02421nam 22006133 450 991095670890332120250913221201.09781921507656electronic book1921507659(CKB)2670000000139743(EBL)830207(OCoLC)759857227(MiAaPQ)EBC830207(ODN)ODN0000708715(EXLCZ)99267000000013974320130418d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierExtreme weather and natural disasters /edited by Justin Healey1st ed.Thirroul 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.551.46551.6594613.6/9NAT036000bisacshHealey Justin1086113Healey JustinAU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELAuAdUSABOOK9910956708903321Extreme weather and natural disasters4432638UNINA