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Muddy water from debris flows like those in the Macalister catchment (West Gippsland, February 2007) can disrupt a region’s drinking water supply for years. Photo: Adrian Murphy (Melbourne Water)

Freak mud flows threaten our water supplies, and climate change is raising the risk

Petter Nyman, The University of Melbourne; Gary James Sheridan, The University of Melbourne; Ian Rutherfurd, The University of Melbourne, and Patrick Lane, The University of Melbourne

Australia’s water supplies are at risk as climate extremes provoke erosion events that threaten lakes and dams.

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