Cyclones and storms / John and Jennifer Barwick.
Material type: TextSeries: Barwick, John, Australia's worst disasters ; Publication details: Port Melbourne : Heinemann, 1998.Description: 32 p. : ill., maps. ; 29 cmISBN:- 1863918809
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Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Schools Collection | Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | S363.34920994 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 010334192 |
Includes glossary and index.
Bibliography: p. 31.
Cyclones and storms : the power of wind -- An early Tracy : Darwin devastated -- Two cyclones clash : double trouble at Bathurst -- Pearling tragedy : cyclone hits Broome -- Cyclone Tracy : Christmas Day tragedy -- Thunderstorms : urban devastation -- Whirlwinds of destruction : causes and warnings -- Australia's 10 worst cyclone and storm disasters -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.
"This book tells of several cylone or storm related disasters that have devastated Australia since European settlement. Included are Cyclone Tracy, that destoyed Darwin on Christmas Day 1974, and the Sydney thunderstorms of the 1990s. [This book] also contains information about these weather phenomena - how they can be predicted, and what people can do to keep as safe as possible when caught in a cyclone or storm." -- BOOK JACKET.
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