Natural disasters in Australia and how they are handled.

Contributor(s):

Howard, B. W

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: [S.l. : s.n., 199-?]Description: 7 pSubject(s):

DDC classification:

363.340994 21

Subject: While natural disasters within Australia are modest by world standards, they do cause significant damage. The average annual cost is around $1.25 billion, although from time to time this is exceeded. Flooding is Australia's major natural threat accounting for one third of the annual cost of natural disasters. This if followed in cost by cyclones, severe storms and bushfires. Also includes summary of Australia's counter disaster system

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F363.340994 NAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005271862

While natural disasters within Australia are modest by world standards, they do cause significant damage. The average annual cost is around $1.25 billion, although from time to time this is exceeded. Flooding is Australia's major natural threat accounting for one third of the annual cost of natural disasters. This if followed in cost by cyclones, severe storms and bushfires. Also includes summary of Australia's counter disaster system

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