7 January 2020, Climate Home News, Australia’s bushfires to cost billions as climate risks rise. Australian government announces national bushfire recovery fund, as cost of natural disasters expected to rise in coming years. Bushfires ravaging Australia are expected to cost billions of … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2020
7 January 2020, The Conversation, Australia can expect far more fire catastrophes. A proper disaster plan is worth paying for. Australia is in the midst of inconceivably bad bushfires. The death toll is rising, thousands of buildings have been destroyed and … Continue reading →
6 January 2020, The Conversation, Disaster recovery from Australia’s fires will be a marathon, not a sprint. After reporting on the deadly 2011 Queensland flash flood disaster, I spent a year documenting accounts of heroic rescues, tragic deaths and extraordinary survival. Five years later, I returned … Continue reading →
As bushfire and holiday seasons converge, it may be time to say goodbye to the typical Australian summer holiday
5 January 2020, The Conversation, As bushfire and holiday seasons converge, it may be time to say goodbye to the typical Australian summer holiday. For 40 years I have studied bushfires in Australia. It has been my life’s work to try … Continue reading →