Natural Hazards Highlights

Seismic 08/01/2009 02:49:44 (GMT+1)
source: US Geological Survey		M 7.4, near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia, January 03, 2009 22:33:40 GMT
Locust 31/12/2008 17:23:10 (GMT+1)
source: FAO Desert Locust Information Service		Desert Locust situation under control in NW Mauritania as of Desert Locust situation update 31 December 2008
countries or regions: mauritania, mauritania, western sahara, morocco, mauritania, mauritania, mauritania, western sahara, eritrea, eritrea, saudi arabia, yemen, sudan, somalia
Storms 22/12/2008 07:45:17 (GMT+1)
source: Tropical Storm Risk		Currently active systems: BILLY
countries or regions: s indian

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Summaries


Storms: Current Storms World Wide

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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
January 08, 2009 21:47:06 GMT M 5.1, New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea
January 08, 2009 19:21:36 GMT M 6.1, Costa Rica
January 08, 2009 16:18:49 GMT M 5.4, near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia
January 08, 2009 11:40:43 GMT M 5.0, Nias region, Indonesia
January 07, 2009 23:38:50 GMT M 5.0, near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia
January 07, 2009 16:25:34 GMT M 5.2, Fiji region
January 07, 2009 15:02:47 GMT M 5.0, near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia
January 07, 2009 08:40:41 GMT M 5.1, south of the Kermadec Islands
January 07, 2009 04:43:58 GMT M 5.0, Timor region, Indonesia
January 07, 2009 03:43:07 GMT M 5.2, Halmahera, Indonesia

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 2008

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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