Some Niger Delta residents are less concerned about oil-induced hazards and risks, or floods and erosion. They are more worried about a lack of sanitation amenities.
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We can’t let communities face climate change alone. We must get better at adapting to the new climate, and do it before disasters not during.
We asked six experts to nominate books that might help us avert environmental catastrophe. Here’s what they said.
Driving into floodwater is the leading cause of flood-related death. So why do people do it?
The federal election presents an opportunity to promote plans for improving national disaster governance and resilience. But the silence on these issues in political debates has been remarkable.
Disaster victims in Australia can wait months or years for insurance payouts – or can’t afford the premiums at all. As climate change worsens, we need a radical rethink.
The displacement of people and overcrowding that often results from flooding provide optimal conditions for outbreaks of respiratory and gastrointestinal illness.
Sloping ground, water and clay combined to leave devastation in its wake in Durban.
Experts in city government are missing the perspective of residents.
For the first time we’ve calculated what effect a natural disaster has on income tax revenue, finding a 5% decline through lower incomes and higher tax deduction claims.
Could South Africa’s flooding in 2022 have been foreseen? It has long been a challenge for scientists and engineers around the world.
Notwithstanding COVID, this political term has been framed by extreme events such as the Black Summer bushfires and floods – and it will show at the ballot box.
A quarter of South Africans in cities are living in informal settlements.
Women and girls living in poverty face many forms of discrimination and pressure during events like flood disasters.
Flooding is arguably even more problematic in informal settlements because of the lack of planning.
It is unreasonable to expect people to cope with all disasters – but it is reasonable to expect people to manage a certain level of risk.
While it has often elected state Labor governments, Queensland has more often than not leaned to the Coalition on a federal level. And this year it may have a significant effect on the outcome.
New data has revealed rainfall records from as far back as 1677.
The Murdoch outlets said they would pursue ‘positive stories’ on climate change. An analysis of stories during the recent floods, however, shows this wasn’t necessarily the case.
There is a huge amount of legislation talking about ‘shared responsibility’ but it isn’t clear what this means or who needs to do what and when.
Top contributors
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, University of Reading
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Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Climate Science and Science Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, Adelaide University
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Senior Research Associate, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Research Fellow, The University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia