Floodplains under threat from constraints, says scientist

Pathi Raj

THE NSW and Victorian governments must work with landholders to enable safe flooding of floodplains, an environmental scientist says. Australian National University’s Professor Jamie Pittock said climate change had reduced the flooding of floodplains, increasing blackwater risk. “Climate change is diminishing riverine flats and exacerbating the extremes of droughts and floods,” Prof Pittock said. “Which […]

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