A Climate Council report released today reveals Queensland suffered higher economic damages from extreme weather disasters than any other Australian state or territory.
abc.net.au/news/climate-council-report-impact-queensland-east-coast-australia/101695572Queensland suffered more economic damage from extreme weather disasters than any other state or territory, and more extreme weather is on the way.The former QFES commissioner says the disaster management system is under pressureA Climate Council report released today has examined the financial, social and economic costs of climate change-driven weather events.
Brisbane suffered about $1.38 billion in insured losses from this year's floods, more than any other local government area in Australia., which found changes to weather and climate extremes are happening at an increased pace across the country.
Former commissioner Lee Johnson said he began to notice an increase in natural disasters in 2006 after Tropical Cyclone Larry. "They live in communities. And they're impacted by what's happening in the disaster sense, just as much as anybody else."Mr Johnson believes there's room to evolve coordination between governments to better respond to weather disasters.
"That's getting harder and harder, so some thought has to go into how can we cross-border support each other better? What mechanisms can be introduced that might make that easier?"Innes Larkin, co-owner of Mount Barney Lodge in South East Queensland.
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