Global warming drives opposing flood impacts to urban, rural areas

Mike Foley
August 17 2017 - 2:00pm
Urban flooding, like that of the Brisbane River pictured here, will become more frequent, while drier soils will cause the opposite impact to streamflows in rural areas. Photo by Robert Shakespeare.
Urban flooding, like that of the Brisbane River pictured here, will become more frequent, while drier soils will cause the opposite impact to streamflows in rural areas. Photo by Robert Shakespeare.

WARMER global average temperatures are bringing the worst of both worlds to urban and rural areas, with more intense flooding in population centres and significantly reduced streamflows in rural regions.

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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