New gauge on weather forecasts
Australia, the driest inhabited continent, is prone to natural disasters and wild swings in weather conditions – from floods to droughts, heatwaves and bushfires. Now two […]
Farmers help grow groundwater plans
Over-allocation of surface water for growing food crops is shifting agriculture and other industry to use groundwater – which is much more difficult to measure and […]
New modelling tracks arsenic in groundwater
Naturally occurring (geogenic) groundwater arsenic (As) contamination is a problem of global significance. It occurs in large parts of the alluvial and deltaic aquifers in South […]
Future of valuable wetland in focus
Experts in groundwater ecosystems are examining the mysteries of aquifer that maintain water flow through the environmentally important Doongmabulla Springs Complex (DSC) in Queensland’s Galilee Basin. […]
Freshwater reserves under the sea
Research at Flinders University is investigating and locating vital freshwater hidden beneath the sea. Flinders University Professor of Hydrogeology Adrian Werner is making important advances in […]
Global miners back groundwater modelling project
Groundwater and mining are vital to Australia’s future, and improved management of these two elements is behind a new multimillion-dollar initiative supported by BHP and Rio […]
Snapper stocks, mine sites in new ARC Linkage projects
In-depth studies into understanding underground water at mine sites – and to improve the management of Australian and NZ snapper fisheries – will be led by […]
World Water Day focus on groundwater science
Understanding how much water is recharged into aquifers and the connection between aquifers and rivers is crucial for water management in the Murray-Darling Basin – and […]
Dry Creek salt field prepares for green future
The restoration of the Dry Creek salt fields north of Adelaide is part of a State Government push for carbon neutrality. Under the Goyder Institute for Water […]