Quantifying Australia's long-term risk of rainfall extremes. Rainfall extremes, such as droughts and floods, severely impact the Australian economy and society. This project aims to quantify the range

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Quantifying Australia's long-term risk of rainfall extremes. Rainfall extremes, such as droughts and floods, severely impact the Australian economy and society. This project aims to quantify the range of Australian rainfall extremes during past centuries—including long-lasting events beyond recent experience. This will allow accurate assessment of Australia's rainfall risk in the coming decades, by accounting for natural rainfall variability as well as human-caused climate change. Geochemical data and numerical methods developed in this project have applications for water security and biosecurity, and will transform future research into long-term climate risk. This should provide significant benefits for water resource managers, allowing preparation for rainfall extremes we might face in the future.. Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. Field: 3702 - Climate Change Science. Lead: Dr Georgina Falster