Floods don't occur randomly, so why do we still plan as if they do?
- Written by Anthony Kiem, Associate Professor – Hydroclimatology, University of Newcastle
Most major floods in South East Queensland arrive in five-year bursts, once every 40 years or so, according to our new research.
Yet flood estimation, protection and management approaches are still designed on the basis that flood risk stays the same all the time – despite clear evidence that it doesn’t.
We analysed historical flooding...
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