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Drought affected landscape

The hydrology group has many core areas of research and applied research activities, which are supported by academics and researchers from within the Water Research Centre. 
Lake Hume on the Upper Murray

The long dry: Global water supplies are shrinking

Amidst rising rainfall, global water supplies are dwindling due to the silent culprit of drying soils driven by climate change, unraveling a critical challenge at the intersection of precipitation and parched earth.

A dried up Lake Hume on the border between New South Wales and Victoria

Quantifying uncertiainty

Questioning the conventional narrative of civil engineering's relentless impact, we explore the prospect of a transformative return to natural systems as a means of healing our planet.

New Orleans (Sept. 2, 2005) - Four days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, many parts of New Orleans remain flooded. The Navy's involvement in the humanitarian assistance operations is led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. U.S. Navy

Urban floods intensifying, countryside drying up

Explore a thorough global analysis indicating a significant change in streamflow patterns, with increased urban and small catchment flooding and drier rural areas.