Our flood predictions are getting worse as the climate changes. We have to understand how hills shape floods
- Written by: Sally Thompson, Associate professor, The University of Western Australia
ShutterstockProtecting people from floods requires many technical professionals to make good predictions and decisions.
Meteorologists predict the risk of extreme rainfall. Hydrologists translate this rainfall into predictions about what the flood will be like in terms of depth, flow and speed. Engineers design roads, bridges and buildings to cope...
