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Warnings that save lives

Australian lives are being saved by Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC research, which was recognised with the Cooperative Research Centres Association’s premier award for Excellence in Innovation 2019. The research is shaping warnings and public information campaigns to prepare and protect communities threatened by flood, bushfire, cyclone, storm, heatwave and other natural hazards.

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What research are we doing?

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Webinars

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Research making a difference

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PhD student science

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Economics of natural hazards - video course

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2020 National Fire Fuels Science Webinars

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Northern Australia Research Engagement Forum

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Communications and Warnings – Response

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Communications and Warnings – Preparedness

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The Australian Disaster Resilience Index

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#AFAC18 powered by INTERSCHUTZ

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#AFAC19 powered by INTERSCHUTZ

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Launch of the CRC - December 2013

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#AFAC17 powered by INTERSCHUTZ

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Communications and Warnings – Recovery

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Flood risk communication

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ANHMC 2019

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Bushfire Outlook

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International Day for Disaster Reduction 2018

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2017 International Day for Disaster Reduction

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Communications and Warnings - Overview

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Research making a difference - end-users explain

06 Dec 2015
The science and modelling of hazards #AFAC15
modelling, multi-hazard
18 Nov 2020
The Savanna Monitoring and Evaluation Framework...
indigenous communities, local knowledge
02 Jul 2020
The PyrcoCb Firepower Threshold (PFT): a tool for...
fire weather, severe weather
22 Jan 2021
The Inquiries and Reviews database - what's...
governance, planning
13 Aug 2021
The evolution of communications and warnings in...
communication, communities
13 Dec 2018
The development of a pyrocumulonimbus prediction...
communities, fire
24 Jan 2018
The Day the Flames Came: Dwellingup 1961
fire, fire impacts
11 Oct 2018
The Curly tail of cyclone protection - Mitchell...
cyclone, mitigation
06 Dec 2015
The challenge of information management #AFAC15
communication, risk management
02 Mar 2021
The basics of benefit-cost analyses | Economics...
economics, mitigation
16 Aug 2019
The Australian Flammability Monitoring System
fire, fire impacts
29 Jul 2020
The Australian Disaster Resilience Index – video...
29 Jul 2020
The Australian Disaster Resilience Index – User...
29 Jul 2020
The Australian Disaster Resilience Index – User...
29 Jul 2020
The Australian Disaster Resilience Index – User...
30 Jul 2020
The Australian Disaster Resilience Index – launch...
multi-hazard, resilience
06 Dec 2015
Supporting our people, challenging our culture #...
communication, emergency management
26 Feb 2019
Stretch your thinking on natural hazards...
communication, emergency management
26 Nov 2020
Short overview of the Australian Seasonal...
fire impacts, fire severity
06 Dec 2015
Shared Responsibility #AFAC15
communities, planning
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In the media

21 Oct
ABC Goulburn Murray
Scientists working to predict 'freak' fire weather simulate some of Australia's toughest blazes
20 Oct
Meteorological Technology International
Research sheds light on unexpected behavior of Australia’s Black Summer bushfires
20 Oct
Beef Central
Report finds weather played significant role 2019-20 fires
19 Oct
Bureau of Meteorology
Bushfire insights uncovered with new fire-atmosphere modelling
19 Oct
South Coast Register
New insights into Black Summer’s terrible fires uncovered
19 Oct
Mirage News
Bushfire insights uncovered with new fire-atmosphere modelling
11 Oct
ABC Weather
BOM severe weather outlook for 2021-22 suggests floods, cyclones on the cards
08 Oct
news.com.au
Former fire chief warns of inextinguishable firestorms as climate change poses unprecedented threat to Australia
07 Oct
University of Western Australia
Survey reveals mental health impact of Black Summer fires on emergency workers
07 Oct
Mirage News
Survey reveals mental health impact of Black Summer fires on emergency workers
06 Oct
Busselton-Dunsborough Mail
Time to prepare properties ahead of the bushfire season
27 Sep
Herald Sun
Quake would’ve killed 1400 if it hit Melbourne
27 Sep
The Age
‘We are not safe’: Warning on city buildings as more quakes predicted
27 Sep
Brisbane Times
‘We are not safe’: Warning on city buildings as more quakes predicted
24 Sep
University of Melbourne Pursuit
What Victoria's earthquake tells us about the safety of our structures

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