An agreement has been signed between Geoscience Australia and Engineers Australia to complete a revision of the Australian Rainfall and Runoff guide, according to PS News. The agreement forms part of a four-year program to increase the quality, consistency and accessibility of flood risk information in response to the Natural Disaster Insurance Review. “The Australian Rainfall and Runoff guide is a significant source of technical information used by engineers to determine the degree to which a particular area is flood-prone,” said Martin Ferguson, Minister for Resources and Energy. He added that the "new guide will enable engineers to develop more accurate and detailed flood studies, and will enable them to consider the potential impact of climate-induced changes to rainfall and river flow patterns.”
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