and about 9 million people were affected . More than 50% of these deaths and injuries came from heatwaves in cities and 22% from fires. During the 2007-2016 period, Australia natural disaster costs averaged AUD$18.2 billion yr-1, with the largest contributions from floods , followed by cyclones , hail , storms  and fires  . The Australian fires in 2019- 2020 cost over AUD$8 billion, with devastating impacts on settlements and infrastructure 
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