Jakarta: Two separate landslides triggered by torrential rain in western Indonesia have killed at least nine people, including four geothermal workers, and left 17 others missing, officials said today.
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New weather forecasts a step towards disaster risk reduction
Every town in Myanmar is to have its own weather forecasts, says the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. With help from the Norwegian government, the department will implement the three-year project starting this year.
Earthquake Catastrophes and Fatalities Projected to Rise in Populous 21st Century
MENLO PARK, Calif. — “Predicted population increases in this century can be expected to translate into more people dying from earthquakes. There will be more individual earthquakes with very large death tolls as well as more people dying during earthquakes than ever before, according to a newly published study led by U.S. Geological Survey engineering geologist Thomas L. Holzer.”
Disaster Management to be Key Component of Global Development Agenda Post-2015
Jakarta – As the frequency, severity and economic losses of disasters continue to increase across the globe, the United Nations’ first-ever global champion for disaster risk reduction, Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono kicked-off a two-day global meeting in Jakarta on Tuesday by backing calls for hardwiring disaster management into the global development agenda.
The uncertain health impacts of climate change – a new study in the Netherlands
A new study commissioned by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and carried out by the Copernicus Institute at Utrecht University assesses the potential impacts of climate change on human health in the Netherlands.
Welcome to the Politics of Climate Change: Adapt and Avert
While thousands converged on Washington to rally for climate change, the U.S. government was building a levee to protect the National Mall against Katrina-like flooding. Whether we like it or not, we’re going to have to adapt while also averting total disaster, writes Mark Hertsgaard.
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Philippine island hit with a 6.2 magnitude earthquake
Philipines– A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck an island in the southern Philippines, although no damage or injuries have been reported from the quake — and authorities have yet to issue a tsunami warning or watch.
USGS says magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes near Nevada-California state line
TONOPAH, Nev. – A moderate earthquake and a trio of smaller aftershocks have struck in rural Nevada near the California state line. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday.
Earthquake hits Turkey
An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit the Turkish Gaziantep Province, online newspaper Zaman reported on Wednesday.
Virginia struggles with federal health insurance requirement regarding part-time workers
RICHMOND, Va. — State agencies are reducing part-time employees’ hours until officials figure out how to comply with federal health insurance requirements regarding those who work more than 30 hours each week.