Disasters

DisastersThroughout Australia & New ZealandDisastersNATURALCyclonesFloodsDroughtEarthquakesLandslidesMAN MADEMassacresRailPlaneFiresTerrorismMiningTWO TYPES OF DISASTERSNATURAL DISASTERSCaused by nature. Humans have limited, if any, controlCYCLONESTypical for tropical climates, cyclones are a natural occurrence, developing over warm waters and breaking down as they cross land. Depending on their severity, cyclones can have a massive negative impact leaving a trail of destruction with damaging winds, flooding and cutting electricity.Cyclone exampleCYCLONE LARRYSee footage of Cyclone LarrySource: YouTube (2012); USDA (2006)20 March 2006 Category 4 systemMade landfall at Innisfail in North QLD Approximately $1.5 billion dollars in damage

FLOODSFloods are are a natural disaster caused by heavy rainfall and/or the bursting of damns, rivers etc. Floods can be unpredictable, leaving little time for preparation, and as such can have a negative impact by destroying homes, cutting off electricity, contaminating water, cutting off roads and food supply.Flood exampleDecember 2010 January 2011Death toll: 32Cost: $1 billion

TRENDING: Read how Twitter helped with flood information2010-2011 QLD FLOODSSee footage of Grantham floodsSource: ABC News (2012); Fairfax Media (2012); Wikipedia (a) (2012)MAN MADE DISASTERSCreated and controlled by humans. Nature does not generally play a dominant roleMASSACRESMassacres generally involve the uneccessary slaughter of a number of people by one or more persons. As such it is a man made disaster.Massacre example28 April 1996Port Arthur historical siteKiller Martin Bryant opened fire in a mass killing spreeDeath toll: 32 peoplePORT ARTHUR MASSACRE CONTROVERSY: Port Arthur in art

Source: Artwork by Rodney Pople, Daily Telegraph (2012)

Can art go too far?

Listen to this audio and review this painting do you believe the painter is entitled to create such a piece?RAIL DISASTER

Source: Southern Thunderer (2010)Rail disaster example18 January 1977 Granville, Western Sydney, NSWCrowded commuter train derailed running into the supports of a road bridge that collapsed onto two of the trains passenger carriagesDeath toll: 210It is the worst rail disaster in Australian history based on loss of life.GRANVILLE RAIL DISASTERSource: Southern Thunderer (2010); Wikipedia (b) (2012)References

ABC News (2012). How Twitter Covered the QLD Floods. Retrieved fromhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-11/how-twitter-covered-the-queensland-floods/3767166

Daily Telegraph. (2012). Mass Murderer Martine Bryant Features in Tasmanian Glover Prize Winning Portrait. Retrieved fromhttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/mass-murderer-martin-bryant-features-in-tasmanian-glover-prize-winning-portrait/story-e6freuy9-1226295724682 FairFax Media (2012). Grantham Floods. Retrieved fromhttp://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/a-terror-that--took-their-breath-away--and-its-coming-again-20110111-19lur.html Southern Thunderer (2010). Granville Rail Disaster. Retrieved from http://www.southernthunderer.com.au/2010/01/granville-rail-disaster-18-january-1977-lest-we-forget/ USDA (2006). Cyclone Larry lashes North East Queensland. Retrieved from http://www.pecad.fas.usda.gov/highlights/2006/03/australia_23mar2006/ Wikipedia (a). (2012). Queensland Floods. Retrieved fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20102011_Queensland_floodsWikipedia (b). (2012). Granville Railway Disaster. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_railway_disasterYouTube (2012). Cyclone Larry destruction in Cairns. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9LHT7RRp-8