Understanding the hydrogeology of billabongs is key to protecting them

May 27, 2020 Margaret Shanafield (Flinders University) and Sarah Bourke (University of Western Australia)

Over half the world’s rivers- and over 70% of Australia’s rivers- go dry for part of each year. During these dry periods, pools of water along the river channels (also called billabongs, springs, or even wetlands) act as […]

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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

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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