Tag: natural disasters

Australians are five times more likely to be displaced by a climate change-fuelled disaster than someone living in Europe, new study finds.

Insurer Suncorp says it has been hard hit by the recent Queensland hailstorm and a string of other natural disasters.

New technology would have enabled fatal trip to Whakaari/White Island to be called off before volcano erupted, developers claim.

Security and traffic cameras around Kathmandu reveal the moments of panic and devastation when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal.

Julie Bishop says 1,150 Australians listed as missing after the Nepal earthquake have been accounted for. She has offered flights out of the country to all Australian survivors.

Category one cyclone Ita will continue to move south along the coast until late Monday, bringing torrential rain and gusts.

Cyclone Ita has hit far north Queensland, bringing destructive winds and heavy rain.

A storm expert says far north Queensland is in for a major battering when Cyclone Ita hits.

A large, fast-moving grassfire burning on Melbourne's northern fringe still poses a threat to homes in new suburbs and regional towns.

Fire-starters should be classed as "urban terrorists", according to WA's emergency services minister

The Australian government has pledged more than $10 million to assist rescue efforts in the Philippines after super Typhoon Haiyan hit the nation.