- Even When Told True Risks, Kids Often Misjudge Them – A new study has found that young people are less able to adjust their perceptions of a risk, after being told its actual probability.
- Drones poised to be new climate surveillance workhorses – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are finding new applications in observing climate phenomena and natural hazards.
- Can Silicon Valley Save the World? – An excellent article in the Failed States issue of Foreign Policy canvassing new ideas in development finance and innovation including some major failures and guarded successes.
- ‘I’ve managed disasters and not fell in a screaming heap’ – People with disabilities are not just another vulnerable group to include in emergency planning – they can be emergency responders too. In this article a NSW SES volunteer tells of his experiences.