Disasters

Facing 12 times higher disaster risks than city dwellers, psychological readiness for rural Australians can be just as vital as emergency kits

As bushfires and floods devastate Australian agriculture, research into emergency livestock feed aims to help farmers build community reserves before disaster strikes

Handwritten records of central Victorian fires from 1875 are being digitised to preserve rare local knowledge and record how fire risk is changing over time

The second edition of an annual global assessment of wildfires warns that climate change has made burned areas 30 times larger in some regions

South Australia’s oceans have become battlegrounds, as once benign algae unleash a toxic chemical assault on marine life

Disinformation can make it hard for people to distinguish and act on accurate advice. And this can mean life or death when it comes to natural disasters like bushfires

The instruction to Stay or Go might feel like a mixed message, but with the right planning it’s a proven life saver

A new annual global assessment of wildfires warns that climate change has increased the risk of extreme fire weather by about 20 times in some parts of the world

Mark Quigley, Associate Professor in Earth Sciences discusses how the impacts of the 2010-2012 Canterbury earthquakes have many parallels to the current COVID-19 crisis – both inspired innovative responses

Medical students have always volunteered to help during health crises and disasters, and research suggests that pitching in with due care is good for them