LAST NATURAL DISASTERS NEWS
2013-05-23 - Tornado in Northern Lithuania
May 24 2013
Tornadoes & waterpouts
An EF-1 tornado occurred in the area of the Lithuanian city of Sniuraiciai. The tornado occurred around 10 hours and caused damage but has not made a victim. Read more...
2013-05-23 - Floods in Port au Prince area (Haiti
May 23 2013
Floods
Significant floods were recorded in the city of Port au Prince (Haiti) following torrential rains that lashed several regions. The most affected areas include the common Tabarre (northern edge) and sectors Petionville (periphery), including Brothers and Pernier. Read more...
2013-05-23 - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Northern California
May 23 2013
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Northern California on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The epicenter of the quake was 6 miles northwest of the town of Greenville, and near the smaller community of Canyondam, the USGS said. Read more...
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LAST MITIGATION NEWS
Geologists list quake zones in Azerbaijan
May 23 2013
Risk knowledge news
The Institute of Geology under the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences has cited the zones with a high possibility of earthquakes in the territory of Azerbaijan. Head of the Institute's geodynamics and seismology department, Fakhraddin Gadirov, said the seismically dangerous zones in Azerbaijan are... Read more...
Bold action and big money needed to curb Asia floods
May 20 2013
Mitigation & prevention news
Asia's flood-prone megacities should fund major drainage, water recycling and waste reduction projects to stem deluges and secure clean supply for their booming populations, experts said Sunday. Read more...
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LAST CLIMATE CHANGES NEWS
Inland melting glaciers making large contribution to sea rise
May 21 2013
Climate change news
A new study led by Clark University and involving the University Colorado Boulder indicate that while 99 percent of Earth's land ice is locked up in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, the remaining ice in the world's glaciers contributed just as much to sea rise as the two ice sheets combined from 2003 to 2009. Read more...
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LAST STATISTICS & DATA NEWS
32.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 by natural disasters
May 22 2013
Statistics & data news
A new report released today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) reveals that 32.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 by disasters such as floods, storms and earthquakes. Read more...
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