Friday, December 22, 2017

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin - 18 to 22 December 2017

Global hazards weekly bulletin

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 18th to 22nd December 2017

 

Australia

Storms leave 25,000 homes still without power in Victoria

Floods, outages and cars trashed as storms lash Melbourne

 

Chile

Deadly mudslide in Chile kills 4, destroys small village

Chile mudslide kills 11

11 killed, 15 missing in Chile mudslide

 

India

India unveils anti-smog cannon in fight against Delhi pollution

Delhi Pollution: City To Tussle For Next 48 Hours More

 

Indonesia

668 Homes Damaged by West Java Earthquakes

Java earthquake kills at least three people and damages buildings

Three dead after 6.5-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia's Java island

 

Iran

5.2 magnitude earthquake leaves 1 killed, 97 casualties

 

Philippines

Landslides kill 26 in storm-hit Philippine province

Deadly tropical storm hits eastern Philippines

Tropical Storm Kills 30, and Nearly 90,000 Flee to Shelters in the Philippines

More Than 30 Dead After Tropical Depression Kai-Tak Brings Flooding Rain, Landslides to the Philippines

Philippine storm death toll rises to 31, 49 missing

Ferry carrying 238 passengers and crew sinks off the Philippines

 

The United Arab Emirates

Heavy rain, floods lead to 581 accidents in Dubai

 

The United States of America

Break in winds helps California battle historic wildfire

Heavy rains cause flooding, havoc on Maui, Big Isle

 

Other items of interest

The year is 2037. This is what happens when the hurricane hits Miami

Wildfires in California add to 'horrific year' of disaster losses (£)

Puerto Rico Orders Review and Recount of Hurricane Deaths

One hundred days after the hurricane, it's business as usual in the British Virgin Islands

Hurricanes and wildfires in the US send global disaster damage bill soaring to $306bn

An Integrated Approach to Prevention: The Links between Prevention, the 2030 Agenda, and Sustaining Peace

'Building back better', key to reducing disaster risk

Preliminary sigma estimates for 2017: global insured losses of USD 136 billion are third highest on sigma records

Taking matters into own hands: disaster risk insurance in the Pacific

As wild weather hits crops, Ethiopian women turn to savings

2017 remains on track to be among 3 hottest years on record

'Ticking time bomb' as Pacific children bear mental scars of climate disasters

Climate change will displace millions in coming decades. Nations should prepare now to help them

Adaptation Futures 2018 Call for Abstracts (8 Dec 2017 - 15 January 2018

New Zealand: Empowering communities to act in a disaster can save lives

Niger floods: Prevention is better than cure

 

 

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