The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has issued a flood warning for the bulk of Queensland today, warning of "severe flooding."
Residents are being reminded to exercise caution in the rainy weather following the rescue of a man in his twenties from floodwaters in Mount Isa, in the state's northwest, late at night.
Flooding in Queensland can cause a resident hypothermia
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The man was taken to Mount Isa Hospital in a stable condition, suffering from hypothermia. According to 9News, the man became trapped and had to cling to reeds for 30 minutes.
As the rain intensifies, heavy showers and storms are forecasted to pound parts of the state today.
The Central and Northern Interiors have been given a severe weather warning.
A preliminary flood warning has also been issued for western and central Queensland, as well as the central and northern Queensland coasts.
Longreach, in Queensland's outback, has already received 8.4mm of rain since 9 a.m., Mount Isa has received 11.2mm, Townsville has received 12.4mm, and the Sunshine Coast airport has received 36.6mm.
Jenny Gordon, a Longreach resident, claimed the rain hasn't stopped since midnight. It began about 12.15 a.m. and hasn't stopped since. She stated that she will measure the gauge at 9 a.m.
Longreach receives an average of 23mm of rain each month, according to weather presenter Tim Davies today.
Longreach is expected to receive 100mm of rain today, if not more, he added.
According to Weatherzone, certain sections of the state might receive several months' worth of rain in a single day. This weather pattern is quite rare for May.
This system may drop more than 100mm over Queensland, with some locations receiving more than 300mm.
Flood and cyclone-prone locations in eastern Australia might be deemed "uninsurable"
Extreme weather caused by the climate crisis is likely to render more Australian houses "uninsurable," according to a new analysis, with up to one in every 25 households struggling to get coverage by 2030, as per The Guardian.
The Climate Council's report, which used data from consultants Climate Valuation, identified the ten electorates throughout the country that are most likely to become uninsurable owing to flood, fire, and other severe weather risks.
The most vulnerable locations were shown to be in flood and cyclone-prone regions of Queensland and sections of Victoria constructed on flood prone areas near major rivers.
The study defines "uninsurable" as a region where the needed type of insurance policy was likely to be unavailable or only offered at such a high price that no one would ever finance it.
According to Nicki Hutley, an economist and Climate Council member who prepared the research, insurance rates are already skyrocketing and individuals are struggling to find coverage in some regions of the nation.
People were seeing changes, she said, noting the summertime bushfires and the recent terrible floods in northern New South Wales.
The paper contains a tool that demonstrates how the probability of various disasters and uninsurability develops under various scenarios out to 2100.
People may enter their address to check how their property will be impacted.
It projected that up to 27% of houses in the seat of Nicholls in northern Victoria and 20% of properties in Richmond in New South Wales might become uninsurable owing to flood plain risk.
Climate Valuation's CEO, Dr Karl Mallon, stated that the company's goal is to make hazards clear to households, insurance agencies, and regulators.
