Bushfires of Australia PART A: Bushfires are large-scaled wildfires that burn out of control spreading across the forests‚ shrubs and woodlands but to a lesser extent in grasslands. Bushfires have slow movement but high heat output which means they can be very destructive. Even though they smoulder for days‚ bushfires only pass through for two to five minutes. They take a big role in the Australian environment because the ecosystems have evolved with fire. Also several of the native plants are
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In Canberra it no sustainable because it becoming bigger and bigger and there is more houses being build that means Canberra is not sustainable. Sustainability (see appendix 1) means that when environment‚ economy and society work together to form a perfect system which can work for infinity longtime. And all the animals having being affected such as animals don’t have place to live because they habitat is being destroyed and this would affect biodiversity; biodiversity is when there is different
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since records had been kept. Saturday 7 February was forecast to reach temperatures in the low 40s‚ accompanied by strong winds‚ igniting many bushfires across Victoria. (Jose‚ 2010) This report will explain the social‚ environmental‚ and economic effects of the Black Saturday bushfire‚ as well as bushfires causes and how to stay safe during the bushfire season. Location Victoria is a state in The South-East of Australia and is home to Melbourne‚ Australia’s second-largest city. With an area of
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Distinction and Differentiation Perception through Communication The Definition of Design Design in any context can be looked upon in a number of different ways. It is seen as a form of communication through visuals. It is dependant on the here and now and the knowledge behind the viewer at any given point. There can be a multitude of meanings to any design coherent with the elements and principles explored and executed within the work. Within the readings from Stroud‚ Bourdieu‚ and Johnson
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How to survive a bushfire: The safest place to be is away from the fire. To survive a bushfire you must firstly have a bushfire to survive from. No that does not mean you go light the local park on fire. But if a bushfire comes your way‚ this is what to do. 1: Think of you first: Everyone else is thinking of their survival. There is no time to be helping people unless you REALLY need to‚ they should be fine on their own and you could be slowing yourself or other people down. 2: Only stay and defend
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Australia. But mostly towards the people of Victoria‚ it is now known as Black Saturday. Black Saturday was a series of bushfires that ignited or were burning across Victoria during extreme bushfire-weather conditions‚ resulting in Australia ’s highest ever loss of life from a bushfire. Conditions: Majority of the fires ignited and spread on a day of some of the worst bushfire conditions ever recorded. Temperatures in the mid to high 40s with wind speeds in excess of 100 km/h‚ which fanned the fires
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*In the bushfires that happened at the start of this year in Marysville. Many qualities were brought out of so many people‚ from helping fighting fires‚ to donating money and donating clothes and goods etc. One story that I heard recently that happened around the time of the bushfires was probably one of the most amazing things I have heard come from any person. My sisters friend‚ a volunteer firefighter‚ Luke‚ met another fireman in his travels with the bushfires. On there way to fighting a fire
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Ash Wednesday In the modern Australian society‚ bushfires have become one of the most devastating weather phenomenon to impact the people of Australia around the country. A bushfire is a. The history of time in Australia has witnessed a series of devastating bushfires‚ which have caused a significant damage to the property and the loss of human life in Australia. Bushfires in Australia are a frequent event that occurs during the hotter months of the year‚ this is due to the fact that Australia has
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Geography Exam - Study Notes The Australian continent: Countries that belong to the Asia-Pacific Region: | Countries that are described as being on the Pacific Rim: | * Australia * Brunei * Cambodia * People’s Republic of China * Hong Kong * Macau * Fiji * Indonesia * Japan * Kiribati * North Korea * South Korea * Laos * Malaysia * Marshall Islands * Federated States of Micronesia * Nauru * New Zealand * Palau * Papua New Guinea * Philippines *
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On the 16th of February 1983‚ over 100 fires swept over Victoria and South Australia‚ leaving devastation and tragedy behind. In total‚ there were 75 deaths‚ and thousands of buildings were lost‚ on a day that would be forever remembered as Ash Wednesday. The fires burnt over 520‚000 hectares across Victoria‚ and South Australia. More then 3700 buildings were destroyed. A total 2400 families or individuals lost there homes‚ and 75 people were killed‚ 47 in Victoria and 28 in South Australia. Over
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