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Disasters

Disasters. Throughout Australia & New Zealand. TWO TYPES OF DISASTERS. MAN MADE. Massacres Rail Plane Fires Terrorism Mining. NATURAL. Cyclones Floods Drought Earthquakes Landslides. Disasters. NATURAL DISASTERS. “ Caused by nature. Humans have limited, if any, control ”.

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Disasters

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  1. Disasters Throughout Australia & New Zealand

  2. TWO TYPES OF DISASTERS MAN MADE Massacres Rail Plane Fires Terrorism Mining NATURAL Cyclones Floods Drought Earthquakes Landslides Disasters

  3. NATURAL DISASTERS “Caused by nature. Humans have limited, if any, control”

  4. Typical for tropical climates, cyclones are a natural occurrence, developing over warm waters and breaking down as they cross land. Depending on their severity, cyclones can have a massive negative impact leaving a trail of destruction with damaging winds, flooding and cutting electricity. CYCLONES

  5. See footage of Cyclone Larry 20 March 2006 Category 4 system Made landfall at Innisfail in North QLD Approximately $1.5 billion dollars in damage Cyclone example CYCLONE LARRY Source: YouTube (2012); USDA (2006)

  6. Floods are are a natural disaster caused by heavy rainfall and/or the bursting of damns,rivers etc. Floods can be unpredictable, leaving little time for preparation, and as such can have a negative impact by destroying homes, cutting off electricity, contaminating water, cutting off roads and food supply. FLOODS

  7. See footage of Grantham floods December 2010 – January 2011 Death toll: 32 Cost: $1 billion  TRENDING: Read how Twitter helped with flood information Flood example 2010-2011 QLD FLOODS Source: ABC News (2012); Fairfax Media (2012); Wikipedia (a) (2012)

  8. “Created and controlled by humans. Nature does not generally play a dominant role” MAN MADE DISASTERS

  9. Massacres generally involve the uneccessary slaughter of a number of people by one or more persons. As such it is a man made disaster. MASSACRES

  10.  CONTROVERSY: Port Arthur in art 28 April 1996 Port Arthur historical site Killer Martin Bryant opened fire in a mass killing spree Death toll: 32 people Massacre example PORT ARTHUR MASSACRE

  11. Can art go too far? Listen to this audio and review this painting – do you believe the painter is entitled to create such a piece? Source: Artwork by Rodney Pople, Daily Telegraph (2012)

  12. RAIL DISASTER Source: Southern Thunderer (2010)

  13. 18 January 1977 Granville, Western Sydney, NSW Crowded commuter train derailed running into the supports of a road bridge that collapsed onto two of the trains passenger carriages Death toll: 210 It is the worst rail disaster in Australian history based on loss of life. Rail disaster example GRANVILLE RAIL DISASTER Source: Southern Thunderer (2010); Wikipedia (b) (2012)

  14. References ABC News (2012). How Twitter Covered the QLD Floods. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-11/how-twitter-covered-the-queensland-floods/3767166 Daily Telegraph. (2012). Mass Murderer Martine Bryant Features in Tasmanian Glover Prize Winning Portrait. Retrieved from http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/mass-murderer-martin-bryant-features-in-tasmanian-glover-prize-winning-portrait/story-e6freuy9-1226295724682 FairFax Media (2012). Grantham Floods. Retrieved from http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/a-terror-that--took-their-breath-away--and-its-coming-again-20110111-19lur.html Southern Thunderer (2010). Granville Rail Disaster. Retrieved from http://www.southernthunderer.com.au/2010/01/granville-rail-disaster-18-january-1977-lest-we-forget/ USDA (2006). Cyclone Larry lashes North East Queensland. Retrieved from http://www.pecad.fas.usda.gov/highlights/2006/03/australia_23mar2006/ Wikipedia (a). (2012). Queensland Floods. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010–2011_Queensland_floods Wikipedia (b). (2012). Granville Railway Disaster. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_railway_disaster YouTube (2012). Cyclone Larry – destruction in Cairns. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9LHT7RRp-8

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