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Australian defense minister’s compulsory call-out of part-time reserves to combat bushfires suggests defense participation will increase in future disaster management.

Mankind is grossly unprepared for a catastrophic volcanic eruption that could kill hundreds of millions of people and cast the world back into a 'pre-civilisation state', a panel of geologists, economists and climate scientists from the European Science Foundation have warned, reports the Australian...

In an assessment of climate change risks for Australia and New Zealand, the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report warns that there will be 'increasing risks to coastal infrastructure and low-lying ecosystems in Australia and New Zealand, with widespread damage towards the upper end of projected sea-level-rise ranges'...

The Australian Council of Social Services has commissioned research finding small and medium-sized organisations are at risk of permanent closure as a result of major damage to physical infrastructure caused by events like heatwaves, drought, bushfires and floods, reports AAP in the Australian. To date the community sector has been overlooked in the climate change adaptation policy settings," says the report, which is titled Extreme Weather, Climate Change and the Community Sector...

'There is no doubt in my mind that as a community, as a city, as a government, we are better prepared to deal with the ever-present threat of bushfires,' Emergency Services Minister Simon Corbell told AAP, as reported by the Australian...

'It's a good thing the world has recognised that some countries are already suffering loss and damage as a result of climate change. But the agreement doesn't create a new funding mechanism and the existing funding mechanisms aren't delivering.' said Australian Senator Milne...

'Building resilience is about preventing and preparing for natural disasters, not just cleaning up afterwards,' said Federal Climate Change Minister Greg Combet talking at the Climate Adaption in Action conference in Melbourne...

The K Computer has been used to simulate the effects of earthquakes and floods after Japan's undersea megathrust earthquake and tsunami in March last year. 'As a national project, Japan is utilising the computer for its national strategy -- disaster mitigation,' said Masahiko Yamada, president of Fijitsu...