Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Katla
in Iceland

Event summary

GREEN alert: The Katla Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 372030
Name: Katla
Lat/Lon: 63.633 , -19.083
Event Date: 15 May 2020 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 500 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 900 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: 5
Population Exposure Index PEI: 2
Inserted at: 15 May 2020 15:59 UTC

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 8 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

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COVID-19: (Asia Pacific) Renaissance of the Supply ChainTue, 12 May 2020 15:12:00 +0200.

This is the second in our series on supply chains and customs risks and compliance. As mentioned in the earlier alert, there are signs that China has begun export activities, although no one seems to know to what extent the “factory of the
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Alarmingly High Levels Of Glacier Decline Recorded In Iceland Last Yea ... Tue, 05 May 2020 15:35:00 +0200.

Last year was one of the worst on record for glacial decline in Iceland according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Warm, sunny weather caused Iceland’s glacier mass to fall by approximately 1.5m of water, which is the “highest [chang
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What is SAGE in government and what does the Scientific Advisory Group ... Tue, 21 Apr 2020 19:26:00 +0200.

SAGE is the UK's top advisory team of elite experts who step in to inform British leadership when making decisions. But who are they exactly and what are they doing about coronavirus? Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty (right)
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (32), (2), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),