Deforestation can cause eight-fold increase in flood event risk phys.org/news/2025-10-deforest…

#environment #forest #deforestation #flood #floods #flooding

Deforestation can cause eight-fold increase in flood event risk

New research, based on forest fires in Australia, proves there is a significantly higher risk of large-scale flooding when major deforestation has occurred in catchment areas.

^{Neil Martin (Phys.org)}

Rain has eased enough to walk up to the backyard creek with the big camera.

Really raging.

#creek #BNEflood #flood #backyard

Definitely not going anywhere today.

Tree has fallen half across our driveway (can drive around it ok though).

The upstream creek crossing (first shot) is looking VERY angry.

The wider shot is not a bridge or a creek crossing, it's the main road out of my area.

#BNEflood #rain #flood #CedarCreek #QLD