The town has discussed ways to control flooding for years.
"There's already been very serious flooding for four or five years each summer.
Sinking islands, desertification and flooding, for instance, can all require people to leave their homes.
Last winter, the UK was hit by a number of major storms, resulting in severe flooding for many communities.
Harsh weather has compounded the problem.The worst flooding for decades in Queensland cut off many cities and towns.
If there's flooding, for instance, you probably won't be reimbursed because most standard renter's policies don't cover flooding.
He also argued that developers should have to guarantee that their properties could withstand flooding for the first 10 or so years of their construction.
Everglades hammocks are the region's uplands, standing high enough that they escape flooding for much, if not all of the year.
The weather bureau had warnings in place for damaging winds and potential flash flooding for much of the state, but had revised down warnings for heavy rains.
"The results [of IRRI work] are staggering," says Abdelbagi Ismail, the Sudanese principal scientist who helped develop scuba rice, which can survive flooding for 17 days.
It's been just over a month since York experienced its worst flooding for decades, bringing Christmas to an abrupt end for many.
