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**Correction** The bulletin sent earlier today incorrectly stated there had been an earthquake in Japan. This story related to the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 26th February to 02nd March 2018 Australia Canberra weather: parts of north Canberra flood after Sunday downpour of rain Isolated thunderstorm ravages Perth suburb China Bejing City Authorities Declare Yellow Air Quality Alert Over Smog Germany Extreme cold wreaks havoc on suburban trains in Munich and Berlin Deadly 'Beast from the East' winter blizzard batters Europe Indonesia 9 people struck by lightning in East Bali, 2 killed Landslide on Sunny Weather in Wonosobo Kills a Farmer Indonesia calls off deadly landslide search, 18 believed dead Papua New Guinea 31 killed, 300 injured in 7.5-magnitude Papua New Guinea quake Solomon Islands Flooding in the Solomon Islands after torrential rain The United Kingdom UK Weather Latest: Extreme Cold Brings Train Cancellations to Southern and Eastern England UK braces for extreme weather as Met Office warns of snow Extreme cold snap sweeps across Europe Section of roof blows off Glasgow hospital as high winds arrive UK weather: Armed Forces called in as death toll rises to 10 in coldest spring day on record The United States of America The Latest: Deadly tornado confirmed in Kentucky 5 dead after tornado, flooding from central US storms Cincinnati flooding: 70 structures flooded and confirmed tornado in Clermont County Gov. Bevin declares State of Emergency in response to Continued Heavy Rainfall across Kentucky Evacuation warning issued for area devastated by mudslide EF-2 tornado claims life, causes severe damage Tens of thousands of Californians evacuate as storm brings mudslide risk Other items of interest Bangladesh to empower women and girls in the face of increasing climate impacts National Consultant to Review and Update draft DRM Policy aligning with Sendai Framework Drought and flood risk profiles to be developed for 16 countries in Africa Over $80 million approved for climate initiatives in Bangladesh, Georgia and Zambia Predicting and preparing: Innovating for health-system resilience to extreme weather events Study uses 3D modelling to explore storm inundation risk What is a lahar? California spent nearly $1.8 billion last year fighting major wildfires U.N. collates global disaster data to help reduce risk Assessing flood preparedness in the Peruvian Amazon basin With pumps and canals, Sri Lanka's capital moves to cut worsening flood risk New study finds flood risk for Americans is greatly underestimated Can atmospheric science improve global disaster resilience? Jamaica to host Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre More than 12 years after Hurricane Katrina, scientists are learning what makes some survivors more resilient than others Making pandemic preparedness financially sustainable in East Asia and the Pacific | 
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