Thinking 'big' may not be best approach to saving large-river fish
Eco database to map landscape projects
Environmental projects which map some of the most important benefits we get from nature have been brought together for the first time in an online database, following national survey work by researchers in the University ...
May 22, 2013
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Farmers want water 'banked' for future droughts
Australian farmers want excess water from large floods to be 'banked' in aquifers, for use in dry times.
May 20, 2013
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Bold action, big money needed to curb Asia floods
Asia's flood-prone megacities should fund major drainage, water recycling and waste reduction projects to stem deluges and secure clean supply for their booming populations, experts said Sunday.
May 19, 2013
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Scientists use salt marshes to analyse global sea-level rise
(Phys.org) —The world's salt marshes could hold the key to predicting future sea levels after scientists used them to pinpoint when recent rises began.
May 06, 2013
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NASA, University of Iowa ground measurement campaign to improve flood forecasting
Ground data now being collected in northeastern Iowa by the Iowa Flood Studies experiment will evaluate how well NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission satellite rainfall data can be used for ...
Apr 30, 2013
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Sushi for peccaries?
Saving city wildlife—with democracy
Australian citizens can become more involved in planning their cities with wildlife in mind thanks to a new tool developed by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED).
Apr 29, 2013
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River beds on the move: Shifting flood risk?
(Phys.org) —A detailed study of shifting river beds, conducted by researchers at the University of St Andrews, could hold the key to more accurate flood prevention.
Apr 24, 2013
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Living with flood risk
In this issue of Planning Theory and Practice, our Interface section explores a shift from a 'keep flood water out' approach towards a long-term strategy of mitigating flood risk and increasing the resilience of our commun ...
Apr 04, 2013
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Superfast model brain to predict flooding during heavy rain
(Phys.org) —Heavy rain has one again resulted in widespread flooding across the country. With climate change likely to cause further severe weather events in the coming years, methods of quickly predicting ...
Mar 25, 2013
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Devastating East African drought made more likely by climate change
In 2011 a powerful drought gripped East Africa. The failure of both the 2010 fall rains and the 2011 spring rains caused a drought that, stacked on an already unstable political climate, caused a famine that led to hundreds ...
Mar 15, 2013
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Governments falling short in drought fight, UN says
Governments worldwide are failing to do enough to tackle drought, which lacks the headline-making punch of a hurricane but can have an equally devastating human and economic impact, the UN weather agency ...
Mar 07, 2013
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NJ flood mapper: A new tool for coping with sea-level rise
(Phys.org) —If sea level rises as scientists predict, will your New Jersey home or parts of your town be underwater?
Mar 07, 2013
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Geologists quantify, characterize sediment carried by Mississippi flood to Louisiana's wetlands
(Phys.org)—The spring 2011 flood on the Mississippi was among the largest floods ever, the river swelling over its banks and wreaking destruction in the surrounding areas. But a University of Pennsylvania-led study also ...
Feb 13, 2013
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