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Australia needs eye in the sky to help with floods

Australia is in need of an early warning system to increase its ability to manage natural disasters, according to Linlin Ge, associate professor at the University of New South Wales School of Surve

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Publishing Date: 
Mon, 24/01/2011 - 15:19
Processed on Jan 24th 2011

Flood in Australia

Processed on Jan 4th 2011
Disaster Information
Name: 
Flood in Australia
Region: 
Australia
Occurance Date: 
28/12/2010
latitude: 
-20.9176
longitude: 
142.703

Massive flooding that has swept through Queensland, Australia, and claimed at least one life will likely force the evacuation of at least 1,000 people

Flood in Australia

First output of the project to assess coastal vulnerability

Australia: Department of Planning/Department of Transport, Australia, has delivered the first outputs of the project to assess coastal vulnerability and prepare for possible sea level rise.

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Thu, 29/07/2010 - 12:17
latitude: 
-25.2744
longitude: 
133.775
Processed on Jul 29th 2010

UNSW to develop satellite surveying technology

University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers will develop satellite surveying technologies that will allow flooding, bushfires, deforestation and earthquakes to be monitored in real time unde

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Publishing Date: 
Fri, 23/07/2010 - 14:20
latitude: 
-33.9172
longitude: 
151.231
Processed on Jul 23rd 2010

NASA's TRMM Satellite Measures Cyclone Laurence's Heavy Rainfall

Dec.

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Publishing Date: 
Mon, 04/01/2010 - 18:00
latitude: 
-29.5328
longitude: 
145.491
Processed on Jan 5th 2010

Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)

The GSDI Association is an inclusive organization of organizations, agencies, firms, and individuals from around the world.

Processed on Jun 4th 2009

Tropical cyclone in Australia

Processed on Jun 2nd 2009
Disaster Information
Name: 
Tropical cyclone in Australia
Region: 
Australia
Occurance Date: 
07/03/2009

GDACS red alert in effect. Islands on Australia's Great Barrier Reef were evacuated on March 7th.

Tropical cyclone in Australia

Wildfire in Australia

Processed on Jun 2nd 2009
Disaster Information
Name: 
Wildfire in Australia
Region: 
Australia
Occurance Date: 
07/02/2009

Bushfires have killed at least 84 people and destroyed more than 700 homes in south eastern Australia. (08/02/2009)

Wildfire in Australia

Flood in Australia

Processed on Jun 2nd 2009
Disaster Information
Name: 
Flood in Australia
Region: 
Australia
Occurance Date: 
01/02/2009

Major flooding peaked at 6.53 metres at 6pm Tuesday (17th Feb) at Diamantina Lakes, and at 8am was 5.84 metres and falling.

Flood in Australia