Natural Disasters
South Asia hit by earthquake
At least 34 people have been killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in South Asia. The earthquake struck an area......
Flood-prone Gympie misses out on federal funds
Three funding packages have been been announced recently by the Prime Minister for Queensland communities to re-build infrastructure and undertake......
Wind and floods hit Western Australia and Queensland
The Western Australian towns of Port Hedland and South Hedland have been hit with category four Cyclone Rusty. Across Australia......
Solomon Island tsunami destroys villages, maybe lives.
A magnitude 8.0 tsunami has struck off the Solomon Islands, causing a tsunami which has destroyed villages and, possibly, lives.......
NGOs face deluge after flood waters recede
Floodwaters have receded in the devastated city of Bundaberg. But although the water’s gone down, community services on the ground......
Bopha toll continues
In the past week the Philippines have endured 160km winds devastating its Southern Islands thanks to Typhoon Bopha. Over seven-hundred......
Super-typhoon Bopha ravages southern Philippines
Super-typhoon Bopha has so far killed 238 people, with more missing as mudslides and floods wreak havoc in Mindanao. The......
Online portal to inform community about flood risk
The floods that hit Queensland in 2010 killed 38 people, devastated thousands of homes and led to three quarters of......
Hurricane Sandy wreaks havoc – but is it due to climate change?
“Nature is an awful lot more powerful than we are” – that’s the message from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg......
NYC residents batten the hatches and log on to Twitter
After causing the death of more than 60 people in the Carribean, hurricane Sandy has crossed the coast of the......