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Future Directions for the National Earthquake Hazard Map for Australia
In July 2009, Geoscience Australia initiated a new project within the Geospatial and Earth Monitoring Group to update the national earthquake hazard map using current methods... -
Australian seismological report, 1997
The report summarises earthquake and tsunami information worldwide in 1997 but with a focus on Australia for use by scientists, engineers and the public. Maps of the seismicity... -
A submarine slump and tsunami in the Lae area of Papua New Guinea, 26 August 1972
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Landslide Costs in the Wollongong Region
The cost of landslide is underestimated in Australia because the impact and loss associated with these events are not readily reported or captured. There is no reliable source... -
Volcanoes : Teacher notes and student activities
This Volcanoes education resource comprises; - 50 page colour booklet including causes of volcanic eruptions, volcano types, where volcanoes are found and why, Australia's hot... -
Community Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: Contributing to total risk assessment
The impact of natural hazards on Australian communities can be devastating. After such events, the devastation is commonly measured in terms of costs to property, businesses and... -
The Rabaul Earthquake Location and Caldera Structure (RELACS) Program :...
To achieve the RELACS Program's aim of improving the capabilities of the Rabaul Volcanological Observatory to locate and interpret volcano-related earthquake activity near... -
Eyre Peninsula Bushfire Fieldwork - 10 January 2005
The Eyre Peninsula bushfires began on January 10, 2005. The fires were contained by emergency services, but weather conditions helped push the fires through containment lines on... -
The Australian Neotectonics Database: factsheet
The Australian Neotectonics Database hosts an inventory of over 300 Australian intraplate faults and fault related folds that are known or suspected to be associated with... -
Natural hazard risk in Perth, Western Australia - Cities Project Perth Report - 2005
This report is a major risk assessment project based on metropolitan Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Completed in June 2005, the report is the final publication in... -
Community risk in Cairns: a multi-hazard risk assessment
The AGSO Cities Project was established in 1996 to undertake research directed towards the mitigation of the risks faced by Australian urban communities that are posed by a... -
Cyclone Larry Fieldwork
Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry crossed the far north Queensland coast near Etty Bay around 7 a.m. on 20 March, 2006. It then tracked west-northwest and passed directly over the... -
Coastal inundation modelling for Busselton, Western Australia, under current...
Geoscience Australia, the Western Australian Department of Planning and the Western Australian Planning Commission have collaborated through this study to develop a regional-... -
Earthquake Risk Modelling Software
Earthquake Risk Model (EQRM) is capable of earthquake scenario ground motion and scenario loss modeling as well as probabilistic seismic hazard (PSHA) and risk (PSRA) modeling.... -
Australian Geomagnetic Reference Field (2000 revision AGRF00) (National...
The AGRF is a numerical model of the earths magnetic field over the Australian region. The model can be used to generate single point or gridded values of any element of the... -
Reforming Planning Processes Trial: Rockhampton 2050: Technical Report on...
Potential impacts of climate change present significant challenges for land use planning, emergency management and risk mitigation across Australia. Even in current climate... -
Regional climate change impact modelling for Mandurah, Western Australia
This report describes a detailed assessment of coastal vulnerability and infrastructure exposure undertaken for Mandurah local government area (LGA) to complement the analyses... -
Tsunami Modelling Validation: The Impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami on...
In response to the devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami (IOT) that occurred on the 26th of December 2004, Geoscience Australia developed a framework for tsunami risk modelling. The... -
A Probabilistic Assessment of Tsunami Hazard in the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004 made starkly evident the need for better information on tsunami hazard in the Indian Ocean. The tsunami threat faced by Indian... -
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami explanatory animations and illustrations
A selection of images and short animations explaining key aspects of the 2004 Indian Ocean/ Sumatra tsunami, revised and issued for release to the media and other interested...