Extreme weather and natural disasters:
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Thirroul, N.S.W. Spinney Press 2012
Series:Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) v. 335
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Australia is a vast land in which weather varies significantly in different parts of the continent. Recent extreme weather events in Australia, such as the Queensland floods and Victorian bushfires, are brutal reminders of nature's devastating power. Is global warming increasing the rate of natural disasters? What part do La Niña and El Niño play in the extreme weather cycle? Cyclones, floods, severe storms, bushfires, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis - what are the natural and man-made causes of these phenomena, how predictable are they, and how prepared are we for the impacts of natural dis
Chapter 1 -- Climate and extreme weather events; Chapter 2 -- Natural disasters in Australia; Exploring issues -- worksheets and activities; Index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:1921507365
1921507640
1921507659
9781921507366
9781921507649
9781921507656

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