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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/1/24/worldupdates/2011-01-24T182945Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-543618-1&sec=WorldupdatesGENEVA (Reuters) - Natural disasters caused $109 billion in economic damage last year, three times more than in 2009, with Chile and China bearing most of the cost, the United Nations said on Monday.Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:50:00 +0100thestarenthestar-2c20811ee5f5091ddbee8f0e407bde40ClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEnvironment-33.475 -70.647535.2086 110.72720110124145000http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/7272313.htmlPre-ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise (ARF-DiREx) was open in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province of Indonesia, on Tuesday, aiming at helping strengthen regional ties among member countries, according to an Antara report. Over 2,000 civil servants, volunteers, military and....Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:58:00 +0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-e318d9dc10081a3a303dde4f15a030dbETFEU-USANaturalDisastersDisasterReliefEU-PacificEU-ChinaEU-JapanEU-CanadaEU-Asia1.493104 124.84100320110125175800http://news.uzreport.com/mir.cgi?lan=e&id=856772010 was one of the deadliest years for natural disasters in the past two decades and unless better preparations are put in place now, many more disasters can be expected in years to come, the UN's top disaster reduction official said on 24 January.Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:05:00 +0100uzreportenuzreport-6d57858c14e02c95fc7673503fbba7e3UNbodiesEuropeAidClimateChangeNaturalDisastersAccountingEnvironmentUNSecretaryGeneral20110125080500http://ftpapp.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=128625&Itemid=39“These figures are bad, but could be seen as benign in years to come,” said the head of UNISDR and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlstrom. “Unless we act now, we will see more and more disasters due to unplanned urbanization and environmental degradation.Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:56:00 +0100app-enenapp-en-8a610e2996e854d9a9dbbc1905c7f287ClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEnvironmentAccountingUNSecretaryGeneral20110125045600http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/ADGO-8DEMZL?OpenDocument&RSS20=18-PDate: 24 Jan 2011 Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionMon, 24 Jan 2011 23:46:00 +0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-87f56527101fbd3930df351c3fc93babUNbodiesClimateChangeNaturalDisastersAccountingEnvironmentUNSecretaryGeneral20110124234600http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/ADGO-8DEMZL?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSGeneva – Some 373 natural disasters killed over 296,800 people in 2010, affecting nearly 208 million others and costing nearly US$110 billion, according to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED).Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:56:00 +0100reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-d25f4fa7812bf399f322ccb7f37d447dUNbodiesClimateChangeNaturalDisastersAccountingEnvironmentUNSecretaryGeneral20110124215600http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/42306838/A new U.N. report says the earthquake in Haiti and heat waves in Russia made 2010 one of the deadliest years in at least two decades. The report issued by the Belgium-based Center for Research on theMon, 24 Jan 2011 19:54:00 +0100irishsunenirishsun-70bb2fe8c5593509dae31a525877e053ClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEnvironment55.7388 37.666518.54299 -72.34310220110124195400http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37357&Cr=disaster+reduction&Cr1=2010 was one of the deadliest years for natural disasters in the past two decades and unless better preparations are put in place now, many more disasters can be expected in years to come, the UN’s top disaster reduction official said today.Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:05:00 +0100un-orgenun-org-ee4ff1791e1414e1a10c384eaff6bdf4ClimateChangeEnvironmentAccountingEuropeAidNaturalDisastersUNSecretaryGeneralUNbodies20110125180500http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=cost-of-natural-disastersBy Laura MacInnis GENEVA (Reuters) - Natural disasters caused $109 billion in economic damage last year, three times more than in 2009, with Chile and China bearing most of the cost, the United Nations said Monday. [More]Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:34:00 +0100scientificamericanenscientificamerican-4777770bb4a9a2a3f8da098c756158d7ClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEnvironment-33.475 -70.647535.2086 110.72720110124183400http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/2010-Deadliest-Year-For-Disasters-In-Two-Decades-114485809.htmlU.N. report says natural disasters, which affected more than 200 million people resulted in economic losses of nearly $110 billionMon, 24 Jan 2011 18:25:00 +0100voanewsenvoanews-f8af917e75ba9777f8090f349c08ad84ClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEnvironment20110124182500http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37357&Cr=disaster+reduction&Cr1=2010 was one of the deadliest years for natural disasters in the past two decades and unless better preparations are put in place now, many more disasters can be expected in years to come, the UN’s top disaster reduction official said today.Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:33:00 +0100un-orgenun-org-ae2fb113b46a5cff53e51a0a67ba0ffeUNbodiesEuropeAidClimateChangeNaturalDisastersAccountingEnvironmentUNSecretaryGeneral20110124193300http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2140121&Language=enGENEVA, Jan 24 (KUNA) -- Some 373 natural disasters killed over 296,800 people in 20l0 affecting nearly 208 million others and costing nearly USD 110 billion in damages, according to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Ihe top two most lethal disasters -- the I2 January....Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:39:00 +0100kuna-enenkuna-en-f56b251d9b61851b74510b2a1e2316cbClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEnvironmentUNSecretaryGeneral20110124143900http://www.financialmirror.com/News/Business_and_Finance/22425Natural disasters caused $109 billion in economic damage last year, three times more than in 2009, with Chile and China bearing most of the cost, theMon, 24 Jan 2011 14:11:00 +0100FinancialMirrorenFinancialMirror-fa59c3b245fcb8f67189f291f1da8bb3NaturalDisastersClimateChangeEnvironment-33.475 -70.647535.2086 110.72720110124141100http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4019657,00.htmlA strong earthquake has hit waters off western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The US Geological Survey said Wednesday night's quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1. It struck off Simeulue, an island Sumatra's western coast, at a depth of 17 miles (27 kilometers).Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:19:00 +0100ynetnewsenynetnews-65944a2a5d9debfbc3b0407b6bc3c636NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920110126181900http://www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/95680/A strong earthquake has hit waters off western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:08:00 +0100kyivpostenkyivpost-742961597213382207b929a7b0cbba22NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920110126180800http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/42374784/JAKARTA, Indonesia -; A strong earthquake has hit waters off western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday night'sWed, 26 Jan 2011 18:50:00 +0100irishsunenirishsun-4b419f379635d6e4e9d6be2281a0144fNaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920110126185000http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4019657,00.htmlA strong earthquake has hit waters off western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The US Geological Survey said Wednesday night's quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1. It struck off Simeulue, an island Sumatra's western coast, at a depth of 17 miles (27 kilometers).Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:30:00 +0100yediotaharonotenyediotaharonot-65944a2a5d9debfbc3b0407b6bc3c636NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920110126183000http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/January/international_January955.xml&section=internationalJAKARTA, - A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra province on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:15:00 +0100khaleejtimesenkhaleejtimes-d8a6aa207cc307739740bf02768ba405NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920110126201500http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/01/27/earthquake-strikes-indonesia.htmlA strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra province on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:33:00 +0100JakartaPostenJakartaPost-e88e8e84b19c62c1b6c25b4ba1ec7289NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920110127033300http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/KKAA-8DH8DL?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSIntroduction Six years ago, the deadliest tsunami in recorded history swept through coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Thailand, India and nine other Indian Ocean countries.Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:27:00 +0100reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-e0401848660e0556730b9ab556d9c568NaturalDisasters-0.609754386580274 73.09532161115837.6146933422071 80.704896543691228.5687 77.216813.7308 100.521-6.18287 106.82920110127092700http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201101/3122553.htm?desktopLast Updated: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:53:00 +1100 A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck off Indonesia's Sumatra province. The US Geological Survey says there have been no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning has been generated. The undersea quake hit at a depth of 26 kilometres,....Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:33:00 +0100australianetworknewsenaustralianetworknews-1a6d5681b2bfc4cf80c9bbe02b8a4899NaturalDisasters20110127173300