Missing houseboat man found safe after two-day search as Queensland floods intensify

A 51-year-old from Sharon was found safe after disappearing from a houseboat, as major flooding spreads across Queensland and threatens Longreach.

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Western Queensland's Outback Battle: Longreach Braces for Historic Floods

Longreach prepares for major Thomson River flooding that may exceed 2000 levels, with 15 buildings at risk and food supply concerns for the 3,700-person community.

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Google tackles flash-flood blind spot with AI-powered dataset

Groundsource uses Gemini to extract 2.6 million flood events from news articles, enabling 24-hour advance warnings in 150 countries.

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LPWAN Meshes: ClusterDuck Protocol - Purpose-Built for Emergencies

The ClusterDuck Protocol (CDP) was where my mesh networking journey truly began. The story behind Project OWL (Organisation, Whereabouts, and Logistics)—students building emergency communication networks after Hurricane Maria—resonated deeply, highlighting a technology designed not for hobbyists or industry, but for saving lives when infrastructure fails. While I found its concepts “much better thought through” from the outset, the project’s slow pace and patchy hardware support meant my personal involvement never truly moved beyond some initial tinkering.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://gaggl.com/blogs/2026-03-12-lpwan-meshes-clusterduck-protocol-deep-dive/

LPWAN Meshes: ClusterDuck Protocol - Purpose-Built for Emergencies

The ClusterDuck Protocol (CDP) was where my mesh networking journey truly began. The story behind Project OWL (Organisation, Whereabouts, and Logistics)—students building emergency communication networks after Hurricane Maria—resonated deeply, highlighting a technology designed not for hobbyists or industry, but for saving lives when infrastructure fails. While I found its concepts “much better thought through” from the outset, the project’s slow pace and patchy hardware support meant my personal involvement never truly moved beyond some initial tinkering.

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For the past year we’ve been quietly building CareLink, an ecosystem for youth mental health in disasters.

Most of the time the crises felt far away: Türkiye’s earthquakes, displaced youth in Poland.

Then Portugal was hit by storms.

The work suddenly felt closer to home.

Disasters don’t end when the news cycle moves on.

CareLink exists because our systems are not yet built to hold that reality.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/the-year-we-built-in-silence-introducing

#MentalHealth #DisasterResponse #Resilience

Crocodile crisis as Katherine floods reach 20-year peak

Katherine experiences worst flooding since 1998 as tropical systems displace crocodiles into towns. Over 1,000 evacuated from Top End.

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Are you aware of any interesting depictions of disaster response and relief in art?

I'm especially interested in community collaboration, rebuilding, not just "handing out the care packages".

#art #illustration #visualLanguage #disaster #disasterRelief #disasterResponse #climate #climateChange #solarpunk

DHS Funding Lapse Creates Gaps for Emergency Responders

DHS funding lapse means 260,000 workers may not get paid on time. Learn how this affects TSA, FEMA, and disaster response.

#DHSshutdown, #FederalWorkers, #FEMA, #TSA, #DisasterResponse

https://newsletter.tf/dhs-funding-lapse-causes-pay-delays-and-affects-disaster-aid/

Over 260,000 DHS workers face delayed paychecks due to a funding lapse. This is similar to past shutdowns that caused financial stress.

#DHSshutdown, #FederalWorkers, #FEMA, #TSA, #DisasterResponse

https://newsletter.tf/dhs-funding-lapse-causes-pay-delays-and-affects-disaster-aid/

DHS Funding Lapse Delays Pay for 260,000 Workers and Affects Disaster Aid

DHS funding lapse means 260,000 workers may not get paid on time. Learn how this affects TSA, FEMA, and disaster response.