Influence of location, population, and climate on building damage and fatalities due to Australian bushfire: 1925-2009

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 300-310

  Crompton, Ryan P ^a   McAneney, K John ^a   Chen, Keping ^a   Pielke Jr , Roger A ^b   Haynes, Katharine ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 79952088704     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010WCAS1063.1     Document Type: Article

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