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 rattles Crete setimes
ATHENS, Greece -- A strong earthquake registering 5.9 on the Richter scale was registered south of the island of Crete on Wednesday (July 1st). The e...
No damage after quake near Crete iol
Crete police said a strong undersea earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook the island though no damage was reported.
Killed: 13 - Displaced: June 29: Warsaw - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he would find half a billion zloty (155 million ... Locations: Eastern Czech Republic, southern Poland...
A small explosive eruption of Cleveland on 25 June prompted AVO to raise the Volcano Alert Level to Watch and the Aviation Color Code to Orange. An ash cloud that detached from the volcano was seen...
SVERT reported that an intense thermal anomaly from Sarychev Peak was detected on satellite imagery during 24-30 June. Gas-and-steam plumes drifted 9 km NW on 24 June, S on 26 June, 26 km SSE on 28...
Source: Sakhalin Volcanic Eruption Response Team (SVERT)
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GDACS also offers daily alerts for all disaster types
monitored. Up to now, only earthquake alerts were available (apart
from the RSS feeds). Since tropical cyclones, volcanoes and floods
are not as 'sudden onset' as earthquakes, only a daily service is
available.
The alerts published by the Global Disaster Alert
and Coordination System can also be used in your RSS reader or on
Google Earth. GDACS is using existing XML and content standards.
Based on the location and magnitude of the disasters and the local population
and their vulnerability, disasters are classified in three classes:
Green: very
low likelihood of humanitarian disaster Orange: potential
humanitarian disaster Red: very high
likelihood of humanitarian disaster
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.
GDACS does not provide authoritative information. Please do not use GDACS
alerts for emergency response decision making without alternate sources
of information. If you are an emergency manager, please register for
GDACS coordination (Virtual OSOCC).
Earthquakes and tsunamis
Tropical Cyclones
Floods
Volcanoes
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Google Earth
Green: very
low likelihood of humanitarian disaster
Orange: potential
humanitarian disaster
Red: very high
likelihood of humanitarian disaster
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