Friday, August 4, 2017

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin - 31 July to 04 August 2017

Global hazards weekly bulletin

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 31st July to 04th August 2017

Australia

Thousands of homes without power as rain and wind strike Perth metro area

Perth storm destruction: Wild weather leaves damage trail

 

China

Typhoon injures over 80 in Taiwan, traps dozens

Typhoon injures 81 in Taiwan as another storm approaches

Over 5,000 people evacuated in Kaohsiung due to torrential rain

 

Greece

Wildfires fanned by high winds ravage Greece and Corsica

 

India

11 die after being struck by lightning in Odisha; toll due to floods, rains rises across India

India floods: 213 killed in Gujarat as receding waters reveal more victims

Rain lashes many states; seven dead in flood-hit West Bengal

4 dead as rain triggers landslides in Himachal

 

Indonesia

Mount Sinabung erupts ash 4.2 kilometres up; 10 villages directly affected

 

Iran

10 injured in 4.7-magnitude quake in western Iran

Number of injured in Iran earthquake reaches 15

Earthquake in Iran leaves 25 people injured

 

Kenya

Boosting emergency drought response in Kenya

 

Nepal

Four passengers injured in Dhading landslide hit, jeep buried

 

United Kingdom

BA plane was left with '42 to 46 holes' after lightning strike – but completed nine-hour flight to India

 

Vietnam

Death toll rises in northern Vietnam flash floods

5 killed in overnight downpours across Vietnam's northern mountains

Seven killed, 27 missing in flash floods in northern region

 

Other items of interest

India - Lightning claimed 59 lives in three months: MoHA

Health officials blame drought for dengue surge

Heavy rain brings flooding and loss of life

Philippines - Disaster preparedness now part of school curriculum

The science behind this strange dance between hurricanes Hilary and Irwin

Bangladesh: Building resilience in the eye of the storm (Part 3/3)

How hot weather – and climate change – affect airline flights

Safeguarding Baltimore's food supply: New report examines risks, proposes solutions

A promising new tool for forecasting volcanic hazards

Deadly heat waves could hit South Asia this century

Boosting resilience to modern-day threats - what is it worth?

Benefits of dikes outweigh costs - effective measures for reducing future flooding

Crop-damaging temperatures increase suicide rates in India

Lights Out in Hatteras

Big Data in Environment and Human Health

BBC Media Action - Why we use media for development

Wildfire Season Is Scorching the West

Greenland Tsunami Reached Heights of 300 Feet in June, Study Finds

Cyclone Debbie: Bug in floodwaters lays victims low

Building back better

 

 


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