Bush Fires and Tropical Cyclones, 2005, Hong Kong
Governor Barry Schafer provided an update, overview and reflection on both bush fires and tropical cyclones with in Australia.
The two main natural disasters that Australia has to contend with are Bush Fires (USA Wild fires, Europe Forest Fires) and Tropical Cyclones (USA Hurricanes, Asia Typhoons). This paper is on how studies from these two types of disasters have resulted in changes to building regulations in designs to resist damage from these events and how emergency services are coordinated to manage these events prior during and post their occurrence. See more…