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The Beaufort Scale A wind scale devised in 1806 by Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort. 0  - Calm 1  - Light Air 2  - Light Breeze 3  - Gentle Breeze 4  - Moderate Breeze 5  - Fresh Breeze 6  - Strong Breeze 7  - Near Gale 8  - Gale 9  - Severe Gale 10 - Storm 11 - Violent Storm 12 - Hurricane	The Richter Scale A scale devised for earthquakes in 1935 by Charles Richter. 1  - Instrumental 2  - Feeble 3  - Slight 4  - Moderate 5  - Rather Strong 6  - Strong 7  - Very Strong 8  - Destructive 9  - Ruinous 10 - Disastrous 11 - Very Disastrous 12 - Catastrophic
Types of Clouds Cirrus - Feathery white clouds Cirrocumulus - Small patchy white clouds Cirrostratus - Thin white sheets of clouds Cumulus - White puffy clouds Stratus - Low grey clouds Nimbus - Dark heavy rain clouds	Types of Lightning Anvil Ball Bead Cloud to Air Cloud to Cloud Cloud to Ground Forked Ribbon Sheet Staccato
Natures signals that rain might be on the way Ants build up their nests Bats fly lower Kookaburras calling in the daytime Birds sing more Cattle gather closer together Dolphins swim closer to land Roosters crow before going to sleep Mosquitoes attack during the day	Australian Events in Weather & Nature 1895-1903 Major drought takes hold as it does in 1911-1916, 1938-1945, 1954-1955, 1964-66, 1978-1983 and currently in 2006 1939 The 'Black Friday' bushfires took seventy one lives and 1000 homes along with complete townships. 1941 Mereberrie earthquake(6.9) shakes up Western Australia. 1974 Cyclone Tracy takes 50 lives and destroys 90% of Darwin. 1975 Bushfires affect 13-15% of Australia. 1983 'Ash Wednesday' Bushfires in Victoria and South Australia take 71 lives 1989 An Earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale takes 13 lives in the City of Newcastle. 1994 Lowest recorded temperature of -23c at Charlotte Pass, Highest recorded temperature of 53c was recorded in 1889 at Cloncurry

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