Water and catchment management strategies in eastern Australia have traditionally been designed based on the patterns and statistics of the last 50-100 years when direct rainfall measurements exist. Recent research led by Dr Carly Tozer of the Antarctic […]
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Future climate uncertainty drives demand for higher resolution climate data to support decision making in industries such as agriculture, forestry, conservation and urban planning. Recent research by Julia Andrys and her colleagues of Murdoch University, examining climate projections […]
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A new satellite-based river modelling technique can account for the unique dynamics of individual water bodies. Models using Earth observation data to predict surface water availability and extent provide useful tools for sustainable management and restoration of terrestrial surface water […]
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For Australia, there is increasing demand for forecast information on time scales from a week to a season around extreme events. Results of a recent study led by Debra Hudson of the Bureau of Meteorology show that the […]
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Understanding the impacts of extreme climatic events on environmental water storage is crucial knowledge for Australia, the driest inhabited continent on Earth. Recent work by Zunyi Xie and his colleagues found that Australia gained three times more water […]
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Australia’s east coast is recovering from a weekend of wild winds, waves and flooding, caused by a weather pattern known as an East Coast Low. Tragically, several people have died in flooding. Parts of New South Wales have […]
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Evapotranspiration from the global land surface has increased significantly due to increases in transpiration and interception that are only partially counteracted by decreasing soil evaporation, a new study reports. Terrestrial evaporation (ET) is a key component of the energy and water cycles over global […]
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After a year of driving global temperatures to unprecedented warmth, the giant El Nino weather event in the Pacific is officially over, raising hopes that drought-hit regions may be in for some relief in Australia and elsewhere. The […]
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It’s the same old story: with 2016 on track to become the hottest year on record globally, and record-breaking heat already evident around the world, Australia has just experienced its hottest autumn on record. The Bureau of Meteorology […]
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There’s something about discussions of data handling that’s particularly soporific – but don’t nod off yet! Most hydrologists are trained to work on individual catchments and we often opt for simple conceptual models. In the pre-ensemble era, we […]
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Australia is systematically underestimating its drought and flood risk because weather records do not capture the full extent of rainfall variability, according to our new research. Our study, published today in the journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, […]
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Across the Murray-Darling Basin, surface water and flooding dynamics are dramatically impacted by drought and wet extremes, a recent study has found. Mirela Tulbure and her colleagues at the Geospatial Analysis for Environmental Change lab mapped surface water continuously through seasons and years […]
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Storms are becoming more intense as the climate changes. This is just one reason why the signing of the Paris Agreement by 170 nations in New York last week is great news. Finally, there is a sense of […]
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Drought and water stress monitoring plays an important role in the management of water resources, especially during periods of extreme climate conditions. A recently developed drought index that considers both hydrometeorological and ecological concepts has revealed new aspects […]
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With parts of Australia once again in the grip of dry conditions, understanding climate variability and its impact on water supply is increasingly important. However, new research has found that models used by hydrologists to forecast long-term changes […]
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Hobart will be home to a new climate science research centre in plans announced by the CSIRO. The centre, which will focus on climate measurement and modelling, will be staffed by 40 climate scientists and guarantee research for […]
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Predictive models for streamflow have practical implications for better understanding drought hydrology, eco-hydrology and environmental monitoring, agriculture and water resource management. Recent work by Dr Ravinesh Deo and fellow researchers found that an extreme learning machine model can […]
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Australia experienced extreme rainfall during the 2010/11 La Niña event. Rainfall across the northeast was 84% above average, and soil moisture conditions were unprecedented since 1950. This extreme rainfall event was associated with severe flooding in northeastern Australia […]
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The Millennium Drought taught Australians many lessons about living under extremely dry conditions – not just about how to conserve water, but also about human suffering. In a drought, farmers find it more difficult to make an income, […]
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Every day in the western US and elsewhere in the world, reservoir release decisions are made based in part on seasonal reservoir inflow forecasts created using a operational technique called Ensemble Streamflow Prediction (ESP, which originally stood for […]
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