News: water
Climate change is reducing global river water quality
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.
[Read more about Climate change is reducing global river water quality]
Seawater split to produce green hydrogen
Researchers have successfully split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.
On the search for the secrets of southern sky
The next steps are being taken to unlock the secrets of the universe above the southern hemisphere. University 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.
[Read more about On the search for the secrets of southern sky]
Murray Darling Basin water rights: the psychology of allocation
Researchers at the University 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.
[Read more about Murray Darling Basin water rights: the psychology of allocation]
Blasting the zombie out of water-saving tech
A team of scientists, including experts from the University 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.
[Read more about Blasting the zombie out of water-saving tech]
Water market price rise myth-busting
Researchers at the University 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.
An international team of researchers led by the University 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
New research from the University 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.
[Read more about Rural decline not driven by water recovery]
