Lessons not learned: Darwin's paying the price after Cyclone Marcus
Australia’s ‘deadliest natural hazard’: what’s your heatwave plan?
To fight the catastrophic fires of the future, we need to look beyond prescribed burning
You should never drive into floodwater – some roads are more deadly than others
Natural hazard risk: is it just going to get worse or can we do something about it?
Tomorrow’s risk is being built today. We must therefore move away from risk assessments that show risk at a single point in the present and move instead towards risk assessments that can guide decision makers towards a resilient future. – Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (2016)
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Building codes not enough to protect homes against water damage in severe storms
When Tropical Cyclone Debbie made landfall in North Queensland early in 2017, it led to nearly A$1 billion in insured losses. Fortunately, there were no deaths or serious injuries where people sheltered in buildings.
We conducted a detailed study into what sort of damage took place during Cyclone Debbie. This involved taking direct measurements of winds within communities as the storm came ashore. We then returned after the storm to assess the damage to buildings caused by wind, wind-driven water entry into buildings (water ingress), and storm tide inundation.
