Natural Disasters
Exclusive summary:
Nowadays, people around the world are affected by natural disasters. These may be caused by climate change such as drought, flood, and cyclone, the environment such as pollution, deforestation, desertification, pest infestation or combinations of these, or the destroy of ozone layer will contribute to the green house effect. People's homes are wiped out and livelihoods are destroyed. Poverty, population pressures and environmental degradation mean that increasing numbers of people are vulnerable to natural disasters.
In Australia, natural disasters such as floods, bush-fires and tropical cyclones occur regularly across the Australian continent. They cause more than $1.14 billion damage each year to homes, businesses and the nation’s facility, along with serious results to communities. Scientists claim that more natural disasters will occur with worse consequences such as severe cyclones, storms and floods, are expected in the future. Australian government and people need to do many actions immediately to protect the nature in this nation the same as to protect our blue planet.
This study has focused on the typical natural disasters in Australia and main reasons cause these by humans. Moreover, the study also revealed that humans need to do some actions now to reduce the natural disasters immediately. Therefore, we can try to overcome our selfishness to correct own mistakes and let this Earth be green forever.
Introduction:
Natural disasters have affected people since humans first appeared on the earth. They have influenced, shaped and modified human behaviour, changing the way people live with and respond to the nature. In Australia, billions of dollars have been spent in trying to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters. Moreover, natural disasters have resulted in enormous intangible losses, causing grief through the loss of life and personal possessions. Examples include the probability or frequency of
Nowadays, people around the world are affected by natural disasters. These may be caused by climate change such as drought, flood, and cyclone, the environment such as pollution, deforestation, desertification, pest infestation or combinations of these, or the destroy of ozone layer will contribute to the green house effect. People's homes are wiped out and livelihoods are destroyed. Poverty, population pressures and environmental degradation mean that increasing numbers of people are vulnerable to natural disasters.
In Australia, natural disasters such as floods, bush-fires and tropical cyclones occur regularly across the Australian continent. They cause more than $1.14 billion damage each year to homes, businesses and the nation’s facility, along with serious results to communities. Scientists claim that more natural disasters will occur with worse consequences such as severe cyclones, storms and floods, are expected in the future. Australian government and people need to do many actions immediately to protect the nature in this nation the same as to protect our blue planet.
This study has focused on the typical natural disasters in Australia and main reasons cause these by humans. Moreover, the study also revealed that humans need to do some actions now to reduce the natural disasters immediately. Therefore, we can try to overcome our selfishness to correct own mistakes and let this Earth be green forever.
Introduction:
Natural disasters have affected people since humans first appeared on the earth. They have influenced, shaped and modified human behaviour, changing the way people live with and respond to the nature. In Australia, billions of dollars have been spent in trying to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters. Moreover, natural disasters have resulted in enormous intangible losses, causing grief through the loss of life and personal possessions. Examples include the probability or frequency of