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India

Country Information

Following data from World Bank Databank and Wikipedia. Latest update 25 September 2012, 05:21 PM

Country Area (sq. km):	3,287,263
Agriland (sq. km):	1,799,630
Forest (sq. km):	684,340

Population:	1,173,108,018
Population 0-14:	30.59%
Population 15-64:	64.49%
Population over 64:	4.92%
Population growth (annual %):	1.39%

Hazards Summary
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Earthquakes

Relevant earthquakes during the last years (in terms of magnitude, depth and estimated population affected within 60km).

5.7
01May2013
At 6:57 AM (UTC), in Eastern Kashmir there was a seismic activity of magnitude 5.7 and depth 10.00Km. More
5.6
14Jul2012
At 7:55 PM (UTC), in Myanmar-India border region there was a seismic activity of magnitude 5.6 and depth 1.00Km. More
6.8
18Sep2011
At 12:40 PM (UTC), in Sikkim there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.8 and depth 20.70Km. More
6.8
18Sep2011
At 12:40 PM (UTC), in Sikkim there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.8 and depth 10.00Km. More
7.0
12Jan2010
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Haiti there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.0 and depth 13Km. More
7.5
10Aug2009
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Andaman Islands, India region there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.5 and depth 33.1Km. More
6.7
16Dec2007
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Antofagasta, Chile there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.7 and depth 57.8Km. More
7.7
14Nov2007
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Antofagasta, Chile there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.7 and depth 40Km. More
8.0
15Aug2007
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Near the Coast of Central Peru there was a seismic activity of magnitude 8.0 and depth 39Km. More
6.7
20Oct2006
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Near the Coast of Central Peru there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.7 and depth 32.2Km. More
5.8
10Sep2006
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Gulf of Mexico there was a seismic activity of magnitude 5.8 and depth 10Km. More
6.8
14Dec2004
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Cayman Islands Region there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.8 and depth 10Km. More

Storms

Storms information are collected from NASA-TRMM, NHC, JTWC, CPHC, IBTrACS-WMO.

No storms close to this country.

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Floods

Floods information have been extracted from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory.

12
Jun
2013
Northern India, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh June 18, 2013: "Over 70,000 tourists and pilgrims are stranded at various locations due to floods an... More
11
Jun
2013
Chhattisgarh's Bastar region June 17, 2013: Heavy monsoon rains since June 11 in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region have inundated doze... More
28
May
2013
Including Prague, Budapest, other major cities; Danube, Elbe... May 23, 2013: "Worst floods in a decade hit Czech Republic* Six killed in Czech Republic, two dead i... More
26
May
2013
Cali May 27, 2013: "Some 10 neighborhoods in the north and east of Cali were flooded Sunday after heavy r... More
06
May
2013
Sakha Republic, Yakutsk May 15, 2013: "The Moscow Times More than 190 people were evacuated from their homes as emergency wo... More

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Volcanoes

Volcanoes information have been extracted from Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program.

No volcanoes in this country.

India	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY		AUG	OCT

Severe weather	cold wave	cold wave		heat wave	heat wave
Rainy season					monsoon season
Flood
Tropical storm
Drought
Sowing / planting	Rabi rice					main season Kharif / rice, sorghum, millet, maize	Kharif rice	Rabi season / rice, sorghum, winter wheat
Harvesting			Rabi harvest / rice, sorghum, winter wheat, groundnut, rapessed				Kharif rice	Kharif harvest / rice, sorghum, maize, millet
Locust

The following maps have been collected from UNOSAT, WFP, ITHACA and ReliefWeb.

published the 07 Oct 2009 India, Flood Affected Area, 06 October 2009 source: WFP file type: JPG, file size: 4.10MB	published the 15 Sep 2009 NE India, FLood Affected Areas, 14 September 2009 source: WFP file type: JPG, file size: 2.75MB
published the 11 Aug 2009 Earthquake India, Andaman Islands, 10 August 2009 source: WFP file type: JPG, file size: 1.78MB	published the 05 Aug 2009 India Bihar State Flood - Prone Areas, 3 August 2009 source: WFP file type: JPG, file size: 2.95MB
published the 23 Sep 2008 India, Flood Affected Areas, 22 September 2008 source: WFP file type: JPG, file size: 1.72MB	published the 29 Aug 2008 North-East India Bihar State Flood Affected Areas, 28 AUGUST 2008 source: WFP file type: PDF, file size: 4.14MB

Hazards statistics are based on EM-DATABASE.

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India

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India, Flood Affected Area, 06 October 2009

NE India, FLood Affected Areas, 14 September 2009

Earthquake India, Andaman Islands, 10 August 2009

India Bihar State Flood - Prone Areas, 3 August 2009

India, Flood Affected Areas, 22 September 2008

North-East India Bihar State Flood Affected Areas, 28 AUGUST 2008

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