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Vodcast: The volatile future of Australia’s water
In the World Economic Forum’s recently released 2015 global risk assessment, the threat identified as having the greatest potential impact was “water crises”. As our population grows and climate changes, the effective management of water resources will become increasingly critical; not just for the survival of communities and industries, but entire regions. So how should […]
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Waterisk – A Research Tuesdays Forum
In the World Economic Forum’s recently released 2015 global risk assessment, the threat identified as having the greatest potential impact was “water crises”. As our population grows and climate changes, the effective management of water resources will become increasingly critical; not just for the survival of communities and industries, but entire regions, with so-called “water […]
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Media release: $3.1 million for nine new industry-linked projects
The University of Adelaide today has been awarded $3.1 million for new research projects working with industry, community and government in areas including cycling safety, flood risk, improved smelting efficiencies and new heat-tolerant wheat varieties. Nine new research projects have been awarded funding under the Australian Research Council (ARC)’s Linkage Projects scheme. The Linkage Projects […]
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Media Release: Flood disaster risk is more complex than expected
Research from the University of Adelaide has shed further light on the complex issue of flood risk, with the latest findings showing the potential for flood risk to both increase and decrease in the same geographic area. A team from the University’s School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering has presented the findings of their study in […]
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Sydney storm: are extreme rains and flash floods increasing
Written by Michael Leonard; Feifei Zheng, and Seth Westra – Published in The Conversation The extreme rainfall that hit New South Wales over the past week caused flash-flooding and resulted in deaths and homes destroyed. While analysis shows that these events are not unprecedented, are they becoming more common? In research published recently in Nature Climate Change, […]
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Goyder Institute Water Research Conference 2015
The Goyder Institute’s Water Research Conference was held at the University of Adelaide on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 February 2015. This event showcased South Australia’s water expertise across a range of disciplines and sectors. Four key research themes included: water for industry, water for the environment, climate change and urban water. Listen to Dr […]
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Adelaide is facing a dry future – it needs to start planning now
Written by Dr Mark Thyer and Dr Seth Westra Imagine a future where the yearly flow into one of the largest water reservoirs of a major Australian city could halve within 70 years. This is a scenario that Adelaide could face if the world continues on its current trajectory of high greenhouse gas emissions, according to […]
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