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Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 19th to 23rd February 2018 Australia Dust storm takes outback Queensland town by surprise, damages homes Weather radars down after more wild storms Queensland weather: Six rescues on Sunshine, Fraser Coasts as torrential rain floods state's south-east Canada Temperatures drop to extreme lows in Northern Manitoba feeling like -57 China Smog hits parts of north China Indonesia 'Red noticed' issued to airlines as volcano eruption shoots ash 16,000ft Big clean-up after Sinabung eruption Disaster alert declared in four Indonesian provinces as forest fire threat looms Five dead, 15 missing in Indonesia landslide Mozambique Mudslide at Mozambique garbage dump claims 17 lives 17 killed in garbage dump mudslide in Mozambique New Zealand The third storm in two months hits Port Taranaki, delays repairs New Plymouth district remains in state of emergency as severe water restrictions are put in place Cyclone Gita live updates: Weather chaos as high winds and heavy rain bring flooding Thailand 20 houses damaged by Loei hailstorm United States of America Uniontown tornado destroyed 22 buildings, displaces 64 people, officials say Wildfire forces California evacuations Without Warning, North Texas Hit by 3 Damaging EF0 Tornadoes; 3 Injured in Johnson County Torrential rain washes out bridge and forces high water rescue in Lamar County Other items of interest Puerto Rico pitches for investment after hurricane (£) Aid groups race against Bangladesh's looming monsoons Hurricane Harvey: Climate change, staggering costs, and people at the heart of it all Nearly 150 persons Died in Hungary by Extreme Cold Temperatures 'Slums in Indian cities most vulnerable to heat wave' Preparedness will bring down heatwave deaths: Expert Calls to Puerto Rico's suicide hotline have skyrocketed since Hurricane Maria Fiji to adopt new DRR policy Can a forest fire be beneficial in any way? How a water district prepares for drought Mayon volcano eruption displaces pregnant women and new mothers in Philippines Europe's cities face more extreme weather than previously thought Atmospheric Science Conference 2018 - Call for Papers Upcoming events 9th INtegrated Disaster Management (INDM) Conference & 5th International Disaster Management Award (IDMA) – 25/26 February 2018 From Disaster Management to Disaster Risk Reduction – Sendai Framework Implementation – 26/27 February 2018 Resilience to Disasters, Capital Markets Union, and Sustainable Finance: Protecting Citizens, European Growth, and Jobs - 27 February 2018 3rd Aid & Development Africa Summit 2018 – 27/28 February 2018 Promoting resilient and sustainable cities and human settlements - 01 March 2018 Cities & Climate Change Science Conference 2018 - 05 to 07 March 2018 ARISE Japan Public Symposium 2018: Private sector contribution to disaster resilient communities – 07 March 2018 Launch of the UCL IRDR Centre for Gender and Disaster - 7 March 2018 From vulnerability to resilience - Exchange of DRR experiences in the Greater Caribbean Region - 07/08 March 2018 Preparing for Shock: Is Preparedness the New Frontier? – 14/15 March 2018 Global expert consultation on the zero draft of the Global Capacity Development Strategy in support of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction – 14/15 March 2018 Strengthening resilient food and agriculture systems – Implementing the Sendai Framework for DRR in the agriculture sector in Asia and the Pacific – 15/16 March 2018 Gender Summit 14: Africa - 19/20 March 2018 The 2nd Global Adaptation Network Forum – 20/21 March 2018 Preparedness Summit: Strengthening Health Security: Visions for a Prepared and Resilient Nation – 17 to 20 April 2018 International Conference on Disaster Management (ICDM) - 02 to 04 May 2018 ESOF (EuroScience Open Forum) - 09 to 14 July 2017 | 
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