Sydney, March 11 -- Ex-Cyclone Alfred, which caused widespread power outage and floods in Australia's states of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW), has exposed critical weaknesses in the country's infrastructure, an expert has warned.
"We may not be so lucky next time. Australia must use Cyclone Alfred as a serious wake-up call to bolster our essential infrastructure against disasters," said Cheryl Desha, visiting professor of the School of Engineering and Built Environment, Sciences Group, Griffith University, in an article published on Monday in The Conversation.
Cyclones are highly complex systems, bringing together multiple hazards like powerful winds, flooding, storm surges, and coastal erosion, which makes predicting their impac...