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hazards wildfire Flashcards

1
Q

what year was australian bush fire

A

2019-2020

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2
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4 causes of bushfires

A

lightning strikes

indian ocean dipole = ocean currents created cooler water and high pressure so less cloud formation and less rain

changes in prevailing wind - westerlies moved north these fanned wildfire flames

extreme drought from 2017

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3
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how many lightning strikes on xmas day

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91,000

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4
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how many animals died

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1 billlion

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5
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what did loss of power result in

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water treatment halted so water shortages

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6
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how much did co2 increase by

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3 times - increased climate change

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7
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what was the percentage increase of breathing hospitalisations

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10 percent

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8
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How many died

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28

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9
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what did transportation closure disturb

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mining - one of the 5 pillars

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10
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how large of a timber plantation was lost

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1000 hectare

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11
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cost of fires

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70 billion

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12
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what percentage of people were unhappy with PMs handling of situation

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60 percent

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13
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what did ash effect

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contaminated fresh water sources

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14
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what 3 things declined

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house prices jobs and tourism

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15
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what medical condition increased

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asthma

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16
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how did they narrow the fire

A

trenches built

17
Q

how did they slow fire

3 things

A

fire breaks
water carrying materials
controlled burning

18
Q

what did government do

A

created new agencies to build back better and created emergency fund raising

19
Q

what did people do to help

A

gave blood

20
Q

what did gov invest in afterwards

A

better forecasting tech

21
Q

what was their new planning strategy

A

hazard zoning so new homes not at risk

22
Q

how much did the big 4 banks donate

A

8.5billion

23
Q

how much did gov donate

A

2billion

24
Q

what was distributed during and after widlfire

A

bush fire survival guides

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