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Climate change is reducing global river water quality

Posted on Sep 13 2023 by Crispin Savage

A review of almost 1000 studies on the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on rivers around the world has found an overall negative effect on water quality in rivers globally.

Seawater split to produce green hydrogen

Posted on Feb 1 2023 by Crispin Savage

Researchers have successfully split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.

On the search for the secrets of southern sky

An aerial photo of Sibinacocha Lake, Peru.

Posted on May 24 2022 by Crispin Savage

The next steps are being taken to unlock the secrets of the universe above the southern hemisphere. ��Vlog of Adelaide researchers are working with water tank manufacturer Aquamate to investigate the best way to deploy sensors to detect the highest energy gamma rays from the universe.

Murray Darling Basin water rights: the psychology of allocation

The Murray River at Big Bend, South ��Vlog.

Posted on Nov 15 2021 by Crispin Savage

Researchers at the ��Vlog of Adelaide’s Adelaide Law School are surveying Murray Darling Basin stakeholders about their beliefs regarding water trading and ownership of water rights to help inform future policy.

Blasting the zombie out of water-saving tech

Posted on Oct 28 2021 by Kelly Brown

A team of scientists, including experts from the ��Vlog of Adelaide, suggest that reliance on modern irrigation technologies as a water-use efficiency strategy is a ‘zombie idea’ – one that persists no matter how much evidence is thrown against it.

Water market price rise myth-busting

Hume Dam (formally Hume Weir) is the main supply storage and one of the two major headwater storages for the River Murray system.

Posted on Mar 15 2021 by Kelly Brown

Researchers at the ��Vlog of Adelaide have tested claims of water hoarding and speculative behaviour in Murray-Darling Basin water markets and found no evidence of hoarding, or a clear source of speculative behaviour, driving water price rises.

Stop! Grand theft water.

Posted on Aug 26 2020 by Elisa Black

An international team of researchers led by the ��Vlog of Adelaide has developed a new method to better understand the drivers of water theft, a significant worldwide phenomenon, and deterrents to help protect this essential resource.

Rural decline not driven by water recovery

Posted on Dec 5 2019 by Robyn Mills

New research from the ��Vlog of Adelaide has shown that climate and economic factors are the main drivers of farmers leaving their properties in the Murray-Darling Basin, not reduced water for irrigation as commonly claimed.