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Studies show tornadoes are getting more common and more intense, and they’re shifting eastward to a new tornado hot spot.
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.
First Nations media organisations play a crucial role in emergency situations. However
The flood will exacerbate the housing crisis for people with disability and their carers. Here’s why – and six steps governments could take now.
The findings indicates natural disasters such as the current floods in southeastern Australia can influence election results.
About two-thirds of people affected by disasters such as floods return to their usual level of psychological well-being. But some people are at risk of lasting distress.
Simply providing passive information is not enough. Governments must find better ways to deliver important messages about natural hazards.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Mark Maund on improving our resilience to deal with flood crises
Michelle Grattan speaks with Mark Maund from the School of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Newcastle on the floods currently devastating NSW and QLD
Domestic violence surges during and after bushfires, pandemics, earthquakes, cyclones and floods. We need to start preparing for the next inevitable disaster.
One in 1,000 years style descriptions apply to probabilities that don’t change. The likelihood of severe floods is increasing.
As disasters become more frequent under climate change, building back damaged electricity poles and wires seems maddeningly futile.
Disasters are becoming more frequent and severe as the climate heats up – but Australia is badly under-prepared.
Australia’s east coast flooding is forcing people to confront challenges such as evacuations and loss of property. However, Aboriginal people are being left to find their own way through this crisis.
Food is a fundamental human right. But governments have left it to charities and food suppliers to step in after disasters. That has to change as climate change throws up greater stresses.
Decades of research shows disasters are caused human vulnerabilities rather than the climate itself.
Ironically, excess rain can lead to a shortage of clean drinking water in times of storms and flooding.
The damage from storms, droughts and sea level rise is in the news almost daily. Some money is flowing to help poor countries, but what isn’t clear is how much impact the funds are having.
The most affordable homes face the highest risks from disasters for three key reasons.
As more people move into high fire-risk areas, an architect explains what to do to keep properties as safe as possible.
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota
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Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
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Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University; United Nations University
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of Tasmania
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Principal Investigator FiRES Project (SNSF Consolidator Grant), ETH Zürich, Switzerland // Honorary Associate Professor, University of Wollongong, Australia.