Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 15th to 19th January 2018 Australia Soaring heat across South Australia followed by thunderstorm warning prompts energy warning Southern states swelter as power supply struggles Belgium 3 dead as monstrous winds lash Europe, creating a travel nightmare Canada High winds cut power for thousands in Nova Scotia China 'Orange' alert issued as smog engulfs Beijing Germany Storm Friederike batters Germany with hurricane-strength winds Ireland Storm Fionn aftermath: Thousands of people without power, snow and strong winds forecast 13 cars involved in multiple collisions in a hailstorm on the M7 in Tipperary Nepal Two dead in Rukum forest fire The Netherlands Hurricane-Force Winds In Europe Halt Flights, Rip Roofs And Topple Trees Papua New Guinea 1,500 More People Moved After Papua New Guinea Volcano Erupts Peru Earthquake Measuring 7.1 on Richter Scale Shakes Peru; 2 Dead Southern Peru jolted by strong earthquake, gov't to declare state of emergency The Philippines 12,000 flee as the Philippines warns of volcano eruption Thousands Flee As Lava Flows Down Philippines Volcano 4 dead in flooding, landslides in Visayas, Mindanao Portugal Schools evacuated after 4.9 magnitude earthquake in Portugal The United Kingdom Winter weather: Thousands without power after gales hit the UK Strong winds blow roof off Coventry house The United States California mudslide toll rises to 20, as search continues Other items of interest 50 years since Sicily's earthquake, an urban disaster of a different kind 22 nations to join disaster meet in India India seeks coalition on resilient infrastructure Rajnath Singh urges int'l community to join hands to create disaster resilient infrastructure IV bags in short supply across the US after Hurricane Maria Phang Nga Schools Hold Evacuation Drills for Tsunami Preparedness 15 years on from Canberra bushfires, a city, and its landscape healing Insurers take a hard look at California and see growing wildfire risk UN: Three-Year Hot Streak "Existential Threat to Planet" IHRR / DWD Conference 2017 - Presentations 2017: Government agencies declare it one of hottest on record Australia's 'deadliest natural hazard': what's your heatwave plan? The disaster risk management challenge for small cities Rebuilding houses and livelihoods in post-earthquake Nepal GEOlab researchers shaping future of energy, disaster forecasting Japan breakthrough could improve weather forecasts and save lives Senior financial executives at major U.S. companies admit incomplete preparations in the wake of 2017 hurricanes |
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