Professor Ian Young

Melbourne School of Engineering, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

Sciences & Technology

Rising global flood risk demands action

By the end of the century tens of millions more people and trillions of dollars more of the world economy will be at risk of being flooded as sea levels rise

Sciences & Technology

Extreme waves set to be bigger and more frequent

As the planet warms, researchers are warning that the frequency and magnitude of extreme wave events may rise by around 10 per cent by the end of century, increasing flood risks

Environment

Ocean waves and winds are getting higher and stronger

Using billions of satellite measurements, new research shows ocean waves and the winds that generate them have been increasing for the last 30 years