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.
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Black Saturday in 2009 was Australia's worst bushfire tragedy. But climate projections predict more bushfire danger in the future, threatening our water supplies as well as homes.
Government agencies spend millions of dollars yearly to buy and demolish homes sited in floodplains. But the program is slow, cumbersome and doesn't always help those who need it most.
The damage to coal ash sites from Hurricane Florence demonstrates how a community's vulnerability to natural disasters is closely linked to how stringent environmental regulations are.
It's understandable to want to shield children from the impacts of disasters. But research suggests that they should be given a voice in disaster planning and a role in reducing the risks.
When the First Fleet sailed into Sydney Cove in 1788, they entered an ancient and unforgiving landscape. A new book charts Australians' relationship with one of the world's most volatile climates.
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Senior Research Fellow, Department of Geography and Planning, Macquarie University
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Honorary Fellow, Jack Brockhoff Child and Youth Wellbeing Program, Beyond Bushfires Research Program, University of Melbourne
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ARC DECRA Climate Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Geography and Sustainable Communities, University of Wollongong
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Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Sydney Research Fellow in Sustainability Science, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Macquarie University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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College Professor and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security and College Professor, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor, College of Public Service and Community Solutions and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Arizona State University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
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Strategic Advisory Panel Member, Australian-German Energy Transition Hub, University of Melbourne
