Friday, October 6, 2017

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin - 02 to 06 October 2017

Global hazards weekly bulletin

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 02nd to 06th October 2017

Australia

Roofs fly, trees & power-lines down: 'Landspout' wreaks havoc

Gusty storms rip through south-east Queensland leaving thousands without power

 

China

China diverts 10 billion cubic metres of water to drought-prone north

 

Costa Rica

Storm Nate: At least 22 dead in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras

Tropical Storm Nate Hits Costa Rica Hard: Seven Dead, Thousands In Shelters

 

Germany

Six killed in powerful German storm

7 people die as storm causes chaos in Germany

More rain to target Germany this weekend following deadly Storm Xavier

 

Guatemala

Bad rainy season leaves dozens dead in Central America

 

India

Delhi's air turning foul again after respite since January

Thunderstorm: Lightning strikes kill three in Telangana

Heavy rainfall batters Hyderabad, normal life hit

Hyderabad Rains: Landslide Overcomes Dhobi Ghat, Two Dead

 

Malaysia

Floods hit Kelabit highlands in Bario after heavy rainfall

Floods hit longhouses in Long Lama

 

Nicaragua

Tropical Storm Nate forms off coast of Nicaragua

Tropical Storm Nate kills 22 in Central America, heads for US

 

Puerto Rico

Hurricane death toll in Puerto Rico more than doubles to 34, governor says

 

United Kingdom

Hundreds of homes across Norfolk without power as high winds continue across county

 

Vanuatu

Volcano Forces All 11,000 Residents to Evacuate Ambae in Vanuatu

Vanuatu in final evacuation of island threatened by volcano

 

Other items of interest

Thunderstorm asthma alert system launched in Victoria to prevent repeat of disaster

Pathways to a Resilient Pacific: Our Island Journey Ahead

The Salvation Army in Mexico Continues a Multifaceted Disaster Response

Pacific tackles disaster and climate risk

Making satellite technologies work for sustainable development

Climate-resilience for Puerto Rico, CNote's impact savings, ADAP's real-time deals, future of energy is distributed

Cyclone Debbie: 80 insurance claims handled every day

Concerts now come with disaster evacuation drills

Pacific: DRR is everyone's business

Pacific tackles disaster and climate risk

Lesotho: IFRC President calls for proactive measures to tackle drought, hunger and disease

Mumbai may be vulnerable to future hurricanes

Using crowdsourced data to help communities prevent disasters

6 decades, 268 extreme rainfall events, more than 69,000 killed: India's fatal weather

Using crowdsourced data to help communities prevent disasters

New climate project to support 3 million Malawians

Predicting the next big flood in Greenland

Europe will benefit hugely from keeping global warming to 1.5°C

Researchers receive funding to advance accuracy of hurricane storm surge forecasts

 

 

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