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Recent Environmental Events

In September 2009, Australia faced severe dust storms that transformed Sydney's sky into a striking red. Meanwhile, the South Pacific was ravaged by a massive tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake, which devastated Samoan villages, leading to the tragic loss of nearly 100 lives. As survivors sought refuge from the rapidly rising waters, the aftermath revealed extensive destruction. These events highlight the dramatic climate and geological challenges faced by regions across the globe.

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Recent Environmental Events

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  1. Recent Environmental Events AOS/Geogr/IES 121 9/30/2009

  2. Australian dust storms September 23, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/national/dust-turns-sydney-sky-red/20090923-g0tw.html?selectedImage=52 Luna Park. Photo: Miro Bzduch, smh.com.au reader

  3. People exercising at Coogee Beach. Photo: Peter Rae The scene in Wattle Grove, NSW. Photo: Jacob Pogson, smh.com.au reader

  4. South Pacific tsunami kills nearly 100 people • APIA, Samoa - A massive tsunami hurled by a powerful earthquake flattened Samoan villages and swept cars and people out to sea, killing at least 99 and leaving dozens missing Wednesday. The toll was expected to rise. • Survivors fled the fast-churning water for higher ground on the South Pacific islands and remained huddled there hours after the quake, with a magnitude between 8.0 and 8.3, struck around dawn Tuesday. • The quake was centered about 125 miles from Samoa, an island nation of 180,000 people located about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii. It was about 120 miles from neighboring American Samoa, a U.S. territory that is home to 65,000 people. Raj Borsellino / Reuters A destroyed structure is seen among debris near a church following a tsunami in the village of Leone, American Samoa. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33075304/ns/world_news-asiapacific/?GT1=43001

  5. Tsunami in December 2004 killed ~ 240,000 in 11 countries Sri Lanka (USGS)

  6. Tsunami in December 2004 killed ~ 240,000 in 11 countries Photo courtesy DigitalGlobeBeach damage in Kalutara Sri Lanka (USGS)

  7. http://bailey320.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/tsunami2.jpg

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