Yes, Australia needs new homes – but they must be built to withstand disasters in a warmer world
Researchers examined how disaster risk informs decisions about new housing. They found crucial problems that leave ...
How to protect more Australian homes from the growing risks of floods, fires and other climate disasters
Too many homes will remain vulnerable to climate-related extreme weather events unless there is better coordinated housing ...
Australia Has Lessons for Los Angeles as It Rebuilds—and Prepares for the Next Fire
Yes, the L.A. blazes were worsened by climate change, say Australian bushfire experts. But that doesn’t mean people are ...
'Inside I was screaming': The unexplored trauma of sudden and extreme weather
Donna Andrews lost her house in a bushfire in 2020. She says the mental health challenges from living through a ...
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Understanding the Impact of Major Natural Disasters
What Are Natural Disasters? Natural disasters are catastrophic events that occur as a result of natural processes of the ...
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Housing Policies Leave Vulnerable Aussies Exposed
A coalition of urban planning experts has called for natural disaster resilience and recovery to be embedded into housing planning policies. Two ...
Natural Disasters Have Caused A Global Home Insurance Crisis—How Other Countries Cope
Insurance prices around the world have skyrocketed as climate change worsens the damage caused by natural disasters, and ...
Carving up insurers isn't a 'silver bullet' for problem of rising premiums, industry says
Peter Dutton used multiple interviews over the weekend to float the idea of extending the Coalition's existing plan to carve ...
RAA survey finds South Australians are increasingly worried about natural disasters – and want more spent on prevention
Increasing numbers of South Australians are concerned about the effects of natural disasters and believe government need to do more to reduce the devastating consequences of events such as bushfires ...
Forensic investigators focus on five parts of a skull. AI has turned that on its head
Australian scientists have developed a new AI tool to help identify skulls from crime scenes and mass casualty events.
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Natural Disasters Have Caused A Global Home Insurance Crisis—How Other Countries Cope
To make matters worse, global insurance companies passed on the costs of natural disasters elsewhere in the world to Australian policyholders. To combat some of these problems, the Australian ...