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This eighth major incidents report provides an annual record of major incidents in Australia that have been identified as significant by the Australian emergency management sector during the 2023–24 financial year.

This guide should be considered alongside Evacuation Planning when developing an evacuation plan and will support culturally safe and effective evacuations of Indigenous people at risk from natural and other hazards.

Libraries play a crucial role in disaster risk reduction by protecting cultural heritage, providing shelter, and offering critical information. DRR also urges libraries to reduce climate impacts and support social-emotional wellbeing in communities.

Climate change is making cyclones fewer but stronger, with harder-to-predict impacts. Warmer oceans and changing El Niño/La Niña patterns add uncertainty, increasing the need for improved preparedness and adaptation.

A new study links global warming to increased heatwaves and extreme rainfall in the Indo-Pacific. Shifts in tropical weather patterns, driven by changes in the Pacific Walker Circulation, are causing more frequent extremes, especially in Southeast Asia.

This article reports that around 23,000 Australians are displaced annually by floods, fires, and cyclones. The risk grows as urban areas expand, especially affecting disadvantaged communities who struggle to relocate or rebuild. Action is urgently needed.

Research shows the Darling River is drying up due to climate change, altered rainfall, and ecosystem disruptions, not just excessive water use. This underscores the need for improved water management and climate adaptation strategies to restore the river.

Until now, the cause of the Hunga Tonga volcano eruption has remained largely a mystery to the scientific community, yet a student-led team of ANU seismologists has been able to shed new light on the natural explosion that initiated the event.