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If precipitation extremes are increasing, why aren’t floods?

November 17, 2018 Conrad Wasko (UNSW, UC Riverside), Ashish Sharma (UNSW)
Swirling waters of the Blackwood River after winter rains, near Bridgtetown, Western Australia. (Source: W. van Aken, 1975).

It has been well established that rising temperatures are increasing precipitation extremes. It is natural to hence assume that the risk of flooding will also increase. However, contrary to this popular belief most published literature finds more evidence […]

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Growing evidence that plants play a role in hydrological non-stationarity

March 18, 2017 Hoori Ajami (University of California) and Simon Walker (OzEWEX) Leave a comment
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A new study has found that vegetation plays a key role in driving hydrological non-stationarity across the Australian continent. The recent research, conducted by a team of scientists from Australia and the United States, showed runoff ratio’s sensitivity […]

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Drought of knowledge on Australian natural hazards

November 13, 2016 Simon Walker (OzEWEX) and Anthony Kiem (University of Newcastle) Leave a comment
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Whenever droughts occur in Australia, our ability to monitor, attribute, forecast and manage them is shown to be insufficient. That is the conclusion of a a new study by Australian researchers undertaken through OzEWEX, and published in the […]

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BOM and @ABSStats just published a pilot 'Integrated Water Accounts' report on #water availability, use and value in #Canberra July 2013 – June 2017: https://t.co/yG9gHxM3PJ
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17 Feb

Today, the @Science_Academy delivered the ‘Investigation of the Causes of Mass Fish Kills in the Menindee Region NSW Over the Summer of 2018-2019’ report to the Leader of the Opposition and the Australian public. #FishKills #FishKill https://t.co/aF7n44UZHz

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18 Feb

Labor backs major Basin reform after fish kill study findings https://t.co/datdmNPhgz

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17 Feb

The drought conditions that continue to strangle NSW are having a dramatic affect on farmers and firefighters. Here crews pull water from a tiny stream near the #Tingha township. #NSWRFS

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14 Feb

Expect more fish kills, and a continuing environmental crisis in the #MurrayDarling Basin until scientific evidence on the Basin is taken seriously @GraftonQuentin and John Williams argue.
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