Weather forecasts won't save us – we must pre-empt monster floods years before they hit
- Written by Mark Gibbs, Leader of the Knowledge to Innovation team, Institute for Future Environments and Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
Most people’s lives are largely removed from nature. We spend our days in temperature-controlled rooms, immersed in virtual environments. Our cars transport us from underground car parks to our garages in comfort, no matter what the outside conditions.
And when a natural hazard hits, we often rely on technology-driven weather forecasts to...





