Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 9/3/2010

This daily newsletter provides an overview of the natural disasters that happened in the last 24 hours and response measures for ongoing disasters. GDACS currently covers earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones, volcanic eruptions and floods. The color coding (red, orange, green) is related to the estimated humanitarian impact of the event.

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Disaster events in the last 24 hours

GDACS detected the following potential disasters. For up-to-date media coverage, latest maps and ReliefWeb content related to these disasters, please go to GDACS homepage.

Earthquakes (source JRC, USGS and EMSC)

Automatic impact report (JRC) United States, (M 6.3, depth 50.8km, unpopulated) NEIC—Friday, September 03, 2010 11:16:00 AM UTC (47 min ago) Documents from other organisations USGS Shakemap 6.21 - 32.5 miles SE of Adak Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:39:27 +0000 Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:16:09 UTC Lat/Lon: 51.5931/-176.045 Depth: 58.0125 6.3 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:41:13 +0000 Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:16:08 UTC Lat/Lon: 51.7846/-176.01 Depth: 50.8

News (provided by EMM) Pakistan's military rises to the fore asiatimes  Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:35:00 +0200 The devastating floods in Pakistan will force thousands of refugees to return to Afghanistan, where they will be welcomed with open arms by the Taliban. This is alarming to Washington, as is the strong likelihood that militants will exploit Pakistan's weakness as it slowly recovers from disaster. The only hope lies in Pakistan's military. UNITED STATES: Thousands evacuated as hurricane Earl approaches radiofranceinternationale-en  Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:04:00 +0200 United States 0 Thousands of people were evacuated from North Carolinaâ??s barrier islands on Wednesday as a strengthened Hurricane Earl approached the US East Coast. Forecasters have warned that a second storm was forming in the Atlantic that could threaten Haiti, which is still reeling from an earthquake this year. See all 10 items...

Current tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)

	Automatic impact report (JRC) TEN-E-10 in EastPacific PDC—3 Sep 2010 Tropical Depression TEN-E-10 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.	News (provided by EMM) Miracle escape from Morakot: 700 found safe after landslides obliterate their villages in Taiwan typhoon dailymail  2009-08-12T11:58+0200 The survivors from four villages made it to higher ground before walls of mud and rock submerged their homes, said Hu Jui-chou, an army official involved in the rescue effort. Taiwan/China/Japan - Taiwan, China and Japan under water radiofranceinternationale-en  2009-08-12T11:02+0200 At least 40 people in Taiwan, more than ten people in Japan and eight people in China have died as flooding caused by typhoons Morakot and Etau continues to wreak havoc in eastern Asia. Japan was also hit by an earthquake on Tuesday that caused further landslides and injured about 100 people. See all 389 items...
	Automatic impact report (JRC) FIONA-10 in Atlantic PDC—3 Sep 2010 Tropical Storm FIONA-10 affected 613 thousand 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.	News (provided by EMM) Hurricane Earl could force U.S. evacuations before Labor DayHurricane Earl could force U.S. evacuations before Labor Day WashingtonPost  Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:31:00 +0200 As Hurricane Earl made its way toward the Eastern Seaboard on Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency warned people along the coast to prepare for possible evacuation orders from state and local governments. Labor Day - North Carolina - Hurricanes - Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences Earl grows to Category 4, new storm forms msnbc  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:48:00 +0200 Hurricane Earl grew to a major Category 4 storm on Monday, lashing the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and 120 mph winds that caused some flooding. See all 197 items...
	Automatic impact report (JRC) EARL-10 in Atlantic PDC—3 Sep 2010 Tropical Cyclone EARL-10 of Saffir-Simpson Category 4 affected 25.3 million people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and 283 thousand people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, 19 thousand people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.	News (provided by EMM) Earl to brush Turks and Caicos on path toward US AP  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:05:00 +0200 By VIVIAN TYSON 2010-08-31T15:46:38Z PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) -- Islanders wary of a possible blow from powerful Hurricane Earl pulled boats ashore and packed supermarkets on the Turks and Caicos on Tuesday as the Category 4 storm howled over open seas toward the eastern United States... Tropical Storm Earl forms in Atlantic Ocean cnn  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:25:00 +0200 Tropical Depression 7 has intensified into Tropical Storm Earl in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. See all 757 items...
	Automatic impact report (JRC) MALOU-10 in NWPacific PDC—3 Sep 2010 Tropical Storm MALOU-10 affected 1.2 million 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.
	Automatic impact report (JRC) GASTON-10 in Atlantic PDC—2 Sep 2010 Tropical Storm GASTON-10 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.	News (provided by EMM) Hurricane Earl strengthens off U.S. East Coast reuters  Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:27:00 +0200 HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl gained more punch on Thursday as the large storm churned up the Atlantic threatening the U.S. East Coast with dangerous winds and large swells and forcing evacuations in North Carolina. Stronger Hurricane Earl nears East Coast reuters  Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:34:00 +0200 HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Looming Hurricane Earl strengthened and churned up dangerous swells on Wednesday, forcing evacuations on some of North Carolina's barrier islands and prompting storm alerts along much of the U.S. east coast. See all 45 items...

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Created on 9/3/2010 2:03:59 PM.