Weather Conditions On Black Saturday

Location: Tropical cyclones occur in the northern part of Australia, around the periphery, or in the tropics. The areas most affected by tropical cyclones are Queensland and Western Australia, with New South Wales being one of the states rarely affected. The season for tropical cyclones in the southern hemisphere is from November to April.

In Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes the Hound of the Baskervilles, weather and seasons convey a motif of new beginnings.

The stock market crash, October 29, 1929 this is also known as Black Tuesday. The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America and Europe. The industrialized Western world had experienced the most ruthless and prolonged depression. Cinderella Man is only one example of how families struggle and overcame the great depression. You will see how this effective many Americans.

For example, in February much of the United States had recorded frigid temperatures and North Dakota hit an all-time extreme record low of minus sixty degrees (Hutchinson, 35) . In contrast to the high temperatures, in the summer of 1936 strong upper-atmosphere high pressure systems locked over North America which caused very high temperatures. All but two states experienced protracted temperatures in excess of 100 degrees. Seventy-five percent of those states experienced temperatures that exceeded 110. The high for Kansas in 1936 was in Alton which reached 121 degrees in July. Conditions were so severe that federal officials warned that America’s agricultural belt was in real danger of being transformed into a desert. The heat wave cost $1 billion in crop and livestock losses. On July 15th of 1936, the Chicago Tribune estimated that 1,000 people a day were dying and continued at that pace for several days.

When they thought it could not get worse than it already was, Black Sunday, demonstrated just how bad it could get. It appeared like a normal day at the beginning but April 14, 1935 was no conventional day. Following quite a while of serious tidy tempests, the climate had cleared and the range inhabitants had moved outside to exploit the wonderful climate. In under 10 minutes, the temperature dropped and the winged creatures became quiet. Winds kicked up to more than 60 miles for each hour and perceivability dropped to zero. That evening, a monstrous cloud cleared over the Great Plains. It was 1000 miles in length and exploded at velocities to 100 miles for every hour. It was made of 300,000 tons of clean whipped from the beginning northern

On January 20,2014. Dallas Texas was a bad weather. It was much snows, and the damage was broken cares and some houses. The police officer did not allow people to go outside because the risk was more effect. However, many people attempted to ride a car because the cause wanted to go the hospital.

In 1932 there were 14 dust storms and in 1933 that number rose to 48 dust storms. That shows how much the wind blew and how little water they got during that time. 1934 was the hottest year with a record of 29 days in a row that the temperature was above 100 degrees. During this time 80 percent of the country was bone dry meaning it didn’t rain for a long time.

Black Saturday is one of the most horrific natural disasters in Australian history. With over 172 dead, 414 injured, 1.07 billion dollars paid by insurance companies, 20,030 houses and 3,500 buildings completely destroyed within seven weeks. The bushfire ignited on February the 7th and ended on the March the 15th 2009, lasting to an estimated 37 days. The bushfires had an immediate effect and completely wiped out towns off national maps, some resurrected with the building and endurance of communities but others were left with not a structure standing. Some towns that were affected by the bushfires were Beechworth, Bendigo, Churchill, Horsham, Kinglake, Narre Warren, Marysville, Flowerdale and Redesdale.

Black Sunday had a big impact on the great plains, and everywhere. Black Sunday was the worse Sunday in history. According to the story," Everyone hurried home trying despertely to beat the overwhelming black blizzard before it struck." Alot of people got lost and perished from the black cloud.

From the 1900’s to 1930’s, many families bought land to make farms. This was also the time that large flat and plain areas like Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado were hit by devastating dust storms.

Preceding Black Saturday, Victoria experienced a heatwave that founded three consecutive days above 43˚C, the highest temperature reaching 46.4˚C. The heat wave was caused by a slow moving high pressure system in the Tasman Sea, from there a monsoon trough directed the hot and dry air

The 1920’s were a lavishing time. People of the 1920’s were living off the motto: “Forget about the war and live for today…spend, travel, dine, dance. Dash off to Florida, California, Europe. Buy expensive automobiles, luxurious houses, and costly jewelry. Throw money around, but forget about the war.” Even 31st President Herbert Hoover believed that we would abolish poverty, and the economy would not falter. That all changed on October 29th, 1929, which the date will be known as, “The Black Tuesday.” When the Stock Market crashed, major industries, factories, and millionaires, went bankrupt in a matter of hours.

The floods started at the end of November 2010 and Cyclone Tasha a category 1 cyclone hit on Christmas Eve; they continued through till mid-January 2011. Cyclone Yasi then hit in February soon after the floods causing even more havoc to the already damaged Queensland.

4. In July of 2006 heat waves contributed to the deaths of at least 225 people in North America.

It polluted the air, making it dangerous for animals and humans who lived by the areas. Most of the aborigines would've of gotten health problems from breathing in the smoke. Not only would the aborigines have problems, but so would the animals. The fire would destroy homes of the animals such as trees where possums or birds would be living, making them an easier prey as they would have to find another place. Some animals have very small lungs and it would be easier for them to become ill or die due to the smoke that has been inhaled.