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Good design will make the most of any situation. It can be used to mitigate any extreme. When it comes to water the question is… do you have enough? And if you have enough, the next question is… what happens if you get too much?
Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie in late March, early April of 2017 was the strongest tropical cyclone in the Australian region since Quang in 2015, and was the most dangerous cyclone to impact Queensland since Yasi in 2011. It affected much of New South Wales and Queensland and even as far away as New Zealand. Damage was estimated at $2.67 billion (2017 USD).
At Zaytuna Farm, The Channon NSW, during the climactic rain event, Debbie dumped 440mm of rain in 24 hours, and around 580mm of rain over the course of the event, which lasted approximately 36 hours. The volume of water flowing across the landscape on its passage to lower ground and ultimately the sea, just had to be seen to be believed. Fortunately, we captured it on film. What you are about to see is a testament to how design, good and bad, can make or break the landscape…
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About Geoff: Geoff is a world-renowned permaculture consultant, designer and teacher. He has established permaculture demonstration sites that function as education centres in all the world’s major climates — information on the success of these systems is networked through the Permaculture Research Institute and the www.permaculturenews.org website.
About Permaculture: Permaculture (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture) integrates land, resources, people and the environment through mutually beneficial synergies – imitating the no waste, closed loop systems seen in diverse natural systems. Permaculture applies holistic solutions that are applicable in rural and urban contexts and at any scale. It is a multidisciplinary toolbox including agriculture, water harvesting and hydrology, energy, natural building, forestry, waste management, animal systems, aquaculture, appropriate technology, economics and community development.