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The earthquake at l'Aquila was a tragedy, but blaming experts and governments doesn’t help. EPA/Grillo

Blame game the enemy of good policy when disaster strikes

By Jim McGowan, Griffith University

The decision of an Italian Court to convict six scientists and one government official of manslaughter for the failure to predict the magnitude of a devastating earthquake in L’Aquila in central Italy…
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2011’s Cyclone Yasi was one of the strongest. dsleeter

Australia expecting an active cyclone season, but future cyclones still hard to predict

By Yuri Kuleshov, Australian Bureau of Meteorology; David Jones, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, and Karl Braganza, Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Tropical cyclones are one of the most destructive types of weather system on the planet. The obvious human interest in tropical cyclones is in their sheer power. Historically tropical cyclones have had…

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Air pollution can increase cyclone intensity

National Science Foundation (USA)

New research has found that air pollution is making cyclones in the Arabian Sea more intense. Prevailing wind patterns normally…

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