Scientists have warned that extreme rains could become more common in eastern Australia, following heavy downpours from May 19-23 that caused widespread flooding, claimed five lives and left some 50,000 people stranded.

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• Mongabay article
• analysis cited

Co-author Kimberley Reid, from the University of Melbourne, said, “We do know that ongoing reliance on fossil fuels — whether burned or exported — will only make weather events more dangerous in Australia.”

That's only part of the problem.