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The Trump administration has proposed a major revamp of the National Flood Insurance Program since its inception in 1968. Here’s why it needs fixing.
High poverty levels mean people lack access to land and work and they are often driven to settle in zones that are exposed to natural hazards.
Increasingly severe losses for insurers due to climate change could result in a global financial crisis.
With heatwaves, droughts and fires all on the rise, the federal government is urged to merge its separate strategies on disaster resilience and climate readiness.
Amid fears that parts of Townsville and other Australian cities might become “uninsurable”, making urban areas more resilient and adaptable to flooding is becoming more urgent.
The hottest Australian summer on record is ending, and it’s likely we’ve got a warm, dry autumn to come.
What do the recent Townsville floods and Tasmanian heatwave have in common? Both were caused by weather systems that stayed put for days or weeks on end. And global warming could worsen that trend.
The bacteria that causes melioidosis usually lives 30cm underground in clay soil but is dredged to the surface during heavy rains and floods, and can enter the body through small breaks in the skin.
There are benefits and downsides to damming rivers.
The aftermath of flooding provides the perfect breeding ground for mould in our homes. It’s important to properly remove it so it doesn’t affect our health.
A new report predicts that one-third of the ice in the Himalayas will melt, even if we contain global warming to 1.5C. So what does that mean for the flood-prone valleys below?
Rising sea levels won’t be solved by trying to fix the coast in place. For a defence from coastal flooding, we need to step back.
The more water, the more mosquito eggs are laid, and the more mosquitoes end up buzzing about. But to spread disease to people, they first need to bite infected wildlife.
The flood zone around Townsville extends for hundreds of kilometres, making monitoring difficult even from the air. But scientists are testing a new satellite method that can peer through the clouds.
Urbanisation is the main reason for rising temperatures and water pollution, but receives little attention in discussions about the health of water streams, reefs and oceans.
Australia’s coastal settlements are highly exposed to the impacts of climate change. Climate-resilient urban landscapes that can cope with large amounts of water need to become the new normal.
African countries are sure to face more flooding in the future, they need to adapt or risk loosing the progress that’s already been made
To lessen the impacts of flash flooding in dry regions like Jordan, we need to educate local authorities on how best to manage their water.
The differences between owners and the growing number of renters, and between rural and urban areas, point to explanations other than affordability for the one-in-two Australians who are underinsured.
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Associate, UNSW Sydney
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Adelaide
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Professor of Hydrology, University of Reading
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Professorial Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, Honorary Adjunct Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
