The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
provides near real-time alerts about natural disasters around the world
and tools to facilitate response coordination, including media monitoring, map catalogues and Virtual On-Site
Operations Coordination Centre.
Events in this list are picked up from multiple
sources and automatically analyzed by a computer program to determine
the likelihood of humanitarian intervention. News, damage maps and humanitarian
situation reports are collected automatically from over 1000 on-line sources.
Strong earthquake off Japan coast belfasttelegraph
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:51:00 +0100 A tsunami warning has been issued for several small islands after a strong earthquake shook an area off Japan's southern coast.
Tsunami warning as quake hits examiner
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:36:00 +0100 A TSUNAMI warning was issued yesterday for several small islands after a strong earthquake shook an area off Japanâ??s southern coast.
Lessons from Haiti -- virginislandsdailynews
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:52:00 +0100 It has been almost a month since an earthquake wreaked havoc on the impoverished republic of Haiti, claiming the lives of thousands of Haitians and reducing the nation's capital city of Port-au-Prince to rubble, yet many reporters, relief workers and onlookers are still mystified by the Haitians' unrelenting faith.
Uzbekistan Worried About Tajik Power Plant's Affect On 'Frail' Environment rferl
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0100 Uzbekistan's Prime Minister has sent a letter to his Tajik counterpart warning Dushanbe of potential damage by the Roghun hydropower plant to Central Asia's "frail environmental balance.â? Shavkat Mirziyaev said Uzbekistan "would take the matter furtherâ? if Tajikistan ignores Uzbekistan's warning.
Tropical Cyclone PAT-10 of Saffir-Simpson Category 1 affected few people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and few people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, few people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.
Early Valentine's gift for Pasay City squatters antiguanews
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:28:00 +0100 BY ASHZEL HACHERO | SQUATTER families in Pasay City will receive an early Valentine treat from the city government with the awarding of 152 land titles. | Pasay Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad said the first... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Early Valentine's gift for Pasay City squatters antiguanews
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:03:00 +0100 BY ASHZEL HACHERO | SQUATTER families in Pasay City will receive an early Valentine treat from the city government with the awarding of 152 land titles. | Pasay Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad said the first... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Haiti Anguish Turning to Political Anger CBSnews
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:20:00 +0100 As Security Situation Remains Tenuous Following Quake, Many Issue Call for New Leadership
Volcanoes
Activity changes in past week. Note that GDACS no longer provides alert levels for volcanic eruptions.
Sources: Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC), Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) Moderate Resolution imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Thermal Alert System
JRC landslide risk map of Haiti earthquakes (14 January 2010) JRC
14/01/2010 12:00:00 GMT Overview landslide risk associated with the earthquake of 12 January 2010. Slope was calculated using discrete derivative computations
based on Sobel operator from SRTM elevation data. Risk categories were defined as 25 degrees: moderate, 30 degrees high risk. Roads and
built-up areas at risk are identified.
Comprehensive building damage assessment for Port-au-Prince Commune, Haiti UNOSAT
4 Feb 2010 1:45:12 PM aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. Swisstopo provided extensive pre-crisis building data in direct technical support of this UN damage analysis. Initial reference data were received from coThis map presents a total building count and damages as assessed from both satellite and aerial survey imagery covering the Commune of Port-au-Prince. Damaged buildings were classified according to visually-assessed damage levels and summarized in a table by Commune Sector. This work is done at the request of UNDP, and in support of the UN-led efforts in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. Swisstopo and the Remote Sensing Laboratories (RSL) at the University of Zurich provided extensive pre-crisis building data in direct technical support of this UN damage analysis. Initial reference data were received from collaborative centers (European Commission JRC with the support of the Stability Instrument; Sertit/Space Charter) and other supporting entities (ITHACA, DLR, OSM). This analysis will be validated in the field during PDNA and recovery activities.
Overview road map with street names as of 20 January: Carrefour, Haiti UNOSAT
20 Jan 2010 3:06:34 PM This work was done in support of the international humanitarian relief effort in Haiti following the earthquake on 12 January 2010, bridges and road obstacles have been identified in GeoEye-1 imagery recorded on 13 January 2010. Road data and corresponding attributes shown in the map are updated as of 20 January.This is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Road and bridge damages have likely been underestimated. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR/UNOSAT.
JRC landslide risk map of Haiti earthquakes (14 January 2010) JRC
14/01/2010 12:00:00 GMT Overview landslide risk associated with the earthquake of 12 January 2010. Slope was calculated using discrete derivative computations
based on Sobel operator from SRTM elevation data. Risk categories were defined as 25 degrees: moderate, 30 degrees high risk. Roads and
built-up areas at risk are identified.
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and their vulnerability, disasters are classified in three classes:
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low likelihood of humanitarian disaster Orange: potential
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How to use GDACS alerts
The events listed on this page have been automatically selected by a
computer program based on the earliest available information; alert levels
will not be modified manually. However, if new information comes available
alert levels are updated automatically. For confirmation or further information
of the disaster, please refer
to the “coordination” section of GDACS
(OCHA Virtual OSOCC and ReliefWeb),
to the media
and – most importantly – to the local disaster response authority.
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alerts for emergency response decision making without alternate sources
of information. If you are an emergency manager, please register for
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