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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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Mike Young talks about rights to flood waters
The Institute’s Director, Professor Mike Young was on the front page of today’s Australian, talking about water rights. The recent floods in NSW have caused over 300 gigalitres of water to enter into the Murray- Darling system providing relief for drought ridden communities and river ecosystems downstream. Who has rights to this water is another […]
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Water and the Law: what rights does SA have to water upstream?
Unsure about water rights? Learn about what rights SA has to water in the Murray-Darling Basin Listen to a podcast or view the slideshare of a presentation given by Professor John Williams and Mathew Lee. The seminar entitled “Water and the Law” assesses both the genesis and development of water law in Australia in order […]
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