Tom Hubble – The Conversation

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January 23, 2023

Photos from the field: our voyage investigating Australia’s submarine landslides and deep‑marine canyons

Hannah Power, University of Newcastle; Kendall Mollison, University of Newcastle; Michael Kinsela, University of Newcastle, and Tom Hubble, University of Sydney

From a shipwreck to ancient dunes, these researchers created 3D visualisations of seafloor features around Australia – from as shallow as 22 metres to depths of over 4.8 kilometres.

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April 14, 2021

Sydney’s disastrous flood wasn’t unprecedented: we’re about to enter a 50‑year period of frequent, major floods

Tom Hubble, University of Sydney

Many flood-affected Sydneysiders live in what amounts to a bathtub. With the next flooding season on their doorstep, they can expect more frequent, devastating floods.

Tom Hubble

May 5, 2020

6,000 years of climate history: an ancient lake in the Murray‑Darling has yielded its secrets

Hannah Power, University of Newcastle; Anna Helfensdorfer, University of Sydney, and Tom Hubble, University of Sydney

The findings point to how Australia’s most important river system might be altered by future sea level rise.

The Byron Scar, left behind by an undersea landslide. Colours indicate depths. Samantha Clarke

December 10, 2017

Scars left by Australia’s undersea landslides reveal future tsunami potential

Samantha Clarke, University of Sydney; Hannah Power, University of Newcastle; Kaya Wilson, University of Newcastle, and Tom Hubble, University of Sydney

The ocean floor off Australia’s east coast bears the scars of numerous subsea landslides, which have potentially triggered tsunamis over the past several millennia.

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