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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/2004-indian-ocean-tsunami-now-helping-to-save-lives-1.2866033?cmp=rss Videos recorded shortly before the 2004 tsunami hit show people lounging on beaches in places like Thailand, oblivious to the threat posed by the roiling, white wall of water – a giant wave – barrelling toward the shore. If they'd received warning, they could have sought the safety of high ground. Sat, 27 Dec 2014 14:25:00 +0100 CBC en CBC-86c9013ed247da7cf84988f77c665b74 NaturalDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 -6.18287 106.829 45.3742 -75.6507 13.7308 100.521 2.04118 45.3441 20141227142500 http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/deadly-2004-indian-ocean-tsunami-now-helping-to-save-lives-1.2866033?cmp=rss Videos recorded shortly before the 2004 tsunami hit show people lounging on beaches in places like Thailand, oblivious to the threat posed by the roiling, white wall of water – a giant wave – barrelling toward the shore. If they'd received warning, they could have sough the safety of high ground. Sat, 27 Dec 2014 11:21:00 +0100 CBC en CBC-a80c7cb98331e0e806479056bba68b13 NaturalDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 -6.18287 106.829 45.3742 -75.6507 13.7308 100.521 2.04118 45.3441 20141227112100 http://www.iran-daily.com/News/58179.html Ten years after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, heavy rain on Friday precipitated fatal floods and mudslides, displacing 80,000 people. Mudslides in Koslanda village in central Sri Lanka killed at least 10 people, police said. Four other people drowned in a flood after the sluice gates were broken open. Fri, 26 Dec 2014 18:52:00 +0100 iran-daily en iran-daily-9b2aebfebfe24ba64a594cb8ab3f5b3e NaturalDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 20141226185200 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/12/26/malaysia-prime-minister-floods/20906789/ Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he is cutting short his U.S vacation Friday to deal with his country's worst floods in years. Five people have been killed and more than 100,000 displaced following unusually strong torrential rains in the southeast Asian country. Authorities evacuated numerous villages and towns in five Malaysian states. Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:17:00 +0100 usaToday en usaToday-bc4b3af446715fe1dd56c4132946f8c2 NaturalDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 5.28048677745079 102.028745355913 -6.18287 106.829 20141226131700 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/12/26/malaysia-prime-minister-floods/20906789/ Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he is cutting short his U.S vacation Friday to deal with his country's worst floods in years. Five people have been killed and more than 100,000 displaced following unusually strong torrential rains in the southeast Asian country. Authorities evacuated numerous villages and towns in five Malaysian states. Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:17:00 +0100 usaToday en usaToday-5ddec57b252be18c15cd1c9602a21710 NaturalDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 5.28048677745079 102.028745355913 -6.18287 106.829 20141226121700 http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20141224-ten-years-after-asian-tsunami-too-few-earlywarning-buoys-are-deployed Ten years after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami killed more than 220,000 people across twelve countries including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and Myanmar, some residents of villages close to the shores are uncertain of how they will be notified or how they will react to a future tsunami. Wed, 24 Dec 2014 04:52:00 +0100 homelandsecuritynewswire en homelandsecuritynewswire-33a5be2346c4846076905b904cada5b4 UNbodies NaturalDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 16.8722 96.1249 5.546182 95.319054 13.7703017743177 100.626440699347 20141224045200 http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2014/12/south-and-southeast-asia-better-prepared-for-disasters-fao/ A fishing trawler damaged by the tsunami under repairs at the Kudewella boat repair center with assistance from FAO, Kudewella, Sri Lanka. Countries in South and Southeast Asia are better prepared for disasters but there is still room for improvement. Mon, 22 Dec 2014 17:14:00 +0100 unmultimedia-en en unmultimedia-en-4ebda4dc76a0ec412eb44480ca2b9f59 UNbodies NaturalDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 20141222171400 http://phys.org/news/2014-12-tsunami-early-indian-ocean-ten-years.html Dec 19, 2014 The day after Christmas this year will mark the 10 anniversary of the tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean. On 26 December 2004, a quarter of a million people lost their lives, five million required immediate aid and 1.8 million citizens were rendered homeless. Sat, 20 Dec 2014 18:27:00 +0100 phys en phys-dae3fa9a8927e510a0916586d12cc2c7 NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid UNbodies Echo 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 25.833851 74.08567 35.6831 139.809 52.5163 13.3276 13.7308 100.521 35.2086 110.727 -35.3499 149.042 -0.95373 100.351997 20141220182700 http://phys.org/news/2014-12-tsunami-early-indian-ocean-ten-years.html 25 minutes ago The day after Christmas this year will mark the 10 anniversary of the tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean. On 26 December 2004, a quarter of a million people lost their lives, five million required immediate aid and 1.8 million citizens were rendered homeless. Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:46:00 +0100 phys en phys-ffa7c39b9cae83cdbe289cf38f78c31f UNbodies Echo NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 25.833851 74.08567 35.6831 139.809 52.5163 13.3276 13.7308 100.521 35.2086 110.727 -35.3499 149.042 -0.95373 100.351997 20141219134600 http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/nuclear-techniques-help-address-land-degradation Nuclear techniques can help protect soil from degradation, which affects 1.9 billion hectares of land, a whopping 65 per cent of global soil resources. Various projects by the IAEA and the Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have resulted in significant decrease in soil degradation in several countries around the world. 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Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:33:00 +0100 independent en independent-f20da23d2e29eaa52d014fe57125062c WasteTreatment NaturalDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 31.3525303545421 34.9673005529651 53.3416 -6.25735 50.8371 4.36761 20141201113300 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/european-research-council-the-all-too-real-search-for-an-invisibility-cloak-9894507.html The art deco splendour of the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels will provide the suitably grand setting for the researchers, who have all received millions of euros in funding from the European Research Council, to reveal their progress towards scientific breakthroughs once thought impossible. Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:36:00 +0100 independent en independent-a673069454956eedda2c6848a217df6e NaturalDisasters WasteTreatment 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 31.3525303545421 34.9673005529651 53.3416 -6.25735 50.8371 4.36761 20141201013600 http://www.mdzol.com/nota/578798-medicos-argentinos-trabajaron-contra-las-enfermedades-que-dejo-el-tsunami/ El golpe de las olas de hasta 30 metros y la posterior inundación por el tsunami que hace 10 años tuvo lugar en el Océano Índico dejó una situación post-emergencia de enfermedades como el dengue y la malaria en la que se necesitó la cooperación internacional. Sat, 27 Dec 2014 02:31:00 +0100 mdzol es mdzol-a178d19a93f6fde5b1be75dccb5b6bbc PublicHealth CommunicableDiseases HumanitarianAid NaturalDisasters 18.54299 -72.343102 5.949305 80.535347 10.49605 -66.898277 28.5687 77.2168 41.466751 12.89946 20141227023100 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/228941735 Tuesday 30th December, 2014. At least 30 people have died, six are missing and about a million more were affected by floods in Sri Lanka caused by non-stop rains since Friday, an official said Monday. "At this moment, we have 30 dead and six missing, and we have 33,346 families displaced as a result.... Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:18:00 +0100 irishsun en irishsun-611bd20d198bb44212acb31fd83e9693 NaturalDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 20141229211800 http://reliefweb.int/report/sri-lanka/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-23-29-december-2014 SRI LANKA. Since 19 Dec, Sri Lanka is experiencing heavy rainfall resulting in flooding and landslides in many areas. An estimated 1.1 million people have been affected, with nearly 120,000 displaced in 618 safety centres in 22 of the 25 districts in the country. The worst affected areas are Batticaloa, Ampara and Trincomalee districts. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 01:54:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-462148bde377f6176926e6c7a0aa1125 ManMadeDisasters HumanitarianAid NaturalDisasters UNbodies 14.6096 121.006 23.7099 90.4071 8.569151 81.23291 6.863639 101.249802 7.707897 81.700363 3.15021 101.708 6.549519 101.288803 4.31116368335928 96.9232041999751 -6.75 107.5 6.4283 101.824898 20141230015400 http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/international/2014/December/international_December740.xml&section=international 30 dead, 1 million hit by Sri Lanka floods (IANS) / 30 December 2014 Officials said they have 30 dead and six missing, and 33,346 families displaced as a result of the rain in 626 localities Sri Lankan men stand on debris of damaged houses in Mathugama, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka - AP. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:58:00 +0100 khaleejtimes en khaleejtimes-05e78b25f51a0b6b9986b8492ed6e5fd NaturalDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 20141230115800 http://reliefweb.int/report/sri-lanka/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-23-29-december-2014 SRI LANKA. Since 19 Dec, Sri Lanka is experiencing heavy rainfall resulting in flooding and landslides in many areas. An estimated 1.1 million people have been affected, with nearly 120,000 displaced in 618 safety centres in 22 of the 25 districts in the country. The worst affected areas are Batticaloa, Ampara and Trincomalee districts. Wed, 31 Dec 2014 01:47:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-92f4fc23e19c459186f79bca194a8fbc HumanitarianAid NaturalDisasters UNbodies ManMadeDisasters 14.6096 121.006 23.7099 90.4071 8.569151 81.23291 6.863639 101.249802 7.707897 81.700363 3.15021 101.708 6.549519 101.288803 4.31116368335928 96.9232041999751 -6.75 107.5 6.4283 101.824898 20141231014700 http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/285046 8.30am: The government’s disaster website brings some good news recording number of evacuees are down by roughly 20,000. The latest figures are: Johor: 138; Kelantan: 44,081; Pahang: 45,835; Perak: 7,313; Terengganu: 10,173 Fatalities: 17 Kelantan: 10; Pahang: 3; Terengganu: 4 12:28am: The.... Thu, 01 Jan 2015 02:34:00 +0100 malaysiakini en malaysiakini-01d4766fcc76f7e0f88f69ba59f372cb NaturalDisasters AirTransport 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 -0.609754386580274 73.0953216111583 -6.18287 106.829 13.7308 100.521 -4.0833333 137.1833333 28.5687 77.2168 20150101023400 http://reliefweb.int/map/philippines/2-january-2015-asia-severe-weather SRI LANKA • The death toll due to the ongoing floods in Sri Lanka has increased to 39, while 38 416 people remain in shelters, more than 24 500 houses have been damaged and over 1 million people have been affected, the majority of which (930 100) in Eastern province, as of 2 January (DMC-SL). Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:47:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-6cd15fe5a1f12e761cc440b54455811e NaturalDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 14.6096 121.006 0.552512 123.065498 3.766356 100.990402 0.786124 104.5606 6.549519 101.288803 -6.75 107.5 4.77669365776013 101.109910081218 3.73590427983326 102.542566592765 0.85 101.666667 4.92422058944356 102.953245765095 20150102194700 http://www.asianewsnet.net/news-69938.html Feng Zengkun. The Straits Times. Publication Date : 05-01-2015. What is happening to the weather in Southeast Asia and the larger Asia-Pacific region? In the past month alone, severe floods have battered Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Sri Lanka, forcing more than a million people.... Mon, 05 Jan 2015 04:19:00 +0100 asianewsnet en asianewsnet-12ea18d684314642ca97af53e9fa3d99 NaturalDisasters ClimateChange Environment AirTransport 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 14.6096 121.006 5.28048677745079 102.028745355913 -6.75 107.5 -34.9185 138.613 -6.18287 106.829 13.7308 100.521 3.823055 103.342903 1.36100915482186 103.810788264244 4.92422058944356 102.953245765095 20150105041900 http://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-30-dec-2014-5-jan-2015 PHILIPPINES. Tropical Storm Jangmi formed in the east of Mindanao on 28 Dec, intensifying as it made landfall in Hinatuan municipality, Surigao del Sur province (Region XIII), on 29 Dec. The storm made a total of five landfalls and then weakened into a low pressure area as it passed south of Palawan.... Mon, 05 Jan 2015 09:19:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-5444011d36e61a79390e1583b09e2c7c UNbodies NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 14.6096 121.006 23.7099 90.4071 5.28048677745079 102.028745355913 5.33601623706477 117.11974681234 4.77669365776013 101.109910081218 3.73590427983326 102.542566592765 4.92422058944356 102.953245765095 20150105091900 http://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-30-dec-2014-5-jan-2015 PHILIPPINES. Tropical Storm Jangmi formed in the east of Mindanao on 28 Dec, intensifying as it made landfall in Hinatuan municipality, Surigao del Sur province (Region XIII), on 29 Dec. The storm made a total of five landfalls and then weakened into a low pressure area as it passed south of Palawan.... Mon, 05 Jan 2015 13:20:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-b70668097cf49e4bfdba14fd25e56103 UNbodies NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 14.6096 121.006 23.7099 90.4071 5.28048677745079 102.028745355913 5.33601623706477 117.11974681234 4.77669365776013 101.109910081218 3.73590427983326 102.542566592765 4.92422058944356 102.953245765095 20150105132000