Research stories
Discover how our research delivers real-world solutions to climate change problems, the energy transition and disaster risks.
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Professor Sotiris Vardoulakis’ interest in connections between the environment and human health began at a young age.
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Australia is well known for its temperature extremes, with scorching hot summers and, in some areas, icy winters.
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With a background as a lecturer in Human Geography, Phaothai came to The Australian National University in 2017 to research possible ways for individuals in rural and urban communities to stabilise their situation, and transform flood risk management in their area.
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We've always talked about avoiding climate change, but now the Australian Government is talking about adapting to it.
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Heat is more dangerous than the cold in most Australian regions. About 2% of deaths in Australia between 2006 and 2017 were associated with the heat, and the estimate increases to more than 4% in the northern and central parts of the country.