Photo: CFA
Emergency services have suspected that conflicting cues exist when warning messages are issued, but this is the first research to offer empirical evidence of the impact of conflicting cues and how they influence public behaviour in Australia.
Conflicting cues with emergency warnings impacts protective action
Based around a scenario of cascading natural hazards, the revised Australasian Natural Hazards Management Conference will be unlike any other conference. You voice is needed, check out the program and register today.
Conference to explore how prepared we really are
Researchers and the emergency management agencies have combined to develop a long-term plan to ensure ongoing research in fire and natural hazards.
A combined plan to face the hazards
Satellite imagery of the Queensland bushfires. Photo: Japanese Meteorological Society.
With catastrophic fire conditions experienced for the first time in Queensland and multiple bushfires raging across the state in November 2018, CRC science was on hand to help combat the flames.
Science expertise helps Queensland
Prescribed burning taking place in NSW.
The 6th International Fire Behaviour and Fuels Conference program is now available. Check it out and register today.
Loaded program for fire conference
Researchers at Strathewen after Black Saturday.
The next time we have a summer scorcher, picture yourself in the great Australian bush, and ask yourself: what have you learnt?
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03 Apr 2019
Conference to explore how prepared we really are
Based around a scenario of cascading natural hazards, the revised Australasian Natural Hazards Management Conference will be unlike any other conference. You voice...
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12 Apr 2019
Northern fire issues aired at forum
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12 Apr 2019
Fire science across the North
Prof John Handmer
11 Apr 2019
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11 Apr 2019
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09 Apr 2019
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05 Apr 2019
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