I think extreme weather events are global now so it doesn't matter where you live.

i think sommew people have to live where it is cheap otheers havent done their research

Denis P WHEN YOU BUY A BLOCK OF LAND YOU CHECK IT FOR FLOOD,BUSH FIRE,ETC IF YOU DON'T YOU ARE A FOOL THAT'S LIFE PEOPLE

Yes extreme drought. We are never happy, it’s just nature, you adapt and learn, and appreciate what you have

There is sure a change in the weather events that have been occurring in different areas of our world. One minute there are massive fires getting fought by brave firemen and women, animals getting badly injured or deceased because of these, homes getting burnt and others coming close, heaps of evacuations to safer buildings with minimal possessions, then there are the floods that just come from nowhere and next minute towns are flooding with people have to be removed from their homes as well and dont know when they will get back to them. We really need to do as much as is possible to firstly cut down on climate change and get on top of it all together.

I do not believe that governments don't do something about drainage in these areas, I feel so sorry for these people that get caught up in these floods, and natural disasters, esp. if they are not insured. I would never live in a place like this

Many areas in NSW used to flood regularly every year or so until the Councils put in flood mitigation areas and stooped the problems of houses being flooded and shifting off their foundations. But every time humans change the surrounding area it will cause another effect elsewhere. I agree thoroughly with your researching any area you are thinking of buying into - also check whether any mitigation has also been done. As far as climate change is concerned, the climate is reacting violently to too many people being currently upon this earth and all of them breathing out carbon dioxide while removing trees to grow food. It is the simplest denominator that is the problem here.

tree-surrounded housing estates are lovely to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. I do live very near the beach (on coast) area. It was actually blowing a real gale last week - thought my roof was going to come off. Some people, not too far from me, actually did lose their verandah! (=front porch)

WA is the place to be.

I know it is nice to live amongst trees but they are always a risk of bushfires.

I used to live in Nz, the weather always cold dark and windy, now in Au, hardly ever rain , almost every day sunny, so enjoyable to live here

Thank God live in Auckland NZ & so don't experience extreme weather conditions

No Kylie...they must be totally mad or unable to move...due to extreme poverty

It doesn't matter where you live as there is always some risk. Weather is only one of the risks. Volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, rock falls, forest fires to name some things.

After being flooded in the first year of our marriage, we have never lived where it floods again during nearly 50 years of marriage.

Wouldn't bother living there in the first place.

I'd guess that building appropriate houses would make living in most environments possible

I live in Far North Queensland and it seems people think we have extreme weather but in fact Brisbane, Sydney and even the West coast has more extreme weather than we do…yes and than our insurance goes up…I feel insurance is a must but does it have to be so high when we don’t have the extreme weather up in the North!!!!!

I don't, but because of these natural disasters, our insurance policies go up in price. Most annoying.

I think I would check it all out before I moved, I would prefer to live in an area which was not prone to such events which would mean all those Under-funded Emergency Service (SES, Rura,Country Fire svcs) would be able to concentrate on those areas which could be affected but cannot be left unused or uninhabited.

That’s life

my heart goes out to them

If I moved somewhere else,I would consider what type of weather happens in that place.

One thing humans cant control is the weather.so where is a extreme weather free zone in the world .NONE exists as far as i know. I saw on the news that a tornado hit some place in Czech republic.

Has to be good. Third most Liveable City in the world.

i live in the cyclone belt of nth qld and can be a bit hairy but the other times make up for it .

This is where things get difficult. Extreme Weather Areas can be extremely large areas that impact everyone there. For instance North QLD experiences Cyclones which can come down the coast to Brisbane on occasion so it's virtually the entire state. Where the real problems are is when you get Pollies who refuse to believe that Climate Change id happening and refuse to do anything about it. The Insurance Companies on the other hand know exactly what is going on and fix prices accordingly so not it is quite often all but impossible to get any Insurance Cover particularly for Fire or Flood. Of course the Pollies getting greedy and selling land that floods to people doesn't help at all which is what has happened in Townsville where major developments have happened on what was once Crown Land and the Market has got away with building Mansions in areas that regularly flood. So people come look at the Nice New House and do not realise that within 20 years it is likely that a flood so high has happened and the house has been completely submerged. Developments like that should never be allowed and if they are the Crown should be forced to buy the land back at the current price prior to the flood and clear the land then leave it as flood plain and never sell it to developers again. Things like that Political Corruption are far too common in this country and all involved need to be punished for their actions in achieving it. If there was a push to remove all population centres in areas that are hit by Flood, Fire, Cyclone, Blizzard, Monsoons there would be very little of Australia populated and vast areas left unpopulated. Even then how often do you call it a Regular Event. Sure once every 5 years tends to be quick to get to and sort out the criminals who have profited from this but a once in a 100 year event is a different story. Still a common event but it doesn't happen often in a single person's lifetime but often enough to know that it's going to. Should Tully be removed from the MAP as they get over 1.5 metres of rain per year and while it is very wet up there floods are not regular. Actually in answer to "Do YOU live in an area that experiences any of these types of weather events?" Everyone in Australia does to some extent be that Drought, floods or something else every place in Australia is somehow affected by there Weather Events so do we need to move elsewhere and leave the place empty? I've seen instances where "Flood Proof Bridges" have been built only to be underwater a week after their opening or dams like the Burdekin Dam which was going to take many years to fill up but had 1 metre of water over the top of the wall in under 18 months. A bit of flash flooding but nothing major and the dam was full much quicker than expected. I've seen Police Cars washed away at bridges underwater which have been left on the road near the water to stop anyone attempting to cross and then only an hour after parking the car there the water has risen and the car disappeared and it was left 20 foot above the water when it was parked. As all of Northern AU can be hit by Cyclones I doubt that anyone is claiming that it should remain unpopulated or developed so is it thought that places like Mt Isa or the Pilbara should be shut down because a Cyclone could come through and blow away buildings not to mention bring enough rain to flood the place for weeks at a time? The reality however is that every place in Australia gets impacted by Extreme Weather it is just a matter of degree that it is affected. The house my father had built at Camp Hill has never been flooded but it has had water run off work it's way in at times and it has been isolated many times from other parts of Brisbane because of flooding but it's never been flooded as such. However you may not be able to get out of the suburb for a few days when those once in 100 year floods happen. The daughter also is regular flooded in not because she has any water anywhere near her house but the roads within 2 or 3 KMS of her house do go underwater and are not passable so she and her hubby can be isolated for up to a week so far but generally it's from a few hours to a couple of days. Doesn't even get her feet wet but she also can not get any food into the house or get out of the immediate area she lives.

I would not live in those areas But l’m boring Flooding can be prevented so l don’t understand why people live where there isn’t any?

Many of the people who live in these zones are trapped by work, family , traditional homelands etc and moving not an option. Local councils should be encouraging residents to fortify against local weather hazards. Most people need to be “nudged” to change attitudes

I don't now bit I grew up in Fiji and saw my fair share of hurricanes and flooding. it is heartbreaking and the devastation it caused is simply horrible. Would never wish that on anyone but with global warming it is going to be a frequent occurrence and we have to take action now for the future.

These areas are going to experience more frequent more extreme conditions because of global warming. Plans need to be made to help people face what is coming and to minimise global warming..Edited 26-Jun-21 10:47am

I lie in clod place already

Everywhere can experience extreme weather conditions. What you should do to minimise your experience with extreme weather is to make sure you don't live on the edge of either a cliff or on the beach very close to the sea. Don't purchase land on a flood plain or in the middle of the bush. However, like most people when I saw the house I really wanted all of the above went out the window.

I do not experience these where I live but I do feel for those who are affected.

Isn't everywhere open to extreme weather? Flood, rain, fire, hail, snow & temperature affect everywhere & everyone. Cyclones, monsoon events, floods & fires where we live.

Don't live in an area with such extreme weather conditions. I do feel for those people who do live in those conditions, it must be horrendous.

The more snow the more skiing. yay.

I lived in Nebraska and we sometime get tornado during the spring and summer when we bad storm. We also get ice storm during the fall and winter.

Folks move to higher ground, low lying areas near the sea or by rivers will likely experience more destruction with the current climate issues, be it flooding or drought... move up the hill..

I am forming the conclustion that all thoes trees the topple over are Narure's way of providing Humans with building materials or firewood. Nature is hinting that we use our common sense and uproot them as, make use of them and plant others in their place. Also do not build on flood plains as Nature has the right of way, there are plenty of other choices for erecting our shelters!

SHIFT SHIFT. If you are a nice family I live in a safe community so SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT

We don't get affect much by extreme weather here in Otaki, but the situation is getting worse with climate change.

I feel for these people but when there are a lot of trees over your house it is a risk. Some people build their homes on stilts incase floods should occur. I think I would like my home to be on stilts. As for the trees often the Council do no allow trees to be chopped down. Strange how they can decide this and yet trees can kill if it lands on them. Any safety issues should always be looked into and be allowed to have them removed. I do not like too many trees about the spiders alone would make me cringe each time I walked out of my home especially in the night when they all like to come out.

it's part of living in Australia

NZ has had floods and a cyclone in recent weeks where they have not occurred before. So no place is safe

SO LUCKY I'M AN ADELAIDE'N.

I used to live - where it snowed and/or was cold alot (for six months of the year) - it was definitely not a pleasant experience - living in an extreme weather region is challenging (and I was not up to the challenge) - which lead to me moving too - Sunny Southern California!Edited 26-Jun-21 05:57am

No I don’t live anywhere like that but I think people that do are a bit lupe loo lol Unless they can’t afford to leave obviously…

Lived in Tully North Queensland Australia for nearly 16 years seen a few cyclones i tell u. Cyclone Larry 2006 Then the big mother of all Cyclones, Cyclone Yasi in 2011 nearly blow us of the map when u got to go home from your safe zone and move all your gear out side to made a big bomb fire everything gone no electricity or house water for 5 weeks time to move and I did

Australia is a country of extremes. We can have heat waves in one part, floods, fires, and cold weather plus cyclones heading in all at the same time. However, when it is good it is great. Our weather has always been thus.

Yes, I have lived in areas that are prone to flooding and cyclones.You definitely have to prepare emergency supplies and have a radio for news in case electricity got cut off.

Almost everywhere has some extreme conditions. Nowhere is perfect or safe from the weather.