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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/srdisasters20120712-u-s-severe-weather-insurance-losses-near-2-billion-in-june 7/12/12 Disaster losses Several natural disaster events occurred across the United States during the month of June, the most costly being a severe weather event that spawned up to baseball-sized hail in parts of Texas and New Mexico; according to the Insurance Council of Texas, insured losses in the.... Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:31:00 +0200 homelandsecuritynewswire en homelandsecuritynewswire-03db97df5f1b032f24f842ecc876e4d2 EuropeAid Echo NaturalDisasters 31.4943738356216 -99.3600411817029 34.4208279415257 -106.108695523333 20120712213100 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/wild-weather.aspx?pageID=238&nid=25295&NewsCatID=418 It was 42 degrees centigrade in St. Louis, Missouri, last weekend, about the same as in Saudi Arabia. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:59:00 +0200 hurriyetdailynews en hurriyetdailynews-082ea71c717b2e9e93fe44821fddbc59 NaturalDisasters ClimateChange ManMadeDisasters Environment 24.63468 46.717911 38.6389 -90.342 20120712015900 http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/in-assam-the-brahmaputra-river-remains-uncontrollable/?partner=rss&emc=rss River embankments have failed to stem flooding, and experts seek a new approach. Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:32:00 +0200 nytimes en nytimes-b1b60b1b0fe393b9936f6fcab44574aa NaturalDisasters 26.3275209100107 92.8201201902896 20120709083200 http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/in-assam-the-brahmaputra-river-remains-uncontrollable/?partner=rss&emc=rss River embankments have failed to stem flooding, and experts seek a new approach. Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:22:00 +0200 IHT en IHT-b1b60b1b0fe393b9936f6fcab44574aa NaturalDisasters 26.3275209100107 92.8201201902896 20120709082200 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/russias-putin-acts-tough-but-faces-flood-risks Sun, 8 Jul 2012 16:01 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Putin projects tough image in flood zone visit * Criticism over crisis could further dent popularity * Loyal media accused of focusing too much on his trip By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, July 8 (Reuters) - It took only a few hours before Vladimir.... Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:44:00 +0200 trust en trust-1d4fa2cdc410043d8deec829fe3b6016 TerroristAttack NaturalDisasters 55.7388 37.6665 20120708194400 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/russias-putin-acts-tough-but-faces-flood-risks Sun, 8 Jul 2012 16:01 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Putin projects tough image in flood zone visit * Criticism over crisis could further dent popularity * Loyal media accused of focusing too much on his trip By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, July 8 (Reuters) - It took only a few hours before Vladimir.... Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:41:00 +0200 alertnet en alertnet-1d4fa2cdc410043d8deec829fe3b6016 TerroristAttack NaturalDisasters 55.7388 37.6665 20120708194100 http://news.yahoo.com/russias-putin-acts-tough-faces-flood-risks-161630451.html MOSCOW (Reuters) - It took only a few hours before Vladimir Putin was aboard a luxury helicopter, surveying the flood waters in southern Russia that have killed 150 people. Television channels showed the Russian president asking pointed questions and then grilling the governor and other local.... Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:45:00 +0200 news-yahoo en news-yahoo-65f114839257196817d42109270992be TerroristAttack NaturalDisasters 55.7388 37.6665 20120708184500 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/06/fukushima-report-disaster-japan By claiming the disaster was 'made in Japan', an official report reinforces, yet does not explain, unhelpful stereotypes More than a year after a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on 11 March 2011 , the Fukushima nuclear accident independent investigation commission released an.... Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:46:00 +0200 guardian en guardian-05b1bf48051eb1369463574734253cf1 NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 41.48045 140.252502 20120706174600 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/04/climate-changes-extreme-weather-us-heatwave With the US heatwave and Europe's rain, records are tumbling. Formerly rare occurrences are becoming the new normal Britain and northern Europe are dripping their way into what is already being called a "lost summer". We have had our wettest April and June and our coldest spring, and there is no end in sight of the abnormal weather. Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:24:00 +0200 guardian en guardian-93cb1d0fa4caac88c682169622de2458 ClimateChange Environment NaturalDisasters Ecology 51.4879 -0.177998 20120704172400 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18606646#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa India is launching a $75m (£48m) scheme using computer models to understand the south-west monsoon and forecast the rains more accurately. Wed, 04 Jul 2012 06:44:00 +0200 bbc en bbc-f0dd37a16976156ec324accfc814c9af NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 28.5687 77.2168 20120704064400 http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2012/07/03/disastrous-floods-assam-100-killed-25-lakh-homeless-%E2%80%98pm%E2%80%99s-500-crore-relief-just-drop | |Share: |more: |Zoom: A A A > By *M. Burhanuddin Qasmi Assam, the gateway to the northeastern seven sister states of India, is facing the natures’ bang once again. The flood situation in Assam is grim, nearly 25 lakhs people affected in the deluge and around 100 killed till 3rd July. Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:42:00 +0200 asiantribune en asiantribune-c2abd9a2cc6cac96c6c4031dab0b77c7 NaturalDisasters 26.3275209100107 92.8201201902896 19.53215 74.685501 20120703214200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18606646#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa India is launching a $75m mission using computer models to understand the south-west monsoon and forecast the rains more accurately, officials say. Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:32:00 +0200 bbc en bbc-84698d42c64da8ec77165ee6fcde65c8 NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 28.5687 77.2168 20120702053200 http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/515270 New Delhi, July 01 (BNA) - The death toll from the floods which hit India's north-eastern state of Assam has risen to 61. At least another 31 people were announced dead on Sunday in the floods that hit India during the monsoon season. The floods have swamped more than 2,000 villages across 23 of.... Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:03:00 +0200 bna en bna-35ab833377052e6f11fa6f659ca0f8f1 NaturalDisasters 26.3275209100107 92.8201201902896 20120701120300 http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/515270 New Delhi, July 01 (BNA) - The death toll from the floods which hit India's north-eastern state of Assam has risen to 61. At least another 31 people were announced dead on Sunday in the floods that hit India during the monsoon season. The floods have swamped more than 2,000 villages across 23 of.... Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:02:00 +0200 bna-en en bna-en-35ab833377052e6f11fa6f659ca0f8f1 NaturalDisasters 26.3275209100107 92.8201201902896 20120701120200 http://gulf-times.com//site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=515709&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22 Some 26 out of India’s 36 weather zones received “deficient” or “scanty” rains in the past week from the monsoon which typically sweeps the subcontinent from June to September, according to the weather office’s website yesterday. Sun, 01 Jul 2012 01:22:00 +0200 gulf-times en gulf-times-2df1b939631e7b89ec6230f38ef49609 NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 20120701012200 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Giant-waves-flood-shore-temple-in-Mamallapuram/articleshow/14282344.cms Giant waves, more than 12 feet high, hit the northern side of the famous shore temple at Mamallapuram, 60 km from Chennai, on Tuesday evening, leaving the heritage monument three feet deep in water. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:19:00 +0200 indiatimes en indiatimes-a48f8604ba6404895a1c588bcd4a3c72 NaturalDisasters 13.0615 80.2478 20120621051900 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Giant-waves-flood-shore-temple-in-Mamallapuram/articleshow/14282344.cms Giant waves, more than 12 feet high, hit the northern side of the famous shore temple at Mamallapuram, 60 km from Chennai, on Tuesday evening, leaving the heritage monument three feet deep in water. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 04:39:00 +0200 timesofindia en timesofindia-a48f8604ba6404895a1c588bcd4a3c72 NaturalDisasters 13.0615 80.2478 20120621043900 http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/06/indian-ocean-rim-countries-battered-by-disasters-part-2/ This is the second of a two-part series on hydrometeorological disasters in the Indian Ocean rim. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:59:00 +0200 ipsnews en ipsnews-4ec573ea67788924b93849c1c778dca4 NaturalDisasters ClimateChange Environment FoodSecurityFoodAid ManMadeDisasters Echo Ecology 20120615115900 http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=108136 The heat wave in the Indian state of Orissa, which saw a 10-degree Celsius increase in summer temperatures last month, claimed 21 lives, according to government sources; unofficial estimates counted 87 deaths. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:44:00 +0200 ipsnews en ipsnews-983b3c0c480effb2d503d00c02f14736 ClimateChange ManMadeDisasters Ecology Environment NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid Echo 20.4807080649425 84.4123767867654 20120614094400 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2175332/Dorset-landslide-Angry-friends-accuse-police-mudslide-couples-death-case-referred-watchdog.html?ITO=1490 Elderly sweethearts Rosemary Snell and Michael Rolfe were buried alive under tons of dislodged earth and rubble after their car was flattened by debris dislodged in bad weather in Dorset. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:38:00 +0200 mailonsunday en mailonsunday-aa591c304f4d5bf0585bb673ad071e6d NaturalDisasters 20120719033800 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2175332/Dorset-landslide-Angry-friends-accuse-police-mudslide-couples-death-case-referred-watchdog.html?ITO=1490 Elderly sweethearts Rosemary Snell and Michael Rolfe were buried alive under tons of dislodged earth and rubble after their car was flattened by debris dislodged in bad weather in Dorset. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 02:48:00 +0200 dailymail en dailymail-aa591c304f4d5bf0585bb673ad071e6d NaturalDisasters 20120719024800 http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=33889 The sudden propping up of the so-called El Nino effects in South Asia has delayed the monsoon rains in Pakistan and India, which can cause a drought-like situation in the entire region, and also worri ..... Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:24:00 +0200 asianewsnet en asianewsnet-048d1ab6bb0a6c759885d201391400b7 NaturalDisasters 33.718151 73.060547 28.5687 77.2168 20120724052400 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/07/24/south-asia-faces-threat-either-drought-or-flood.html The sudden propping up of the so-called El Nino effects in South Asia has delayed the monsoon rains in Pakistan and India, which can cause a drought-like situation in the entire region, and also ... Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:21:00 +0200 JakartaPost en JakartaPost-c8fe73c3105e1ca8844bbd36efdf82af NaturalDisasters 33.718151 73.060547 28.5687 77.2168 20120724082100 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/top-10-water-trailblazers Here are the people who are improving access to drinking water and helping bring cleaner water to more people across the world Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:03:00 +0200 alertnet en alertnet-50ac50d473da86c76b07d68ff102cb69 ManMadeDisasters PublicHealth NaturalDisasters UNbodies AlternativeEnergy Conflict Environment 20120726100300 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/top-10-water-trailblazers Here are the people who are improving access to drinking water and helping bring cleaner water to more people across the world Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:55:00 +0200 trust en trust-2614340069e9ff334d2d46da7768bf7c PublicHealth AlternativeEnergy ManMadeDisasters UNbodies NaturalDisasters Environment Conflict 20120726115500