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A bit about Australia • Population of 20.5 million • Highly urbanised (92%), 85% live within 50km of coast • Natural hazards: –Bushfire – Flood – Tropical Cyclone – Severe storm • hail, tornado – Earthquake – Tsunami – Landslide National Science Week 18 th August 2009
Natural disasters in Australia • Cyclone Tracy (1974) – 65 died, 25000 evacuated by air, 70% homes destroyed, $800 million in 1974 • Townsville & Katherine Floods (1998) – 5 died, 7000 houses destroyed, US$280 million • Ash Wednesday Bushfires (1983) – 75 died, 2500 homes destroyed, $400 million in 1974 • Newcastle Earthquake (1989) – 13 died, 130 injured, $4 billion National Science Week 18 th August 2009
Page 1: Natural Hazard Science and Emergenc
Page 5 and 6: The Natural Hazards Management Comm
Page 7 and 8: Risk Methodology Time Change $ Empl
Page 9 and 10: Case Study • Understanding tsunam
Page 11 and 12: Tsunami risk assessment for Western
Page 13 and 14: Tsunami Risk in WA • Select three
Page 15 and 16: 3.7 Arrival times in hours: 3.5 3.5
Page 17 and 18: GIS Decision Support Tool National
Page 19 and 20: National Science Week 18 th August
Page 21 and 22: In Summary • Significant benefit

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