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Alex Nichols, Director of Strategic and International Policy at the National Emergency Management Agency recently attended a global conference on disaster risk reduction led by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
As many New South Wales residents and businesses are yet again beginning their clean up and recovery journey, the Bureau of Meteorology has just forecast above average rainfall for the next three months for the eastern two-thirds of Australia.
In December 2021, a hail storm in Tasmania’s Huon Valley, destroyed crops and apple orchards resulting significant losses for local farmers. Many other fruit and veg crops were destroyed as the vicious hailstorm shattered glasshouses and ripped through orchards and vineyards.
The Bureau of Meteorology ('the Bureau') has moved from 'La Niña WATCH' to 'La Niña ALERT' with the likelihood of La Niña returning this spring increasing to around 3 times the normal risk.Climate models and indicators have shifted towards meeting La Niña ALERT criteria.
From 1 September, the National Recovery and Resilience Agency and Emergency Management Australia will join to become the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), a single, enduring, end-to-end agency to better respond to emergencies, help communities recover, and prepare Australia for future
