Friday, January 19, 2018

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin - 15 to 19 January 2018

Global hazards weekly bulletin

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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