The Australian Academy of Science today published a new climate change report that looks at consequences of 3°C of global warming for Australia – a devastating scenario published as communit... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: First it was drought, then devastating bushfires, floods, a global pandemic, and now floods again. The toll of severe weather events will continue to grow as these... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Heavy rains have brought relief to many areas across Australia, extinguishing bushfires that have devastated and threatened exhausted communities and bringing hope t... Read more
Careening from floods to drought is like going from car crash to cancer, according to a striking new study offering insights into rural Australians’ experiences of the changing climate... Read more
Thanks to the Climate and Health Alliance for allowing this cross-post. Fiona Armstrong, founder and convenor of the Climate and Health Alliance, writes: The Senate’s passing of the fl... Read more
In the wake of floods and other disasters, debate about the flood levy, looming budget cuts, and questions about the future of national health reform, there are concerns that a vital but oft... Read more
In the wake of the recent shooting in Arizona, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma in the US has put together some resources for journalists and news managers covering the shooting. Th... Read more
Last night, while transfixed by the flood footage from Queensland, I put out a Twitter call asking for pointers on the role of social media in disasters. Thanks to DeeAnna Nagel, a psychothe... Read more
