Cyclone Yasi - Jan 2011 Updates

19 October 2012 Planning ahead is the key to being disaster ready and that's exactly what 29 National Emergency Management Program Projects worth $3.8million will do for communities around Australia. ...

This report covers the period January to December 2011 Programme(s) summary • Emergency operations support was provided to all Pacific national societies in relation to a range of tsunami and cyclone...

Australian researchers say that social media can limit psychological damage during natural disasters. A team from the University of Western Sydney has studied the use of Facebook and Twitter during...

As the one year anniversary of Cyclone Yasi approaches, Red Cross is continuing to help people in Far North Queensland rebuild their lives and communities through community development and personal...

Next week marks the one year anniversary of the worst of the floods that hit the Queensland in 2011. For communities across Queensland, next week marks the one year anniversary of the worst of the...

In brief Programme outcome Red Cross National Societies are community-based organizations. Providing support to improve the functioning of local Red Cross institutions, programmes and resulting...

TOKYO, September 27, 2011 – The World Bank says Japan’s systematic and careful investments in seismic safety and tsunami preparedness over several decades saved countless lives during the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Speaking at the 5th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM5), the...

In brief Programme purpose Red Cross National Societies are community-based organizations. Support to improving the functioning of local Red Cross institutions, programmes and the resulting services,...

Executive summary The Queensland flooding of early 2011 was Australia’s largest natural disaster in recent memory. With a “ballpark” estimate of US$ 15.9 billion1 in total damages and economic losses...

Wahroonga, New South Wales — As flood waters continued to rise in northern NSW overnight, Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) volunteers have been busy accommodating evacuees in six...

To coincide with National Families Week, Red Cross is launching a free guide to help families who are dealing with trauma. The booklet, Helping children and young people cope with crisis, is for...

Commonwealth money has begun to flow into the rebuilding of Queensland's infrastructure damaged by the floods and Cyclone Yasi. An agreement signed between the Federal and Queensland governments in...

Emergency crews have been sent to the north Queensland town of Cardwell, where cyclone-damaged homes have been swamped by flash floods. Roads in and out of Cardwell are closed, and the Bruce Hiighway...

Heavy rain is continuing to fall on the cyclone-affected Cassowary Coast region in far north Queensland, flooding homes and roads. The heaviest falls overnight were in the cyclone-devastated...

Natural disasters are estimated to have cost agricultural production around $2.3 billion, according to the nation's agriculture and resource forecaster. The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and...

Tim Harcourt Chief Economist Australian Trade Commission Sydney Email: tim.harcourt@austrade.gov.au Subscribe to Tim's RSS newsfeed 23 February 2011 With harsh floods in Queensland and Victoria,...

Prime Minister, Minister Assisting the Attorney-General for Queensland Floods Recovery The Gillard Labor Government has today announced grants for eligible charitable businesses and not-for-profit...

By Chris O'Brien The Federal Government has announced financial help for farmers hit by Cyclone Yasi in north Queensland, with concessional loans of up to $650,000 that can be borrowed over 10 years...

Maplecroft Briefing: 15/02/11 The role of climate change in the recent catalogue of meteorological disasters will be hotly debated. It is widely acknowledged that a warming world will impact cyclone...

The volunteer effort in communities reeling from Cyclone Yasi is being stepped up this weekend. It started as a small working bee in the town of Silkwood but organiser David Hall says the response...