Australian towns that are becoming uninsurable amid fears a warmer and drier summer will lead to bushfires
1 year, 2 months ago

Australian towns that are becoming uninsurable amid fears a warmer and drier summer will lead to bushfires

Daily Mail  

Towns on Australia's east coast are now regarded as most at risk of being uninsurable by 2030 because of bushfires - with a particularly hot spring and summer expected. Towns on Australia's east coast are now regarded as most at risk of being uninsurable by 2030 because of bushfires with a particularly hot spring and summer expected This would be occurring after more than three years of La Nina brought heavy rains, leading to more vegetation that would fuel bushfire loads. Economist Nicki Hutley, a co-author of that Climate Council report, said people living in near bushland faced paying higher insurance premiums, particularly in less built-up, regional areas as El Nino brought drought in coming years. The Australasian Fire Authorities Council has released a map showing large areas of the country under increased bushfire risk, stretching from Innisfail in far north Queensland down to Orange in the NSW central west. The Insurance Council of Australia's new Insurance Catastrophe Resilience Report, 2022–23 found a 12 per cent annual increase in building costs meant insurers were offering fewer policy options.

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Bushfire risk lingers as country swelters under heatwave
1 week, 1 day ago

Bushfire risk lingers as country swelters under heatwave

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: Parts of Australia are sweltering in an extreme heatwave with temperatures expected to climb to 47 degrees in some areas, eclipsing December records. David Estcourt: Despite Cree Marshall's home in the town of White Cliffs being exposed to some of the most brutal temperatures today, she expects it to remain completely cool, even without air conditioning. Cree Marshall: …

Insurance costs reach record high as floods, storms become more severe
4 months ago

Insurance costs reach record high as floods, storms become more severe

ABC  

Katy Williams can't afford the annual premium she was offered by her home insurance provider. The Insurance Council of Australia's Catastrophe Resilience Report released today found floods were the most significant contributor to insurance claims in Australia of all extreme weather events. "Flood is Australia's most costly natural peril," ICA chief executive Andrew Hall said. The 2022 flooding event in …

For some homeowners, dealing with insurance companies has been more traumatic than the 2022 floods
10 months ago

For some homeowners, dealing with insurance companies has been more traumatic than the 2022 floods

ABC  

In short: More than 240,000 insurance claims were made during the 2022 floods but almost two years on more than 7,000 are unresolved. Repairs have been quoted at more than $338,000, but Everyday Insurance has offered a cash settlement of less than a third — something Dany said would "really make or break us". An Everyday Insurance spokesperson apologised for …

Bureau of Meteorology and AFAC summer outlook looks hot across all corners of Australia, with heightened fire risk
1 year ago

Bureau of Meteorology and AFAC summer outlook looks hot across all corners of Australia, with heightened fire risk

ABC  

Australia is not off the hook for hot summer temperatures and a heightened bushfire risk, despite heavy rain currently falling across the east. Key points: Large parts of Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory have an "increased risk of fire" this summer AFAC says the recent rains are welcome, but unlikely to undo the damage of a dry …

Australian Authorities Warn Citizens of Horrific Bushfire Season
1 year, 2 months ago

Australian Authorities Warn Citizens of Horrific Bushfire Season

News 18  

Warm winds fanned multiple blazes on Wednesday in an unusually early start to Australia’s annual fire season, prompting a state leader to warn of a “horror” summer of bushfires ahead. “Be prepared for a horror summer,” New South Wales Premier Chris Minns told a news conference in Bega. “Bushfires love this environment and it is devastating for regional communities in …

Another Black Summer for Australia? Residents told to Flee Victoria Bushfires
1 year, 2 months ago

Another Black Summer for Australia? Residents told to Flee Victoria Bushfires

News 18  

Firefighters warned people on Tuesday to flee or take shelter if it is too late to leave as warm, gusty winds fanned “very challenging” bushfires in Victoria, eastern Australia. People who had not yet left from another seven neighbourhoods were told to take shelter immediately because “it is too late to leave the area safely”. “We are experiencing spot fires …

Australia, scarred by bushfires, on high alert for dangerous summer
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia, scarred by bushfires, on high alert for dangerous summer

The Hindu  

Four years since bushfires destroyed wide swathes of southeastern Australia, killing 33, the country is once again on high alert, bracing for what weather experts say will be the hottest, driest period since the so-called Black Summer. "Once we've actually dried out the landscape from the wet conditions it's starting from, it could be that we end up with a …

'Catastrophic' bushfire warning has thousands of Australians on alert this spring
1 year, 3 months ago

'Catastrophic' bushfire warning has thousands of Australians on alert this spring

Daily Mail  

Residents in southern Queensland are being warned to brace for catastrophic bushfire conditions for the first time in almost three years. On Monday, residents of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt regions, which includes Toowoomba and Warwick, will face the highest fire threat rating. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services chief superintendent Tony Johnstone said the catastrophic rating meant fires could …

Insurance affordability stress hits hard for one in eight Australian households
1 year, 4 months ago

Insurance affordability stress hits hard for one in eight Australian households

ABC  

Pensioners Kim and Dean Robertson are just one price hike away from abandoning the insurance on their house at Woodenbong in northern New South Wales. Key points: The Actuaries Institute says insurance premiums have jumped by 28 per cent One in eight Australian households are suffering insurance stress The institute says government inaction on climate change has exacerbated the problem …

Australia’s east faces ‘worst heatwave in two years’ as bushfires continue to rage
1 year, 9 months ago

Australia’s east faces ‘worst heatwave in two years’ as bushfires continue to rage

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bushfires continue to burn across New South Wales as Sydney and some other parts of …

How climate change is pushing insurance stress to new extremes
2 years, 4 months ago

How climate change is pushing insurance stress to new extremes

ABC  

It was 2:30am when the floodwaters seeped through the back door and into John and Dorothy McFadden's North Lismore home. One in 10 pushed to the brink One million households in Australia already face "extreme" levels of insurance stress and will bear the brunt of future premium hikes driven by climate change, new research has warned. Vulnerable households – defined …

Australia faces more fires, drought as climate continues to heat
4 years, 1 month ago

Australia faces more fires, drought as climate continues to heat

Al Jazeera  

Country’s weather bureau says higher temperatures and less rainfall creating conditions for more extreme weather events. Australia’s climate is expected become hotter and drier, increasing the risk of drought and extreme weather events such as the bushfires that devastated swathes of southeastern Australia in the last southern hemisphere summer, according to the latest climate report from the country’s weather bureau. …

Australia wildfires probe recommends climate risk forecasts
4 years, 1 month ago

Australia wildfires probe recommends climate risk forecasts

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — An investigation into Australia’s catastrophic wildfire season on Friday recommended greater efforts to forecast the impacts of climate change on specific parts of the country, warning fire behavior was becoming more extreme. Discrepancies between states’ fire hazard mapping methods “make it difficult to measure risk at a national scale or to undertake comparative risk between regions.” “Improving …

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