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Abnormally high tides, strong winds and large waves have lashed Australia’s south-eastern coastlines this week, damaging jetties and infrastructure in communities facing “no end of problems” from an increase in severe conditions.
Prolonged winds whipped up large waves in the Southern Ocean, which have hammered south and west facing coastlines across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, said the senior meteorologist Angus Hines from the Bureau of Meteorology.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/25/no-end-of-problems-for-australian-south-east-coastlines-as-winds-and-waves-hit-again
Author : Petra Stock
Publish date : 2025-06-25 08:05:00
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