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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Green-turtle-numbers-decline-in-Gujarat-in-face-of-multiple-threats/articleshow/22934511.cms The number of green turtle nests in the state has come down drastically.From the 1,902 nests that were spotted in 2004-05 in Porbandar, Junagadh and Jamnagar districts, the number has come down to a mere 231 in 2011-12. Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:30:00 +0200 timesofindia en timesofindia-23996d101a20cab3d5c0cbf3765a15a1 NaturalDisasters 21.515471 70.456444 22.46426 70.069054 21.643419 69.611832 20130923113000 http://www.trust.org/item/20130927082243-jetqa/ Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 17.4 N, 109.6 E. Twenty is expected to bring 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 120 km/h (74 mph). Wind gusts in the area may be considerably higher. Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:20:00 +0200 trust en trust-ae7405009085e95557958a1155441c47 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20130927112000 http://www.trust.org/item/20130927023807-0zbov/ Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 16.8 N, 108.6 E. Twenty is expected to bring 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 129 km/h (80 mph). Wind gusts in the area may be considerably higher. Fri, 27 Sep 2013 05:15:00 +0200 trust en trust-0032ff76e57d391d2f0b4ffc3ca60d36 NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20130927051500 http://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/death-toll-rises-30-philippine-floods-subside Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Philippines 09/25/2013 09:21 GMT MANILA, September 25, 2013 (AFP) - Rescuers dug more bodies out of landslides as floodwaters receded in the Philippines Wednesday, raising the death toll from days of monsoon rains worsened by Typhoon Usagi to 30. Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:16:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-1aec4590769ad21abb79f95f8b2047da NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20130925141600 http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/09/25/usagi-toll-30-philippine-floods The death toll in the Philippines from floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Usagi has risen to 30. Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:00:00 +0200 sbs en sbs-2b3b1369619bf14569352c0f43c5fe24 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20130925130000 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/death-toll-rises-to-30-as/826004.html Rescuers dug more bodies out of landslides as floodwaters receded in the Philippines on Wednesday, raising the death toll from days of monsoon rains worsened by Typhoon Usagi to 30. Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:45:00 +0200 channelnewsasia en channelnewsasia-573f5e2efa902afa6ef6bfe08466a947 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20130925124500 http://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/ndrrmc-update-sitrep-no-09-re-effects-typhoon-odette-usagi Source: Government of the Philippines Country: Philippines (Extract) II. EFFECTS A. INCIDENTS MONITORED (TAB A) A total of twenty-one (21) incidents were monitored in Regions I, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, and CAR: 3 landslides (Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, Tuba, Benguet and Talisay, Batangas) 9 floodings.... Tue, 24 Sep 2013 08:33:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-2a11fd5101e5cf541c4a650853902fc2 NaturalDisasters 10.7394 122.968697 13.76151 121.060501 20130924083300 http://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/ndrrmc-update-sitrep-no-10-re-effects-typhoon-odette-usagi Source: Government of the Philippines Country: Philippines (Extract) II. EFFECTS A. INCIDENTS MONITORED (TAB A) A total of twenty-TWO (22) incidents were monitored in Regions I, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, and CAR: 3 landslides (Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, Tuba, Benguet and Talisay, Batangas) 9 floodings.... Tue, 24 Sep 2013 08:33:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-2697713f479bea2a11c78214b97e4682 NaturalDisasters 10.7394 122.968697 13.76151 121.060501 20130924083300 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2013-09-24/heavy-rains-and-landslides-leave-more-dead-in-typhoonhit-region/1194650 Typhoon Usagi has left 25 people dead in China while landslides have killed 18 in the Philippines. Mon, 23 Sep 2013 17:50:00 +0200 radioaustralianews en radioaustralianews-181cefff0ceb9c924ef6049acf589e75 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 35.2086 110.727 20130923175000 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2013-09-24/heavy-rains-and-landslides-leave-more-dead-in-typhoonhit-region/1194650 Typhoon Usagi has left 25 people dead in China while landslides have killed 18 in the Philippines. Mon, 23 Sep 2013 17:29:00 +0200 radioaustralia en radioaustralia-181cefff0ceb9c924ef6049acf589e75 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 35.2086 110.727 20130923172900 http://www.thetobagonews.com/news/Never-Again-Hurricane-Flora--225701181.html Monday, September 30 2013 marks 50 years since Hurricane Flora devastated Tobago and left over twenty Tobagonians dead from its ferocious winds and driving rain. Fifty years ago, the terror unleashed by Flora left psychological scars on all those who experienced those hours of dread, from mid-morning to late afternoon. Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:04:00 +0200 thetobagonews en thetobagonews-5fc03769d006622be11e6f568eb0dbff NaturalDisasters 11.237269538962 -60.6641126875121 20130929140400 http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/09/28/3656569/ny-to-aid-sandy-victims-with-flood.html New York will use part of its share of billions of dollars in federal Superstorm Sandy aid to "fully compensate" storm victims who had flood insurance claims denied because of a hard-to-understand rule barring payments for damage caused by earth movement during a flood, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday. Sat, 28 Sep 2013 23:09:00 +0200 miamiherald en miamiherald-5c2f33e01876ca1e89e996786358d554 NaturalDisasters 40.6222 -73.9878 20130928230900 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24292176#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa Heavy rain causes fresh floods in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco, less than two weeks after two storms killed 139 people. Sat, 28 Sep 2013 06:58:00 +0200 bbc-news en bbc-news-d318e3d5e1b0389baec7d1ee510834a9 NaturalDisasters 16.864 -99.8987 20130928065800 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24292176#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa Heavy rain causes fresh floods in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco, less than two weeks after two storms killed 139 people. Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:56:00 +0200 bbc en bbc-d318e3d5e1b0389baec7d1ee510834a9 NaturalDisasters 16.864 -99.8987 20130927155600 http://www.maltastar.com/dart/20130916-24-dead-as-storms-hit-mexico Twenty-four people have died in flooding and landslides in Mexico caused by Tropical Storm Manuel and Hurricane Ingrid. Heavy rain has caused rivers to overflow, damaging hundreds of homes and disrupting communications. Tropical Storm Manuel had sustained winds of up to 40mph and was moving northwest. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:45:00 +0200 MaltaStar en MaltaStar-f701d1abb1f62ce81cb3d672b2e7bfb8 NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 20130916114500 http://news.sky.com/story/1142205/mexico-twin-storms-leave-dozens-dead Twenty-four people die in flooding and landslides in Mexico caused by Tropical Storm Manuel and Hurricane Ingrid. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 05:53:00 +0200 skynews en skynews-665c9db015dc9cd0eb60c32c07122316 NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 20130916055300 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-13/explore-the-blissfully-quirky-grenadines.html "Now here's the thing: There's no way you're going to have time to visit every single island, so let's look at the map and figure out the most interesting mix of places for you." It was dusk, and Dave and I were sitting on the terrace under a canopy of shocking-pink bougainvillea in front of his.... Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:28:00 +0200 bloomberg en bloomberg-4f07d9d9d9e03dc928ed1b1781ba0353 NaturalDisasters 12.4775116968338 -61.4532533191556 20130913182800 http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130912/news/news1.html 'Wa, wa, wild Gilbert. Wa, wa, wild Gilbert.' As far as the residents of Sandshore in Manchioneal, Portland, are concerned, no one could have summed it up better. Singer Lloyd Lovindeer captured the experience down to a tee in those now-famous lyrics.... Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:26:00 +0200 jamaicagleaner en jamaicagleaner-faed372411e817ceca05a321e2d6e322 NaturalDisasters 18.03141 -76.284523 45.4422 -122.642 20130912092600 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/This-Day-in-History_15043579 Today is the 253rd day of 2013. There are 112 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT. 2004: The Jamaican government urges 500,000 people to evacuate as Hurricane Ivan approaches, one of the strongest storms on record. OTHER EVENTS. 1885: Britain makes compromise settlement with Russia over Afghanistan frontier. Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:26:00 +0200 jamaicaobserver en jamaicaobserver-a35a389cd9362fee2c1b276ce9386740 WTO TerroristAttack NaturalDisasters 34.5309 69.136757 51.4879 -0.177998 55.7388 37.6665 20130910172600 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/02/booming/lessons-from-the-yellowstone-fires-of-1988.html?partner=rss&emc=rss This Retro Report video looks at the enormous wildfires that defied the formulas and changed firefighting policy in the West. Mon, 02 Sep 2013 13:54:00 +0200 nytimes en nytimes-42074e9d6e107f4485f49e3b6b824c95 Environment NaturalDisasters 20130902135400 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/510033/20130930/typhoon-wutip-twenty-75-missing-south-china.htm More than 75 Chinese fishermen are missing as a powerful category 1 typhoon sank at least two vessels near the Paracel Islands in South China Sea. Meanwhile, Vietnamese authorities have said they are evacuating tens of thousands of people from vulnerable areas. Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:37:00 +0200 ibtimes-uk en ibtimes-uk-20076373650c107f1f0a788e56199bc6 NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 15.7828990195044 111.201084252409 35.2086 110.727 20130930093700 http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/510033/20130930/typhoon-wutip-twenty-75-missing-south-china.htm Typhoon Twenty, also called Wutip, is the strongest to hit Vietnam this year and it follows Typhoon Usagi, which killed more than 30 people in the Philippines and earlier in September. The typhoon, with maximum sustained speed of 90 miles per hour, is expected to make landfall on Vietnam's central coast on Monday. Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:43:00 +0200 ibtimes-au en ibtimes-au-fbd6393786def27febeb051e54830083 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 21.0319 105.82 35.2086 110.727 20130930094300 http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/10/01/2013100101487.html This could be Korea's first typhoon-free year in four years unless the country is hit in October. Since observations began in 1904, only four full years passed without impacts from typhoons -- in 1920, 1947, 1988 and 2009. Although typhoons caused high waves far out at sea in June ... Tue, 01 Oct 2013 05:12:00 +0200 chosun en chosun-a640e1e4b1e2a312cc1dcdf3d2aa662a NaturalDisasters 20131001051200 http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1322443/4-tonnes-rainwater-radiation-leaked-japans-fukushima-plant The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said yesterday that four tonnes of rainwater contaminated with low levels of radiation leaked during an operation to transfer the water between tank holding areas. Tue, 01 Oct 2013 22:06:00 +0200 scmp en scmp-b23c0df9deadbca41422812d98658ba7 NaturalDisasters 41.48045 140.252502 20131001220600