Key topics

flood

Flood refers to an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.

Date	Item	Type		Key Topics
	Guidelines on the optimal use of remote sensing data to improve the accuracy of hydrologic and hydraulic models	Biblio	save (1.66 MB)	flood, forecasting, remote sensing
	Exploring the experiences of those who shelter in place during severe flooding	Biblio	save (6.08 MB)	communities, decision making, flood
	Influence of road characteristics on flood fatalities in Australia	Biblio	save (1.22 MB)	emergency management, flood, preparedness
	Comparison of remotely sensed and modelled soil moisture data sets across Australia	Biblio		fire, flood, remote sensing
	Mitigating the effects of severe fires, floods and heatwaves through the improvements of land dryness measures and forecasts: annual project report 2016-17	Biblio	save (2.24 MB)	fire, flood, remote sensing
	How do we reduce vehicle related deaths: exploring Australian flood fatalities 1900-2015 - non peer reviewed extended abstract	Biblio	save (555.34 KB)	flood
	Estimating areal rainfall time series using input data reduction, model inversion, and data assimilation	Biblio	save (19.18 MB)	flood, hydrology, modelling
	Extreme floods and river values: A social–ecological perspective	Biblio		flood, resilience, risk management
	Living with floods: key lessons from four Australian flood reviews and similar reviews from the Netherlands, China and the USA	Biblio		flood, planning, policy
08 Mar 2018	Risk and warning communication that supports women during disasters	Blog		communication, flood, warnings
18 Dec 2018	Inspiring research in another continent	Blog		flood, modelling, risk management
24 Jun 2016	Important research insights	Blog		economics, flood, resilience
03 Oct 2017	Could Sydney be the next Houston?	Blog		cyclone, flood, planning
18 May 2021	It can’t all be insured: counting the hidden economic impact of floods and bushfires	Blog		economics, fire, flood
02 Oct 2015	Why you should do a three minute thesis presentation	Blog		flood, governance, policy
15 Apr 2016	Mixing hobbies and science	Blog		coastal, flood, tsunami
25 Aug 2014	Project team meets on Lockyer Valley case study	Blog		flood, infrastructure
25 Mar 2021	Flood planning benefits from multi hazard research approach	Blog		flood, multi-hazard, planning
01 Apr 2016	An interesting week in Malaysia	Blog		emergency management, flood, tropical
15 Jun 2016	People, policy and floods	Blog		coastal, flood, mitigation
15 Jul 2015	Searching for clues	Blog		decision making, flood, risk analysis
07 Jun 2016	Flood deaths are avoidable: don’t go in the water	Blog		decision making, education, flood
05 Apr 2021	Floodplains aren’t separate to a river — they’re an extension of it. It’s time to change how we connect with them	Blog		communities, flood, resilience
22 Mar 2021	Why do people try to drive through floodwater or leave it too late to flee? Psychology offers some answers	Blog		communication, flood, warnings
09 Nov 2018	Experience drives research passion for student	News		child-centred, flood, resilience
26 Sep 2016	Project update - scientific diversity	News		flood, mitigation, policy
23 Oct 2017	New online - October 2017	News		emergency management, flood, prescribed burning
24 Mar 2021	On the ground assessing flood impacts	News		flood, infrastructure, severe weather
27 Jun 2019	Flood research on show	News		decision making, engineering, flood
26 Apr 2017	History provides a lesson in preventing flood deaths	News		decision making, flood, warnings
30 May 2017	Where, why and how are Australians dying in floods?	News		communication, education, flood
11 May 2020	Economic paper making immediate impact	News		economics, flood, modelling
24 Jul 2015	Oceans on the Rise	News		coastal, flood, tsunami
14 Dec 2016	Scientific diversity project update	News		flood, mitigation, policy
09 May 2016	Mitigating disasters: the inconvenient truth	News		flood, fuel reduction, mitigation
21 Jun 2018	Research highlighted at peak flood forum	News		flood
08 Jun 2016	Flood paper highly commended	News		flood, risk analysis, vulnerability
21 Dec 2018	Driving into floodwater - practice brief one December 2018	News		communication, flood, warnings
29 Oct 2014	Missed the Research Forum? Audio and video now available	News		communities, fire, flood
30 May 2019	National award for warnings research	News		communication, flood, warnings