NOVEMBER marks the beginning of a critical time of year for Australians.
It is the period when the weather heats up and emergency services are put on alert for bushfires, storms, floods and cyclones.
Through years of experience of dealing with our nation’s droughts and flooding rains, we like to think that we’ve become well equipped to deal with catastrophic events when they occur.
But how alert are we really?
A leading figure in Australian emergency management says all Australians have a major blind spot in the way that we think about disaster, and it’s a complacency that could have catastrophic consequences.
Australian Emergency Management director-general Mark Crosweller said we were “falsely optimistic” about the potential of natural disasters, such as floods, cyclones or bushfires, but history proves they’ve happened before and they will happen again.
“I think everybody has a blind spot about catastrophic disasters because they are so rare,” Mr Crosweller told news.com.au.
“If we take a good look at our history and science, there is little surprise about what may happen into the future.
“Australia is very good at convincing themselves that big things won’t happen again.
“In Australia, we could do better with some of these things, understanding more fully our history of disaster. We’ve had bushfires since time immemorial.
“In my 30 years in this field, I found that we don’t accept the potential for our hazards. We have a subtle level of arrogance about it.”
NOVEMBER marks the beginning of a critical time of year for Australians.
It is the period when the weather heats up and emergency services are put on alert for bushfires, storms, floods and cyclones.
Through years of experience of dealing with our nation’s droughts and flooding rains, we like to think that we’ve become well equipped to deal with catastrophic events when they occur.
But how alert are we really?
A leading figure in Australian emergency management says all Australians have a major blind spot in the way that we think about disaster, and it’s a complacency that could have catastrophic consequences.
Australian Emergency Management director-general Mark Crosweller said we were “falsely optimistic” about the potential of natural disasters, such as floods, cyclones or bushfires, but history proves they’ve happened before and they will happen again.
“I think everybody has a blind spot about catastrophic disasters because they are so rare,” Mr Crosweller told news.com.au.
“If we take a good look at our history and science, there is little surprise about what may happen into the future.
“Australia is very good at convincing themselves that big things won’t happen again.
“In Australia, we could do better with some of these things, understanding more fully our history of disaster. We’ve had bushfires since time immemorial.
“In my 30 years in this field, I found that we don’t accept the potential for our hazards. We have a subtle level of arrogance about it.”
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NOVEMBER marks the beginning of a critical time of year for Australians.
It is the period when the weather heats up and emergency services are put on alert for bushfires, storms, floods and cyclones.
Through years of experience of dealing with our nation’s droughts and flooding rains, we like to think that we’ve become well equipped to deal with catastrophic events when they occur.
But how alert are we really?
A leading figure in Australian emergency management says all Australians have a major blind spot in the way that we think about disaster, and it’s a complacency that could have catastrophic consequences.
Australian Emergency Management director-general Mark Crosweller said we were “falsely optimistic” about the potential of natural disasters, such as floods, cyclones or bushfires, but history proves they’ve happened before and they will happen again.
“I think everybody has a blind spot about catastrophic disasters because they are so rare,” Mr Crosweller told news.com.au.
“If we take a good look at our history and science, there is little surprise about what may happen into the future.
“Australia is very good at convincing themselves that big things won’t happen again.
“In Australia, we could do better with some of these things, understanding more fully our history of disaster. We’ve had bushfires since time immemorial.
“In my 30 years in this field, I found that we don’t accept the potential for our hazards. We have a subtle level of arrogance about it.”
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