Tropical Cyclone Seroja Slams Into Australia
On April 11, 2021, a category three storm made a rare landfall in Western Australia, causing significant damage to coastal towns that are mostly ill-equipped…
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Deadly Earthquake Hits Indonesia: Dozens Killed, Hundreds Injured
The earthquake unleashed dozens of aftershocks, some six kilometres northeast of the city of Majene, causing heavy damage across the city, including to…
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IPAWS Program Planning Toolkit Provides New Resources for Emergency Alerts
FEMA, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), has released the “Integrated Public Alert and Warning…
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South Asia Floods: 9.6 Million People Swamped as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
A humanitarian crisis is deepening in South Asia as new figures reveal that more than 9.6 million people have been affected by monsoon…
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China Sees Flooding Affect 38 Million People
Poyang Lake, China’s largest freshwater lake, routinely fluctuates in size between the winter and summer seasons. Between 2019 and 2020, however, water levels…
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UK Aid-Backed Drone Technology Supports Ghana’s Coronavirus Fight
A partnership between UK aid and Gavi: the Vaccine Alliance, is supporting the Government of Ghana to use Zipline drones to collect coronavirus…
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UNDRR – Disasters Displace More People Than Conflict and Violence
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today reports that as climate change intensifies, extreme weather events, such as floods, storms,…
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PrepTalk Released: Dr Carolyn Kouky’s “Harnessing the Power of Disaster Insurance”
Today, the PrepTalk Partners released Dr Carolyn Kousky’s PrepTalk “Harnessing the Power of Disaster Insurance”. In her PrepTalk, Kousky demonstrates the essential role…
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SABER Helps Communities Back to Business During & After Disasters
In recent years, severe storm surges, flooding, mass power outages and other natural or man-made emergencies and disasters have affected businesses in myriad…
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Adapting to Climate Change in Jakarta Using Biopori Infiltration Holes
With global climate change comes an increased threat of urban flooding to many towns and cities. In Jakarta, Indonesia, urban flooding is a…
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UNICEF Appeals for US$10 Million to Support Flood-affected Children in South Sudan
While water levels are continuing to rise, UNICEF in South Sudan launched a flash appeal asking for US$10 million to respond to the…
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River Thames Flood Defence Scheme Set to Receive £270million Funding
Surrey County Council’s cabinet is set to agree £270 million of funding for long term flood risk management work across Surrey to protect…
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66 Deaths after Tropical Cyclone Hagibis Hits in Eastern Japan
As of 15.10.19, the number of fatalities has increased to 66 after the passage of Tropical Cyclone Hagibis in eastern Japan. Hundreds of…
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Thousands Hit by Floods in Venezuela & Columbia
Heavy rains and flooding have affected thousands of people throughout Venezuela and Columbia. After heavy rain in the Sierra de Perijá around 2,000…
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineering Issue Draft Assessment on Burlington Flood Protection Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment to the proposed alterations to the existing levee system. New flood risk…
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- Tropical Cyclone Seroja Slams Into Australia
On April 11, 2021, a category three storm made a rare landfall in Western Australia, causing significant damage to coastal towns that are mostly ill-equipped […] - Deadly Earthquake Hits Indonesia: Dozens Killed, Hundreds Injured
The earthquake unleashed dozens of aftershocks, some six kilometres northeast of the city of Majene, causing heavy damage across the city, including to […] - IPAWS Program Planning Toolkit Provides New Resources for Emergency Alerts
FEMA, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), has released the “Integrated Public Alert and Warning […] - South Asia Floods: 9.6 Million People Swamped as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
A humanitarian crisis is deepening in South Asia as new figures reveal that more than 9.6 million people have been affected by monsoon […] - China Sees Flooding Affect 38 Million People
Poyang Lake, China’s largest freshwater lake, routinely fluctuates in size between the winter and summer seasons. Between 2019 and 2020, however, water levels […] - UK Aid-Backed Drone Technology Supports Ghana’s Coronavirus Fight
A partnership between UK aid and Gavi: the Vaccine Alliance, is supporting the Government of Ghana to use Zipline drones to collect coronavirus […] - UNDRR – Disasters Displace More People Than Conflict and Violence
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today reports that as climate change intensifies, extreme weather events, such as floods, storms, […] - PrepTalk Released: Dr Carolyn Kouky’s “Harnessing the Power of Disaster Insurance”
Today, the PrepTalk Partners released Dr Carolyn Kousky’s PrepTalk “Harnessing the Power of Disaster Insurance”. In her PrepTalk, Kousky demonstrates the essential role […] - SABER Helps Communities Back to Business During & After Disasters
In recent years, severe storm surges, flooding, mass power outages and other natural or man-made emergencies and disasters have affected businesses in myriad […] - Adapting to Climate Change in Jakarta Using Biopori Infiltration Holes
With global climate change comes an increased threat of urban flooding to many towns and cities. In Jakarta, Indonesia, urban flooding is a […] - UNICEF Appeals for US$10 Million to Support Flood-affected Children in South Sudan
While water levels are continuing to rise, UNICEF in South Sudan launched a flash appeal asking for US$10 million to respond to the […] - River Thames Flood Defence Scheme Set to Receive £270million Funding
Surrey County Council’s cabinet is set to agree £270 million of funding for long term flood risk management work across Surrey to protect […] - 66 Deaths after Tropical Cyclone Hagibis Hits in Eastern Japan
As of 15.10.19, the number of fatalities has increased to 66 after the passage of Tropical Cyclone Hagibis in eastern Japan. Hundreds of […] - Thousands Hit by Floods in Venezuela & Columbia
Heavy rains and flooding have affected thousands of people throughout Venezuela and Columbia. After heavy rain in the Sierra de Perijá around 2,000 […] - U.S. Army Corps of Engineering Issue Draft Assessment on Burlington Flood Protection Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment to the proposed alterations to the existing levee system. New flood risk […] - State Of Disaster Declared As Tropical Storm Imelda Impacts Texas
US Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster in several counties that are currently experiencing widespread flooding due to Tropical Storm […] - Government Pledges £62m Flood Funding for Communities in England
Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers has announced a new round of flood defence investment today for communities across Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East and […]
