Groundwater is the drinking water source for more than two billion people in the world, and provides over 40% of water for irrigated agriculture. Yet in many parts of the world groundwater has become depleted or polluted, risking […]
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The level of water stored by Australia’s capital cities has steadily fallen over the last six years. They are now collectively at 54.6% of capacity – a decline of 30% from 2013. We’re going into a hot summer […]
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A grim summer is likely for the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin and the people, flora and fauna that rely on it. Having worked for sustainable management of these rivers for decades, I fear the coming months will […]
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The Murray-Darling Basin’s ‘top cop’ says corruption scandals are eroding trust in the $13 billion plan to recover water for the environment. Mick Keelty, the interim inspector-general for the basin, finished a tour of its southern reaches on […]
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A lack of understanding about how Indigenous Australians value water has led to a lack of justice in decision-making. This is an issue Professor Quentin Grafton, Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy at the […]
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The Victorian government has ruled out new dams, saying climate change means not enough water would flow into them to make them worthwhile. Water Minister Lisa Neville says water in the state’s rivers will halve by 2065, citing […]
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The OzEWEX community mourns the passing of eminent climate change scientist Dr Penny Whetton. The article that follows was published in newspaper “The Age”. Renowned climate scientist Dr Penny Whetton, the wife of Victorian Greens senator Janet Rice, has died […]
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The FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 constellation, launched this June, will provide the most accurate data yet on tropical weather, climate, and space weather. In the dark, early morning hours of 25 June 2019, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched a constellation […]
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In Australia, dead kangaroos and a scandal called Watergate are results of flawed plan for water market Australia’s Darling River was once filled with fleets of paddle steamers carrying wool to ships bound for England. For nearly two […]
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Cliche sensitive citizens might be experiencing politician-induced nausea after Water Minister David Littleproud’s branding of new the new Murray Darling Basin Inspector General Mick Keelty as the new “tough cop on the beat”. But the new water compliance […]
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Winter still has a few days to run, but it’s highly likely to be one of Australia’s warmest and driest on record. While final numbers will be crunched once August ends, this winter will probably rank among the […]
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There’s broad support from communities and farmers for proper water audits. John/Flickr, CC BY-SA In the wake of a damning royal commission and an ABC Four Corners investigation, the federal government has created an Inspector General for the […]
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Water Resources Minister David Littleproud has lashed federal MPs backing a 1930s plan to divert floodwaters inland from Australia’s coast, suggesting they are clutching to a “discredited” relic and setting back the water infrastructure cause. Mr Littleproud made […]
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Sydney and Melbourne face rising threats to their water supplies from climate change as higher temperatures diminish inflows while pushing up demand, according to new research. A paper published by Environment Research Letters shows a “substantially” amplified risk […]
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A new study has found that South Australia’s droughts are getting worse, becoming longer and more severe. Professor Simon Beecham, UniSA’s Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Innovation, led the study and drew on data from his Goyder Institute […]
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The latest report card evaluating the use of water for the environment at key sites along the Murray River shows a solid improvement at most sites over the past 10 years. Murray–Darling Basin Authority Chief Executive, Phillip Glyde, […]
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Immediate changes are needed to avoid the “collapse” of Australia’s longest river system, with a government agency finding over-extraction brought forward drought conditions for parts of the river by three years. In a highly critical draft review of […]
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The recent ABC Four Corners program ‘Cash Splash’ portrayed implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan as a “failure and a farce”, asserting that it constituted a gross waste of public money and was producing little to no benefit. […]
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A significant advance in the world’s ability to forecast and monitor weather and climate is about to be launched into space and Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has booked its seat. COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites designed to […]
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Inland towns need far more water storage. Flickr/Mertie, CC BY-SA The federal parliament has voted to funnel A$200 million to drought-stricken areas. What exactly this money will be spent on is still under consideration, but the majority will […]
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