Nine years after the Pasha Bulker storm, we're finally getting a handle on East Coast Lows
Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 05:51
in Earth & Climate
In June 2007, Australia was pummelled by five East Coast Lows. The most significant of them, which struck on June 8-9, is still referred to as the "Pasha Bulker" storm, after the 76,000-tonne bulk carrier that ran aground near Newcastle. The storm caused major flooding, strong winds, high seas and A$1.6 billion in damage, making it Australia's eighth most expensive disaster in the last 50 years.