Australia Drought
- Created by: Amy Woodhams
- Created on: 02-05-13 17:44
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- Australia Drought
- causes
- high evaporation rates due to hot whether
- not much water to replace the loss of water
- in areas the temp exceeded the average temperature by 3 degrees
- only 10% of annual rainfall
- high evaporation rates due to hot whether
- effects on places
- social
- 4 people killed& 500 homes destroyed in Canberra
- New South Wales ran seriously short of water
- 4 people killed& 500 homes destroyed in Canberra
- enviromnental
- reservoirs in New South Wales fell to 25% of their capacity
- 1.2 million acres of forest/ bush around Sydney was burned during the fires
- destroying 170 homes and damaging national parks
- economic
- water had to moved by road tankers to 21 towns in New South Wales
- water restrictions in Melbourne and Canberra
- homes needed repairing
- water restrictions in Melbourne and Canberra
- water had to moved by road tankers to 21 towns in New South Wales
- social
- effects on stakeholders
- home owners
- water restrictions
- Farmers
- production down by 30%
- drought caused soil to dry up
- Other businesses
- dust storms reduced viability to 300m, unsafe to drive so employees absent or late
- Government
- 10,000 jobs lost & agricultural profit decreased by 30%
- home owners
- causes
- key points
- Australia Drought
- causes
- high evaporation rates due to hot whether
- not much water to replace the loss of water
- in areas the temp exceeded the average temperature by 3 degrees
- only 10% of annual rainfall
- high evaporation rates due to hot whether
- effects on places
- social
- 4 people killed& 500 homes destroyed in Canberra
- New South Wales ran seriously short of water
- 4 people killed& 500 homes destroyed in Canberra
- enviromnental
- reservoirs in New South Wales fell to 25% of their capacity
- 1.2 million acres of forest/ bush around Sydney was burned during the fires
- destroying 170 homes and damaging national parks
- economic
- water had to moved by road tankers to 21 towns in New South Wales
- water restrictions in Melbourne and Canberra
- homes needed repairing
- water restrictions in Melbourne and Canberra
- water had to moved by road tankers to 21 towns in New South Wales
- social
- effects on stakeholders
- home owners
- water restrictions
- Farmers
- production down by 30%
- drought caused soil to dry up
- Other businesses
- dust storms reduced viability to 300m, unsafe to drive so employees absent or late
- Government
- 10,000 jobs lost & agricultural profit decreased by 30%
- home owners
- causes
- 2002-2003
- high air pressure case study
- Qieensland, New south Wales, Victoria, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane
- Australia Drought
- anti-cyclonic conditions to the air was stable
- mainly in the in the East because it in in a dessert climate
- the Northern areas have more rainfall
- the distribution is caused by the rainforests in the north and the fact that their ecosystems encourage rainfall
- the Northern areas have more rainfall
- mainly in the in the East because it in in a dessert climate
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