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Natural disasters in Australia - Australia's Culture PortalAustralia experiences a range of 'natural disasters' including bushfires, floods, severe storms, earthquakes and landslides. Fire can often follow drought, and drought can be followed by flood. I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains, Of ra...
Even though the four 'official' calendar seasons have the same names as the northern hemisphere seasons, the weather during these seasons is very different to northern hemisphere weather patterns. Indigenous Australians have long had their own seasonal c...
Bardi people, Cape Leveque, Kimberley region, Western Australia Pearl shell, red pigment. Australia's pearling industry began long before European settlement. Northern Australian coastal dwelling Aborigines harvested the abundant pearl shell from the shal...
Robin Boyd, Roy Grounds and Harry Seidler have contributed significantly to modern Australian architecture by applying modernist-style principles to Australian homes. Another group of architects, such as Glenn Murcutt, Tina Engelen and Ian Moore, and Trop...
Internationally recognised Australian icons include buildings like the Sydney Opera House (architect Jørn Utzon) and the new Parliament House in Canberra (architect Romaldo Giurgola). Distinctive Australian architecture is also recognisable in the rural ...
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Northern Territory Library Cyclone Tracy Website (more info)
Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin, Australia on the night of Christmas Eve 1974. The website has three main areas: Cyclone Tracy - covers the history of Darwin, Meteorological information - includes general information about cyclones and Oral histories - a
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ABC Local: Australia Wide - Cyclones (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:47:00 +1100 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/02/2730260.htm News Online australia <georss:where xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss"> <gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <gml:pos>-26.000 134.500</gml:pos...
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In the Northern Territory cyclones occur most frequently in the Gulf of Carpentaria near Gove, and in a line moving west from the Darwin area. Severe damage was caused on the Tiwi Islands with 250 mm of rain in eight hours recorded at Bathurst Island. A s...
Cyclones create storm surges, large waves that last for several hours formed as wind and pressure combine to create a slope on the water. "The model shows that severe storms are less frequent than they were assumed to be before," Hardy told ABC Science O...
The bureau is warning that Ingrid could generate a dangerous storm tide, the combination of the storm surge due to the cyclone and the normal tide of the day. For more details on the cyclone, and precautions to take if you're in the area, visit the Tropic...
A tropical cyclone as seen from a satellite (off the northwest coast of Western Australia). Immature - if the conditions are favourable, clouds collect and move with the winds that start rotating clockwise around a low pressure area. In this decaying st...
The Tropical Cyclone Forecast Track Map is a graphical product that provides a track of the cyclone showing recent movement, and forecast movement (with uncertainty indicated) 48 hours hence. When is a Tropical Cyclone Forecast Track Map Issued? A Tropic...
Tropical Cyclone Outlooks provide a probability forecast for potential tropical cyclone development during the coming 3 days. When is a Tropical Cyclone Outlook Issued? Tropical Cyclone Outlooks are issued every 24 hours during the above-mentioned period....
Tropical cyclone information bulletins are designed to provide information to people on existing cyclones that do not pose a short-term threat to coastal communities in Australia. When is a Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin Issued? What information is...
Tropical Cyclone Seasonal Outlooks provide a rough forecast for number of tropical cyclones expected in the coming season. When is a Tropical Cyclone Seasonal Outlook Issued? Tropical Cyclone Seasonal Outlooks are issued October or November: One for West...
Tropical Cyclone Advices are issued whenever a tropical cyclone is expected to cause winds in excess of 62km/h (gale force) over land in Australia*. When is a Tropical Cyclone Advice Issued? While the threat remains, a tropical cyclone advice will be issu...
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