Remembering the Night of Noah: flood memory and Townsville's floods of 1998 and 2019

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Lloyd, Rohan
Rohan Lloyd
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Townsville is a city proud of its abilities to handle extremes. Located in Australia's dry tropics, Townsville depends on seasonal monsoons (often including cyclones) to maintain its water supply. The way Townsville responds to major weather events has become part of its collective identity. In Townsville, however, community acceptance of recurrent but unpredictable major weather events has not led to the development of a sustainable flood memory. Two recent floods, in 1998 and 2019, demonstrate that although Townsville often experiences heavy rains, it has failed to foster a communal memory and understanding of how to live with flooding.

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Arcadia

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Arcadia

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Spring 2020

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