Bushfires
Ash Wednesday fact sheet
– information on weather conditions on that day, where and how the bushfires started, number of lives lost and damage caused. From Country Fire Authority, Victoria
Bushfire Survival Plan
– from NSW Rural Fire Service
Bushfires: get the facts
– causes, ways to control bushfires and how to prepare for bushfires. List of Australia’s worst bushfires. From Australian Emergency Management Institute
Disaster mapper
– interactive map of Australia that covers major bushfire events that have occurred at different times, ranging from the early 1900s through to the most recent events. Each event is supported by statistics, images, videos and text. From Australian Emergency Management Institute
Worst bushfires in Australia’s history
– 5 deadliest fires. From Australian Geographic
Floods
About floods
– types of floods and how to be prepared for floods. List of Australia’s worst floods. From Australian Emergency Management Institute
Disaster mapper
– interactive map of Australia that covers major flood events that have occurred at different times, ranging from the early 1900s through to the most recent events. Each event is supported by statistics, images, videos and text. From Australian Emergency Management Institute
Emergencies – Floods
– what to do in a flood. From Better Health Channel, State Government of Victoria
Floods: 10 of the deadliest in Australia
– from Australian Geographic
Image reference:
Andrea 2007, Bushfire, Photograph, Flickr, accessed 25 April 2014, <https://www.flickr.com/photos/thingo/395697528/>, Creative Commons license: <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/>