02198nam 22005293 450 991081064640332120230801221518.09781921507656electronic book1921507659(CKB)2670000000139743(EBL)830207(OCoLC)759857227(MiAaPQ)EBC830207(EXLCZ)99267000000013974320130418d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Extreme weather and natural disasters /edited by Justin HealeyThirroul The Spinney Press20121 online resource (65 p.)Issues in Society: 335 ;v.335Description based upon print version of record.1-921507-64-0 Contents; Chapter 1 - Climate and extreme weather events -- Chapter 2 - Natural disasters in Australia; Exploring issues - worksheets and activities; IndexAustralia 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 disIssues in Society: 335Emergency managementNatural disastersStormsWeatherAustraliaClimateEmergency management.Natural disasters.Storms.Weather.551.46551.6594613.6/9Healey JustinAU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELAuAdUSABOOK9910810646403321Extreme weather and natural disasters4062823UNINA