flood">previously</a>) in South-east Queensland, <a href="http://data.weatherzone.com.au/httpdata_r//images/satellite/anims/wz_sat_aushi_360x270/wz_sat_aushi_360x270.201102020030.jpg">North Queensland</a> is in the firing line for a <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQP0005.txt">Category 5</a> cyclone called<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/urgency-grows-as-yasi-closes-in-20110201-1acgp.html"> Yasi</a>. The official warning: THIS IMPACT IS LIKELY TO BE MORE LIFE THREATENING THAN ANY EXPERIENCED DURING RECENT GENERATIONS. It's the same area that was pummeled in 2006 by Cyclone Larry (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/50221/Not-as-nice-as-Larry-Emdur">prev 1</a> , <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/52389/Australian-Bananas-Costing-Hundreds">prev 2</a>). Political debate has lately been about whether a <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/business/levy-to-pay-for-56b-flood-bill-20110127-1a64x.html">piddling levy</a> on above average income earners is a <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/flood-levy-just-plain-dumb-opposition-20110127-1a5uj.html">valid response</a> to the costs of rebuilding after the floods, while some are calling for the <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/gillard-warms-to-permanent-disaster-fund-20110131-1ab4z.html">establishment</a> of an emergency fund to cover disasters in the future. tag:metafilter.com,2011:site.100141 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:31:14 -0800 cairns climatechange cyclone disaster environment innisfail newsfilter qld queensland townsville weather yasi bystander