Cyclones and storms / John and Jennifer Barwick.

By:

Barwick, John, 1953-

Contributor(s):

Barwick, Jennifer, 1956-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Barwick, John, Australia's worst disasters ; Publication details: Port Melbourne : Heinemann, 1998.Description: 32 p. : ill., maps. ; 29 cmISBN:

1863918809

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

363.34920994 21

Contents:

Subject: "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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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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