Impact on the Environment

The impact on the natural environment after the destruction of Cyclone Tracy was catastrophic. Water supplies were down as the water was contaminated. Sewerage lines were damaged resulting in a lack of sanitation and poisons which leaked into the environment. Metal, glass and debris was thrown all over Darwin.

                                                          (Franchi, M, 1974)

    

Trees were uprooted and turned over. major animal habitats were destroyed. In the early hours the following morning, witnesses signal the loss of a majority of the bird population. The food-chain was broken, as after any natural disaster. The beaches were strewn with decaying marine life, litter was in the oceans destroying coral reefs, fish and other animals. 

                                                                        (Stevens, R, 1974)

The impact Cyclone Tracy had on Darwin was intense, leaving absolutely nothing standing.

                                                   (http://bicycleuser.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/tracy.jpg)