Climate science, economics and politics Thomas Mortlock and Ryan Crompton The science Twenty-eight years on from the First Assessment Report in 1990, the IPCC’s most recent Special Report on Global Warming delivers an urgent warning to policymakers that we are…

Paul Somerville, Risk Frontiers. A second earthquake with magnitude larger than 5 occurred today (November 9, 2018) near Lake Muir in southwestern Western Australia, and Geoscience Australia assigned it a magnitude of 5.4.  This earthquake, shown by the large red…

After the Christchurch earthquake sequence we are very aware of liquefaction and the large scale damage it was responsible for. It may come as a surprise to learn that liquefaction is a big safety issue for the shipping industry where…

Macquarie University’s Lighthouse publication recently showcased research being undertaken by Risk Frontiers’ Andrew Gissing on planning and capability requirements for catastrophic events. This research, undertaken through the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre, is investigating better practice approaches to…

Thomas Mortlock Twenty-eight years on from the First Assessment Report in 1990, the IPCC’s most recent Special Report on Global Warming delivers an urgent warning to policymakers that we are reaching the point of no return for mitigating anthropogenic impacts…

Wednesday 31st October, 2018 at The Museum of Sydney cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney 2pm until 4.30pm followed by light refreshments in the foyer. The focus on natural hazards, climate change and cyber risk is rising. The world economic…