@NeilDufty

Earth scientist; natural hazards, coastal & environmental consultant at Water Technology Pty Ltd; fiction writer

 Australia
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Joined April 2011
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New #paper from @NeilDufty: How can we improve community responses to flood warnings? TL;DR: general 'optimism bias', being that people underestimate flood risk compared with actual flood risk researchgate.net/publication…
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My new #article: What Japan can teach the world about disaster risk reduction TL;DR: policy-driven strategies focus on community involvement and continuous improvement. Residents participate in training and have access to extensive social infrastructure eastasiaforum.org/2024/08/20…

What Japan can teach the world about disaster risk reduction

Japan's innovative disaster risk reduction strategies offer valuable lessons for global resilience.

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WA had its hottest summer ever, but climate change and heat-related health problems barely made the news abc.net.au/news/science/2024… #AusMedia #ExtremeWeather
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Record run of autumn hot weather for Sydney as waters simmer past cyclone threshold abc.net.au/news/2024-03-13/n… #ClimateChange
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Once Cyclone Kirrily crosses the coast, a tropical low could pose a serious flood risk to large areas of Queensland abc.net.au/news/2024-01-23/t… via @ABCaustralia #GlobalHeating
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A record 63 billion-dollar weather disasters hit Earth in 2023; 7 nations had their most expensive weather disaster on record, and the year featured a heat wave that killed over 15,400 people in Europe and China’s costliest typhoon on record (Doksuri). yaleclimateconnections.org/2…

A record 63 billion-dollar weather disasters hit Earth in 2023 » Yale Climate Connections

Seven nations had their most expensive weather disaster on record, and the continent of Africa suffered two of its deadliest.

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A rain gauge at Myola to the northwest (upstream) of Cairns received 665 mm of rain during the 12 hours to 6pm AEST on Sunday. This gauge has now collected more than 1000 mm since 9am Saturday.
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No respite for Far North Queensland as record rainfall forecast to continue abc.net.au/news/2023-12-18/q… #ExtremeWeather #globalWarming
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Australia's set to sizzle this weekend. Here's how hot it will be, and how to avoid heat stroke sbs.com.au/news/article/aust… #heatwave #ExtremeWeather

Parts of Australia are facing an autumn heatwave. Here's how to stay safe in extreme heat

As unseasonably warm temperatures hit parts of the country, experts are warning Australians to take precautions to avoid heatstroke.

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Severe intensity #heatwave conditions continue across inland #SA & #NSW. Max temps to reach mid-40s through inland SA, NSW, southern NT, south-west Qld, far northern Vic. Extreme to catastrophic fire danger is forecast for parts of SA on Friday. Latest: bom.gov.au
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Are you cyclone ready? Our friends at Get Ready Queensland have put together a list of jobs for you to tick off today✅ #GetReadyQueensland #cyclone #cyclonejasper #makeaplan
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Today we are celebrating the 20th work #anniversary of @NeilDufty - our National Practice Lead for Social Dimensions. Neil has been applying and sharing his expertise in #environmental, #coastal and natural #hazards fields for Molino Stewart and Water Tech for the last 20 years.
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Next week Water Tech's Neil Dufty will be presenting at the 2023 Australasian Network for Ecology and Transportation Conference in Christchurch on 'The Role of Linear Reserves in NSW Biodiversity Conservation'. #biodiversity #linearreserves #ecology #anet2023
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‘Hell de Janeiro’: scorching heat highlights Brazil’s glaring inequality theguardian.com/global-devel… #heatwaves #ClimateEmergency

‘Hell de Janeiro’: scorching heat highlights Brazil’s glaring inequality

It felt like 58.5C in Rio on Tuesday – and the soaring, indeed dangerous, temperatures are hitting the poorest hardest

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Neil Dufty retweeted
Wim Thiery@WimThiery2 Nov 2023
Really excited to be talking about what climate change means for today's youth during the #ClimateActionDay, and this together with the Legendary Skateboarder @tonyhawk 🛹! Check out our website: myclimatefuture.info/ Watch the YouTube stream: youtube.com/watch?v=Ea37EiVc…
Koen Timmers #climateactionedu
@koentimmers2 Nov 2023
Professor Wim Thierry sharing the facts. Check his website myclimatefuture.info #ClimateActionDay @WimThiery
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Yesterday @NeilDufty presented for Water Technology at the Coast to Coast and NSW Coastal Conference in Newcastle. Neil's presentation was on 'Calming Coastal #Community Conflict: Using #Negotiation with Stakeholder #Engagement'. @nswcoastalconf1
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‘Silent killer’: extreme heat is Australia’s deadliest weather and more than half of heatwave deaths are in disadvantaged areas. The coming summer will be long, hot and dangerous. The only way to turn down the heat is to turn off fossil fuels. theguardian.com/news/datablo…

‘Silent killer’: more than half of heatwave deaths are in disadvantaged areas – now Australian...

With a hot and dry summer on the way, advocates are raising awareness of the dangers of high temperatures that threaten the most vulnerable

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Neil Dufty retweeted
Stuart Khan@stukhan29 Oct 2023
The proposal to raise Warragamba dam by 14 metres to reduce flood risks in the Hawkesbury-Nepean valley was formally extinguished this week with the government withdrawing its listing as critical state infrastructure. theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Traditional owners welcome scrapping of plan to raise Warragamba dam wall

Exclusive: NSW Labor government halts plan which would have flooded up to 6,000 hectares of the Greater Blue Mountains world heritage area

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The world has made real progress in bending down the curve of future emissions. While we remain far from on track to meet our climate goals, the positive steps we’ve made should reinforce that progress is possible and despair is counterproductive. carbonbrief.org/analysis-glo…
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🏖️🏄‍♂️🏊 The 2022-2023 State of the Beaches report has confirmed excellent water quality at almost all NSW ocean beaches (96%) - up from 94% in 2021-2022. 73% of all monitored sites were graded as having good or very good water quality. Read the report 👀: ow.ly/TFvB50PZuTm
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