There have been many natural disasters since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, but none have exceeded it in the combination of scale and scope of its destructive impacts. The scale of devastation for coastal…
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Ten years ago we witnessed one of the worst natural disasters in history, when a huge earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered a devastating tsunami which swept across the Indian Ocean. An estimated…
At around 10pm on Sunday 17 August 2014, the container ship AAL Fremantle was being unloaded after arriving in Western Australia’s Fremantle Harbour, when it broke away from its mooring and collided with…
Tsunami waves more than a metre high could threaten Australia’s south east coast, according to new research. But people would likely have time to get out of the way, with several hours warning possible…
Our Tropical Future: A new report on the State of the Tropics has revealed rapid changes in human and environmental health in the Earth’s tropical regions. This is the final in a four-part series about…
The old German saying Stadt Luft Macht Frei (“urban air makes you free”) is the defining injunction of modernity. Modern western cities were launched as the vessels of liberation from a human era darkened…
Three years ago today, Japan was hit by the strongest earthquake ever measured in that country – and Fukushima became an international by-word for disaster. Now, as Japan tries to put its past behind it…
The Philippines. Pakistan. New Orleans. Sri Lanka. All have suffered catastrophic disasters in recent times. And the emergence of “climate refugees” – populations displaced by extreme weather events…
Some earthquake zones may act as focus points for tsunamis, causing more destruction than expected. Researchers with the…
A magnitude 8 earthquake that struck today off the Solomon Islands is not a risk to Australia, but has destroyed three villages in the region and resulted in a tsunami with early reports of some deaths…
The earthquake that struck roughly 400km off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday reminded us all that our planet hasn’t gone to sleep. Big earthquakes can happen at any time and often have severe consequences…
Japan’s tsunami of March 11 2011 brought a wall of water laden with debris up to 5 kilometres inland from the sea. After the surge receded, the surrounding farming area was left covered in debris and a…
A year ago yesterday the Tōhoku-Oki earthquake and resultant tsunami hit the Japanese coastline, triggering the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster. A year on, many questions are being asked about how bad…
Last year will go on record as one of significant natural disasters both in Australia and overseas. Indeed, the flooding of the Brisbane River in January is still making news as the Queensland floods inquiry…
This year’s natural disasters have been an omnipresent and unwelcome theme impacting on tourism to Japan, New Zealand, Queensland and Thailand. Long after the initial horror of a natural disaster, the…
The tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan in March 2011 was the product of two wave fronts merging far out at sea, according…
A new piece of computer software has been developed to help protect vulnerable coastal communities from the destructive power…
Prime Minister Julia Gillard was one of the first world leaders to visit Japan after the nation was stricken on 3 March by the earthquake-tsunami-radiation triple disaster. But the Australian government…
Why have so many lives been lost in Japan and New Zealand recently? And why have so many survivors – the so-called “lucky ones” – had their livelihoods and homes destroyed? As a seismologist, I ask myself…
What lessons can we learn from the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami? Well, hindsight is a wonderful thing. We can, of course, question the wisdom of placing nuclear power plants in coastal locations…
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Honorary Professor of Tsunami Research, PANGEA Research Centre, UNSW Australia, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Associate Professor in Coastal and Marine Science, University of Newcastle
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Reader in Coastal Engineering, University of East London
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Professor, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Reader in Physical Geography and Natural Hazards, Coventry University
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PhD, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer, Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor & Director, Marine Futures Lab, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Tourism, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Director of the Macquarie Planetary Research Centre/Associate Professor in Geodynamics, Macquarie University
