Climate Change and Natural Hazards
Research examining how climate change is altering the frequency, intensity and distribution of natural hazards across Australia. Resources cover future hazard projections, compounding risk scenarios, adaptation pathways and the implications for emergency management and infrastructure investment.
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South Australian Natural Hazard Community Risk Profile
Year Issued: 2026A multi-hazard risk profile of 639 South Australian communities assessing exposure, vulnerability and resilience capacity across bushfire, flood, heatwave and earthquake hazards. Combines physical hazard data with social vulnerability indicators drawn from the 2021 Census. Designed to support state and local government risk-informed planning and priority investment decisions across South Australia.
Type: Dataset Series
Collaboration: The Australian Disaster Resilience Index (ADRI)
Australian Bushfire Community Recovery Study 2019–2022
Year Issued: 2026A longitudinal study of community recovery across 47 bushfire-affected communities following the 2019–20 Black Summer fires, tracking social cohesion, economic recovery, housing restoration and mental health outcomes at 6, 12 and 24 months post-event.
Type: Dataset
Collaboration: National Bushfire Risk Mapping Program