Friday, September 1, 2017

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin - 28 August to 01 September 2017

Global hazards weekly bulletin

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 28th August to 01st September 2017

Canada

Hydro pole damaged by forest fire; 300 customers without power

 

China

HK, Macau pummelled by storm four days after typhoon

2 dead, 25 missing in China landslide

 

India

Three killed in landslide, two drown in flood waters in Mumbai rains

At least five dead in Mumbai as heavy rain batters city

Mumbai Weather LIVE: Two Drown In Thane, Three Dead In Vikhroli

Twelve dead and 25 trapped after Mumbai building collapses because of torrential rain

UP flood toll touches 104; one killed in landslide in Uttarakhand

 

Iran

4.9-magnitude quake injures 13 in northwest Iran

4.9-Magnitude Quake Wounds 13 People in Northwestern Iran

 

Italy

Italy drought: Rome forced to cut water pressure at night

Rome to reduce night-time water use to combat drought

 

Nepal

South Asia floods kill 1,200 and shut 1.8 million children out of school

 

Pakistan

City govt seeks Pak Army help as rain wrecks havoc in Karachi

Karachi floods: At least 16 killed, power supply suspended in many areas of the city

 

Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone mudslide and flood leaves more than 1,000 people dead, local leaders say

Guinea says 19 bodies washed up after Sierra Leone mudslide

 

The United States of America

Tropical storm Harvey brings deadly flooding in Houston

Tropical storm Harvey: catastrophic floods in Houston as city braces for days of rain

More than 50 homes damaged in Sienna Plantation

Tropical Storm Harvey Sets Preliminary Lower 48 U.S. Rainfall Record with More Than 51 Inches

Thunderstorm causes power outages across Boise

Tropical Storm Harvey causes disruptions, emissions, and explosions in Houston area

Wildfires burn around Oregon; 4,500 people evacuated

 

Other items of interest

As heat rises, women risk death in South Asia

Women are more at risk from disasters like Hurricane Harvey

It's a fact: climate change made Hurricane Harvey more deadly

Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 - Report of the Secretary-General

The Bahamas to host regional disaster conference

Mumbai floods prompt calls for crackdown on India's urban sprawl

Flooding and the economics of risk reduction

Tuvalu's climate resilience shored up with launch of US$38.9 million adaptation project

Machine-learning earthquake prediction in lab shows promise

Valuing climate change impacts in Viet Nam

Concrete reefs come to the rescue of sinking islands off south Indian coast

US scientists: Droughts to become more frequent and severe

Mumbai floods: Why India's cities are struggling with extreme rainfall

New Orleans looks to Amsterdam for a new flood plan

Formal launching programme of the MOALI DRR task force and drone mapping unit

Hurricane Harvey is testing our ability to communicate natural disaster risks

Hotels in tsunami-prone Bali sign MOU to become evacuation points

Don't blame climate change for the Hurricane Harvey disaster – blame society

 

 

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