Confronting extremes
The world is facing more extreme and more frequent natural disasters — and engineers are among those on the front ...
Tag: natural disasters
Satellites in development to help homes cut off by natural disasters
This award-winning engineer is developing a high-speed satellite communication terminal to help emergency services reach bushfire and flood-affected regions.
Could this apple picking robot provide a solution to Australia’s labour shortage?
Engineers from Monash University have developed a robot capable of autonomous apple picking that could help fill the labour gap ...
How phone signals could keep Aussies safe from bushfire smoke
A breakthrough study by Monash University researchers shows mobile phone signals could be used to measure the concentration of bushfire ...
How this engineer is using AI to save lives and property from floods
Minimising the impact of flooding on lives and assets with real-time insights, is the aim of a venture co-founded by ...
Infographic: How technology can be used to shield Australia from bushfires
One Australian organisation wants to reduce the scale and impact of dangerous bushfires by extinguishing them within one hour of ...
Texas freeze spotlights need for forward planning
With record-setting cold weather cutting water and energy supplies across a wide swath of Texas recently, create asked Australian engineers ...
Research hub to tackle nation’s environmental challenges
A new research hub in WA will provide leadership in threatened species research, and play a crucial role in helping ...
We’ve had fires, floods and pestilence, but is Australia prepared for the next earthquake?
Structural engineer Peter McBean FIEAust CPEng is on a mission to prepare Australia for the next earthquake.
Experts show how technology can be used to respond to natural disasters
Australia could be smarter when it comes to disaster relief, technology leaders have told the Royal Commission into National Natural ...
