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Australia: Record heat, low rain leave regions ‘primed’ to ignite
Posted by Sydney Morning Herald: Peter Hannam on January 12th, 2013
Sydney Morning Herald: A LEADING weather researcher says Australia's great heatwave this year and low rainfall have left some regions ''primed to go''.
The weather bureau's rainfall maps for the past three months show virtually all the southern and eastern parts of the country have posted below or very-much-below average rainfall.
And the past fortnight of record-breaking heat across much of the continent meant fuel loads in bushfire areas were ''trumping the situation'' due to lowering moisture levels, said Jeff...
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Time for action as disaster risks rise, insurer says
Posted by Sydney Morning Herald: Peter Hannam on January 8th, 2013
Sydney Morning Herald: Australia's exposure to natural risks is on the increase and governments at all levels should step up joint efforts to limit the losses and prevent insurance costs from spiralling higher, one of the country's biggest insurers says.
Modest investments in flood or fire mitigation measures can significantly reduce the cost of the disasters when they inevitably occur, Suncorp Group said in its Risky Business report on risk management.
"More frequent extreme weather events, economic growth, urbanisation...