Today marks one year from the day Tropical Cyclone Yasi arrived so I thought I’d compile a list of Yasi related posts and tweets. 1. This is the first post about Yasi. It was written when we were still concerned about Cyclone Anthony. 2. Next was the first threat map for Yasi from the Fiji [...]
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Flappity flap
We had the first storm of the wet season last night – two weeks early – and the shade sail at the renter decided to let go of one corner this morning. I can’t see this lasting long in a real blow. A 6m x 6m sail blowing around in a strong wind isn’t [...]
This is why FNQ rocks
And some people still have the cheek to ask why FNQ is home
Community readiness for the next Cyclone Yasi
Please note this a first draft and will be updated and improved. If you have a useful contribution or suggestion please leave a comment below. Thank you. I’ve been thinking about this since February. How do we make a small community such as Silkwood more resilient in the aftermath of a major natural disaster such [...]
Tully, six months on
Over the last few days you may have noticed some news articles about various companies and local government bodies to coincide with the six month anniversary of Cyclone Yasi. They seem to be full of self-congratulatory quotes about their achievements since the night of the 2nd/3rd of February. I’m sure some have been hard at [...]
