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Melbourne during a storm in 2010. Photo: Ben Houdijk (CC-by-nc-nd-2.0)

Warnings that save lives

Australian lives are being saved by Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC research, which was recognised with the Cooperative Research Centres Association’s premier award for Excellence in Innovation 2019. The research is shaping warnings and public information campaigns to prepare and protect communities threatened by flood, bushfire, cyclone, storm, heatwave and other natural hazards.

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Playlists

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What research are we doing?

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Webinars

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Research making a difference

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PhD student science

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Economics of natural hazards - video course

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2020 National Fire Fuels Science Webinars

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Northern Australia Research Engagement Forum

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Communications and Warnings – Response

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Launch of the CRC - December 2013

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Communications and Warnings – Preparedness

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The Australian Disaster Resilience Index

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#AFAC18 powered by INTERSCHUTZ

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#AFAC19 powered by INTERSCHUTZ

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#AFAC17 powered by INTERSCHUTZ

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ANHMC 2019

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Bushfire Outlook

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Communications and Warnings – Recovery

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Flood risk communication

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International Day for Disaster Reduction 2018

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2017 International Day for Disaster Reduction

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Communications and Warnings - Overview

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Research making a difference - end-users explain

18 Jul 2019
Conflicting cues and their impact on emergency...
communication, warnings
18 Nov 2020
Costing natural disasters & community...
indigenous communities, local knowledge
07 Jul 2017
Coupled fire-atmosphere modelling - Dr Lachie...
fire impacts, fire severity
13 Dec 2018
Cropland fire reconstruction: AFAC webinar
fire severity, fire weather
13 Jul 2021
Cultural burning in southern Australia video:...
indigenous communities, resilience
18 Nov 2020
Cultural Land Management project proposal |...
indigenous communities, local knowledge
07 Jul 2017
Decision support system for optimal natural...
decision making, multi-hazard
27 Oct 2014
Disasters - The Challenges for Australia and the...
risk management
07 Dec 2020
Diversity and inclusion in emergency management:...
communities, diversity and inclusion
22 Jul 2019
Diversity and inclusion: building strength and...
diversity and inclusion, mental health
24 Jan 2019
Diversity and inclusion: building strength and...
capability, diversity and inclusion
15 Sep 2015
Douglas Brown - bushfire risk perception and...
communication, decision making
13 Aug 2021
Dr Briony Towers interview: Child-centred...
child-centred, communities
27 Oct 2014
Dr Helen James (ANU) - Natural Disasters
risk management
04 Oct 2019
Dr Laurie Hammond Oration 2019
economics, optimisation
08 Mar 2019
Dr Rachel Westcott - early career researcher...
communities, preparedness
27 Oct 2014
Dr Richard Thornton - The Challenge of Natural...
risk management
23 Mar 2020
Dr Ryan Hoult - early career researcher entry 2020
earthquake, engineering
23 Apr 2018
Dr Steven Curnin - early career researcher entry...
capability, decision making
16 Nov 2020
Driving and recreating in floodwater – What does...
communication, flood
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In the media

21 Oct
ABC Goulburn Murray
Scientists working to predict 'freak' fire weather simulate some of Australia's toughest blazes
20 Oct
Meteorological Technology International
Research sheds light on unexpected behavior of Australia’s Black Summer bushfires
20 Oct
Beef Central
Report finds weather played significant role 2019-20 fires
19 Oct
Bureau of Meteorology
Bushfire insights uncovered with new fire-atmosphere modelling
19 Oct
South Coast Register
New insights into Black Summer’s terrible fires uncovered
19 Oct
Mirage News
Bushfire insights uncovered with new fire-atmosphere modelling
11 Oct
ABC Weather
BOM severe weather outlook for 2021-22 suggests floods, cyclones on the cards
08 Oct
news.com.au
Former fire chief warns of inextinguishable firestorms as climate change poses unprecedented threat to Australia
07 Oct
University of Western Australia
Survey reveals mental health impact of Black Summer fires on emergency workers
07 Oct
Mirage News
Survey reveals mental health impact of Black Summer fires on emergency workers
06 Oct
Busselton-Dunsborough Mail
Time to prepare properties ahead of the bushfire season
27 Sep
Herald Sun
Quake would’ve killed 1400 if it hit Melbourne
27 Sep
The Age
‘We are not safe’: Warning on city buildings as more quakes predicted
27 Sep
Brisbane Times
‘We are not safe’: Warning on city buildings as more quakes predicted
24 Sep
University of Melbourne Pursuit
What Victoria's earthquake tells us about the safety of our structures

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