Global Hazards - February 2012 Beginning with the April 2013
report, and until further notice, NCDC will no longer issue the
Global Hazards component of its Monthly Climate report. This
will be re-evaluated in September 2013. All previous Global
Hazards reports will be maintained online. Thank you for your
interest in NCDC products. NCDC Climate Monitoring Team Updated
06 March 2012 Summer monsoonal rains brought heavy precipitation
to northeastern Australia during the first week of February.
Warm moist air pumped in from the Coral Sea by low pressure
systems resulted in continual downpours that caused major
flooding in the area. NASA's TRMM satellite measured 20.5 inches
(520 mm) of rain accumulation extending from the Gulf of
Carpentaria to Cape York Peninsula. As flooding in Queensland
moved south into New South Wales, thousands of residents were
isolated for more than two weeks due to the floods. The extreme
wet conditions were attributed in part to effects from ongoing
La Niña conditions. Bizerte, Tunisi