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It may feel like a quiet disaster season, but don’t get complacent
This summer has seen a predictable share of fires in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia, flooding in Queensland, and several severe thunderstorms. However, there are already rumblings about the Severe Summer That Wasn’t, with a generally cool and wet January in the southeast.
These are dangerous times – these are exactly the perfect conditions that breed complacency to natural disasters in Australia.
