Initiating action on TC risks - the Severe Wind Hazard Assessment for South East Queensland

<div>The Severe Wind Hazard Assessment for South East Queensland (SWHA-SEQ) analysed risk from severe wind events in a marginal tropical cyclone (TC) region with a large exposed population, and historical severe thunderstorm and TC impacts. SWHA-SEQ was a collaborative effort bringing together 15 partners across government, academia and the insurance sector to improve the collective understanding of wind risk in the region and inform future strategies to reduce this risk, in the context of climate change, urban planning and socio-economic status of the population. </div><div>The project involved enhancing the understanding of hazard, exposure and physical vulnerability to strengthen the comprehension of risk, including local-scale wind hazard from thunderstorm and TC wind gusts, and a semi-quantitative analysis of future wind hazard. Structural characteristics of residential housing stock were updated through a combination of street surveys, national databases of built assets and insurance portfolio statistics. Vulnerability models for residential houses including retrofitted models for 5 common house types were developed, alongside identification of key vulnerability factors for residential strata buildings.</div><div>Local governments are building on the outcomes of the project, with the City of Gold Coast using the project outcomes as the key evidence base for a A$100m investment over 7 years to advocate for uplift of building design criteria, targeted community engagement and resilience of City-owned infrastructure. Other local governments have conducted specific exercises exploring how they would manage a severe TC impact. The investments and activities directly flowing from SWHA-SEQ are testament to the partner engagement through the project.


Presented at the 2024 Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate (SHRCC2024)

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2023-10-26T09:00:00
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2024-10-14T22:59:26
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Allen, N.

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Wehner, M.

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Henderson, D.

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Parackal, K.

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Mason, M.

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Dunford, M.

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Rahman, M.

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Butt, S.

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Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate (SHRCC2024) 2-6 June 2024, Honolulu, HI

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Abstract for submission to the 2024 Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate

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