Friday, August 11, 2017

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin - 07 to 11 August 2017

Global hazards weekly bulletin

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 07th to 11th August 2017

China                 

What you need to know about the Jiuzhaigou earthquake

Earthquake of 6.5 magnitude rocks China's Sichuan; 12 killed, 175 injured, thousands evacuated

Sichuan China earthquake: 19 killed as aftershocks rattle survivors

Landslide in southwest China leaves 24 dead: Sources

 

Greece

Europe Experiences The Wrath Of The Heat Wave 'Lucifer'

Deadly heat wave grips 10 European countries

 

Italy

Three dead as storms ravage northern Italy

 

Japan

2 Dead As Typhoon Noru Approaches Japan

Typhoon Noru deluge prompts evacuation orders in central regions

 

Nepal

Flood and landslide damaged 13 houses in Kaski

 

The United States of America

Rare August tornado sends 30 to hospital in Tulsa; no deaths

 

Vietnam

26 dead, 15 missing in landslides, floods; torrential rain washes dozens of villages away

 

Upcoming Events

Frontline stories: risks faced by health workers

8th Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management

13th APRU Multi-hazards Symposium 2017

Strengthening disaster risk reduction across the Americas: Summit on the contribution of earth observation

Australasia's emergency management and public safety conference (AFAC 17)

Global Disaster Relief & Development Summit 2017

Disasters Conference: learning from the past 40 years

IHRR Dealing with Disasters Conference 2017

6th International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation (CCA2017)

DMISA Southern Africa DRR Conference 2017 - Purpose in Action

 

Other items of interest

Fiji's Climate Champion Speaks Up for Women in the Wake of Cyclones

Disasters and development

Climate Change Is Key Driver Of Disasters

Canada - More than 360 wildfires this season are human-caused

Fires in Europe Fuelled by Urbanisation and Climate Change

U.S. Is Already Feeling Effects of Climate Change, Report Says

In the Philippines, mangroves are a valuable flood defence

Predicting extreme fire weather using artificial intelligence

Kenya's herders swap livestock for chillies as drought bites

Heat waves threaten city dwellers, especially minorities and the poor

Extreme heat decimating crops in parts of Europe

PM Modi Setting Agenda for Disaster Management and Risk Mitigation

Director of MET opens CREWS-Canada and Canada Projects steering committee in Honiara

 

 

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