Author Archives: Andrew

After heavy rains have decimated south-east Queensland and coastal New South Wales in the last month, many of us are keeping an eye to the skies and bracing ourselves for further disastrous effects from La Niña. In late 2021, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) foretold of a 65% increase in cyclone activity this storm season, […]

Just when you thought the worst of La Nina’s record-breaking rains were behind us, the Bureau of Meteorology has recently declared that Australia is set to face yet another weather phenomenon – a negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). The impending negative IOD is predicted to bring serious wet weather conditions to vast areas across the […]

Australia has always experienced episodes of destructive weather, but recent studies show that the frequency, intensity, and cost of these events are forecast to increase as a direct result of progressive climate change. The federal government’s Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements report released in 2020 stated, “Australia’s disaster outlook is alarming, with climate change exacerbating bushfires, […]

When it comes to evaluating the impact and damage of an earthquake, accurate and in-depth reports are essential. As an independent building and engineering consultancy, Morse Building Consultancy (MBC), understands the critical role we play in supporting insurers, loss assessors and organisations within the broader insurance industry. We have extensive experience in providing accurate and […]