Natural Hazards in Australia

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This summer season has been very active to date with a number of natural hazards becoming disasters around Australia. This unit examines the types and nature of dominant natural hazards in Australia. It also defines natural hazards and disasters according to UNESCO.

A reliable news site is used to find and record events. It allows students to plot major hazards during the months ahead and add data to generate maps of their own. A number of excellent web sites are provided to access this data and the students are able to hotlink news articles to their projects.

A Knowledge test is included for hazards and a short report on a disaster is included.

Natural Hazards - December 2006 & January 2007