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Major flooding events follow 40-year cycle in south-east Queensland, study suggests.
The next serious widespread south-east Queensland flooding event could happen in 2050, according to an analysis of historical flood data for the region. Using Bureau of Meteorology’s Australian flood data across 10 south-east Queensland catchments…
Queensland Builds Resilience to Extreme Weather Events with Largest-Ever Flood Study
The Queensland Government has released what it calls the “most detailed and comprehensive flood study ever undertaken in Australia” in an effort to help the state prepare for future extreme weather events. The Brisbane River…
May 29, 2017
Why Australian schools need a national policy on coping with heatwaves
Many parts of Australia have been experiencing a long-running heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees in some areas. So what impact is this having on schools? And is it time for the government to…
February 24, 2017
Longer, hotter summers predicted in extreme weather report by Climate Council
Imagine a city where 265 days a year, the temperature rises above 35C. The residents of Darwin in 2090 will not have to imagine it, because for them, it may well be their reality. As…
February 9, 2017
Staying healthy in the heat
Queensland Health Prolonged hot weather can affect anybody. It may make existing medical conditions worse and can cause heat-related illness. In some cases heat effects may be fatal. It may also affect community infrastructure such…
December 2, 2016
PREPARE. ACT. SURVIVE. Bushfire safety series.
Are you bushfire prepared? Are your family and home at risk? You don’t have to live in the bush to be threatened by bushfire – just close enough to be affected by burning material, embers…
November 11, 2015
October 2013 NSW Bush Fires – The challenges, experiences and outcomes
Mr Anthony Clark, Group Manager, Corporate Communications, NSW Rural Fire Service will present a Case Study at the 2014 Australian and New Zealand Disaster & Emergency Management Conference: The October 2013 NSW Bush Fires –…
March 17, 2014
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With more heatwaves to come, how will our cities hold up?
By Jane Mullett, RMIT University and Darryn McEvoy, RMIT University Australia’s south east is currently sweltering under an intense heatwave, one that is likely to become the second longest heatwave on record in the region….
State of emergency declared as bushfire conditions worsen
By Rick Feneley, Judith Whelan Oct. 21, 2013, 7 a.m. Hundreds of thousands of people face a growing bushfire calamity, with the entire Blue Mountains area as well as Penrith and Richmond in danger of…
The Value of Engineering and Logistics Capabilities Collaborating in Support of Disaster Management
Highly skilled engineers and logisticians provide critical value to disaster recovery programs in Australia. As enabling professions to disaster management engineers and logisticians are often employed across projects, programs and organisations, yet their relationship is…
September 6, 2013
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