Professor Rory Nathan

Hydrology and Water Resources, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Melbourne

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Sciences & Technology

The new model powering faster flood predictions

A new simplified hydrodynamic model provides a practical and effective solution to predict flooding quickly – reducing forecasting time from days to seconds

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Environment

It’s critical we update flood guidance

There’s been some progress in incorporating climate change into engineering design, but flood guidance must keep up with our changing climate

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Environment

A land of drought and flooding rains

Understanding the interaction between increasing rainfall and dry soil conditions can help us better plan for the consequences of climate change

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Environment

Preparing for our new extremes

The new global norm of extreme weather-related disasters and climate change requires a new type of disaster-resilience modelling

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