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Melbourne during a storm in 2010. Photo: Ben Houdijk (CC-by-nc-nd-2.0)

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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Playlists

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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

10

2020 National Fire Fuels Science Webinars

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Northern Australia Research Engagement Forum

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Communications and Warnings – Response

6

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

05 Mar 2014
Launch of the CRC - Stuart Ellis
emergency management, multi-hazard
05 Mar 2014
Launch of the CRC - Michael Eburn
emergency management, multi-hazard
05 Mar 2014
Launch of the CRC - SES
emergency management, multi-hazard
05 Mar 2014
Launch of the CRC - Michael Keenan
emergency management, multi-hazard
05 Mar 2014
Launch of the CRC - Dr Laurie Hammond
emergency management, multi-hazard
05 Mar 2014
Launch of the CRC - Dr Richard Thornton
emergency management, multi-hazard
27 Oct 2014
Prof Stephen Dovers (ANU) - Natural Disasters
risk management
27 Oct 2014
Dr Helen James (ANU) - Natural Disasters
risk management
27 Oct 2014
Dr Richard Thornton - The Challenge of Natural...
risk management
27 Oct 2014
Disasters - The Challenges for Australia and the...
risk management
29 Oct 2014
Understanding behavioural responses to earthquake
earthquake, risk management
29 Oct 2014
Samantha Chard (Attorney-Generals Dept) - natural...
resilience, risk management
30 Oct 2014
Andrew Coghlan (Red Cross) - Natural Disasters
30 Oct 2014
Natural Disasters - the challenges for Australia...
14 Dec 2014
Child-centred disaster risk reduction
child-centred, communication
02 Jul 2015
Out of uniform
non-traditional recruitment, resilience
02 Jul 2015
Billy Haworth - volunteered geographic...
communication, communities
02 Jul 2015
Using realistic disaster scenario analysis
emergency management, modelling
20 Aug 2015
An analysis of building losses and human...
economics, multi-hazard
02 Sep 2015
Conference highlights day 2 #AFAC15
emergency management, multi-hazard
Hazard News
Hazard Notes
Hazard Channel
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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
Beef Central
Report finds weather played significant role 2019-20 fires
20 Oct
Meteorological Technology International
Research sheds light on unexpected behavior of Australia’s Black Summer bushfires
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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