Byline: Craig WarhurstGympie Times, The Qld
As Japan is positioned off the coast of East Asia, it is also vulnerable to coastal flooding produced by nontropical systems, such as extratropical storms and frontal passages. Most of Japan is far enough north to observe strong cold front passages, and strong winds behind such fronts sometimes...
Why investing in disaster risk management pays off Queensland Government (2014) Queensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience. http://www.dilgp.qld.gov.au/resources/plan/local-government/queensland-strategy-for-disaster-resilience.pdf. Accessed 15 Feb 2016 Reason P, Bradbury H (2006) Handbook of ...
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Australia is suffering a rare “cyclone sandwich” – two gigantic tropical cyclones, Cyclone Marcia (cat 5 – like Katrina) and Cyclone Lam (cat 4) are smashing into the North of Australia at the same time as seen in the NASA/NOAA satellite photo. Detailshere ...
In this study, we attempt to expand tropical cyclone (TC) risk assessment methodology and build an understanding of TC risk to Australia’s natural environment by focusing on coral reefs. TCs are natural hazards known to have the potential to bring destr
Young [30,31] presented data from approximately 26 tropical cyclones measured on the North-West coast of Australia. Following the approaches commonly used in fetch-limited studies (e.g., [46,47]), they presented the data in non-dimensional form, 𝜀=𝑔2𝐸𝑇𝑜𝑡/𝑈410ε=g2ETot/...
Qld, FreshwaterCallaghan, J., 2005: Tropical cyclone impacts along the Australian east coast from November to April 1858 to 2000. Australian Bureau of Meteorology Rep., 35 pp. [Available online at http:// australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/impacts-eastcoast.pdf.]...