Friday, March 23, 2018

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin - 19 to 23 March 2018

Global hazards weekly bulletin

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 19th to 23rd March 2018

Australia

Thousands of homes in Melbourne without power due to high winds

Hundreds flee Australian bushfires

Australian wildfires raze dozens of homes, kill livestock

 

Croatia

Melting snow and heavy rain leave Croatia hit by floods

Record flooding in Croatia as storms batter Europe

Landslide in Central Croatia Destroys Houses Amid Floods

 

India

The death toll in India's forest fire rises to 17

Mumbai man dies of extreme cold in Arunachal Pradesh

 

Indonesia

Flash Flood-Hit Bandung Following Non-Stop Heavy Rain

Dozens of Cars Damaged After Bandung Flash Floods

 

Madagascar

17 die in Madagascar tropical storm

At Least 7 Dead in Madagascar After Tropical Cyclone Eliakim Triggers Flooding, Landslides

A tropical storm in Madagascar kills 17, displaces 6 000

 

United States of America

3 tornadoes leave path of 'unbelievable' destruction in south Fulton, West Georgia

Thousands of Californians flee ahead of possible mudslides

Over 100 flights canceled at SFO due to storm

 

Other items of interest

Turning cities into sponges: how Chinese ancient wisdom is taking on climate change

Water shortages could affect 5bn people by 2050, UN report warns

Words into Action guideline: an Implementation guide for local disaster risk reduction and resilience strategies - A companion for implementing the Sendai Framework target E

First India-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction inaugurated

Kenya to redesign key road after volcanic fault lines

Why drought is a national security issue in Iran

DOE Philippines partners with DOST to enhance energy sectors' disaster resilience

Experts Advance Work on Capacity Development Strategy to Implement Sendai Framework for DRR

Asia-Pacific countries identify priority action to build resilience of agriculture to natural disasters

Extreme weather events on the rise, European scientists warn

Work starts on a new Global Assessment Report

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions would help spare cities worldwide from rising seas

Preventing hurricanes using air bubbles

USGS authors new report on seismic hazard, risk, and design for South America

State of climate in 2017 – Extreme weather and high impacts

Forecast-based action in the humanitarian sector: revolution or evolution?

New data confirm increased frequency of extreme weather events; European national science academies urge further action on climate change adaptation

Asia-Pacific countries identify priority action to build resilience of agriculture to natural disasters

 

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