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Parking your car in the street might not be the best idea, particularly if you live in Sydney, Canberra or Perth. This is because scientists say there's been a 40 per cent increase in hailstorms in some heavily populated parts of Australia over the past 40 years. And they've also found the number of hail-prone days have decreased across much of the country.
Research conducted jointly by IAG insurer and the US National Center for Atmospheric Research warns of ‘rapidly increasing risk’ from severe storms
Stronger building codes, improved land-use planning, and permanent physical mitigation measures are required to keep Australia insurable.
Two of Australia’s biggest insurance companies, IAG and QBE, are calling for debate about planning rules in flood-prone areas.
Two of Australia’s biggest insurance companies, IAG and QBE, are calling for debate about planning rules in flood-prone areas.