Flood watches issued as former Cyclone Maila brings days of heavy rain
By Conor Byrne, Kallee Buchanan, and Holly Richardson

Minor flood watches have been issued for several Far North Queensland catchments as former Tropical Cyclone Maila delivers sustained heavy rainfall, with forecasters warning transport routes could be disrupted.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-15/rainfall-and-wind-from-former-tropical-cyclone-narelle-forecast/106564286

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Flood watches issued as former Cyclone Maila brings days of heavy rain

Minor flood watches have been issued for several Far North Queensland catchments as former Tropical Cyclone Maila delivers sustained heavy rainfall, with forecasters warning transport routes could be disrupted.

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„The #detention of a prize-winning international journalist over his reporting of a friendly fire incident in Kuwait is raising questions about the crackdown on #freedomofspeech across the #MiddleEast as a result of the US-Israel war with Iran, the #CommitteetoProtectJournalists has warned.“

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/detention-journalist-ahmed-shihab-eldin-kuwait-crackdown-freedom-speech-iran-war

Detention of journalist in Kuwait raises questions about crackdown on freedom of speech

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested after reporting on friendly fire incident during US conflict with Iran

The Guardian

A quotation from Thoreau

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
A Week on the Concord and Marrimack Rivers, “Wednesday” (1849)

More about this quote: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…

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Thoreau, Henry David - A Week on the Concord and Marrimack Rivers, "Wednesday" (1849) | WIST Quotations

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.

WIST Quotations

The skeletal grip of ancient river gums.

Mildura, Victoria, Australia.

© All Rights Reserved by Kev Peirce.

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💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🏜️🌊 #AntelopeCanyon is described by #Navajo Medicine Man Adair Klopfenstein as the breathing holes of the #earth where the winds reside.

These slot #canyons form over tens of thousands of years as turbulent #water and #sand carve through the #landscape. #Geology professor Dr. Kelin Whipple explains how flash floods transport boulders and create vortices that cut deep into the earth.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/antelope-canyon-navajo-nation-slot-canyon-formation-geology-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=antelope_canyon_geology

#arizona #climate #coloradoriver #energy #erosion #geology #indigenous #nativeamericans #rain #rivers #rocks #science #storm #utah #weather #tksst #video

🏜️🌊 #AntelopeCanyon is described by #Navajo Medicine Man Adair Klopfenstein as the breathing holes of the #earth where the winds reside.

These slot #canyons form over tens of thousands of years as turbulent #water and #sand carve through the #landscape. #Geology professor Dr. Kelin Whipple explains how flash floods transport boulders and create vortices that cut deep into the earth.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/antelope-canyon-navajo-nation-slot-canyon-formation-geology-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=antelope_canyon_geology

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Here’s a #Granite #Bolder resting on a plinth. It often looks like they’ve been artificially placed there as works of art but it’s only the forces of #geology and #erosion which has done that. You can see the reservoir in the background.

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000