The Case for Extended Hydrologic Prediction Services for Improved Water Resource Management
- Autores: Narendra Kumar Tuteja
- Localización: Boletín - Organización Meteorológica Mundial, ISSN 1014-9627, Vol. 64, Nº. 1, 2015 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Climate knowledge for climate action), págs. 44-47
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Fresh water is important for human life, economic activity, ecosystem health and geophysical processes. Over the first decade of the twenty-first century, Australia weathered marked extremes, experiencing its warmest period, with 2013 marked as its warmest year since national records began in 1910. Hydrological conditions in Australia are among the most variable on Earth. Its streamflow regime can go through prolonged periods of droughts such as the “Millennium drought” that occurred between 1997 and 2000 across most parts of eastern Australia. This variability has a profound impact on the management of water resources in Australia, and more specifically on the management of risks related to water supply for urban, irrigation and environmental needs.
