Predicting droughts and flooding rains for the sunburnt country

Many Australians have vivid memories of the damage and distress caused by the Queensland floods in 2010 and 2011 floods, and of the devastation the Millennium Drought caused in rural areas. Water forecasting helps predict water availability, enabling better management of responses to floods and drought conditions. QJ Wang and his colleagues create mathematical models which forecast floods and river flows. These models are available on the Australian Bureau of Meteorology website.

This research was carried out as part of the Office of the Chief Executive (OCE) Science Leader program.

Video transcript available here: http://www.csiro.au/news/transcripts/YouTubeTranscripts/2014/Nov/PredictingDroughts.htm

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