Articles, pictures, videos, worksheets, maps and much more on Natural Disasters in Australia and globally.
Learn and think critically about why natural disasters occur, what causes them, and the effect natural disasters have in Australia and around the world. Also learn how natural disasters are managed and the implications of Climate Change both within Australia and globally.
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ARTICLES
• Natural Disasters in Australia
• Climate Change
Disaster:
• Disaster
• Major Disasters Timeline
Flood:
• Flood
• Floods in Australia
Cyclones:
• Cyclone
* Cyclones in Australia
Bushfires:
• Bushfires in Australia
• Black Saturday Bushfires
• Black Friday Bushfires
• Wildfire
Drought:
• Drought
Tsunami:
• Tsunami
• Tsunami of 2004
• Tonga Tsunami of 2022
• Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011
Volcanoes:
• Volcano
• White Island
• Budj Bim
Earthquakes:
• Earthquake
• Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011
• Fukushima nuclear disaster
Storms:
• Storm
• Thunderstorm
Tectonic Plates:
• Plate Techtonics
Avalanche:
• Avalanche
MAPS
• Black Saturday bushfires 2009
• Black Friday bushfires 1939
• Japan earthquake and tsunami 2011
• Fukushima nuclear disaster
• Tsunami of 2004
• Plate Techtonics
TIMELINES
• Major Disasters
WORKSHEETS
• Floods in Australia
• Bushfires in Australia
• Cyclones in Australia
• Earthquake
• Tsunami
• Volcano
MEDIA
Climate Change:
• Flooding in Bangladesh
Disaster:
• Video: Honshu tsunami in the Pacific Ocean
Flood:
• Illustration of how a flood occurs
• Flooding Windsor NSW 2021
• Flooding Queensland 2019
• Flooding Brisbane QLD 2011
• Flooding Lismore NSW 2022
• Flooding Queensland 2010
Cyclones:
• Illustration: Cyclonic weather system
• Cyclone warning sign Townsville QLD
• Cyclone damage Darwin 1974
• Aftermath of Cyclone Tracey NT 1974
• Storm damage Cyclone Yasi QLD 2011
• Tropical cyclone above eastern Australia
Bushfires:
• Video: Volunteer firefighters
• Video: Firefighting helicopter
• Video: Firefighters working to put out bushfire
• Bushfire smoke near Sydney
• Family takes refuge from bushfire Tasmania 2013
• Bushfire fighters Victoria 2020
• Black Friday Victoria 1939
• Damage Black Friday Victoria 1939
• Bushfire Bilpin NSW 2019
• Black Saturday Marysville Victoria 2009
• Damage bushfire Victoria 2026
• Bushfire aftermath
Drought:
• Drought
• Effects of drought around Wivenhoe Dam, QLD
Tsunami:
• Video: Honshu tsunami in Pacific Ocean
• Video: What causes tsunamis
• Video: Cause and effect of tsunami
• Video: Animation of tsunami generated by earthquake
• Video: Animation of tsunami wave
• Tsunami hazard sign
• Tsunami wave strikes Japan
• Tsunami damage Japan 2011
• Tsunami damage Wakuya Japan
• Damage caused by a tsunami in Tonga in 2022
• Damage from tsunami 2004
• Damage Indonesia 2004
Volcanoes:
• Video: Volcano eruption
• Illustration: Kinds of volcanoes
• Illustration: Volcano monitoring techniques
• Eruption White Island New Zealand
• Budj Bim
Earthquake
• Video: How earthquakes start
• Video: How faults move in earthquakes
• Video: Sound of an underwater earthquake
• Illustration: Earthquake resistant building
• Earthquake damage in Napel 2015
• Fukushima nuclear disaster
• Japan earthquake 2011
Storms
• Video: Lightning during a storm
• Illustration: Types of lightning
• Supercell thunderstorm
• Lightning and clouds during thunderstorm
• Lightning
Tectonic Plates:
• Different types of tectonic plates
• Earth’s tectonic plates
• Tectonic plates continental drift
Avalanche:
• Video: Avalanches rolling over mountainside
• Avalanche
Student
ARTICLES
• Climate Change
• Natural Disasters in Australia
Disaster:
• Disaster
• Major Disasters Timeline
Flood:
• Flood
• Floods in Australia
• Flash Flood
Cyclones:
• Cyclone
* Cyclones in Australia
Bushfires:
• Bushfires in Australia
• Black Saturday Bushfires
• Black Friday Bushfires
• Wildfire
Drought:
• Drought
Tsunami:
• Tsunami
• Tsunami of 2004
• Tonga Tsunami of 2022
• Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011
Volcanoes:
• Volcano
• White Island
• Budj Bim
Earthquakes:
• Earthquake
• Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011
• Nepal earthquake of 2015
Storms:
• Storm
• Thunderstorm
Tectonic Plates:
• Plate Techtonics
Avalanche:
• Avalanche
TIMELINES
• Major Disasters
MAPS
• Black Saturday bushfires 2009
• Black Friday bushfires 1939
• Japan earthquake and tsunami 2011
• Fukushima nuclear disaster
• Tsunami of 2004
• Where volcanoes occur
• Where earthquakes occur
• Drifting continents 200 million years ago
• Drifting continents 100 million years ago
Worksheets:
• Floods in Australia
• Bushfires in Australia
• Cyclones in Australia
MEDIA
Climate Change:
• Flooding in Bangladesh
Disaster:
• Video: Honshu tsunami in the Pacific Ocean
Flood:
• Illustration of how a flood occurs
• Flooding Windsor NSW 2021
• Flooding Queensland 2019
• Flooding Woodburn NSW
• Flooding Brisbane QLD 2011
• Flooding Lismore NSW 2022
• Flooding Queensland 2010
Cyclones:
• Illustration: Cyclonic weather system
• Cyclone warning sign Townsville QLD
• Cyclone damage Darwin 1974
• Aftermath of Cyclone Tracey NT 1974
• Storm damage Cyclone Yasi QLD 2011
• Tropical cyclone above eastern Australia
Bushfires:
• Video: Volunteer firefighters
• Video: Firefighting helicopter
• Video: Firefighters working to put out bushfire
• Interactive image: fighting wildfires
• Bushfire smoke near Sydney
• Family takes refuge from bushfire Tasmania 2013
• Bushfire fighters Victoria 2020
• Black Friday Victoria 1939
• Damage Black Friday Victoria 1939
• Bushfire Bilpin NSW 2019
• Black Saturday Marysville Victoria 2009
• Damage bushfire Victoria 2026
• Bushfire aftermath
Drought:
• Drought
• Effects of drought around Wivenhoe Dam, QLD
Tsunami:
• Video: Honshu tsunami in Pacific Ocean
• Video: Cause and effect of a tsunami
• Video: What causes tsunamis
• Video: Animation of tsunami generated by earthquake
• Video: Animation of tsunami wave
• Illustration: How a tsunami occurs
• Illustration: Double tsunami
• Tsunami monitoring buoy
• Tsunami hazard sign
• Tsunami wave strikes Japan
• Tsunami damage Japan 2011
• Tsunami damage Wakuya Japan
• Rescue workers Japan 2011
• Damage caused by a tsunami in Tonga in 2022
• Damage from tsunami 2004
• Damage Indonesia 2004
• Town destroyed by tsunami 2004
Volcanoes:
• Video: Volcano eruption
• Video: Molten lava
• Illustration: How a volcano erupts
• Illustration: Kinds of volcanoes
• Illustration: Hazards of volcanoes
• 360° image: Volcano in Vanuatu
• Eruption White Island New Zealand
• Budj Bim
Earthquake
• Video: How earthquakes start
• Video: How faults move in earthquakes
• Video: Sound of an underwater earthquake
• Illustration: Earthquake resistant building
• Earthquake damage in Napel 2015
• Fukushima nuclear disaster
• Japan earthquake 2011
• Rescue workers Japan 2011
Storms
• Video: Antimatter created in thunderstorms
• Video: Lightning during a storm
• Illustration: Types of lightning
• Supercell thunderstorm
• Supercell
• Lightning and clouds during thunderstorm
• Lightning
Tectonic Plates:
• Video: Drifting continents
• Earth’s tectonic plates
Avalanche:
• Video: Avalanches rolling over mountainside
• Avalanche
eBooks
True or False?
• Climate Change
• Volcanoes
• Weather
What Would Happen If?
• A Supervolcano Erupted
• The Ice Caps Melted
Aha! Academy
• Climate Chaos
Bolt:
• Natural Disasters
WORKSHEETS
• Aha! Academy Biology
• What Would Happen If?