The Maribyrnong River flood review

Just as ostriches were reputed to bury their heads in the sand to avoid seeing danger, so the Victorian authorities are refusing to confront the lessons of recent flood disasters in Melbourne.

Flooded farms will push up prices

Some of Victoria’s most important agricultural regions have been inundated by severe floods, potentially creating food shortages and higher supermarket prices for milk, fruit, vegetables and other farm products.

After the flood

Flood preparedness and recovery plans should be developed in partnership with health and emergency services, disability organisations and community groups to ensure best practice is combined with local knowledge.

After the floods

While populations around the globe have dealt with the effect of floods for millennia, climate change is now bringing bigger and more extreme storms and flood events to Australia.

After the deluge

The impact of recent floods in NSW have shown how landscape changes induced by natural events, climate change and human activity affect water quality and make water supplies for our fast growing cities less reliable.

After the flood

The heavy rain of recent days has extinguished bushfires and brought relief to drought-stricken farmers and city catchments, but the sediment washed from damaged land will bring its own set of problems.

A land of drought and flooding rains

Understanding the interaction between increasing rainfall and dry soil conditions can help us make better plans to handle the consequences of climate change.

A flood of questions after Hobart’s rainstorm

Heavy rain and floods in Hobart have prompted comment from a range of experts, from the increasing likelihood of serious weather events due to ongoing climate change to the need for caution while driving and the toll such natural disasters can take on long term mental health.