Kyra Hamilton – The Conversation

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July 2, 2024

Just 15 centimetres of water can float a car – but we are failing to educate drivers about the dangers of floodwaters

Amy Peden, UNSW and Kyra Hamilton, Griffith University

Understanding what to do when faced with flooding on the road is an important, yet often overlooked aspect of driver education, which could be the difference between life and death.

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May 17, 2022

When roads become rivers: forming a Plan B can stop people driving into floodwaters

Amy Peden, UNSW ; Andrew Gissing, Macquarie University, and Kyra Hamilton, Griffith University

Driving into floodwater is the leading cause of flood-related death. So why do people do it?

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January 31, 2017

Listen up: a plan to help scientists get their research heard by decision‑makers

Mark Quigley, The University of Melbourne; Adrien Ickowicz, CSIRO; Antonio Verdejo-Garcia, Monash University; Ben Galton-Fenzi, Australian Antarctic Division; Christopher J White, University of Tasmania; Gery Geenens, UNSW ; Keith Gerard Pembleton, University of Southern Queensland; Kirsty Kitto, Queensland University of Technology; Kyra Hamilton, Griffith University; Luke Bennetts, University of Adelaide; Madhura Killedar, Monash University; Mark Lindsay, The University of Western Australia; Melanie Roberts, The University of Melbourne; Patricia Durance, Monash University, and Petra Kuhnert, CSIRO

Research comes with risk and uncertainty so getting the right message across to the people who matter can be a challenge for scientists. A new plan out today hopes to change that.

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