Some were quick to point the finger at climate change when floods hit eastern Australia in February and March 2022, in the lead up to the federal election. But it’s not that simple, scientists say.
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We’ll need clear and well updated information to gauge flood risk as climate change intensifies floods.
Jessie Cole’s memoir traces a love affair: a long-distance relationship with an unnamed, older lover. It’s set against layers of thinking about love, desire, bodies and ecological disaster.
Our heavy reliance on sandbagging suggests we really don’t understand the river landscapes we inhabit. We must learn from communities that have developed better solutions to living with floods.
2022 has been Australia’s year of freak floods. Here’s what stricken Victorians are set to experience in the weeks and months ahead.
The long delays in housing displaced flood victims point to the need to develop a permanent reserve of temporary housing to be available wherever and whenever disaster strikes.
While well-meaning, it’s unclear whether the benefits of training community members to respond to disasters outweigh the risks.
Catchments are full. Dams are at capacity, soils are saturated and rivers are high. In some cases, there’s nowhere for the rains to go except over land.
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics
Word from The Hill: People’s pockets hit again, with rate rise and floods set to boost veggie prices
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with Peter Browne from the politics + society team
Again, thousands of residents in Western Sydney face a life-threatening flood disaster. Obviously, nature is a major culprit – but other drivers are also at play.
We can’t let communities face climate change alone. We must get better at adapting to the new climate, and do it before disasters not during.
Disaster victims in Australia can wait months or years for insurance payouts – or can’t afford the premiums at all. As climate change worsens, we need a radical rethink.
It is unreasonable to expect people to cope with all disasters – but it is reasonable to expect people to manage a certain level of risk.
There is a huge amount of legislation talking about ‘shared responsibility’ but it isn’t clear what this means or who needs to do what and when.
Residents and businesses are considering leaving Lismore for good. The town is now on the brink.
Parts of southeast Australia are inundated yet again. Clearly, short-term weather forecasts are not enough to protect communities in times like these.
The urge to create, or donate to, crowdfunding campaigns in a crisis is understandable. But it’s worth asking: who can succeed in crowdfunding, and who gets left behind?
Disasters are becoming more frequent and severe as the climate heats up – but Australia is badly under-prepared.
By following moisture from the oceans to the land, researchers worked out exactly how three oceans conspire to deliver deluges of rain to eastern Australia.
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Deputy Head of School, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Lead - Pilot Deployments Program (AIMS); Professor (Queensland University of Technology; Adjunct), Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer, Monash University
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John Richardson is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Fellow, Disaster, Climate and Adversity Unit. Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of New England
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor in Gender History and the History of Sexuality, The University of Queensland
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