We can't rely on the 'dogs breakfast' of disaster warnings to do the hard work of building community resilience
- Written by Brian Robert Cook, Associate Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
In the wake of cyclone Jasper, the new Australian Warning System has been roundly criticised. The system has been characterised as a “dog’s breakfast” and a “cock-up of massive proportions”.
For both emergency warnings, as well as for general awareness-raising around disaster preparedness, one-way communications are...