Why do people still die in bushfires? Recent fires have triggered a debate about emergency warnings.
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When disaster strikes, more people than ever are turning to social media to find out if they’re in danger. But Australian emergency services need to work together more to learn what works to save lives.
Papua New Guinea is now facing a drought and frosts that look set to be worse than 1997, when hundreds of people died. So how can memories of 1997 save lives over the next few months?
Hurricanes can be deadly to those in their path. Officials don’t want to unnecessarily alarm before solid forecasts are in place, but residents need enough time to prepare and heed evacuation orders.
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Associate Professor and Chair of Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies Department, Brandon University
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Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Team Leader, Bushfire Urban Design, CSIRO
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Associate Professor of Global and Sociocultural Studies, Florida International University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Professor of International Politics, University of Warwick
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Associate Professor of Geospatial Engineering, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Faculty of Health, School - Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology
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Geospatial Analyst & Doctoral Researcher in Geomatics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Geomatics and SDI, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida
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Professor of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University
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Head of R&D, Cyber Security Research Center; Chief Scientist, Morphisec endpoint security, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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Professor of Digital Communications and Culture, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney
