Reviewing Indonesia's tsunami early warning strategy: Reflections from Palu

Oct 04, 2018 15:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The 7,5 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that had hit Palu and Donggala in Central Sulawesi Indonesia last Friday, has killed at least 1,300 people. Some 99 people are missing, 799 injured and nearly 60 thousand...

Fishing forecasts can predict marine creature movements

Oct 04, 2018 14:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Do you check the weather forecast before getting dressed in the morning? If you do, then youre making a decision in real time, based on dynamic processes that can vary greatly over space and time. Marine animals can be...

Why does Nemo the clownfish have three white stripes? The riddle solved at last

Oct 04, 2018 14:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Coral fish are known for their great diversity of colours and patterns, each more surprising than the next. Examples include the copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus, which has a black eye on its body), the blue...

Responding Lombok and Donggala-Palu earthquakes: Lessons from public initiatives in Semarang

Oct 04, 2018 14:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Situated in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is prone to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and floods. But despite being constantly at risk of various catastrophic natural events, Indonesias disaster management...

'Missing emissions' aren't counted as pollution but could help kill you

Sep 30, 2018 22:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Exposure to air pollution has a staggering effect on human health. It is thought to cause around 7m premature deaths each year worldwide, with around 40,000 occurring in Britain. These premature deaths can occur through...

Will 2018 be the year of climate action? Victorian London's 'Great Stink' sewer crisis might tell us

Sep 30, 2018 22:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

In the late 19th century, the irrepressible Mark Twain is reputed to have said in a speech: Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. Hes said to have borrowed that quote from a friend,...

'The worst kind of pain you can imagine' – what it's like to be stung by a stinging tree

Sep 30, 2018 21:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Stinging trees grow in rainforests throughout Queensland and northern NSW. The most commonly known (and most painful) species is Dendrocnide moroides (Family Urticaceae), first named gympie bush by gold miners near the...