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[...] there has been the usual problem of most disasters: determining the precise number of victims. [...] is this further evidence of 'climate change'? [...] while all the main locations are named after distinguished Britons (and some Frenchmen), Australia also has a 'map of misery':161 some of the locations are named by Europeans to reflect how they felt at the time.
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Australian Bushfires
IN the early months of most years, nature reminds Australians of just how fragile is their hold on the land. The brutal reminders can come in the form of floods, tropical storms, strong winds and bushfires. In some years several disasters are simultaneously buffeting different parts of the vast continent (almost equivalent to the area of the continental United States minus Alaska).[1]
Australia is the world's worst continent for bushfires. In early 2009 Australia attracted international attention because of a collection of particularly bad bushfires in the southern state of Victoria. Foreign media found it hard to believe that a developed country like Australia could sustain such a tragedy. [2] Not only was there an extensive loss of human life, but about 2,030 homes were also destroyed. The fires were among the worst disasters in Australia's two centuries or so of recorded history.This article begins with an examination of som...Siehe den Gesamtinhalt dieses Dokumentes
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