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From Europe’s extreme summer to a wider climate-system risk

On 24 June 2026, northern Venezuela experienced a rare and damaging earthquake doublet near the Caribbean-South America plate-boundary system...

Climate

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From Europe’s extreme summer to a wider climate-system risk

On 24 June 2026, northern Venezuela experienced a rare and damaging earthquake doublet near...
Climate risk assessment @Risk Frontiers
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Paradigm shift to more reliable climate risk assessment

Economic models are understating climate risk. Evidence from 68 climate scientists shows that beyond...
Figure 1. Cinque Torri located in the Dolomites has had one of its five monolith towers collapse. Image: Designed by Freepik.
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Rockfall: An Increasing Hazard due to Climate Change

Rockfall: An Increasing Hazard due to Climate Change Alpine areas are facing extreme climate...

Bushfires

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Victorian Bushfires 2026: Longwood Fire Post-Event Field Survey

Key insight from the 2026 Longwood Bushfire Post-Event Field Survey, focused exclusively on buildings....
Figure 5 . Vic SES volunteers assisting with the bushfires (Source: VICSES, twitter @vicsesnews)
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The Early January 2026 Victorian Grassfires and Bushfires

In early January 2026, Victoria experienced a major bushfire crisis that resulted in one...
Koolewong Fires Dec 2025 - Fig 1
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The December 6th Koolewong Fires

Tens of thousands of fires burn in Australia every year. Although most of these...

Floods

Great Ocean Road Flash Flooding 2026 - Image @ VICSES Twitter
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January 2026 Great Ocean Road Flash Flooding

In early January 2026, Victoria experienced a major bushfire crisis that resulted in one...

Earthquakes

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The 24 June 2026 Venezuela Earthquake Doublet

On 24 June 2026, northern Venezuela experienced a rare and damaging earthquake doublet near...
Proposed changes to Earthquake Prone Building Policy NZ - Risk Frontiers
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Proposed changes to the earthquake-prone building (EPB) system in New Zealand

On 29 September 2025, the New Zealand Government proposed legislative changes aimed at making...
Figure 1. Near real time earthquake location map showing the locations of the September 22 and 29, 2023 earthquakes with magnitudes of 2.2 and 2.1 respectively, accessed from earthquakes.ga.gov.au at that time
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Global earthquake detection and warning using Android phones

Global earthquake detection and warning using Android phones As noted by Allen et al....

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