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Remnants of Cyclone Marcus over the Timor Sea

Remnants of Cyclone Marcus spin over the Timor Sea after striking the city of Darwin, Australia, on March 17, 2018. Source: Moment RF

News of the recent earthquake in Melbourne made Kulasegaram Sanchayan to explore natural disasters in Australian history.

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News of the recent earthquake in Melbourne made Kulasegaram Sanchayan to explore natural disasters in Australian history.

Darling River 4
The Darling River at Louth in western NSW nearly bone dry during a drought Source: Moment RF
Natural Disasters in Australia
Natural Disasters in Australia (1851 to present day) Source: SBS Tamil
Abandoned Car
18th October 1968: A car sits atop a cracked and buckled road after an earthquake in western Australia. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) Source: Hulton Archive
Natural Disasters in Australia
Natural Disasters in Australia Source: Getty Images
Lives lost due to Natural Disasters
Lives lost due to Natural Disasters Source: SBS Tamil
31st Dec 1974: A house on the outskirts of Darwin, Australia, which was wrecked when the cyclone 'Tracy' struck the city on Christmas Day. Fifty people were killed and thousands made homeless in the disaster, that destroyed 90% of Darwin's builidings.
31/12/74: A house in Darwin, wrecked by cyclone 'Tracy.' 50 people were killed 1,000s made homeless & estimated to have destroyed 90% of Darwin's buildings. Source: Hulton Archive
A Bushfire Or Wildfire Burning In Outback Australia
The orange glow of this night view of a bushfire in the Northern Territory of Australia hints at the raw energy of the inferno. Source: Photodisc

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