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The rain-triggered flood hit Jitian Township, Zhuang-Yao Autonomous County of Lianshan in the city of Qingyuan around 9 p.Fri, 03 May 2019 09:13:00 +0200reliefWeb-93c48c62524f091abe538491e11d277dreliefWeben35.2086 110.727NaturalDisasters20190503091300https://en.trend.az/world/china/3056332.htmlSix people were confirmed dead and two injured in a flash flood that hit a village in south China's Guangdong Province Monday night, local authorities said Thursday, reported citing Xinhua. The rain-triggered flood hit Jitian Township, Zhuang-Yao Autonomous County of Lianshan in the city of Qingyuan around 9 p.Thu, 02 May 2019 22:28:00 +0200trendnews-az-a3993f5e583f7d04353c00b4c670a629trendnews-azen35.2086 110.727NaturalDisasters20190502222800http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1148322.shtmlSix people were confirmed dead and two injured in a flash flood that hit a village in south China's Guangdong Province Monday night, local authorities said Thursday. The rain-triggered flood hit Jitian Township, Zhuang-Yao Autonomous County of Lianshan in the city of Qingyuan around 9 p.m.Thu, 02 May 2019 17:26:00 +0200globaltimes-aad05c17f7fab9202facccab371d923aglobaltimesen35.2086 110.727NaturalDisasters20190502172600http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/02/c_138029891.htmGUANGZHOU, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Six people were confirmed dead and two injured in a flash flood that hit a village in south China's Guangdong Province Monday night, local authorities said Thursday. The rain-triggered flood hit Jitian Township, Zhuang-Yao Autonomous County of Lianshan in the city of Qingyuan around 9 p.Thu, 02 May 2019 16:27:00 +0200xinhuanet_en-93c48c62524f091abe538491e11d277dxinhuanet_enen35.2086 110.727NaturalDisasters20190502162700http://www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com/ministry-of-defence-tatmadaws-endeavour-for-upholding-our-three-main-national-causes-fulfilling-its-national-defence-duties-participating-in-national-development-works/Union Minister Lt-Gen Sein Win poses for a photo together with ministers from other countries at the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ meeting in Singapore on 19 October 2018. Born of the independence struggles, Myanmar Tatmadaw (Armed Forces) had been steadfastly performing the duty of national defence through the successive governments’ terms.Wed, 01 May 2019 20:35:00 +0200globalnewlightofmyanmar-e839e93cf5de644117884f43c6f9ae30globalnewlightofmyanmaren1.36100915482186 103.810788264244ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersUNbodiesUnited NationsIndian ArmyMinistry of DefenceArmed ForcesBago RegionASEANChin StateAir ForceMilitary Command20190501203500https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-tree-rings-show-human-effect-on-climate-goes-back-more-than-a-century/In 1896, Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius made a prescient calculation that showed the vast quantities of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by burning coal and other fossil fuels would eventually cause the planet to get warmer. Little did he realize that the effect he described was already....Wed, 01 May 2019 19:19:00 +0200theglobeandmail-eac62d49b0ec720bf0b062a143308331theglobeandmailen40.6222 -73.9878NaturalDisastersEcologyClimateChangeEnvironmentNASAWorld WarSvante ArrheniusJohn PomeroyFirst World War20190501191900https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/children-steppenwolf-theatre-review-lucy-kirkwood/“The Children,” British playwright Lucy Kirkwood’s deceptively simple drama, takes place in the aftermath of an incredible disaster — one in which natural and manmade circumstances collided in horrifying fashion. “A one-in-10-million-years fault sequence,” one of Kirkwood’s scientist characters calls it.Tue, 30 Apr 2019 21:53:00 +0200suntimes-478e31ee9517349d9c7a9c7f1883a52csuntimesen38.5804 -90.420055JRCNuclearSecurityNaturalDisastersNuclearEnergyLucy KirkwoodTheatre CompanyJonathan Berry20190430215300https://reliefweb.int/report/world/cred-crunch-newsletter-issue-no-54-april-2019-disasters-2018-year-reviewBrussels 2019 - In 2018, there were 315 climate-related and geophysical disaster events recorded in the EM-DAT (International Disaster Database) with 11,804 deaths, and over 68 million people affected across the world. Globally, Indonesia recorded nearly half the total deaths from disasters, while....Mon, 29 Apr 2019 21:34:00 +0200reliefWeb-8d9682696cd7fdbb40be9a4bfc4d1c4freliefWeben50.8371 4.36761NaturalDisasters20190429213400https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1802649/Cebu/Opinion/Malilong-Treating-job-stealers-with-TLCTWO strong earthquakes hit us in succession Monday and Tuesday. Will we be seeing our churches overflowing with people again soon? This is what usually happens. In times of distress, we call the name of God, the one somebody said is a “stupid” one. Of course, he was only joking. I mean the “somebody.Wed, 24 Apr 2019 14:24:00 +0200sunstar-cc21859ba1659fe73a4d565d274e0c25sunstaren6.517152 126.093399NaturalDisastersGloria MacapagalMacapagal ArroyoGloria Macapagal ArroyoFacebookFacebook, MessengerSilvestre Bello20190424142400https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/briefing/sri-lanka-india-dreamliner.html?partner=rss&emc=rssMore than 200 people were killed and hundreds more injured. More than 30 of the dead were foreigners, including American, British, Chinese, Dutch and Portuguese nationals, according to officials and news reports. There were no immediate claims of responsibility.Mon, 22 Apr 2019 01:50:00 +0200nytimes-7c2da908623336cc1470a1516e4c0f31nytimesen7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912MigrationNaturalDisastersAirTransportRobert MuellerChris MeleKevin McAllisterMaureen DowdOmar Hassanal-BashirOmar Hassan al-BashirFacebookF.B.ITom FordBharatiya JanataBharatiya Janata PartyMarcus HutchinsWorld Food ProgramNarendra ModiBoeingHassan al-BashirJanata PartyMonty PythonMr. Mueller20190422015000https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/briefing/sri-lanka-india-dreamliner.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSuicide Bombings in Sri Lanka: ‘A river of blood’ Soldiers shut down roads across the country, social media platforms were blocked and a dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed after a series of coordinated bombings ripped across the country on Sunday at Roman Catholic churches and at high-end hotels frequented by foreigners.Sun, 21 Apr 2019 22:43:00 +0200nytimes-d09a8b3003c67c7e24e6e4f621d323e7nytimesen7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912NaturalDisastersTerroristAttackAirTransportRobert MuellerKevin McAllisterRudolph GiulianiBoeingFacebookMr. MuellerWorld Food Program20190421224300https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/4/834Abstract As an important soil and water conservation engineering measure, check dams have been constructed on a large scale in the Loess Plateau of China. However, their effects on runoff and sediment processes in the basin are still unclear. In this study, the hydrodynamic processes of the....Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:35:00 +0200mdpi-c44b539e5e32a4eb5f8712fe68b3e350mdpien8.84531778476574 8.9076317655469NaturalDisasters20190419173500http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/12/c_137972581.htmWUHAN, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong has called for all-out efforts of flood control by screening for hidden dangers and improving areas of weakness. Wang, also head of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, made the remarks during his inspection in central....Fri, 12 Apr 2019 18:05:00 +0200xinhuanet_en-2740951d3bf570a894abce0e72434a2fxinhuanet_enen35.2086 110.727NaturalDisastersWang Yong20190412180500https://nation.com.pk/12-Apr-2019/study-identifies-danger-glacial-lakes-across-tibetan-plateauBEIJING - The flood danger posed by glacial lakes across the Tibetan Plateau has been assessed in the most comprehensive study of its kind so far. The fear is that these lakes can overtop their barriers and send floods downstream that overrun settlements. The team has found 210 (16%) to have the potential to threaten communities.Fri, 12 Apr 2019 01:24:00 +0200nation-26441b17cb639fe6bc8e28b0232fc7e0nationen27.712 85.313NaturalDisastersBBCBBC NewsSimon AllenGeosciences Union20190412012400http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1145511.shtmlIranian Ambassador to China Mohammad Keshavarz-Zadeh Photo: Li Hao/GT Iranian Ambassador to China Mohammad Keshavarz-Zadeh has accused the US of hampering Iran's flood rescue efforts, calling it "an act of economic terrorism." Keshavarz-Zadeh said in a message sent to Global Times that Iran has been....Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:52:00 +0200globaltimes-d23bd5322457cf1a9bdf7886d4b9d5e9globaltimesen35.7745 51.4477NaturalDisastersRed CrescentIslamic RepublicNews AgencyLi HaoMohammad20190411125200https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/7/854Abstract NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission, launched in 2016, is a small satellite constellation designed to measure the ocean surface wind speed in hurricanes and tropical cyclones. To explore its additional capabilities for applications on the land surface, this....Tue, 09 Apr 2019 10:45:00 +0200mdpi-701eb63061f20683b6f11e4d6f5fcac7mdpien35.2086 110.727NaturalDisastersNASAGlobal Navigation Satellite System20190409104500https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/8/4/185Abstract Social media has been applied to all natural disaster risk-reduction phases, including pre-warning, response, and recovery. However, using it to accurately acquire and reveal public sentiment during a disaster still presents a significant challenge.Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:40:00 +0200mdpi-601511999e5991e2726ade711a277179mdpien35.2086 110.727NaturalDisastersSocial MediaSina-Weibo20190409084000http://en.people.cn/n3/2019/0505/c90000-9575015.htmlGUANGZHOU, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Six people were confirmed dead and two injured in a flash flood that hit a village in south China's Guangdong Province Monday night, local authorities said Thursday. The rain-triggered flood hit Jitian Township, Zhuang-Yao Autonomous County of Lianshan in the city of Qingyuan around 9 p.Sun, 05 May 2019 08:35:00 +0200peopledaily-93c48c62524f091abe538491e11d277dpeopledailyen35.2086 110.727NaturalDisasters20190505083500