The Costliest Disaster In Australian History

Not a fire, typhoon, or flood

1999 Sydney hailstorm. (2022, October 29). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Sydney_hailstorm

Australia periodically makes the news for some gnarly weather events. The continent is vulnerable to typhoons, widespread flooding, and massive wildfires. Australia was home to some of the strongest wind speeds ever recorded, thanks to powerful offshore storms. So it comes as a massive shock that the costliest disaster in Australian…