Experts believe more needs to be done to prevent and mitigate the impact of Brisbane’s “heat islands”,where temperatures are higher and liveability is lower.
The temperature inside some Queensland rentals exceeds 30 degrees for more than five hours a day,but many renters are too scared to complain.
Some Bray Park residents said their homes had only recently been renovated to fix damage from the floods that hit the area in 2022.
The event that brought widespread flooding to Australia’s east coast is set for a potential shock return,weather models show.
Nearly 3800 homes and businesses remain without power after heavy rain pummeled south-east Queensland in the early hours of the morning.
“The bureau is still advising that there is a lot of rain still to come and that the risk of flooding remains high,” Queensland’s premier says.
Wind gusts of that speed are capable of tearing roofs off buildings,bringing down powerlines and decimating crops.
The low has now been declared a cyclone that’s expected to start battering tourist hotspots within hours,with SEQ in for a lashing.
Holidaymakers have been warned of severe weather over the long weekend,with Tropical Cyclone Kirrily expected to lash the state.
Queensland’s north is on alert for a second cyclone in as many months. The already saturated south-east is also being warned about the rain likely to follow.
A tropical low hovering off the Queensland coast could develop into a cyclone over the weekend,while residents in SEQ have been told to prepare for a heatwave.