Queensland floods highlight urgent need for resilient infrastructure 13 Feb Increasing extreme weather events are delivering a stern warning: Australia’s infrastructure must be designed for a future of more intense … Read more
Week in water: updates from across the water community 6 Feb This week in water, floods in North Queensland have reinforced the growing risks of extreme weather, with Water Research Australia resharing … Read more
Research collaboration assesses impact of 2022-23 floods on the Coorong 18 Dec The 2022-23 floods in the Murray-Darling Basin were South Australia’s largest flood event since 1956, and a group of researchers is studying … Read more
Innovative simulation model set to transform flood planning and response 27 Nov Researchers from the University of Melbourne have developed a new simulation model that can predict flooding during an ongoing disaster more … Read more
Storytelling event harnesses neutrality to tackle big problems 25 Sep In October 2022, towns along the Murray River system raced to contain huge volumes of flood water from destroying homes and businesses. While … Read more
Dams at risk under changing climate with ‘probable maximum’ out of date 8 Dec Probable maximum flood events will significantly increase over the next 80 years, according to a new study from UNSW and the University of … Read more