Search results for: terrestrial run off

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25 March 2024
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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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14 October 2016
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23 November 2015
Large alluvial gullies can produce tens of thousands of tonnes of sediment that flow into the Great Barrier Reef each year

Solution at hand for saving Great Barrier Reef

After six years of intensive field work, a team from Griffith University's Australian Rivers Institute can unveil a solution to tackle alluvial gully erosion and thus significantly improve the water quality of the ailing Great Barrier Reef.

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12 July 2013

Surprise source of sediment onto the Reef

Griffith University research project may overturn the long held assumption that hill slope erosion associated with grazing and agriculture is the primary cause of damaging terrestrial runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef.

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