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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