The Consequences of heatwaves in Australia.
Material type: TextPublication details: [Sydney, N.S.W.] : Macquarie University, 1994Description: xiv, 126 pSubject(s): DDC classification:- 551.5250994 21
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | F551.5250994 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 900044687 |
Title page: A thesis submitted as partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bsc (Hons) in the School of Earth Sciences, Macquarie University. November 1994
Heatwaves are one of the least studied and most underrated natural hazards in Australia. This thesis takes the first step towards recognition of their significance, by investigating the consequences of heatwaves in Australia, particularly Sydney and Broken Hill. Examines 3 definitions of heatwaves, and concludes that a general and useful definition may be impossible. The consequences of heatwaves on human mortalitiy and lifelines are addressed
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