an event or object that is a potential source of harm to community. A disaster occurs as the result of a hazardous event that dramatically affects a community. Natural Hazards Human Hazards Atmospheric – eg cyclones‚ hailstorms‚ blizzards or bushfires. Technological – accidents‚ explosions or hazardous materials. Hydrological – eg example‚ flooding‚ wave action or glaciers Human – eg. War‚ crowd stampede and terrorism. Geological – eg earthquakes or volcanoes Biological – eg. Disease epidemics
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Black Saturday The alarming Black Saturday bushfires commenced on February 7th 2009‚ igniting in Victoria‚ Australia. The fires affected more than 78 communities resulting 173 deaths‚ over 400 injuries‚ 2‚100 homes destroyed and over 7‚500 people displaced. The fire was an event due to extreme hot weather conditions. Wildfires are natural events that occur frequently in Australia‚ but the ongoing drought and warm winds resulted temperatures to each 46 Celsius degrees with winds in excess of more
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influenced by the actions andlocations of people. For example‚ the severity ofbushfires depends not only on the amount of fuelavailable or the strength and humidity of thewind. Humans influence bushfires through carelessnessin the use of ®re‚ inadequate preparationof their property in the event of a bushfire andpoor disaster planning. Risk analysis is concerned with the chance of ahazardous event occurring and whether or not itcould result in a disaster. The map oppositeshows those areas of Australia
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Monash Sustainability Institute: Programs and Initiatives Australian Bushfire Arson Prevention Initiative 40‚000 bushfires fires significant detrimental effects human life communities ecosystems economy current responses to bushfire arson prevention do not reflect the magnitude of the impact of fire on our community Monash Sustainability Institute’s arson experts are on the case Dr Janet Stanley‚ and senior research fellow Paul Read Key initiatives: people focused solutions are at the
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1 ARTICLE 1 ROBBED OUTSIDE SUBANG HOUSE SUBANG JAYA: An octogenarian fractured his spine after being robbed in broad daylight by two motorcyclists in front of his house in USJ 2 here last week. A.Vadivelu‚ 82‚ who now cringes every time he hears the sound of motorcycles‚ said the drama unfolded at 5.45pm on Feb 13‚ the fourth day of Chinese New Year‚ when he decided to take his regular walk. Vadivelu‚ who is the deputy chairman of USJ 2 and USJ 6 Rukun Tetangga‚ said he had just stepped
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the relationship between Henry Lawson’s short story ‘The Drover’s Wife’ ‚ with a strong‚ courageous and determined woman that deals with the severe‚ unmerciful Australian outback. The painting ‘Battling Bushfires by the Alan J. Benge in 2007 illustrates a woman‚ face to face fighting against a bushfire encroaching on her land. Another Henry Lawson short story “The Loaded Dog” is about a dog that innocently takes a stick of dynamite‚ sparking it as he runs past the camp fire‚ then tries to play with
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Bundle of services 7 Core service 7 Peripheral services 7 Feasibility of the project 7 Section 3: Target Market Customers 8 Section 4: Current and future implications 9 Three current issues 9 Threat of road construction 10 Bushfire 10 Revegetation project 10 Three factors that have future implications 10 Urbanization 10 Industrialization 11 Climate change 11 Section 5: Service concept 11 Section 6: Conclusion 12 References 13 Appendix 1: Management Zones
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hazards that occur is droughts and bushfires. Due to Australia being one of the most arid lands in the world they are prolonged to droughts‚ thus the impact it leaves on the environment no other country will experienced. The result of these droughts are land areas become less productive as a result of the topsoil being blown away taking many year to restore into they natural forms. The prolonged droughts usually break into to massive bushfires. These bushfires must be contained as they can reek
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Exclusive summary: Nowadays‚ people around the world are affected by natural disasters. These may be caused by climate change such as drought‚ flood‚ and cyclone‚ the environment such as pollution‚ deforestation‚ desertification‚ pest infestation or combinations of these‚ or the destroy of ozone layer will contribute to the green house effect. People’s homes are wiped out and livelihoods are destroyed. Poverty‚ population pressures and environmental degradation mean that increasing numbers of people
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examples of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. One of the many extraordinary things that they do is put their lives in danger to help protect and save people and animals as well. An iconic image that remains in our minds after the 2009 bushfires is when fire fighter David Tree offered his bottle of water to a
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