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Afghanistan

Country Information

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

Country Area (sq. km):	647,500
Agriland (sq. km):	379,100
Forest (sq. km):	13,500

Population:	29,835,392
Population 0-14:	46.45%
Population 15-64:	51.31%
Population over 64:	2.24%
Population growth (annual %):	2.83%

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Earthquakes

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

5.7
24Apr2013
At 9:25 AM (UTC), in Hindu Kush region there was a seismic activity of magnitude 5.7 and depth 65.10Km. More
7.8
16Apr2013
At 10:44 AM (UTC), in Iran-Pakistan border region there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.8 and depth 15.20Km. More
7.4
18Jan2011
At 8:23 PM (UTC), in Southwestern Pakistan there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.4 and depth 10.00Km. More
8.8
27Feb2010
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Offshore Bio Bio, Chile there was a seismic activity of magnitude 8.8 and depth 35Km. More
6.4
28Oct2008
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Pakistan there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.4 and depth 15Km. More
6.6
03May2004
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Bio Bio, Chile there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 21Km. More
6.6
05Apr2004
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 191.4Km. 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.

19
Jun
2014
Eastern Bulgaria; Varna district of Asparuhov; Varna, Dobric... June 24, 2014: llegal logging accounts for 1/3 of the wood produced in the region of the flood-stric... More
03
Jun
2014
Baghlan provinc June 7, 2014: " Flash floods have killed more than 70 people in northern Afghanistan, washing away h... More
03
Jun
2014
Southern Brazil, Parana State; Paraguay River and El Chaco r... June 10, 2014: "Rio de Janeiro, June 10: Heavy rains and flooding in Brazil's southern state of Para... More
12
May
2014
Bosnia,Serbia, Croatia May 16, 2014: "PanARMENIAN.Net - State of emergency has been declared in parts of Bosnia and Serbia ... More
30
Apr
2014
Gulf Coast; Northeast Atlantic Coast May 1, 2014: " A massive storm system that has pounded parts of the South and Midwest this week cont... More

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Volcanoes

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

Dacht-i-Navar Group
Latest activity: n.a.
Vakak Group
Latest activity: n.a.

Afghanistan	JAN	FEB	MAR	MAY	AUG	OCT	NOV
entire country
Severe weather	storm	cold wave					cold wave
Rainy season
Flood
Drought
Sowing / planting			spring wheat	maize, rice		winter wheat
Harvesting			poppy	winter wheat	spring wheat, maize	rice
Lean season
Locust

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

published the 23 Oct 2020 Afghanistan, Earthquake, 22 October 2020 source: WFP file type: JPG, file size: 2.22MB	published the 11 Jun 2020 AFGHANISTAN FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS, 10 JUNE 2020 source: WFP file type: JPG, file size: 2.28MB
published the 17 Apr 2020 Afghanistan, Earthquake AOC, 17 April 2020 source: WFP file type: PDF, file size: 2.86MB	published the 06 Oct 2020 Afghanistan, Earthquake, 5 October 2020 source: WFP file type: PDF, file size: 2.45MB
published the 04 Jul 2020 Afghanistan, Drought Affected Areas, 03 July 2020 source: WFP file type: JPG, file size: 3.60MB	published the 25 Sep 2020 Afghanistan, Flood Affected Area, 24 September 2020 source: WFP file type: JPG, file size: 1.44MB

Hazards statistics are based on EM-DATABASE.

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Afghanistan

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Afghanistan, Earthquake, 22 October 2020

AFGHANISTAN FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS, 10 JUNE 2020

Afghanistan, Earthquake AOC, 17 April 2020

Afghanistan, Earthquake, 5 October 2020

Afghanistan, Drought Affected Areas, 03 July 2020

Afghanistan, Flood Affected Area, 24 September 2020

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