Bushfires

Bushfires can cause mass destruction to a person’s house and living environment. They can strike communities with devastating effects.
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This interesting book is part of a series empowering students by providing information they need to understand natural disasters and how ferocious the can be. It establishes criteria to monitor personal risk and to act safely in a disaster situation.

It explains
* the characteristics and causes of bushfires
* the effect on the environment, animal and human populations of bushfires
* how bushfires are monitored, and what can be done to prepare for and manage the risks that they pose.

Special features
• ‘World’s best’ case study fact boxes illustrate key concepts and facts included in text
• statistical information
• information from real-life survivors
• Do You Know What to Do? quizzes
• Find Out More sections

Contents
Disaster watch
Bushfires
Where bushfires happen?
How do bushfires start?
What happens during a bushfire?
What damages do bushfires cause?
Forecasting bushfires
Monitoring bushfires
When a bushfire strikes
Are you at risk?
Top tips for reducing risk
What you can do if a bushfires happens
After a bushfire
Quiz: Do you know what to do?
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