Australia Wildfire - Natural Hazards

Question 1

causes

Answer 1

> suffered an extreme drought
Indian Ocean Dipole prevented rainfall
El Nino ment there were higher temperatures
91,000 dry lightening strikes in Northern Territory
global warming, 30% risk increase

Question 2

primary effect

Answer 2

> 30,904 homes destroyed
> 33 people killed
> 1.5 million people evacuated
> over 1 billion animals killed
> over 18 million hectares burned

Question 3

secondary effect

Answer 3

> cost to be around $70 billion US
> slowed industrial growth
> Aussie Dollar fell more than 1%
> NSW air quality 10x hazardous level
> 400 mega tonnes of CO2

Question 4

short term response

Answer 4

> 2000 firefighters working in NSW alone
controlled burning
87 evacuation centres in NSW
American Red Cross delivered food, water
$5 million to Red Cross for evacuation centres
30,000 people registered to Register. Find. Reunite
fire fighters sent internationally
military assistance to help evacuation

Question 5

long term response

Answer 5

> cleared 4,848 km roads
1,200 km of fencing repaired
1.3 million kg fodder for animals
psychological aid set up
$239 million donated to Aussie Red Cross
$1.8 million for bereavement payments
Aussie government invested $200 million to help habitat recovery

Question 6

social effects

Answer 6

> 33 people died - 7 were firefighters
100,000 people evacuated
3,000 houses and buildings destroyed

Question 7

economic effects

Answer 7

> $103 billion dollars lost in property damage and economic losses
slowed industrial growth
aussie dollar fell more the 1%

Question 8

environmental effects

Answer 8

> over 18 million hectares burned
NSW air quality was 10x hazardous level
extensive loss of vegetation to kangaroo island
80km/h winds
emitted 40 mega tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere
over a billion animals died

Question 9

political effects

Answer 9

> Scott Morrison promised better funding for firefighting and pay outs for volunteer firefighters
Scott Morrison was not very popular