On Sun, 6 Mar 2011 00:01:28 +1100, "lonebare" wrote:

Before the floods, proponents of the Catastrophic AGW view had argued that
there would never be enough rain again, because of Climate Change. When it
became clear that there might be more than enough rain, the view was
adapted: the floods, too, were the result of Climate Change."


No. Floods such as those of 2010/2011 were predicted right back in
2003.

http://www.csiro.au/files/mediaRelea.../Prextreme.htm
Media Release - Ref 2003/94 - Jun 05 , 2003
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Dr Debbie Abbs and Dr Kathy McInnes, from CSIRO Atmospheric Research,
assessed the likely costs of severe weather events on cities in a
warmer world.

They found the combined influence of increasing sea-level rise and
extreme weather will result in an increase in flood heights.

"This equates to flooding over an area much larger than has been
historically affected," says Dr Abbs. "What isn't a flood prone area
now may become one in the future."

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The quote shows that Clive James didn't get his information from the
CSIRO.