Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-02/17/c_131416946.htm ANTANANARIVO, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Cyclone Giovanna which swept through Madagascar since early Tuesday has left at least 17 people dead, 76 injured and four missing, according to the Indian Ocean island country's disaster management bureau. The storm also affected more than 170,000 people in the.... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:10:00 +0100 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-38a7201d0d7b5a52e53e576a9429c648 Flooding NaturalDisasters -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120217131000 http://reliefweb.int/node/477338 Source: Inter Press Service Country: Mozambique By Johannes Myburgh* MAPUTO, Feb 16, 2012 (IPS) - Over 100,000 people in Mozambique are still recovering from losing their homes and crops, and from being cut off from schools and shops after a tropical storm and cyclone hit the southern African country in January. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:39:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-d155935aa51003adf3150dfd0e44fb64 UNbodies ClimateChange CrisisResponse NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid Environment -25.5353164702334 32.4522463098065 20120216213900 http://allafrica.com/stories/201202161053.html [IPS] Maputo - Over 100,000 people in Mozambique are still recovering from losing their homes and crops, and from being cut off from schools and shops after a tropical storm and cyclone hit the southern African country in January. But the worst may not be over as another dangerous cyclone is.... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:26:00 +0100 allafrica en allafrica-8f32c6b59103182a435c87add7dd3578 Environment UNbodies ClimateChange NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid CrisisResponse -25.5353164702334 32.4522463098065 20120216152600 http://allafrica.com/stories/201202160925.html [UN News] The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will start distributing medicines and mosquito nets tomorrow to the parts of eastern Madagascar hardest hit by Cyclone Giovanna, which has killed at least 16 people and left a trail of destruction. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:56:00 +0100 allafrica en allafrica-cc23857b0cf7f4e7e8e5860117a193c0 UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120216145600 http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106780 Over 100,000 people in Mozambique are still recovering from losing their homes and crops, and from being cut off from schools and shops after a tropical storm and cyclone hit the southern African country in January. But the worst may not be over as another dangerous cyclone is expected to make landfall Friday evening as emergency stocks run low. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:48:00 +0100 ipsnews en ipsnews-3a2d0c81fad41f70c56eabf7c2a18140 Environment UNbodies ClimateChange NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid CrisisResponse -25.9622 32.5737 20120216144800 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-16-cyclone-giovanna-claims-16-in-madagascar/ At least 16 people have been and 10 000 forced from their homes after a cyclone tore roofs off buildings and destroyed houses in Madagascar. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:44:00 +0100 mg en mg-ff726ca94725e84eb4c53728df8406c1 NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120216114400 http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE81F02K20120216?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - At least 16 people have been killed this week when a category four cyclone lashed Madagascar's eastern shores, rescue authorities said on Wednesday. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:29:00 +0100 reuters-af en reuters-af-c0a0ad8e28a7694259e7e16850bd96b1 NaturalDisasters -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120216072900 http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/madagascar-pummelled-by-cyclone-1.1235328 Sixteen people were killed and more than 60 were injured when a strong cyclone lashed Madagascar’s eastern shores. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:52:00 +0100 iol en iol-c4f1321dd9b353900d327a17c64043d8 UNbodies NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120215225200 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/cyclone-giovanna-kills-16-in-madagascar-worst-over By Alain Iloniaina ANTANANARIVO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - At least 16 people have been killed this week when a category four cyclone lashed Madagascar's eastern shores, rescue authorities said on Wednesday. Some 65 people were injured and about 11,000 people left homeless after Cyclone Giovanna pummelled.... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0100 alertnet en alertnet-d25aab97c8f26e335e39c1df0aad4e24 NaturalDisasters UNbodies 60.1733 24.9486 -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120215222800 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/cyclone-giovanna-kills-16-in-madagascar-worst-over By Alain Iloniaina ANTANANARIVO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - At least 16 people have been killed this week when a category four cyclone lashed Madagascar's eastern shores, rescue authorities said on Wednesday. Some 65 people were injured and about 11,000 people left homeless after Cyclone Giovanna pummelled.... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:09:00 +0100 trust en trust-d25aab97c8f26e335e39c1df0aad4e24 NaturalDisasters UNbodies 60.1733 24.9486 -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120215220900 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-16/deadly-cyclone-hits-madagascar/3833058 At least 16 people have been confirmed dead after a category four cyclone lashed Madagascar's eastern coastline. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:52:00 +0100 abc-au en abc-au-f5fab924ff8f459f773f304be60acd7b NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120215215200 http://reliefweb.int/node/477037 Source: ShelterBox Country: Madagascar UK-based disaster relief charity, ShelterBox, is sending an assessment team to Madagascar following Cyclone Giovanna. The category four cyclone hit the eastern shores of Madagascar in the early hours of the morning on 14 February, bringing sustained strong.... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:24:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-ccdb2cbd99ed62eb1f9bb35933a450ce NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120215212400 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1183276/1/.html ANTANANARIVO: At least 16 people were killed and 10,000 forced from their homes when Cyclone Giovanna pounded Madagascar, the disaster management bureau said Wednesday as it continued assessing the damage. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:14:00 +0100 channelnewsasia en channelnewsasia-2f0626c8aa79800ba24af3f313016c41 NaturalDisasters -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120215211400 http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41252&Cr=madagascar&Cr1= The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will start distributing medicines and mosquito nets tomorrow to the parts of eastern Madagascar hardest hit by Cyclone Giovanna, which has killed at least 16 people and left a trail of destruction. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:04:00 +0100 un-org en un-org-a4770e8499675142bc0335ade54e1ecf NaturalDisasters UNbodies Flooding -18.90765 47.527679 20120215210400 http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41252&Cr=&Cr1= The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will start distributing medicines and mosquito nets tomorrow to the parts of eastern Madagascar hardest hit by Cyclone Giovanna, which has killed at least 16 people and left a trail of destruction. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:03:00 +0100 un-org en un-org-9eb067978388bb00d0dfbf379b3e8a0d UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120215200300 http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2012/Feb-15/163373-death-toll-from-madagascar-cyclone-rises-to-16.ashx At least 16 people were killed and 10,000 forced from their homes when Cyclone Giovanna pounded Madagascar, the disaster management bureau said Wednesday as it continued assessing the damage. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:36:00 +0100 dailystar-LB en dailystar-LB-527d704c4ecd778ed8ae8529705cf11d NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120215193600 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/cyclone-giovanna-kills-16-in-madagascar-worst-over 15 Feb 2012 18:16 Source: reuters // Reuters By Alain Iloniaina ANTANANARIVO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - At least 16 people have been killed this week when a category four cyclone lashed Madagascar's eastern shores, rescue authorities said on Wednesday. Some 65 people were injured and about 11,000 people.... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:23:00 +0100 alertnet en alertnet-e6b9b96617c327be0372441677988e6b NaturalDisasters UNbodies 60.1733 24.9486 -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120215192300 http://news.iafrica.com/worldnews/778555.html Cyclone Giovanna hit Madagascar on Tuesday, pounding the Indian Ocean island with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person, according to officials. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:26:00 +0100 iafrica en iafrica-716d3493e8e47694c23e6e970f922740 NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120215062600 http://reliefweb.int/node/476757 Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: Madagascar By Denis McClean GENEVA, 14 February 2012 - For the second year in a row, Valentine's Day on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar has been marked by the arrival of a tropical cyclone. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:06:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-77a5ba53c229efe9df6b166e50e30e13 CivilProtection Environment UNbodies CrisisResponse NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120214210600 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46385048/ns/weather/ A category four cyclone pummels Madagascar's eastern shores, causing power shutdowns in some major towns. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:51:00 +0100 msnbc en msnbc-65c322c8d03334da2a677cd8a135cbf4 NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120214195100 http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Giovanna-rips-into-Madagascar-1-dead-20120214 Cyclone Giovanna has hit Madagascar, pounding the Indian Ocean island with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:50:00 +0100 news24 en news24-4e61bacdd34a11317a434aafe321085f NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120214175000 http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/1-killed-as-cyclone-hits-madagascar-1.1234295 Cyclone Giovanna pounded Madagascar with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0100 iol en iol-fb5225f989a9fe177119bb03b8a4e91e NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120214160700 http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=164903 ANTANANARIVO — Cyclone Giovanna hit Madagascar on Tuesday, pounding the Indian Ocean island with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person, according to officials. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:04:00 +0100 businessday en businessday-6ce9ab4850444ddffa7e1c9ee1028edf NaturalDisasters -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120214160400 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/02/201221411847251989.html Category four cyclone sweeps through tropical island's eastern shores, killing at least one person, officials say. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:03:00 +0100 aljazeera-en en aljazeera-en-df2aa874330cfd22d64cc773c327df6a NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120214160300 http://www.france24.com/en/20120214-cyclone-giovanna-rips-through-madagascar?ns_campaign=editorial&ns_source=RSS_public&ns_mchannel=RSS&ns_fee=0&ns_linkname=20120214_cyclone_giovanna_rips_through_madagascar Cyclone Giovanna hit Madagascar on Tuesday, pounding the Indian Ocean island with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person, according to officials. The violent storm tore roofs off houses, damaged buildings and trees, and caused power cuts in the capital, Antananarivo. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:33:00 +0100 france24-en en france24-en-625cb1a036b26d1979c395d4020d3d03 NaturalDisasters -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120214153300 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000052097&cid=4& A category four cyclone hit Madagascar's eastern shores on Tuesday, killing at least one person and causing power shutdowns in some major towns, authorities said. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:09:00 +0100 standardmedia en standardmedia-961b0f9beac029b589239189fda40675 NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120214130900 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/cyclone-giovanna-pummels-madagascar-kills-one By Alain Iloniaina ANTANANARIVO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - A category four cyclone pummelled Madagascar's eastern shores on Tuesday, killing at least one person and causing power shutdowns in some major towns, the authorities said. In the eastern port city of Tamatave, schools and offices were closed for a.... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:46:00 +0100 trust en trust-fb2e53c49bf584eef14fdef3ad2dff64 NaturalDisasters -18.1499 49.402309 -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120214124600 http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE81D02V20120214?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - A category four cyclone pummelled Madagascar's eastern shores on Tuesday, killing at least one person and causing power shutdowns in some major towns, the authorities said. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:35:00 +0100 reuters-af en reuters-af-e2e353532ff422d26b9e2b3b92a21f6c NaturalDisasters -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120214103500 http://reliefweb.int/node/476435 JOHANNESBURG, 13 February 2012 (IRIN) - A category four tropical storm, Cyclone Giovanna, is expected to make landfall on 14 February close to the Madagascan east coast town of Toamasina and thereafter head for the capital Antananarivo. "This is a particularly strong one [cyclone] and we have not seen one like this for some years. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:16:00 +0100 reliefweb-headlines en reliefweb-headlines-a9ab5370292d38b5effb7a39e0c9a4aa UNbodies NaturalDisasters 20120213211600 http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90072491?Cyclone%20expected%20in%20high%20population%20areas A category four tropical storm, Cyclone Giovanna, is expected to make landfall on- February close to the Madagascan east coast town of Toamasina and thereafter head for the capital Antananarivo. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:23:00 +0100 AHN en AHN-9606507f119306fa9c23552b5ef47de9 UNbodies NaturalDisasters -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 -17.8360777145539 48.7433190949631 20120213182300 http://reliefweb.int/node/476435 Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks Country: Madagascar JOHANNESBURG, 13 February 2012 (IRIN) - A category four tropical storm, Cyclone Giovanna, is expected to make landfall on 14 February close to the Madagascan east coast town of Toamasina and thereafter head for the capital Antananarivo. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:48:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-a9ab5370292d38b5effb7a39e0c9a4aa UNbodies NaturalDisasters -18.1499 49.402309 -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120213164800 http://allafrica.com/stories/201202131864.html [IRIN] Johannesburg - A category four tropical storm, Cyclone Giovanna, is expected to make landfall on 14 February close to the Madagascan east coast town of Toamasina and thereafter head for the capital Antananarivo. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:40:00 +0100 allafrica en allafrica-c7d60b13b7bd9ec4f512d3c58da10043 UNbodies NaturalDisasters -26.1441 28.0502 -18.1499 49.402309 -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120213164000 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94853 JOHANNESBURG, 13 February 2012 (IRIN) - A category four tropical storm, Cyclone Giovanna, is expected to make landfall on 14 February close to the Madagascan east coast town of Toamasina and thereafter head for the capital Antananarivo. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:02:00 +0100 irinnews en irinnews-02ae7e1ae8ddc38e6864076e9ad99030 UNbodies NaturalDisasters -18.1499 49.402309 -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120213160200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10784530&ref=rss The inquiry into the management of Brisbane's big Wivenhoe Dam during last year's disastrous floods is turning into a political steamroller likely to flatten any chance of Labor retaining power in Queensland.Amid reports of death... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:29:00 +0100 nzherald en nzherald-9b74f66787e2f3908db89f856b4431eb NaturalDisasters -27.4539 153.027 20120209182900 http://www.independent.ie/sport/horse-racing/cheltenham/richard-forristal-looks-for-some-cheltenham-festival-pointers-3012704.html With next month's Cheltenham Festival foremost in every racing fan's mind right now, Sunday's high-profile Leopardstown spread promises an array of invaluable pointers. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:15:00 +0100 independent-ie en independent-ie-68575646b02645ff7fb387d90c900788 NaturalDisasters 20120208111500 http://reliefweb.int/node/475366 Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Country: Vanuatu , Fiji Updated February 8, 2012 09:45:47 A severe tropical cyclone is generating winds of up to 165 kilometres an hour in Vanuatu. At two am local time, Cyclone Jasmine, which has reached a category four was located about 260 kilometres.... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:26:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-bfbc6dbbcdc39dde42d9f8fc5b540300 Flooding NaturalDisasters -17.7404 168.321 -18.1426 178.431 20120208082600 http://allafrica.com/stories/201202060249.html [Oxfam] Tropical storm Dando and cyclone Funso affected more than 117,000 people and left 40 dead in Mozambique last week Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:54:00 +0100 allafrica en allafrica-f24fd3e5bfc5912432ae110c8bc492fa NaturalDisasters CrisisResponse UNbodies CommunicableDiseases -25.9622 32.5737 20120206085400 http://reliefweb.int/node/474695 Source: Oxfam Country: Mozambique “Oxfam's initial focus will be on emergency water supply, sanitation and health promotion.” Published: 2 February 2012 Tropical storm Dando and cyclone Funso affected more than 117,000 people and left 40 dead in Mozambique last week There is a high risk of.... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:39:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-f575e8f0ad6090f70dcb140e60231696 NaturalDisasters CrisisResponse UNbodies CommunicableDiseases -25.9622 32.5737 20120204013900 http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressrelease/2012-02-03/risk-epidemic-mozambique-after-recent-floods Tropical storm Dando and cyclone Funso affected more than 117,000 people and left 40 dead in Mozambique last week. Oxfam and local partners are providing water and sanitation in Zambezia, to help reduce the risk of cholera and other sanitation-related disease. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:05:00 +0100 oxfam en oxfam-f6496d6e6fee8c449eb546465ad155f5 NaturalDisasters CrisisResponse UNbodies CommunicableDiseases -16.6555019062825 36.9816987508371 20120203160500 http://reliefweb.int/node/473772 Source: Irrawaddy Country: Indonesia The death toll from the extreme weather brought by Tropical Cyclone Iggy rose to 17 on Monday, even as officials predicted the weather system was moving away from Indonesia. The latest fatality was confirmed by search and rescue officials in Lebak, Banten, who.... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:18:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-017a32710454963e89c96eaa11fe4b70 Flooding NaturalDisasters -6.18287 106.829 20120131171800 http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22948 The death toll from the extreme weather brought by Tropical Cyclone Iggy rose to 17 on Monday, even as officials predicted the weather system was moving away from Indonesia. The latest fatality was confirmed by search and rescue officials in Lebak, Banten, who recovered the body of a boy swept away by the rain-swollen Ciberang River on Friday. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:50:00 +0100 irrawaddy en irrawaddy-017a32710454963e89c96eaa11fe4b70 NaturalDisasters Flooding -6.18287 106.829 20120131085000 http://reliefweb.int/node/473367 Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Mozambique MAPUTO, Mozambique, 27 January 2012 – In the course of two weeks in January, Mozambique was hit by tropical storm Dando and tropical cyclone Funso, which left significant structural damage in their wake and led to a total of 25 deaths. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:11:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-cbdcaeabfc56295121f21ff7de491d9d NaturalDisasters UNbodies -25.5353164702334 32.4522463098065 20120130111100 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-01/28/c_131379099.htm by Cundoko Aprilianto JAKARTA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- As rainy season is reaching its peak from mid-January to mid-February, tornado threat becomes more real amid storm and thunder. Several cases of sunken ships and collapsed trees due to strong wind that claimed lives made headlines recently. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:43:00 +0100 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-57a6a919426b74fcda1956e0645429ee NaturalDisasters -6.18287 106.829 20120128084300 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/act-alliance-rapid-response-fund-payment-support-to-people-affected-by-cyclones-dando-and-funso-mozambique ACT member CEDES is responding through this request with shelter, health and sanitation, and water provision assistance. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:23:00 +0100 trust en trust-7d7a2026134e295bd861672a3a5b9bdf NaturalDisasters UNbodies -25.9622 32.5737 20120127122300 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/act-alliance-rapid-response-fund-payment-support-to-people-affected-by-cyclones-dando-and-funso-mozambique ACT member CEDES is responding through this request with shelter, health and sanitation, and water provision assistance. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:56:00 +0100 alertnet en alertnet-7d7a2026134e295bd861672a3a5b9bdf NaturalDisasters UNbodies -25.9622 32.5737 20120127105600 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/tropical-cyclone-iggy-wreaks-more-havoc-in-indonesia/493946 Rain and wind continued to pound coastal areas of Java, Bali and Lombok on Thursday as officials updated the death toll from the previous day to seven, with dozens more injured and about a thousand homes damaged. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:01:00 +0100 thejakartaglobe en thejakartaglobe-52507ab2f215a419e04943bed04fbb98 NaturalDisasters -8.35472519635992 115.118385845653 -8.513243 116.666397 20120127030100 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-01/26/c_131377871.htm JAKARTA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) - At least seven people were killed by tornado that attacked several parts of Indonesia on Wednesday. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, head of Data Center, Information and Public Relations at the National Agency of Disaster Management ( BNPB), said that aside of the casualties, 51.... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:21:00 +0100 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-88940fc703035e42c918336f61722c08 NaturalDisasters -6.18287 106.829 20120126142100 http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/emergency-workers-honoured-with-medal/story-e6frfku0-1226254669981?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20newscomaubreakingndm%20%28NEWS.com.au%20%7C%20Breaking%20News%29 TRACY Grigg says she was "just doing the job that I needed to do" when she went to the aid of victims of the 2009 Victorian bushfires. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:38:00 +0100 news_com_au en news_com_au-7267ed3d6bca3f8a211785ba175e07a9 NaturalDisasters 20120126103800 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/emergency-workers-honoured-with-medal-20120126-1qjm0.html Emergency workers who helped during the Victorian fires and Queensland floods were honoured with the National Emergency Medal on Thursday. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:25:00 +0100 smh en smh-fdf87c2c56656906d4585e1b78f2068d NaturalDisasters -22.5774704351012 144.529824632264 20120126102500 http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=89283&Cat=4 Karachi Herdsmen living in the remote coastal villages of Pakistan are facing serious problems due to rapidly shrinking growth of vegetation. Veter Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:20:00 +0100 thenews-pk en thenews-pk-3c56f0b5338f0fc2447f180dd9c554aa CrisisResponse Environment NaturalDisasters EU-Asia 24.8934 67.0281 20120125022000 http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/2012/01/23/cyclone-funso-kills-12-in-mozambique At least 12 people have been killed and thousands displaced when cyclone Funso hit central Mozambique at the weekend, state television said Monday. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:08:00 +0100 thetimes-za en thetimes-za-4fcb022515910ef68b72a18afbdfd6a8 NaturalDisasters -25.9622 32.5737 20120123160800 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-23-deadly-tropical-cyclone-hits-mozambique/ After torrential rains in southern Mozambique last week, the country has been hit by a tropical cyclone in the north, killing at least 12 people. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:26:00 +0100 mg en mg-c5db252f9dbaeba8c4ea5800eb42f36c NaturalDisasters -25.9622 32.5737 20120123152600 http://reliefweb.int/node/471800 I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES · Mozambique’s Technical Council of Disaster Management is considering issuing a Red Alert following the escalation of Tropical Storm Funso to a category three tropical cyclone. · Tropical Storms Dando, a category one storm with associated winds (up to 70km/h) and.... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:14:00 +0100 reliefweb-headlines en reliefweb-headlines-9e1146190cf9c4ae86ed8a40b709bea3 NaturalDisasters -25.9622 32.5737 20120121161400 http://reliefweb.int/node/471800 Source: UN Country Team in Mozambique Country: Mozambique I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES · Mozambique’s Technical Council of Disaster Management is considering issuing a Red Alert following the escalation of Tropical Storm Funso to a category three tropical cyclone. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:06:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-9e1146190cf9c4ae86ed8a40b709bea3 NaturalDisasters -25.9622 32.5737 20120121160600 http://www.zimtelegraph.com/?p=22422&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wesfarmers-insurance-defends-premium-hikes The head of Wesfarmers’ insurance arm has defended the local industry in the face of premium rises of as much as 15 per cent for home insurance. Wesfarmers Insurance managing director Robert Scott said Australia’s insurance industry was in a strong condition given a year of a record numbers of natural disasters that forced up [. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:08:00 +0100 zimtelegraph en zimtelegraph-f5455fa99b54afb80e856765234213ba NaturalDisasters EuropeAid 20120120060800 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/wesfarmers-insurance-head-defends-industry-20120120-1q9m5.html The managing director of Wesfarmers Insurance says the industry "strong" despite a slew of profit warnings, even as homeowners face a 15% price rise. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:59:00 +0100 smh en smh-a5b234ed8da6a4cb4363852eaf487470 NaturalDisasters EuropeAid 20120120045900 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/tropical-depression-one-is-forecast-to-strike-vietnam-as-a-tropical-storm-at-about-0600-gmt-on-19-february 17 Feb 2012 12:56 Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical depression One is forecast to strike Vietnam as a tropical storm at about 06:00 GMT on 19 February.Data supplied by theUS Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear10.8 N,109.6 E. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:52:00 +0100 alertnet en alertnet-cf15f20cfc3245953a28f79a9105d9ee NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120217135200 http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/what-do-foreigners-find-strange-about-japan-ntv-finds-out Japan has many unique customs which may appear strange at first glance to foreign visitors. A reporter for the NTV program "Zoom In!! Saturday" went to Omotesando in Tokyo to ask foreigners to give some examples of things they find strange or weird about Japan. The interviews (in Japanese) appear… Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0100 japantoday en japantoday-e8155c1f01cd2a9b123c223da77cd5df NaturalDisasters 35.7150773265685 139.434790617286 20120217001200 http://reliefweb.int/node/477353 Source: UN Women Country: Viet Nam The Women’s Union building in Viet Nam’s Binh Dinh Province is afloat with music, as traditional songs about the province, the seasons, fishing and farming drift through its rooms. Yet those singing know that the life they celebrate is under threat. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:41:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-a9a1c29db2218c865a0417557d047569 UNbodies CrisisResponse Agriculture NaturalDisasters GenderEquality Environment 21.0319 105.82 20120216234100 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-02/16/c_122713242.htm by Prime Sarmiento CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines, Feb.16 (Xinhua) -- The recent flooding triggered by a rare typhoon that devastated a southern Philippine region has raised the need for local officials to enforce a disaster preparation plan. Two months after tropical storm Washi swept the region,.... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:08:00 +0100 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-3ab9aaf7ca2692d4573f8e3d70d9dfab NaturalDisasters WorldBank CrisisResponse 14.6096 121.006 20120216160800 http://bulatlat.com/main/2012/02/16/lessons-from-typhoon-sendong/ By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The biggest crime would be to allow the kind of government we have, the kind of system that’s in place, to continue. I think this is the lesson that recent typhoon Sendong and the last series of earthquakes have taught us. A few days before Christmas last year (as [. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:58:00 +0100 bulatlat en bulatlat-877e679ecc2a9fd4227665019c4f279e Environment Flooding NaturalDisasters FightagainstFraud 20120216145800 http://bulatlat.com/main/2012/02/10/urban-poor-offer-protest-gift-for-aquinos-birthday/ By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Urban poor leader Carmen Deunida, more commonly known as Nanay Mameng, celebrated her 84th birthday last February 8. She shares this special day with two known politicians in the country — the late Senator Claro Recto whom she looks up to and another, President Benigno S. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:11:00 +0100 bulatlat en bulatlat-4dcfb871d698f93f614a346fda93aa22 NaturalDisasters 20120210071100 http://reliefweb.int/node/475187 Source: Handicap International Country: Philippines (the) In the wake of Washi, a tropical storm that affected the lives of 1.1 million people last December, Handicap International took immediate action to provide emergency aid to the victims. From 20th February 2012, Handicap International teams.... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:22:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-fdb9de0c9dbb9d9ee5d89a432d18594a Flooding NaturalDisasters UNbodies 14.6096 121.006 20120207162200 http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20120208hed3.html By Fernan J. Angeles 02/08/2012 President Aquino did a late change of heart yesterday, saying he is spending his birthday today in Dumaguete City, one of the areas most affected by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the Visayas last Monday, after the Palace initially said that Aquino, as much as.... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:55:00 +0100 tribuneonline en tribuneonline-4d5a72a20426c7490d2898ff650734a7 NaturalDisasters 15.1442 120.591599 9.314125 123.310366 20120207145500 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/setting-up-mobile-teams-to-get-aid-to-the-most-vulnerable-individuals In the wake of Washi, a tropical storm that affected the lives of 1.1 million people in the Philippines last December, Handicap International took immediate action to provide emergency aid to the victims. From 20th February 2012, Handicap International teams will begin using mobile teams to supply.... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:59:00 +0100 trust en trust-98271c3490b287d6766088a15f2a6ed4 UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120207135900 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/setting-up-mobile-teams-to-get-aid-to-the-most-vulnerable-individuals In the wake of Washi, a tropical storm that affected the lives of 1.1 million people last December, Handicap International took immediate action to provide emergency aid to the victims. From 20th February 2012, Handicap International teams will begin using mobile teams to supply aid to highly.... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:47:00 +0100 alertnet en alertnet-98271c3490b287d6766088a15f2a6ed4 UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters 20120207124700 http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/293944/20120207/philippines-earthquake-2012.htm Dozens of people are missing and at least 43 dead after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Philippines on Monday. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:17:00 +0100 ibtimes-au en ibtimes-au-a9a072811cb3243a96e6f7530c9cf170 NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120206231700 http://www.7days.ae//article/news/global/earthquake-rocks-philippines-32810 A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has left at least seven people dead, including two children, after hitting Philippine island of Negros. At least 40 aftershocks were recorded after yesterday’s quake, leading to the closure of government offices, with schools also ordered to shut. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:23:00 +0100 7days en 7days-5d4bcce838993bad60336a107df9c9d6 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120206192300 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/children-among-12-dead-as-quake-hits-philippines * Magnitude 6.7 quake centered off Tayasan, Negros Oriental * Local agency lifts tsunami alert 2 * Quake triggers landslides (Updates death toll) MANILA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Negros on Monday, triggering landslides that toppled houses.... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:39:00 +0100 alertnet en alertnet-99b91902d8e7e4603a66a7b16ef0654c NaturalDisasters 9.92718 123.172501 20120206183900 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/6/worldupdates/2012-02-06T145510Z_7_TRE815078_RTROPTT_0_UK-EARTHQUAKE-PHILIPPINES&sec=Worldupdates MANILA (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Negros on Monday, triggering landslides that toppled houses and killing at least 12 people, including two children, officials said. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:48:00 +0100 thestar-my en thestar-my-02289319c0268c1fa8cf0a060b65713e NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120206174800 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/children-among-12-dead-as-quake-hits-philippines * Magnitude 6.7 quake centered off Tayasan, Negros Oriental * Local agency lifts tsunami alert 2 * Quake triggers landslides (Updates death toll) MANILA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Negros on Monday, triggering landslides that toppled houses.... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:35:00 +0100 trust en trust-99b91902d8e7e4603a66a7b16ef0654c NaturalDisasters 9.92718 123.172501 20120206163500 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/06/uk-earthquake-philippines-idUKTRE81507820120206?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews MANILA (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Negros on Monday, triggering landslides that toppled houses and killing at least 12 people, including two children, officials said. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0100 reuters en reuters-9e124b70a9ba5e29785bee144e0854b5 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120206161500 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/06/us-earthquake-philippines-idUSTRE81507420120206?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews MANILA (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Negros on Monday, triggering landslides that toppled houses and killing at least 12 people, including two children, officials said. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0100 reuters en reuters-72f7f364762a6d3e7eb493a54f00b09a NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120206161500 http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120206/wl_nm/us_earthquake_philippines Reuters - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake off the central Philippine island of Negros killed at least seven people on Monday, including two children, with government offices and schools ordered to close after at least 40 aftershocks. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:01:00 +0100 news-yahoo en news-yahoo-753db8c4e942e132e647babf6617bdd6 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120206160100 http://www.ekantipur.com/2012/02/06/world/children-among-seven-dead-as-quake-hits-philippines/348486/ One child died and a local tsunami alert was issued after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake followed by two aftershocks struck off the Philippines. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:10:00 +0100 ekantipur en ekantipur-3885eff3291008b9ca3eeb3c0223f53b NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120206131000 http://reliefweb.int/node/474826 Source: International Labour Organization Country: Philippines (the) Natural disasters destroy livelihoods but the aftermath also offers opportunities to create jobs and revitalise the economy as there will be high demand for construction and other recovery works. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:10:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-94661cbbb181bd085eef5e2213963022 UNbodies Environment NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120206101000 http://reliefweb.int/node/474826 Natural disasters destroy livelihoods but the aftermath also offers opportunities to create jobs and revitalise the economy as there will be high demand for construction and other recovery works. For the last ten years, the ILO has engaged in post-disaster reconstruction in countries in Asia and the.... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:23:00 +0100 reliefweb-headlines en reliefweb-headlines-94661cbbb181bd085eef5e2213963022 Environment NaturalDisasters UNbodies 14.6096 121.006 20120206092300 http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=27365&sec=3 Inevitable it was that those losing out in the major fighter deal for the IAF would be griping: it would have been the other way around had the Typhoon got the nod over the Rafale. There had been an earlier instalment of “sour grapes” when Uncle Sam lamented after Lockheed Martin’s F-16 and the Boeing FA-18 did not make it to the short-list. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:22:00 +0100 asianewsnet en asianewsnet-badd3f29aa2dd7bd82aa69aa52821e6a EADS NaturalDisasters 20120206042200 http://reliefweb.int/node/474089 Source: Handicap International Country: Philippines (the) On Friday 16th December, 2011, tropical storm Washi, locally known as Sendong, brought 10 hours of torrential rains that triggered disastrous flash flooding across Mindanao, in the south of the Philippines. Tropical cyclones are not common in this area. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:24:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-3d3e5b1f3511fa52d179c25419de9398 UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120201192400 http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=27189&sec=1 French firm to supply fighter aircraft to Indian Air Force French aviation firm Dassault Rafale has bagged the lucrative US$10.4 billion deal to supply 126 multi-role to the (IAF), described as the “mother of all deals.” The French company won the race having placed the lowest bid to supply the.... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:47:00 +0100 asianewsnet en asianewsnet-a91a4b9f873005246e457ce80bb01661 EADS NaturalDisasters AirTransport 20120201034700 http://reliefweb.int/node/473808 Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: Philippines (the) BANGKOK, 31 January 2012 - Mayors from the Mindanao region in the Philippines recently ravaged by Typhoon Sendong have been tasked to invest more in prevention and mitigation measures, by one of last year’s recipients of the prestigious Sasakawa Award. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:18:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-dd607fbcf115458264da86105159d268 CrisisResponse NaturalDisasters UNbodies CivilProtection 14.6096 121.006 20120131191800 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/01/31/12/coronas-bellagio-unit-discounted-due-damage Kinumpirma ngayon ng marketing director ng Megaworld Corporation ang P10 milyon diskuwento na nakuha ni Chief Justice Renato Corona sa pagbili ng penthouse unit. Pero sa kanyang pagharap sa impeachment court, itinanggi ng opisyal na pabor para kay Corona ang diskuwento. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:36:00 +0100 abs-cbnnews en abs-cbnnews-b4ee17af07999a8762ef956b8c70890f FinancialCrisis NaturalDisasters 20120131153600 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/01/31/12/tribunal-releases-records-roxas-poll-protest MANILA, Philippines - The Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) has released records in the election protest of President Aquino's losing running mate Manuel "Mar" Roxas II against Vice President Jejomar Binay for resolution of three cases of local election protest in the 2010 polls. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 abs-cbnnews en abs-cbnnews-07fffd4ac69de807f830d487820a16c7 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120131050000 http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41068&Cr=disaster&Cr1= The head of the United Nations office dedicated to disaster risk reduction wrapped up her visit to the Philippines today by comparing the damage caused by Typhoon Sendong to that of major tsunamis such as the one that struck Japan last year. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:04:00 +0100 un-org en un-org-7edc787ce61beb0b75a55cde29cd6635 NaturalDisasters UNbodies ClimateAction CivilProtection CrisisResponse 14.6096 121.006 35.6831 139.809 20120128000400 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/01/27/329885/Tsou-veggies.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - When Typhoon Morakot battered much of southern Taiwan in 2009, it may have destroyed the homeland of the indigenous Tsou who live on Alishan, but it couldn't take away their spirit. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:53:00 +0100 ChinaPost en ChinaPost-e04d9f6abc06f8ca0043595bc63c95cf Agriculture NaturalDisasters 20120126195300 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9039675/Northolt-RAFs-celebrated-airfield-may-be-sold-to-property-developers.html One of the armed forces' most celebrated airfields could be sold off to private investors under plans being considered by defence chiefs to help plug budget shortfalls, it has emerged. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:25:00 +0100 telegraph en telegraph-e6a61eb067f32bd6813c60263df65536 NaturalDisasters 20120125232500 http://reliefweb.int/node/472626 Source: Handicap International Country: Philippines (the) Last month tropical storm Washi forced Joshua (10) to leave his home and to seek shelter in an evacuation center at the local school. Being disabled, Joshua struggles even more than the other refugees. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:48:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-8424081310a7a945da84cc526653e743 NaturalDisasters Flooding UNbodies 14.6096 121.006 20120125224800 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jan/25/raf-northolt-may-be-sold Ministry of Defence considering selling off all or parts of one of its oldest airfields, which could become Heathrow satellite The Ministry of Defence is considering selling off one of its oldest and most internationally renowned airfields, RAF Northolt, as it seeks to raise money to help cope with swingeing budget cuts, the Guardian has learned. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:58:00 +0100 guardian en guardian-5625ea27d4605f5dd3918f48af40fe25 NaturalDisasters 20120125175800 http://www.mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20120125082217 President Benigno Aquino and Vice President Jejomar Binay together with Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Cruz and Gawad Kalinga Executive Director Luis Oquinena during an inspection at the Bayanihan Village, a resettlement site for victims of tropical storm Washi, in Iligan City. ILIGAN CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Jan. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:03:00 +0100 mindanaoexaminer en mindanaoexaminer-33f9f829695bc04f6ac903e35a108072 NaturalDisasters 8.481277 124.646698 20120125150300 http://gulfnews.com/news/world/philippines/philippine-government-to-address-illegal-logging-in-armm-area-aquino-vows-1.971099?localLinksEnabled=false&utm_source=Feeds&utm_medium=RSS&utm_term=News_RSS_feed&utm_content=1.971099&utm_campaign=Philippine_government_to_address_illegal_logging_in_ARMM_area,_Aquino_vows Aquino was in Iligan City on Wednesday to visit the shelter building activities in the city Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:16:00 +0100 gulfnews en gulfnews-7a0f5f1c2eed8f60510c2f7e0f193df6 Flooding NaturalDisasters 20120125131600 http://reliefweb.int/node/472262 Source: IFRC Country: Philippines (the) By Matthew Cochrane, IFRC As tens of thousands of survivors in Mindanao enter their second month of uncertainty, the Red Cross is announcing plans to drastically increase its support to communities affected by December’s Typhoon Washi. The Philippine Red Cross is now appealing to donors for 5. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:37:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-be48413521a9354c3d9ea5f9b78f5700 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120124163700 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/lutheran-world-relief-assisting-flood-survivors-in-the-philippines On the evening of December 16, Solidad Maestre encountered the most unforgettable typhoon of her life. The water was already knee-high when she began to pack her things, and by the time Solidad and her children vacated their home, the floodwaters had risen to chest level, forcing them to abandon their possessions. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:28:00 +0100 trust en trust-aa67a67c389f199d8a6e107439846834 Environment UNbodies NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120124142800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/01/24/329758/Ma-to.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - During the Lunar New Year holiday, President Ma Ying-jeou will visit people in Kaohsiung City who lost their homes in Typhoon Morakot in 2009 and now have new housing, a government council said. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:27:00 +0100 ChinaPost en ChinaPost-fca7c4a7694982d44a50ad15e07f70c7 NaturalDisasters 22.619341 120.276199 20120123202700 http://reliefweb.int/node/471267 Source: AlertNet Country: Philippines (the) By Thin Lei Win BANGKOK (AlertNet) – One month after a tropical storm devastated northern Mindanao in the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced and in urgent need of food aid, the United Nations said in its latest situation report. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:55:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-4a02d7fb80d50cd885a97149759957bd UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120119015500 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/one-month-on-philippines-flood-survivors-need-urgent-shelter-un By Thin Lei Win BANGKOK (AlertNet) One month after a tropical storm devastated northern Mindanao in the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced and in urgent need of food aid, the United Nations said in its Mid-December’s Typhoon Washi killed more than 1,200 people on the.... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:49:00 +0100 trust en trust-b037a53ce48d9dcfaa9b5de6edd6c617 FoodSecurityFoodAid UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120118154900 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/one-month-on-philippines-flood-survivors-need-urgent-shelter-un By Thin Lei Win BANGKOK (AlertNet) One month after a tropical storm devastated northern Mindanao in the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced and in urgent need of food aid, the United Nations said in its Mid-December’s Typhoon Washi killed more than 1,200 people on the.... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:22:00 +0100 alertnet en alertnet-b037a53ce48d9dcfaa9b5de6edd6c617 FoodSecurityFoodAid UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120118152200 http://bulatlat.com/main/2012/01/18/sendong-victims-yearn-for-a-home-of-their-own/ By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN A month after Typhoon Sendong swept away homes, killed thousands and dislocated tens of thousands in Northern Mindanao, survivors plea for decent relocation. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:16:00 +0100 bulatlat en bulatlat-81ff63ee79d866decadc19b3674a3171 Flooding NaturalDisasters 20120118071600 http://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/columnists/2012/01/18/silly-laws-for-jolly-silly-season A few years ago a mischievous opposition legislator introduced a motion to the Council of the Provinces declaring, more or less, that said upper house of parliament was full of dozy nincompoops who wasted taxpayers' money. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:08:00 +0100 thetimes-za en thetimes-za-d4c066ea1c688c63280d76a039858eef NaturalDisasters 20120118070800 http://www.estrepublicain.fr/sport/2012/01/29/le-sluc-comme-on-l-adore À l’image de King sur une autre planète, le SLUC a réussi un magnifique match d’attaque pour détruire Le Mans après le repos. Le SLUC est toujours là et bien là ! Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:15:00 +0100 estrepublicain fr estrepublicain-b33939645de8f9df601e2447bbb69b48 NaturalDisasters 20120129091500 http://passeurdesciences.blog.lemonde.fr/2012/01/18/anglais-une-langue-qui-positive/#xtor=RSS-3208 L'étude de la langue n'est pas qu'affaire de littéraires. Elle peut aussi intéresser mathématiciens et physiciens dès lors qu'il s'agit d'en dévoiler, par une approche statistique, le génie secret, les vertus cachées mais mesurables. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:38:00 +0100 LeMonde fr LeMonde-6f543663c352dbc2216ef40cfbc199e7 NaturalDisasters 20120118203800 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/world-war-2/9086291/World-War-Two-air-ace-in-an-unmarked-grave-found.html The body of a decorated flying ace who was killed in his first week of war has been found in an unmarked grave in France after 71 years. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:26:00 +0100 telegraph en telegraph-d9c6a984b6685fa724b137baf019f686 NaturalDisasters 48.8521 2.34899 20120217082600 http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/17/2645787/for-simmons-event-to-raise-money.html The picture of a little girl sits on the mantle in the home of Mike Simmons, the head teaching pro at Miccosukee Golf & Country Club. The photo serves as both a painful reminder of a tragedy and a hopeful mandate to help the people of Haiti. Years ago, Simmons and his wife, Belkis, signed a pledge.... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:56:00 +0100 antiguanews en antiguanews-5e690b8e46f4711874782327dfde422c NaturalDisasters 18.54299 -72.343102 20120217075600 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2102088/Body-lost-airman-awarded-ace-status-71-years-shot-down.html?ITO=1490 Flying Officer Derek Allen, 22, has been listed as missing, presumed dead, for seven decades until a historian discovered his unmarked grave. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:35:00 +0100 dailymail en dailymail-708f25d2bb2f4541616b52d6fa2ae43f NaturalDisasters 20120217033500 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hero-world-war-ii-fighter-688526 For 71 years his family had no idea of the Hurricane hero’s resting place – until a historian doggedly tracked it down Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:03:00 +0100 themirror en themirror-1a02229ecbcaa386d340e8663dbd7d98 NaturalDisasters 20120217010300 http://dalje.com/en-sports/world-cup-preps-in-florida-japan/417593 It's final tuneup time a world apart for two top contenders for next month's $10 million Dubai World Cup. Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom will return to the races Saturday in a Gulfstream Park allowance designed as his sole prep for the Dubai race.... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:26:00 +0100 javno-en en javno-en-20e00d10a0503cb9158b65f662f33692 NaturalDisasters 35.6831 139.809 24.9236719671539 55.3680743489458 20120217002600 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2102088/Body-lost-airman-awarded-ace-status-71-years-shot-down.html?ITO=1490 Flying Officer Derek Allen, 22, has been listed as missing, presumed dead, for seven decades until a historian discovered his unmarked grave. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:43:00 +0100 mailonsunday en mailonsunday-89c04a38b2c774e2172b478bb1ebe1e8 NaturalDisasters 20120216174300 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2102088/Body-lost-airman-awarded-ace-status-71-years-shot-down.html?ITO=1490 Flying Officer Derek Allen, 22, has been listed as missing, presumed dead, for seven decades until a historian discovered his unmarked grave. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:26:00 +0100 dailymail en dailymail-89c04a38b2c774e2172b478bb1ebe1e8 NaturalDisasters 20120216172600 http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20120216/sc_livescience/dangeroussundownerwindsexplained LiveScience.com - A uniquely Southern California wind could blow through the region tonight (Feb. 15). It's called a sundowner wind, and it usually means that the strong Santa Ana winds are just days away. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:33:00 +0100 news-yahoo en news-yahoo-cd1a51e98924eea585baf8a2b6136693 NaturalDisasters 33.755798 -117.932297 20120216153300 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9086042/Body-of-WWII-RAF-ace-finally-found.html The body of a lost airman who won 'ace' status, was awarded a gallantry medal, shot down twice and then killed in his first week of war has been found after 71 years. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:34:00 +0100 telegraph en telegraph-677c384a753af329363d0f03e92683fc NaturalDisasters 20120216123400 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/15/last-fema-trailer-leaves-6-years-after-katrina/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS NEW ORLEANS | The last of the once-ubiquitous FEMA trailers has been removed from New Orleans more than six years after flood walls and levees broke during Hurricane Katrina and caused the city to fill with floodwaters. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said the last trailer was removed Sunday. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:01:00 +0100 washtimes en washtimes-54d558d75a32567d26772c49cf9ae100 NaturalDisasters 29.9564 -90.0987 20120216040100 http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/ocean-science-for-sustainable-development/opinions/time-to-stop-losing-ocean-data-to-vandalism.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinions More must be done to prevent damage of ocean data buoys that costs money, vital data and lives, say Sidney Thurston and M. Ravichandran. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:47:00 +0100 scidev en scidev-71f982ba53b7139b27a1584658de74f6 NaturalDisasters 20120215114700 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2100858/Sean-Penn-blasts-UK-refusing-hand-Falkland-Islands-Argentina.html?ITO=1490 U.S. actor Sean Penn (left), pictured here with Argentine President Cristina Kirchner (right) yesterday, said that the UK was being 'ludicrous and archaic' by believing it could hold on to what he called 'the Malvinas Islands of Argentina'. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:58:00 +0100 mailonsunday en mailonsunday-f1d55c7ba8d5b9f48075f5d50d084356 HaitiReconstruction NaturalDisasters 51.4879 -0.177998 -34.6654 -58.4096 -51.701 -57.8492 20120214125800 http://allafrica.com/stories/201202140579.html [Vanguard] Lagos - AN early morning rainstorm, which began at about 7.10 am, yesterday, wreaked havoc in several parts of Lagos, killing 15 persons, destroying many houses, cars, electric poles and uprooting many trees. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:43:00 +0100 allafrica en allafrica-349343677c143862cf7b849b8e557691 NaturalDisasters 6.43919 3.42348 20120214114300 http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/02/15-die-as-rainstorm-wreaks-havoc-in-lagos/ AN early morning rainstorm, which began at about 7.10 am, yesterday, wreaked havoc in several parts of Lagos, killing 15 persons, destroying many houses, cars, electric poles and uprooting many trees. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:24:00 +0100 vanguardngr en vanguardngr-4169c6c4446e74df70d0ea515c632fd5 NaturalDisasters 6.43919 3.42348 20120214052400 http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/will-hurricanes-topple-u-s-wind-turbines/?partner=rss&emc=rss Of the offshore sites where wind power is being considered or developed, Galveston County in Texas was the riskiest, followed by Dare County in North Carolina, researchers found. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:07:00 +0100 IHT en IHT-2f1f495a75a9d46a3dd5dcec9f624cb3 EU-USA NaturalDisasters 28.738333 -97.871667 29.26723 -94.832485 35.5433236693713 -79.3832976914945 20120213220700 http://www.iom.int:80/jahia/Jahia/media/press-briefing-notes/pbnAM/cache/offonce/cache/offonce?entryId=31244 Haiti - Months before the first storms of the hurricane season are likely to strike the shores of Hispaniola, IOM and the government have published Haiti's first policy guidelines on the use and functioning of evacuation shelters. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:16:00 +0100 iom en iom-d56b7d9df6fecc5493495a8d5c66d1d8 CrisisResponse NaturalDisasters CivilProtection 18.54299 -72.343102 20120213041600 http://www.eecho.ie/news/sport/mullins-thrilled-with-super-fly-539592.html 2/12/2012 - 5:19:05 PM Willie Mullins today expressed his delight with Hurricane Fly as the crack two-miler builds towards the defence of his Champion Hurdle crown at Cheltenham next month. Having only recently started to please Mullins in his home work, the eight-year-old made his first appearance.... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:49:00 +0100 eecho en eecho-baf2b0a3e4539dc44895ecb30d9d1f1f NaturalDisasters 20120212184900 http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/mullins-thrilled-with-super-fly-539592.html Willie Mullins today expressed his delight with Hurricane Fly as the crack two-miler builds towards the defence of his Champion Hurdle crown at Cheltenham next month. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:32:00 +0100 breakingnews-ie en breakingnews-ie-addfb9084696a3ccf4f3f8feb4720453 NaturalDisasters 20120212183200 http://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=35355 Obed Dlamini the elder in the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) is among a number of otherwise silent innovators who have been spurred to action by the dreaded threats by climate change. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:13:00 +0100 observer-sz en observer-sz-ec36a084634cfb1627157e18957418ae ClimateChange NaturalDisasters Agriculture FoodSecurityFoodAid Environment Ecology 20120211081300 http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106720 Caribbean islands are doubly exposed by the convergence of weak economies heavily dependent on foreign imports and greater vulnerability to climate change, according to ECLAC Executive Director Alicia Bárcena. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:46:00 +0100 ipsnews en ipsnews-ccce4cf22d98de2cfcb938f3fa12d1b7 EU-USA ImportsExports Ecology Tourism Environment ClimateChange NaturalDisasters Society UNbodies 20120210174600 http://7thspace.com/headlines/405547/fema_john_curtis_christian_schools_to_utilize_fema_dollars_for_new_construction_project.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%207thspace%20%287thSpace%20Interactive%29 The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today approximately $1.6 million in funding to John Curtis Christian Schools, further enabling the construction of a new Lower School West Building Complex at their current Jefferson Parish Lower School ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:18:00 +0100 7thspace en 7thspace-d51c5a53ee89d471a91c9d2dfe06d166 NaturalDisasters 20120210161800 http://www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/20030/ A rough sum of damage after a disaster in Novorossiysk made about 600 million rubles, Governor of Krasnodar region Alexander Tkachev reported on February, 8, at an emergency conference devoted to liquidation of the aftermath of an hurricane. According to the Governor, 208 apartment houses have been damaged in Novorossiysk as of the day. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:12:00 +0100 kavkaz-uzel en kavkaz-uzel-888d93498560795f63f54fc1ffce0201 EuropeAid NaturalDisasters 44.718441 37.77887 45.0366 38.9609 20120210121200 http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/story/2012-02-09/la-nina-climate-texas-drought/53031716/1?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20usatoday-NewsTopStories%20%28News%20-%20Top%20Stories%29 Federal weather forecasters say the La Nina climate phenomenon that contributed to the southwestern U.S. drought is winding down. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:21:00 +0100 usaToday en usaToday-54e297d9166d848bdf2e3d012d28ac10 FoodSecurityFoodAid NaturalDisasters 31.4943738356216 -99.3600411817029 20120210002100 http://www.zimtelegraph.com/?p=27772&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=florida-faces-crises-in-auto-property-insurance-markets Despite bipartisan support for reform over the last three years, Florida’s legislature has not effectively addressed the state’s dysfunctional property insurance system. Add to that emerging concerns regarding the long-term sustainability of Florida’s vehicle insurance system, and the state now faces dual crises in its insurance markets. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:05:00 +0100 zimtelegraph en zimtelegraph-ce20425935708051cb1d7ea66587abae TechnologyForesight NaturalDisasters FightagainstFraud 28.6535391673714 -82.4751710549983 20120209110500 http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/field/international-thermal-research/ International Thermal Research (ITR) of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada was established in 1984 to provide advanced R&D for recreational, commercial, military and governmental institutions in the area of powered and non-powered liquid fueled burne… Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:07:00 +0100 armytechnology en armytechnology-bf3e1647cd649cb5d288c2a113fba8db NaturalDisasters 49.166667 -122.966667 20120208190700 http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=229413 Ghana’s political scene presents a mixture of events, trends and prospects that are of gargantuan interest worthy of note. Ghana’s politics, one may say has come of age or at least has left behind it the dark period when chaos and the power of the gun ruled. Now it is the power of the thumb that rules, such is the beauty of democracy. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:33:00 +0100 ghanaweb en ghanaweb-3bd982c6dcbf53d46a5da781c020c7e1 NaturalDisasters EU-Africa 5.55856 -0.200924 20120207063300 http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120131/ap_on_he_me/us_irene_mental_health AP - The remnants of Hurricane Irene did what policymakers hadn't been able to accomplish for more than a decade close the state's antiquated psychiatric hospital. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:12:00 +0100 news-yahoo en news-yahoo-acd6a11bffdfe6f4502ebb261e4d1d40 NaturalDisasters 20120206221200 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-fogwell/planning-a-caribbean-sailing-trip_b_1251325.html The Windward Islands are at the southern end of the Caribbean island chain. For experienced sailors, it is thrilling to sail among the four main islands: Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenada. They are far enough apart to allow for open ocean sailing and they lie across the easterly trade winds, making passages north or south easy. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:31:00 +0100 antiguanews en antiguanews-9d9feb59e170475591f6128a74a584eb NaturalDisasters OutermostRegions 12.0653 -61.7449 14.5997 -61.076 20120206163100 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203920204577197372686830732.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us_business State-run entities that expanded over the past decade to provide affordable homeowners insurance in hurricane-threatened Florida are in danger of becoming so big they threaten to wreak havoc on the local economy. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:11:00 +0100 wsj-en en wsj-en-75be83079d6e719e5c1a6f43cfd3eb1b NaturalDisasters 28.6535391673714 -82.4751710549983 20120206021100 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/racing-betting/2012/02/05/all-eyes-on-long-run-ahead-of-newbury-115875-23737110/ ALL roads lead to Newbury this week for a meeting that is rapidly shaping up into a mini-Cheltenham with Gold Cup winner Long Run and Champion Hurdle third favourite Zarkandar heading a host of star names due to have their all-important Festival prep runs on Saturday. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +0100 themirror en themirror-d4b2616b19ac03fd9f4991bbcb4d9c36 NaturalDisasters 51.3955 -1.329189 20120205113900 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/292809/20120203/miserable-cities-america-2012-miami.htm Are you living in misery in one of America's most miserable cities? Forbes just released a list of the top 20 most miserable cities in the nation for 2012. The company used economist Arthur Okun's "Misery Index" to look at 10 factors for the 200 largest metro areas and divisions in the U.S. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0100 ibtimes-cn en ibtimes-cn-1784697ddd8d6a63be59e68828867f8f NaturalDisasters 20120203210000 http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/292809/20120204/miserable-cities-america-2012-miami.htm Are you living in misery in one of America's most miserable cities? Forbes just released a list of the top 20 most miserable cities in the nation for 2012. The company used economist Arthur Okun's "Misery Index" to look at 10 factors for the 200 largest metro areas and divisions in the U.S. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:42:00 +0100 ibtimes-au en ibtimes-au-1784697ddd8d6a63be59e68828867f8f NaturalDisasters 20120203204200 http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/feb/02/mike-kelley Artist who mixed bad taste and good ideas to become the big success of his generation Mike Kelley's art alarmed, seduced and appalled. He said he became an artist to embrace failure; in that, he failed totally, by establishing a career lived at hurricane force on both sides of the Atlantic, and becoming the big success of his generation. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:15:00 +0100 guardian en guardian-39799d0b1f450098343996e79ffd59bd NaturalDisasters 20120202211500 http://mondediplo.com/openpage/why-climate-change-will-make-you-love-big Look back on 2011 and you'll notice a destructive trail of extreme weather slashing through the year. In Texas, it was the driest year ever recorded. An epic drought there killed half a billion trees, touched off wildfires that burned four million acres, and destroyed or damaged thousands of homes and buildings. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:44:00 +0100 mondediplo en mondediplo-6cf8c3707e3432ace695b9cd83486427 MARS-STAT Environment ClimateChange Ecology NaturalDisasters 31.4943738356216 -99.3600411817029 20120202114400 http://reliefweb.int/node/474164 Source: InterPress Third World News Agency Country: World , Australia , Brazil , Djibouti , El Salvador , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Kenya , Mexico , Philippines (the) , Somalia , Thailand , United States of America (the) Analysis by Janet Larsen and Sara Rasmussen* WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2012 (IPS) - The global average temperature in 2011 was 14. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:26:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-44602f18b210e547e832599aa0b6aa46 ClimateChange Environment NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 13.7014 -89.2002 38.9051 -77.0162 15.3324 38.9262 47.373271456894 -120.418974027727 13.7308 100.521 11.5086012087228 43.0082770888707 9.02274 38.7468 -35.3499 149.042 14.6096 121.006 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 2.04118 45.3441 -1.2702 36.8041 -5.83333 -37.45 20120202012600 http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2012/02/mil-120201-afps02.htm Agreements signed last week in the Canadian capital of Ottawa set up a roadmap for U.S. and Canadian officials to work together in the event of a natural disaster or attack. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:22:00 +0100 globalsecurity en globalsecurity-197359fcac51d5d0df2e205775130651 NaturalDisasters 45.3742 -75.6507 20120202012200 http://www.japantoday.com/category/opinions/view/waiting-for-the-apocalypse The University of Tokyo’s Earthquake Research Institute recently predicted a 70% probability of a magnitude 7 or more earthquake within four years, and almost certainly within the next 30 years. The news itself in many ways is not exactly news, give or take a tweaking of the numbers on the… Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:36:00 +0100 japantoday en japantoday-29f8387ab31a9832e671e7c4d7fe46d0 Nuclear NaturalDisasters 20120201233600 http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106616 The global average temperature in 2011 was 14.52 degrees Celsius (58.14 degrees Fahrenheit). According to NASA scientists, this was the ninth warmest year in 132 years of recordkeeping, despite the cooling influence of the La Niña atmospheric and oceanic circulation pattern and relatively low solar irradiance. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:56:00 +0100 ipsnews en ipsnews-dbb88339f3d463f141b7a32280b82f80 ClimateChange Environment NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 20120201185600 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/racing/hurricane-the-one-to-beat-16111911.html?r=RSS Paul Nicholls is under no illusions about the prospect of his big guns taking on Hurricane Fly in the Stan James Champion Hurdle after the superstar's brilliant performance on Sunday. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +0100 belfasttelegraph en belfasttelegraph-606f2ac6ab7ba6076af066798f0eb0ac NaturalDisasters 20120201135300 http://reliefweb.int/node/473934 Source: Handicap International Country: Haiti Bedlais Bonhomme, 33, was a community liaison for Handicap International's Shelter project until December 2011, when he became assistant field director for Petit-Gôave. Bedlais began working with Handicap International in March 2011, charged with.... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:20:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-725d834128dfe548d162baeb48e1ef18 NaturalDisasters 18.383333 -72.75 20120201072000 http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120131/ap_on_re_us/us_tornado_tourism AP - Eight months after a tornado laid waste to much of this city, Joplin is wrestling with an emotional question: Should the community market its devastated neighborhoods to tourists? Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:28:00 +0100 news-yahoo en news-yahoo-a0bebbaf7610eab3d52f09bb059f3ba1 NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 37.08873 -94.51899 20120201002800 http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/talk-tornado-tourism-stirs-anger-joplin-15482614 Joplin confronts emotional question: Should it market devastated neighborhoods to tourists? Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:04:00 +0100 ABCnews en ABCnews-722a1e08f93c24bd639cdaa96ec9aece NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 37.08873 -94.51899 20120131230400 http://www.newschannel5.com/story/16643862/talk-of-tornado-tourism-stirs-anger-in-joplin Eight months after a tornado laid waste to much of this city, Joplin is wrestling with an emotional question: Should the community market its devastated neighborhoods to tourists? Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:49:00 +0100 newschannel5 en newschannel5-89df3a35f331a6e19ce29e0a96188371 NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 20120131224900 http://www.newschannel5.com/story/16642783/vt-struggles-to-rebuild-mental-health-system The remnants of Hurricane Irene did what policymakers hadn't been able to accomplish for more than a decade - close the state's antiquated psychiatric hospital. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:49:00 +0100 newschannel5 en newschannel5-045d99cb3337681b721604e2e116fb66 NaturalDisasters 20120131214900 http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120131/ap_on_he_me/us_irene_mental_health AP - The remnants of Hurricane Irene did what policymakers hadn't been able to accomplish for more than a decade close the state's antiquated psychiatric hospital. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:22:00 +0100 news-yahoo en news-yahoo-9d1db09c1d53fa2403585a117c20d439 NaturalDisasters 20120131212200 http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/bbd825583c8542898e6fa7d440b9febc/Article_2012-01-31-Irene-Mental%20Health/id-9b3947f9238249b693c7d3c0f7ff0b64 MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Irene did what policymakers hadn't been able to accomplish for more than a decade — close the state's antiquated psychiatric hospital. The storm flooded much of the state Aug. 28, including the complex containing the Vermont State Hospital in the.... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:02:00 +0100 AP en AP-e71b3623606ee5182b52ac1eac90a581 NaturalDisasters 44.0685708772691 -72.6636560914385 20120131210200 http://www.argus.ie/breaking-news/sport/hurricane-the-one-to-beat-3005635.html Paul Nicholls is under no illusions about the prospect of his big guns taking on Hurricane Fly in the Stan James Champion Hurdle after the superstar's brilliant performance on Sunday. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:39:00 +0100 argus en argus-606f2ac6ab7ba6076af066798f0eb0ac NaturalDisasters 20120131203900 http://www.herald.ie/breaking-news/sport/hurricane-the-one-to-beat-3005635.html Paul Nicholls is under no illusions about the prospect of his big guns taking on Hurricane Fly in the Stan James Champion Hurdle after the superstar's brilliant performance on Sunday. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:12:00 +0100 herald-ie en herald-ie-606f2ac6ab7ba6076af066798f0eb0ac NaturalDisasters 20120131201200 http://www.sligochampion.ie/breaking-news/sport/hurricane-the-one-to-beat-3005635.html Paul Nicholls is under no illusions about the prospect of his big guns taking on Hurricane Fly in the Stan James Champion Hurdle after the superstar's brilliant performance on Sunday. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:10:00 +0100 sligochampion en sligochampion-606f2ac6ab7ba6076af066798f0eb0ac NaturalDisasters 20120131201000 http://www.corkman.ie/breaking-news/sport/hurricane-the-one-to-beat-3005635.html Paul Nicholls is under no illusions about the prospect of his big guns taking on Hurricane Fly in the Stan James Champion Hurdle after the superstar's brilliant performance on Sunday. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:05:00 +0100 corkman en corkman-606f2ac6ab7ba6076af066798f0eb0ac NaturalDisasters 20120131200500 http://www.drogheda-independent.ie/breaking-news/sport/hurricane-the-one-to-beat-3005635.html Paul Nicholls is under no illusions about the prospect of his big guns taking on Hurricane Fly in the Stan James Champion Hurdle after the superstar's brilliant performance on Sunday. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:01:00 +0100 drogheda-independent en drogheda-independent-606f2ac6ab7ba6076af066798f0eb0ac NaturalDisasters 20120131200100 http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2012-01/22570136-fitch-affirms-cape-regional-medical-center-s-nj-revs-at-a-outlook-stable-004.htm Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Cape Regional Medical Center (CRMC), New Jersey as part of its continuous surveillance effort: --Approx... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:58:00 +0100 finanznachrichten-en en finanznachrichten-en-5d8fe353453ff1a0729fca51823d82e0 NaturalDisasters 40.1983846636256 -74.671364531911 20120130195800 http://www.argus.ie/breaking-news/sport/no-flies-on-imperious-hurricane-3003830.html Willie Mullins is thrilled to report Hurricane Fly none the worse for his spectacular seasonal reappearance at Leopardstown. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:23:00 +0100 argus en argus-3dcaff04a493872a063c43e4613fbea9 NaturalDisasters 20120130192300 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/racing/no-flies-on-imperious-hurricane-16110899.html?r=RSS Willie Mullins is thrilled to report Hurricane Fly none the worse for his spectacular seasonal reappearance at Leopardstown. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:17:00 +0100 belfasttelegraph en belfasttelegraph-3dcaff04a493872a063c43e4613fbea9 NaturalDisasters 20120130191700 http://www.herald.ie/breaking-news/sport/no-flies-on-imperious-hurricane-3003830.html Willie Mullins is thrilled to report Hurricane Fly none the worse for his spectacular seasonal reappearance at Leopardstown. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:16:00 +0100 herald-ie en herald-ie-3dcaff04a493872a063c43e4613fbea9 NaturalDisasters 20120130191600 http://www.drogheda-independent.ie/breaking-news/sport/no-flies-on-imperious-hurricane-3003830.html Willie Mullins is thrilled to report Hurricane Fly none the worse for his spectacular seasonal reappearance at Leopardstown. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:01:00 +0100 drogheda-independent en drogheda-independent-3dcaff04a493872a063c43e4613fbea9 NaturalDisasters 20120130190100 http://www.sligochampion.ie/breaking-news/sport/no-flies-on-imperious-hurricane-3003830.html Willie Mullins is thrilled to report Hurricane Fly none the worse for his spectacular seasonal reappearance at Leopardstown. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:58:00 +0100 sligochampion en sligochampion-3dcaff04a493872a063c43e4613fbea9 NaturalDisasters 20120130185800 http://www.corkman.ie/breaking-news/sport/no-flies-on-imperious-hurricane-3003830.html Willie Mullins is thrilled to report Hurricane Fly none the worse for his spectacular seasonal reappearance at Leopardstown. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:56:00 +0100 corkman en corkman-3dcaff04a493872a063c43e4613fbea9 NaturalDisasters 20120130185600 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/racing-betting/2012/01/30/no-flies-on-hurricane-after-spectacular-leopardstown-return-115875-23727310/ Willie Mullins is thrilled to report Hurricane Fly none the worse for his spectacular seasonal reappearance at Leopardstown. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:41:00 +0100 themirror en themirror-f3333cac3a12fd0920bb43fd403ef946 NaturalDisasters 20120130124100 http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/jhsv-fast-catamaran-transport-program-moves-forward-updated-01535/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20did/rss%20%28Defense%20Industry%20Daily%29 Austal MRV/JHSV concept (click to view full) Hawaii Superferries to supplement JHSV; Cut to program. (Jan 26/12) When moving whole units, shipping is always the cheaper, higher-capacity option. Speed and port access are the issue, but what if getting there was faster, and full-service ports weren’t.... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:18:00 +0100 defenseindustrydaily en defenseindustrydaily-12f387f27f6ed8dd8c589be087f4b758 NaturalDisasters 19.6002375848274 -155.519725680109 20120130031800 http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/dutch-win-crowdsourcing-contest-emergency-airdrops The US Air Force can improve its method for dropping emergency supplies into disaster areas, thanks to crowdsourcing and a pair of Dutch engineers. If a new airdrop system devised by Siepko Bekkering and Michiel Hagenbeek works, relief teams will be better able to supply disaster victims with food and medicines. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:20:00 +0100 rnw en rnw-c86169bad258fbf61ac9b9f3b49d103e NaturalDisasters 20120129072000 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57367849/officer-in-katrina-shootings-probe-to-be-retried/ Prosecutors intend to retry a retired police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on New Orleans bridge Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:33:00 +0100 CBSnews en CBSnews-40940c2ab6cab31fd2636bfa9c5e87b0 NaturalDisasters 29.9564 -90.0987 20120128053300 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46170731/ns/us_news/ Prosecutors intend to retry a retired police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:12:00 +0100 msnbc en msnbc-512f8744f00c8e2e5da6fbbdebd35016 NaturalDisasters 29.9564 -90.0987 20120128051200 http://www.newschannel5.com/story/16620862/mistrial-for-officer-in-katrina-shootings-probe Prosecutors intend to retry a retired police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:57:00 +0100 newschannel5 en newschannel5-d5babc94167a2980f7115ecf192d01e3 NaturalDisasters 29.9564 -90.0987 20120128045700 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/01/27/Hundreds-of-tacos-delivered-to-Conn-mayor/UPI-60241327698556/ EAST HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- An immigration advocacy group delivered hundreds of tacos to a Connecticut mayor who made an allegedly racist remark about Hispanics. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:35:00 +0100 upi en upi-9fd29aa06076f3be9f65f8173871bc85 NaturalDisasters 41.6232624088692 -72.7257246078136 20120128013500 http://www.sligochampion.ie/breaking-news/sport/hurricane-reports-for-champion-duty-3002402.html Hurricane Fly makes his eagerly awaited seasonal reappearance in Sunday's BHP Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown, where he will face four rivals. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:39:00 +0100 sligochampion en sligochampion-aa103f70060730018eba612d2a0c00c2 NaturalDisasters 20120127193900 http://www.argus.ie/breaking-news/sport/hurricane-reports-for-champion-duty-3002402.html Hurricane Fly makes his eagerly awaited seasonal reappearance in Sunday's BHP Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown, where he will face four rivals. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:38:00 +0100 argus en argus-aa103f70060730018eba612d2a0c00c2 NaturalDisasters 20120127193800 http://www.herald.ie/breaking-news/sport/hurricane-reports-for-champion-duty-3002402.html Hurricane Fly makes his eagerly awaited seasonal reappearance in Sunday's BHP Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown, where he will face four rivals. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:35:00 +0100 herald-ie en herald-ie-aa103f70060730018eba612d2a0c00c2 NaturalDisasters 20120127193500 http://www.drogheda-independent.ie/breaking-news/sport/hurricane-reports-for-champion-duty-3002402.html Hurricane Fly makes his eagerly awaited seasonal reappearance in Sunday's BHP Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown, where he will face four rivals. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:23:00 +0100 drogheda-independent en drogheda-independent-aa103f70060730018eba612d2a0c00c2 NaturalDisasters 20120127192300 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/racing/hurricane-reports-for-champion-duty-16109950.html?r=RSS Hurricane Fly makes his eagerly awaited seasonal reappearance in Sunday's BHP Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown, where he will face four rivals. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:18:00 +0100 belfasttelegraph en belfasttelegraph-aa103f70060730018eba612d2a0c00c2 NaturalDisasters 20120127191800 http://www.corkman.ie/breaking-news/sport/hurricane-reports-for-champion-duty-3002402.html Hurricane Fly makes his eagerly awaited seasonal reappearance in Sunday's BHP Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown, where he will face four rivals. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:03:00 +0100 corkman en corkman-aa103f70060730018eba612d2a0c00c2 NaturalDisasters 20120127190300 http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0127/What-if-we-could-predict-tornadoes-a-month-out-Scientists-make-strides?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20feeds/csm%20%28Christian%20Science%20Monitor%20%7C%20All%20Stories%29 Scientists have only a fledging ability now, but a new approach to prediction could eventually allow forecasters to identify portions of states facing high risk for tornadoes in an upcoming month. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:57:00 +0100 csmonitor en csmonitor-14a5d711d7eac5abded2dc2321d11076 ClimateChange NaturalDisasters 20120127185700 http://www.latimes.com/news/la-neworleans-m,0,4947166.story?track=rss New Orleans' murder rate is 10 times the national rate. There were 199 murders in 2011, and just a few weeks in to 2012, there have been 20 slayings. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:25:00 +0100 latimes en latimes-90daa87457a5da0c01d008006258456a NaturalDisasters 29.9564 -90.0987 20120127172500 http://en.rian.ru/strange/20120127/170988652.html KRASNODAR, January 27 (RIA Novosti) – A hurricane caused death of two women in separate incidents in the city of Novorossiysk in southern Russia on Friday. One victim was blown to the driveway, where she was hit by a passing car and died on the spot, a City Hall spokesman said. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:41:00 +0100 rian-en en rian-en-8b16064c8d46fc8b90fbcfa9296ebe23 NaturalDisasters 44.718441 37.77887 20120127144100 http://www.zimtelegraph.com/?p=24522&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-upholds-hurricane-insurance-decision OCEAN CITY — Maryland’s highest court this week ruled a major insurance carrier was well within its rights to stop writing new homeowner policies in coastal areas of the state, pointing out the company’s decision was based on sound business practices and was not discriminatory. The Maryland Court of Appeals on Wednesday issued a majority [. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:07:00 +0100 zimtelegraph en zimtelegraph-eb1ec5bbeef42db8cee26da372309351 NaturalDisasters 4.72697783858829 -7.76737044310965 39.0515445200672 -76.8034133702488 20120127120700 http://reliefweb.int/node/472883 Source: Mennonite Central Committee Country: Bangladesh Jan. 26, 2012 PATHORKHALI, Bangladesh – Shahanara Begum beams as she works the pump lifting water from the village pond into a new sand filter that creates clean drinking water for many people in her village and nearby areas. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:54:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-e569165f1d01c56af8d890580266aa6a Environment NaturalDisasters 23.7099 90.4071 20120126185400 http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/01/26/new-orleans-protection-plan-will-rely-on-wetlands-to-hold-back-hurricanes/ Encroaching seas have eroded southeastern Louisiana. More than six years after Hurricane Katrina plowed into New Orleans and the Mississippi River delta, a plan has finally emerged to protect the area from future storms. It relies heavily on the restoration of wetlands to cut down high surges of.... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:33:00 +0100 scientificamerican en scientificamerican-c92a90262f78f2980277b0999527d6d8 NaturalDisasters 29.9564 -90.0987 32.7518403486568 -89.6658696819102 20120126153300 http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/dutch-finalists-crowdsourcing-contest-emergency-airdrops The US Air Force can improve its method for dropping emergency supplies into disaster areas, thanks to crowdsourcing and a pair of Dutch engineers. If a new airdrop system devised by Siepko Bekkering and Michiel Hagenbeek works, relief teams will be better able to supply disaster victims with food and medicines. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:44:00 +0100 rnw en rnw-e649d5ca64752b69a01a4bf95469db36 NaturalDisasters 20120126144400 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092041/Queens-airfield-housed-Battle-Britain-spitfires-sold-property-developers-latest-RAF-cuts-plan.html?ITO=1490 Defence chiefs are considering plans to sell RAF Northolt - where Princess Diana’s body was repatriated from France - which occupies hundreds of acres of prime real estate in Hillingdon on the outskirts of north London. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:44:00 +0100 mailonsunday en mailonsunday-e3875169cb2056d07c358643a37f4d37 NaturalDisasters AirTransport Security 51.4879 -0.177998 48.8521 2.34899 20120126134400 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092041/Queens-airfield-housed-Battle-Britain-spitfires-sold-property-developers-latest-RAF-cuts-plan.html?ITO=1490 Defence chiefs are considering plans to sell RAF Northolt - where Princess Diana’s body was repatriated from France - which occupies hundreds of acres of prime real estate in Hillingdon on the outskirts of north London. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:29:00 +0100 dailymail en dailymail-e3875169cb2056d07c358643a37f4d37 NaturalDisasters AirTransport Security 51.4879 -0.177998 48.8521 2.34899 20120126132900 http://www.staradvertiser.com/s?action=login&f=y&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20staradvertiser_rss%20%28Staradvertiser%20Headlines%29&utm_source=feedburner A federal grand jury indicted a Kailua man Wednesday on 28 criminal counts for allegedly stealing more than $890,000 from people in an investment scheme in which people were told their money would be used to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:12:00 +0100 HonululuAdvertiser en HonululuAdvertiser-24957b5f7448e0be1656ce702c79a42b NaturalDisasters FightagainstFraud 20120126131200 http://reliefweb.int/node/472684 Source: Oxfam Country: Haiti A local mayor enlists support from Oxfam to address major flooding in his community in rural Haiti. Oxfam's Chris Hufstader reports from the ground. Elismène Estimable can show visitors the level the water reached in her house in the last bad flood: a good foot above the dirt floor. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:50:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-cfed67fa0ae1c97e1a52e6529be94aab NaturalDisasters Agriculture 19.3059469440709 -72.5599604688171 20120126045000 http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46135960/ns/today-good_news/ For a wounded soldier home from Afghanistan, it was a special reunion a long time in the making. A puppy he adopted on the front lines is now with him again. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:30:00 +0100 msnbc en msnbc-bcfda269456bf20d7a3ab0650bbbdc24 NaturalDisasters 34.5309 69.136757 20120125233000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/01/new-wedding-photos-for-new-orleans-couples-who-lost-albums-in-katrina/ Three New Orleans couples who suffered devastating losses in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, including the loss of their wedding photos, got a chance to re-create their wedding days for an army of professional photographers. Among them were April and Darryl Allen, who have been married... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:11:00 +0100 ABCnews en ABCnews-d63f6f55cf7331ede3f992c985db3f4b NaturalDisasters 29.9564 -90.0987 20120125231100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/obama-to-protect-u-s-goods-globally President Barack Obama adopted a new strategy Wednesday declaring for the first time that the United States has a national security interest in protecting economic goods against terrorists, criminals and natural disasters in all corners of the globe. The new U.S. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:55:00 +0100 japantoday en japantoday-da0c094ddcce8624efb0bc47757674b9 NaturalDisasters ImportsExports EU-USA ManMadeDisasters Agriculture 38.9051 -77.0162 20120125225500 http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-01-25/obama-economic-goods/52786534/1?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20usatoday-NewsTopStories%20%28News%20-%20Top%20Stories%29 Obama adopted a strategy declaring that the U.S. has a national security interest to protect the nation's economic goods. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:19:00 +0100 usaToday en usaToday-c79f5dbe334fc7f18baf0d6315b5616d ImportsExports Davos ManMadeDisasters EU-USA Agriculture NaturalDisasters 20120125171900 http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120125/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_davos_forum_us_economic_security AP - President Barack Obama has adopted a new strategy declaring for the first time that the United States has a national security interest to protect the nation's economic goods against terrorists, criminals and natural disasters in all corners of the globe. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:59:00 +0100 news-yahoo en news-yahoo-805c82ad6257efd44f81e876814300e2 ImportsExports Davos ManMadeDisasters EU-USA Agriculture NaturalDisasters 38.9051 -77.0162 20120125155900 http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2012-01-25-EU-Davos-Forum-US-Economic-Security/id-9fcde0e1b5d741e388a48c81f92b1cc2 DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Barack Obama has adopted a new strategy declaring for the first time that the United States has a national security interest to protect the nation's economic goods against terrorists, criminals and natural disasters in all corners of the globe. The new U.S. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:54:00 +0100 AP en AP-b521e22f4f18f145ac2d323f3b52eb71 ImportsExports Davos ManMadeDisasters EU-USA Agriculture NaturalDisasters 38.9051 -77.0162 46.948212 7.445736 20120125155400 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/25/us-neworleans-police-trial-idUSTRE80O0C120120125?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A New Orleans homicide detective conspired with other police officers to cover up the fatal shootings of two civilians and wounding of four others in the days after Hurricane Katrina, according to court testimony on Tuesday. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:59:00 +0100 reuters en reuters-205ac1126fd51b4a37ecfd33192f992a NaturalDisasters 29.9564 -90.0987 20120125055900 http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2012-01/22518319-january-1-reinsurance-renewals-on-the-firming-side-of-stable-according-to-towers-watson-004.htm Most U.S. P&C reinsurance treaties renewed with premium rates that were flat or up slightly; some property catastrophe lines showed significant upward movement ... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:36:00 +0100 finanznachrichten-en en finanznachrichten-en-a730395921eb19bdbceadc36373471dc FinancialCrisis NaturalDisasters 20120124173600 http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/hurricane-fly-tops-champion-contenders-537115.html Hurricane Fly features among just six remaining entries for Sunday’s BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 +0100 breakingnews-ie en breakingnews-ie-cfe0681594d96758dc674883d42e014a NaturalDisasters 20120124144300 http://www.eecho.ie/news/sport/hurricane-fly-tops-champion-contenders-537115.html 1/24/2012 - 1:18:33 PM Hurricane Fly features among just six remaining entries for Sunday’s BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. The Willie Mullins-trained star cleaned up in the two-mile division last season, landing this Grade One prize before going on to further Champion Hurdle success at Cheltenham and later at Punchestown. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:29:00 +0100 eecho en eecho-bac8305cedc5f92b4b3142546a9635a0 NaturalDisasters 20120124142900 http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/302888/Back-home-couple-who-have-been-at-sea-for-36-years/ A GLOBE-trotting couple who have spent 36 years at sea have finally dropped anchor and returned to Blighty to retire. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:25:00 +0100 express en express-a9e4e32e301991a819af70fa5f1c1493 NaturalDisasters 20120218012500 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-17084308 An elderly Kent couple return to the UK to retire after spending the past 36 years sailing round the world. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0100 bbc-news en bbc-news-b864ffba6ebf215717b3db0891dda305 NaturalDisasters 51.4879 -0.177998 20120218153000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-17084308 An elderly Kent couple return to the UK to retire after spending the past 36 years sailing round the world. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:37:00 +0100 bbc en bbc-b864ffba6ebf215717b3db0891dda305 NaturalDisasters 51.4879 -0.177998 20120218153700 http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/news/breaking-news/02/18/jamaica-company-producing-cold-press-virgin-coconut-oil/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20stabroeknewsguyana%20%28Stabroek%20News%29 (Jamaica Gleaner) MORANT BAY, ST Thomas: Operations at the 685-acre pure stand coconut property at Nutts River in Morant Bay, St Thomas, which has diversified its operations from copra production to... View full article at stabroeknews.com Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0100 stabroeknews en stabroeknews-137814beb83e4cc694f3141980fab519 NaturalDisasters 20120218161500 http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/feb/19/observer-profile-sean-penn-falklands The actor and director has angered some with his comments on the British stance on the Falklands. But he has a long history of speaking out passionately when he perceives injustice In the midst of the row that has engulfed Sean Penn over his comments on "ludicrous and archaic" British colonialism.... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:11:00 +0100 guardian en guardian-47aa8553fc6c231f34862ec979d37c64 NaturalDisasters 20120219011100 http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/18/10428116-new-amphibious-truck-targeted-to-first-responders After more than a decade of false starts, Gibbs Technologies launched a high-speed amphibian that it says will change the way rescue crews respond in disaster situations. With the dramatic backdrop of the Pentagon on one side and the Washington Monument just across the Potomac River, Gibbs recently.... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:13:00 +0100 msnbc en msnbc-0858b7a65e1d3454a9dc5fd650de76e3 NaturalDisasters 20120219021300 http://allafrica.com/stories/201202190126.html [Nation] Antananarivo - A powerful cyclone that hit the Madagascar is again threatening to touch down, just days after killing eight people and displacing about 40,000 others. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:41:00 +0100 allafrica en allafrica-1a568884e63885dcb72ec774b63b6f7c NaturalDisasters -18.9204961695499 46.8121997347004 20120219194100 http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/301130/20120220/crude-oil-weekly-fundamental-analysis-february-20.htm Crude Oil rose this week to its highest in nine months as lingering geopolitical worries kept a fear premium in the markets and traders grew optimistic the Greek saga is closer to an end.Crude f rose 93 cents, or 0.9%, to end at $103.24 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That was oil's highest since May 10. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:51:00 +0100 ibtimes-au en ibtimes-au-8a9a7561d18b721886c247034cecc695 ECB Science NaturalDisasters 20120219235100 http://www.guardiannewsngr.com//index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77626:the-rainstorm-in-lagos-&catid=37:editorial&Itemid=612 THE 15-minute rainstorm that swept through Lagos metropolis in the early hours of Monday February 13, 2012 patently exposed the lack of preparedness of both the government and the people for the turbulent consequences that, predictably, may accompany the global change in climate. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:11:00 +0100 guardiannewsngr en guardiannewsngr-1640a439375fa6d908ae7abdb0b8e95e Flooding ClimateChange Nuclear NaturalDisasters Environment Ecology 6.43919 3.42348 20120220011100 http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41252&Cr=madagascar&Cr1= The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will start distributing medicines and mosquito nets tomorrow to the parts of eastern Madagascar hardest hit by Cyclone Giovanna, which has killed at least 16 people and left a trail of destruction. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:52:00 +0100 un-org en un-org-5ecd75bc04b36e1acfebdd4bac62e238 Flooding UNbodies NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120220045200 http://www.kashmirobserver.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10653:living-with-unstable-slopes-&catid=8:opinion&Itemid=9 Given that the state of Jammu and Kashmir is prone to earthquakes and landslides yet the incidents of shooting stones and landslides, taking heavy human toll, take place without any forewarning. One such tragic incident occurred on Srinagar-Jammu Highway on 18th of this month that left six people, including four members of a single family, dead. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:28:00 +0100 antiguanews en antiguanews-fdfbcd3bf4501778714b8aa514ab93a6 Environment NaturalDisasters 32.70813 74.852547 20120220092800 http://www.publiceyenews.com/2012/02/20/mozambique-prepares-for-dangerous-cyclone-giovanna/ MAPUTO– Over 100,000 people in Mozambique are still recovering from losing their homes and crops, and from being cut off from schools and shops after a tropical storm and cyclone hit the southern African country in January. But the worst may not be over as another dangerous cyclone is expected to.... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:13:00 +0100 publiceyenews en publiceyenews-2c1ec46c831905689e46089938124c8f UNbodies Environment FoodSecurityFoodAid ClimateChange NaturalDisasters CrisisResponse -25.5353164702334 32.4522463098065 20120220121300 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94911 BRICKAVILLE, 20 February 2012 (IRIN) - In a cyclone-prone country like Madagascar, which feels the force of about 60 percent of the storms that form over the Indian Ocean every year, being prepared for disaster makes all the difference. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:53:00 +0100 irinnews en irinnews-71822ca4dfeafa1eebb1f7e33bf1d103 UNbodies EMF_Health Flooding Environment NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120220165300 http://allafrica.com/stories/201202201951.html [IRIN] Brickaville - In a cyclone-prone country like Madagascar, which feels the force of about 60 percent of the storms that form over the Indian Ocean every year, being prepared for disaster makes all the difference. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:44:00 +0100 allafrica en allafrica-254b80b53bf1564ce9ba7bf57633f78c UNbodies EMF_Health Flooding Environment NaturalDisasters -18.820181 49.063141 20120220174400 http://reliefweb.int/node/477925 BRICKAVILLE, 20 February 2012 (IRIN) - In a cyclone-prone country like Madagascar, which feels the force of about 60 percent of the storms that form over the Indian Ocean every year, being prepared for disaster makes all the difference. The Malagasy National Disaster Office organizes annual.... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:13:00 +0100 reliefweb-headlines en reliefweb-headlines-3d14ced2f567b48bf006b82e255b1925 UNbodies EMF_Health Flooding Environment NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120220181300 http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90073097?Cyclone%20Giovanna%20struck%20with%20little%20warning In a cyclone-prone country like Madagascar, which feels the force of about 60 percent of the storms that form over the Indian Ocean every year, being prepared for disaster makes all the difference. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:02:00 +0100 AHN en AHN-7bd4231afd8b02e55956be6b44507a17 UNbodies EMF_Health Flooding Environment NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120220190200 http://reliefweb.int/node/477925 Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks Country: Madagascar BRICKAVILLE, 20 February 2012 (IRIN) - In a cyclone-prone country like Madagascar, which feels the force of about 60 percent of the storms that form over the Indian Ocean every year, being prepared for disaster makes all the difference. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:14:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-3d14ced2f567b48bf006b82e255b1925 UNbodies EMF_Health Flooding Environment NaturalDisasters -18.90765 47.527679 20120220201400 http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41301&Cr=disaster%20risk&Cr1= Last year'#39s devastating floods across South-East Asia were a “#8220wake-up call”#8221 on the need for much greater investment in disaster risk reduction across the region, a United Nations forum heard today. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:02:00 +0100 un-org en un-org-0755ceacaf8149f1411711a634843f7e UNbodies CrisisResponse NaturalDisasters 20120220220200