You want it to be a tsunami, be my guest:
The floods were a result of heavy precipitation caused by Tropical Cyclone Tasha that combined with a trough during the peak of a La Niña event. The 2010 La Niña weather pattern, which brings wetter conditions to eastern Australia, was the strongest since 1973.[7] Isolated flooding started across parts of the state in early December. On 24 December a monsoonal trough crossed the coast from the Coral Sea, bringing torrential rain that fell in a broad swath from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Gold Coast. The conditions also led to a large influx of snakes, as well as some crocodiles.[8]
By 30 December, vast areas of Southern and Central Queensland, an area the size of Germany and France combined,[9][10] were affected by the flood. About 300 roads were closed, including nine major highways.[11] Coal railway lines were closed and numerous mine sites flooded....
ETC ETC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods
WHERE I LIVE WE CALL IT FLOODING.
LOL! So...FRED NERKS, do you reckon you’re experiencing a tsunami then?
Yes, Fred, Brisbane is experiencing huge amounts of displaced water...for real! I got it!
Fred, where I come from huge amounts of displaced water causing tsunami effects can be either on land or sea. Either way it is still a krapload of water that can be dangerous such as Brisbane is experiencing, which is what I’ve said, and what the several articles I posted said!
Now if you want to continue to play semantics games go ahead and knock yourself out if that somehow feeds or strokes your ego. As for me, I stand by my posts. I’m not changing a word of them, and if you don’t like it, tough twinkies.