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Climate and land use changes are causing significant alterations in global terrestrial water storage, impacting extreme weather events such as floods and droughts, a Griffith University-led study has found.

Published in One Earth, the study investigated terrestrial water storage and projected future changes under three different future climate change and socio-economic scenarios:

1) a middle-of-the-road scenario with balance economic growth, moderate population and cautious energy use

2) a regional-rivalry scenario with competitive, region-focused societies, high energy use and moderate environmental concerns

3) a fossil-fueled-development scenario with rapid economic growth, a rising global population and a heavy reliance on fossil fuels

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