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Natural Hazards
- Hazards
Historically, bushfires, floods, earthquakes, landslides and cyclones have caused loss of life and significant damage to property and infrastructure. - What are natural hazards?
Notwithstanding the term "natural," a natural hazard has an element of human involvement.
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Natural Disasters
- Feature article 4: natural disasters in Australia
A survey of natural disasters occurring within Australia since the late-19th century. - Animated guide to natural disastersFrom the BBC - interactive slides on hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis
- Disasters in AustraliaFrom the ABC - overview of Australia's worst disasters
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Helping regions impacted by natural disaster to recover and renew. (2016, February 24). Retrieved September 22, 2017, from http://www.regionalaustralia.org.au/home/2013/10/policy-redefining-recovery/
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Tsumanis
- Anatomy of a TsunamiComputer simulations of how tsunamis are formed and how they are created.
- Tsunami BasicsIncludes information on: What is a Tsunami?, What causes Tsunamis?,Where do Tsunamis occur?, plus videos.
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Tsunami facts: check out the mighty wave! (2017, May 12). Retrieved September 22, 2017, from https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/geography/physical-geography/tsunamis/