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Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 26th to 29th March 2018 **This edition covers Mon - Thurs only, allowing for the Good Friday Bank Holiday in the UK** Australia Tropical Cyclone Nora Hammers Australia With Flooding, Strong Winds Ex-cyclone Nora dumps 600mm in one day Cyclone Nora: Rains cut roads, repair crews work to restore power to western Cape communities More than 40 people rescued from flooding around Cairns China Beijing issues 3-day major smog alert, third this year India Heatwave expected to continue in Mumbai, surrounding areas on Monday Drought approaching? Farmers told to not plant paddy this year Kerala government to declare nine districts drought-hit over poor monsoon, water scarcity Indonesia 3 killed as flash flood, landslide hit Sibolga Nepal Forest fire claims one in Dhankuta Papua New Guinea Earthquake of 6.6 magnitude jolts Papua New Guinea South Africa Drought impact already reflects in Cape Town hotel bookings - survey The United States of America 'Scary' thunderstorm causes damage, outages Hailstorm leaves hundreds of cars damaged on Hilton Head Other items of interest Adding up costs: Hailstorm damage to top millions of dollars Women in science, tech focus on the environment at conference Mt. Fuji eruption scenario to be studied Bulgarian capital Sofia holds training exercise to test response to earthquake crisis Red Cross warns of risk to thousands as floods in Europe threaten to worsen Papua New Guinea: A month after deadly quake, UN on the ground delivering life-saving aid Rohingya refugees bracing for another disaster Asian governments to meet in Mongolia on disaster prevention UNISDR appoints Prof. Peter Head to Advisory Board of UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction "GAR 2018" Stakeholders call for closer collaboration to reduce disaster risks, as SADC holds Regional DRR Conference Pacific islands launch Sendai Framework Monitor Forecasting for resilience: Central Asia strengthens climate and weather services Maximizing finance for safe and resilient roads Teaching girls to swim can prevent deaths during floods Early earthquake warning! New study examines safety potentials and limits Satellites and cell phones form a cholera early-warning system Turkey: New building code for earthquake resilience Port Arthur's population drops by 5,000 after Tropical Storm Harvey As drought fuels Indian migration, 'those left behind suffer the most' After the hurricane can be as deadly as during, how people die Thirty services take part in earthquake exercise Ten Years, Nine Floods: Local-Level Climate Adaptation in China Pacific islands launch Sendai Framework Monitor PH making strides in meeting UN goals | 
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