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Flood Waters en route to Great Barrier Reef
Flood waters meandering down the Fitzroy River en route to the Great Barrier Reef.
The greatest La Nina event in recorded history delivered record amounts of rain to North Eastern Queensland, Australia, causing near unprecedented flooding across much of the state and flooded many of the Bowen and Fitzroy Basin's open cut coal mines.Millions of litres of flood water from tailing dames was discharged into nearby river systems that sent thousands of tonnes of sediments and toxic sludge onto the Great Barrier Reef creating toxic blooms that stretched hundred of kilometers across pristine heritage listed waters that were visible in NASA satellite imagery.The discharges leave much of the effected area vulnerable to coral bleaching and threaten not only the reef's health but place in jeopardy a multi million tourism industry vital the the states and Nations economy.
Creator:
Dean Sewell
Unique identifier:
GP02FEC
Old Image ID:
No21
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3504px × 2336px 5MB
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Keywords:
Aerial view
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Climate (campaign title)
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Climate change
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Climate change impacts
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Day
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KWCI (GPI)
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Landscapes
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Outdoors
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River pollution
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Rivers
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Storms (weather)
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Toxic waste
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Toxics (campaign title)
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Water pollution