This online resource provides information on past and current disasters.

Find out information on a variety of natural disasters and extreme weather events including: cyclones, tsunamis, earthquakes and bush fires, from across the Asia-Pacific and Oceania region.

Teachers and students are able to:

• examine case studies to explore natural disasters of the past and currently occurring disasters;
• view multimedia resources such as images, photos, video and audio resources;
• study interactive maps;
• read up-to-date news on disasters across Australia; and
• connect to social media, blogs and news feeds.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S5U02 (Year 5), AC9S8U03 (Year 8)