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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 the Caribbean-South America plate-boundary system
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Australia’s Most Costly Perils of 2025
Rising extinction risk is increasingly driven by human-made threats, especially emerging technologies like AI.
Confluence of Concerns about the Risk of Nuclear War
Rising extinction risk is increasingly driven by human-made threats, especially emerging technologies like AI.
Victorian Bushfires 2026: Longwood Fire Post-Event Field Survey
Key insight from the 2026 Longwood Bushfire Post-Event Field Survey, focused exclusively on buildings.
January 2026 Great Ocean Road Flash Flooding
In early January 2026, Victoria experienced a major bushfire crisis that resulted in one confirmed death, over 400,000 hectares burnt, and at least 300 homes destroyed or significantly damaged across the state amid record heat and extreme fire conditions. A State of Disaster was declared to coordinate emergency response and evacuations.
The December 6th Koolewong Fires
Tens of thousands of fires burn in Australia every year. Although most of these are occurring in the northern part of the country and in remote, unpopulated regions, some do occur in populated areas. The December 6th Koolewong fires are a telling example of those.
Risks of weakening of the Earth’s magnetic field
Risks of weakening of the Earth’s magnetic field The Earth’s magnetic field protects life from cosmic rays, energetic particles that would otherwise arrive from space.
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The Arctic is Warming Four Times Faster than the Global Average Paul Somerville, Maxime Marin The underlying cause of the overall warming of the Arctic
The Mw 7.3 Fukushima, Japan Earthquake of 16 March 2022
A magnitude Mw 7.3 earthquake occurred at a depth of 63 km within the subducting Pacific plate about 50 km offshore of Fukushima, Japan on 16 March 2022 (USGS, 2022). The earthquake was preceded by a M 6.4 foreshock approximately 2 minutes earlier.
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The Mw 7.3 Fukushima, Japan Earthquake of 16 March 2022 Paul Somerville, Chief Geoscientist, Risk Frontiers Earthquake Source Characteristics A magnitude Mw 7.3 earthquake occurred
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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
Paradigm shift to more reliable climate risk assessment
Economic models are understating climate risk. Evidence from 68 climate scientists shows that beyond 2°C, impacts are structural and compounding, demanding a shift to physically grounded risk assessment.
The Early January 2026 Victorian Grassfires and Bushfires
In early January 2026, Victoria experienced a major bushfire crisis that resulted in one confirmed death, over 400,000 hectares burnt, and at least 300 homes destroyed or significantly damaged across the state amid record heat and extreme fire conditions. A State of Disaster was declared to coordinate emergency response and evacuations.
Rockfall: An Increasing Hazard due to Climate Change
Rockfall: An Increasing Hazard due to Climate Change Alpine areas are facing extreme climate change impacts, including warming temperatures and extreme rainfall intensity. These mechanisms
Consequences of accelerating Antarctic climate change
Tens of thousands of fires burn in Australia every year. Although most of these are occurring in the northern part of the country and in remote, unpopulated regions, some do occur in populated areas. The December 6th Koolewong fires are a telling example of those.
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 the EPB system more proportionate and cost-effective by focusing on higher seismic risk areas and high-risk building types (MBIE, 2025a).
Global earthquake detection and warning using Android phones
Global earthquake detection and warning using Android phones As noted by Allen et al. (2025), even though seismologists have a good understanding of where earthquakes
Bill McKibben’s Vision: The Energy Future Is Already Here
Bill McKibben’s Vision: The Energy Future Is Already Here For decades, renewable energy existed on the fringe, as a topic of interest to environmentalists, climate
Flood Impact & Community Resilience Research, June 2025 [Part II]
Flood Impact & Community Resilience Research, June 2025 [Part II] Macleay and Hastings River Catchments Between 19 and 25 May 2025, severe flooding occurred across
Flood Impact & Community Resilience Research, June 2025 [Part I]
Flood Impact & Community Resilience Research, June 2025 [Part I] Manning River Catchment, June 2025 Between 19 and 25 May 2025, severe flooding occurred across
The 30 July 2025 M 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake: was it foreseeable?
The 30 July 2025 M 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake: was it foreseeable? An M 8.8 subduction earthquake occurred in far eastern Russia off the Kamchatka Peninsula
Integrating Parametric Insurance into Financial Risk Analysis of Large Infrastructure Projects
Integrating Parametric Insurance into Financial Risk Analysis of Large Infrastructure Projects Infrastructure projects frequently encounter delays and budget overruns due to unpredictable natural hazards, complicating
May 2025 NSW Mid North Coast Flooding
May 2025 NSW Mid North Coast Flooding An Easterly Trough Low (ETL) is continuing to severely impact the NSW Mid North Coast. It has brought
Tropical Cyclone Alfred: What did we learn?
Tropical Cyclone Alfred: What did we learn? Jacob Evans, Maxime Marin, Tahiry Rabehaja & Mark Leplastrier Tropical Cyclone Alfred was a powerful slow-moving tropical
2025 March 25 Mw 7.7 Mandalay, Myanmar Earthquake
2025 March 25 Mw 7.7 Mandalay, Myanmar Earthquake Paul Somerville Tectonic Setting The 2025 March 25 Mw 7.7 Mandalay earthquake occurred on the Sagaing fault,
Cyclone Chido: Chaos and destruction on the other side of the Indian Ocean
Cyclone Chido: Chaos and destruction on the other side of the Indian Ocean Maxime Marin While Australians commemorated the 50-year anniversary of cyclone Tracy which
Hurricane Milton: Further destruction for Florida and Implications for the Insurance Industry
Hurricane Milton: Further destruction for Florida and Implications for the Insurance Industry Jacob Evans Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene (Risk Frontiers Briefing Note
