South-East Queensland is droughtier and floodier than we thought
- Written by Jack Coates-Marnane, Post-doctoral research fellow, Griffith University
South-East Queensland residents need to prepare for more regular floods, according to new data.Shutterstock
New data recording the past 1,500 years of flows in the Brisbane River have revealed that South-East Queensland’s climate – once assumed to be largely stable – is in fact highly variable.
Until now, we have only had access...
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