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Most homes are not as cyclone-ready as they could be. It seems lower insurance premiums aren't enough of an incentive for owners to upgrade their homes, but a new study points to some solutions.
Land-use planning should give more weight to the increasing risks of natural hazards like bushfires as the first step in reducing the impacts.
Disaster information needs to come from all sections of a community at risk, and we need to leave nobody marginalised.
An expert responds to a teenager who wants to know – is there any hope for humanity's future?
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.
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 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 Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires, University of Wollongong
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Honorary Fellow, Jack Brockhoff Child and Youth Wellbeing Program, Beyond Bushfires Research Program, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
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James Martin Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute & Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida
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Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Sustainable and Resilient Urbanism, Loughborough University
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Research Fellow, James Cook University
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PhD Candidate, James Cook 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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Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Discipline Head - Construction Management, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
