Natural Hazards Highlights

Locust 01/08/2008 17:24:03 (GMT+1)
source: FAO Desert Locust Information Service		Situation remains calm as summer breeding starts as of 1 August 2008
countries or regions: mauritania, sudan, mauritania, sudan, indo-pakistan, algeria, ethiopia, somalia, somalia, yemen, indo-pakistan
Seismic 29/07/2008 18:21:11 (GMT+1)
source: US Geological Survey		M 6.8, eastern Honshu, Japan, July 23, 2008 15:26:19 GMT
Storms 15/07/2008 06:50:12 (GMT+1)
source: Tropical Storm Risk		Currently active systems: 08W, ELIDA
countries or regions: nw pacific, ne pacific

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Summaries


Storms: Current Storms World Wide

There are 2 active systems as of 15 Jul, 2008 11:03 GMT

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Floods: Major Flooding Currently Underway

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Source: Tropical Storm Risk

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Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory

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Worldwide Earthquake Activity

Date/Time Magnitude, Location
August 19, 2008 21:35:12 GMT M 5.3, Myanmar-China border region
August 19, 2008 16:30:13 GMT M 6.1, Tonga
August 19, 2008 13:37:28 GMT M 5.1, Samoa Islands region
August 19, 2008 10:58:01 GMT M 5.7, Easter Island region
August 19, 2008 08:33:55 GMT M 5.3, Ascension Island region
August 18, 2008 09:53:26 GMT M 5.2, south of the Fiji Islands
August 18, 2008 09:16:21 GMT M 5.0, Santa Cruz Islands region
August 18, 2008 02:21:20 GMT M 5.2, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
August 18, 2008 01:46:33 GMT M 5.1, Kuril Islands
August 17, 2008 21:23:07 GMT M 5.0, Tarapaca, Chile

New Volcanic Activity / Unrest:

Source: US Geological Survey

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Source: Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program

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Natural Hazards: Global Overview for 2007

Natural Hazard Map - Click to Download the Print Version (PDF, 600KB)

The above global map of Countries of Concern: Natural Hazards, is updated quartely by the Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch (ODAP) of the World Food Programme (WFP).

Source: WFP Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch (ODAP)
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An IASC Partnership:

World Food Programme UNDP, RBEC Early Warning System UNHCR OCHA UNICEF WHO FAO WMO International Federeation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

In Collaboration with:

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program and U.S Geological Survey Dartmouth Flood Observatory Tropical Storm Risk Southwest Volcano Research Centre NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

IASC Observers:

ICRC

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