Floods can cause enormous devastation that has lasting social, psychological, economic and environmental impacts on a community. This clip explores the impact of the 2011 floods in Queensland, Australia. The clip features: Rory Nathan: GM Technology and Practice, Sinclair Knights Mertz; Tony McAlister: MD, BMT-WBM engineering consultants; Helen Fairweather: Senior Lecturer Environmental Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast; and Mark Porter: Professor of Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast.