A Legacy of Brisbane’s Benchmark Floods of 1893: Creating Dam Dependence
Brisbane’s 1893 floods shaped water policy in southeast Queensland, creating a dependency on dams.
Brisbane’s 1893 floods shaped water policy in southeast Queensland, creating a dependency on dams.
Brisbane’s 1974 floods substantially damaged Brisbane, accelerating the government’s plans for a second flood mitigation dam.
A map of the 1974 flood in Brisbane, Australia.
Fedor Yakovlevich Alekseev’s painting of Karuselnaya square (now Teatralnaya square) during the 1824 flood.
This painting by Leander Russ depicts a rescue operation during a flood in Vienna in 1847.
Engineering the Lower Shinano River in northeastern Japan expanded the risk of other flood and tsunami damage.
Epidemic yellow fever plagued New Orleans due to a series of environmental and demographic changes enabled by the rise of sugar production and urban development.
Historical documents provide detailed descriptions of ice-jam flood events and climate impacts in riverine communities.
José Paronella’s dream continues at Paronella Park despite catastrophic flood and cyclonic events.
Flood memory in Townsville is strong, but this does not align with the city’s capacity to live sustainably with floods.