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31 January 2024

Assessing impacts of drought, water extraction on groundwater from space

ARC project to identify groundwater availability and risks associated with groundwater extraction.

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9 June 2021
Cotter Dam

Can Australia be drought-proofed?

Water is critical to life and jobs, and large infrastructure projects tend to sway voters at the polling booth. Paired together, it’s easy to understand why the New Bradfield Scheme remains an issue for Queensland and Australia.

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11 January 2019
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20 September 2018

Australia needs a drought policy for the 21st century

ByProfessorPoh-Ling Tan Griffith Law School In August 2019, Scott Morrison, the country’s new Prime Minister has made “a national response...

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18 August 2016

Griffith eight win after a decade-long ‘drought’

The Griffith University men’s eight rowing team has shaken off a 10-year hoodoo to claim bragging rights at this year’s Griffith University Regatta.

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15 April 2015
Dr Sarah Ashmore with collaborators

Lime a zesty key to drought tolerant crops

You might think a lime is simply a zestyaddition to your favourite drink. But Griffith researcher Dr Sarah Ashmore knows...

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2 September 2024
Farmer

Farmer suicides may rise with climate change. Are we prepared?

Droughts, fires, and floods can have devastating consequences for farmers’ mental health. The suicide rate for Australian farmers is also almost 59 per cent higher than the general population, and research has confirmed a link between farmer suicides and extreme weather.

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18 July 2024

Study highlights Australia’s troubling role in global forest carbon decline  

Findings underscore Australia's emergence as negative outlier as forest areas and carbon stocks decline.

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9 January 2024

Projections reveal the vulnerability of freshwater to climate change

Climate and land use changes are causing significant alterations in global terrestrial water storage, impacting extreme weather events like floods and droughts, a Griffith-led study has found.

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30 November 2023

Putting the Master of Integrated Water Management into practice

“As a natural resource manager working in catchment management, the International Water Centre’s Master of Integrated Water Management supported my...

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