Outdated flood maps leave governments unprepared

Outdated flood maps leave governments unprepared

With heavy short-term rainfall events becoming more intense, it’s critical that Australia’s flood maps are dynamically altered to include the most up-to-date data, writes Chris Ryan. In Australia, we’re dealing with a one-in-100-year flood far more frequently than once every century. Climate change undoubtedly has a hand to play. Evidence shows Australia has warmed by 1.5°C since national records began in 1910. The hotter the atmosphere, the mor…