Extreme weather and natural disasters [

Australia is a vast land in which weather varies significantly in different parts of the continent. Recent extreme weather events in Australia, such as the Queensland floods and Victorian bushfires, are brutal reminders of nature's devastating power. Is global warming increasing the rate of nat...

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Main Author: Healey, Justin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thirroul, N.S.W. : Spinney Press , 2012
Series:Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) v. 335
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