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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2015/02/nbc_anchor_brian_williams_may.html Brian Williams, that once-venerable NBC news anchor under fire for wrongly reporting on several occasions that he had survived enemy fire during a helicopter flight over Iraq in 2004, can now watch his emotive coverage of Hurricane Katrina But his claim that he saw a body float by his French Quarter.... Sat, 07 Feb 2015 01:03:00 +0100 nola en nola-0224c586456aff76e22ec116f8df39ae NaturalDisasters 33.334 44.3978 29.9564 -90.0987 5.546182 95.319054 20150207010300 http://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/asean-weekly-disaster-update-26-january-01-february-2015 THAILAND. Drought. 2,091 villages in 8 provinces experienced drought. The affected provinces are Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Sakon Nakhon, Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Sukhothai, Nakhon Sawan and Lopburi. INDONESIA. Flood. Flood affected Bima city and Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara Province. More than 4,000 houses were inundated. Mon, 02 Feb 2015 09:53:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-7ba2651ea57ce2ab22059d1808aab65f FoodSecurityFoodAid NaturalDisasters 17.01302 99.749687 15.79762 102.0401 -8.0 113.0 -8.460566 118.727402 14.8164001344109 102.958923921655 -6.863633 109.136703 15.70061 100.133797 15.09209297978 100.901885866414 -6.75 107.5 -7.910662 113.821503 17.16346 104.151199 -8.545437 118.445801 16.183611 103.297798 -1.59944778961928 102.65501955541 20150202095300 http://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/asean-weekly-disaster-update-19-25-january-2015 PHILIPPINES. Storm. Storm Mekkhala affected Region V, VII and VIII. The government has evacuated 114,591 people as pre-emptive measures. As of now, only 420 people are still served inside evacuation centre. The incident also claimed for 2 deaths. THAILAND. Drought. Nong Ruea District in Khon Kaen Province experienced drought. Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:29:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-59e727443354c6fdf71a94e413552ef3 FoodSecurityFoodAid NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 16.4059460909238 102.5811234155 5.123306 115.940201 -1.0 100.5 3.766356 100.990402 0.119275 110.597298 -6.75 107.5 5.35449 115.732498 -7.362109 109.899399 -8.170521 111.7826 5.085158 115.557098 20150126112900 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/17/get-ready-future-crisis-food-production-southeast-asia.html Apart from the recent storms and typhoons that have ravaged Southeast Asian agriculture and food production since Cyclone Nargis in 2008, it is hard to envisage the climate extremes that affect Southeast Asia, where 30 percent all world rice is produced. Sat, 17 Jan 2015 04:52:00 +0100 JakartaPost en JakartaPost-53ca63ee43c45de36bb1ebe22d5b00b5 FoodSecurityFoodAid Environment ClimateChange NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 21.0319 105.82 17.9628 102.614 -32.1660767304355 147.007371102808 16.8722 96.1249 -6.18287 106.829 13.7308 100.521 1.36100915482186 103.810788264244 -29.750299 120.553001 20150117045200 http://business.asiaone.com/news/floods-weaker-currencies-push-palm-oil-prices Palm oil prices have had a short-term boost, thanks to tighter supply in the wake of Malaysia's floods, and the weaker ringgit and Indonesian rupiah offsetting plummeting crude oil prices. Palm oil prices rose to RM2,335 (S$878) a tonne, 22 per cent higher from last September. Mon, 12 Jan 2015 01:30:00 +0100 AsiaOne en AsiaOne-b1c79ec26e589efb6d79abf3b55876ed NaturalDisasters 39.75536 -105.218102 3.766356 100.990402 45.985 -88.829167 -6.18287 106.829 2.58984537291265 113.303571416189 -34.6654 -58.4096 3.73590427983326 102.542566592765 37.97895 -121.261002 2.04728424433838 103.384779267232 4.92422058944356 102.953245765095 5.28048677745079 102.028745355913 4.77669365776013 101.109910081218 -5.83333 -37.45 20150112013000 http://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/cooperation-between-india-and-pakistan-after-natural-disasters By Siddharth Ravishankar, former intern for Stimson's South Asia program: In September, monsoon rains engulfed India and Pakistan, causing floods that killed hundreds and washed away thousands of homes. During this humanitarian crisis, the governments of India and Pakistan did not cooperate on disaster relief. Sat, 10 Jan 2015 00:03:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-d18f289fd3f5265f5b4fc26b8c9e034f NaturalDisasters UNbodies 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 33.718151 73.060547 -6.18287 106.829 13.7308 100.521 35.2086 110.727 34.5542499446791 75.8035406465336 27.177719 78.0093 28.5687 77.2168 20150110000300 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kading-expand-global-insurance-markets-oppose-isolationist-regulation-300033945.html ORLANDO, Fla. Feb. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In remarks delivered today at the Reinsurance Association of America's (RAA) Cat Risk Management Conference in Orlando Brad Kading , president of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR), the association representing the interests of 21.... Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:49:00 +0100 prnewswire en prnewswire-a6b93637e2caf8d7024bca9c74010115 NaturalDisasters 32.751667 -98.5075 32.3011 -64.7993 51.4879 -0.177998 -6.18287 106.829 28.60029 -81.362694 32.420521 -107.585701 28.5687 77.2168 35.2086 110.727 20150210224900 http://reliefweb.int/map/malawi/10-february-2015-world-events Niger - Conflict • Over the last two to three days, active combats between Boko Haram insurgents and a mix of patrols from Niger and Chadian forces took place in Diffa. Although no report is currently available, significant causalities are reported among the civilian population. Thu, 12 Feb 2015 01:30:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-7ac1dae4a6a636614e3ffc760d1e49ef UNbodies NaturalDisasters ECnews FoodSecurityFoodAid EU-Asia PolicyFoodSafety PolicyHumanitarianAid 13.30962 12.61092 -16.98526 145.418594 6.837966 31.28277 -18.90765 47.527679 44.872711 18.80975 9.90867117762878 5.60272139612571 11.7666667 34.35 -13.9826 33.7738 51.4879 -0.177998 -6.18287 106.829 45.090986 18.320101 43.41673 18.109308 20150212013000 http://www.seatrade-global.com/news/asia/korean-firms-in-%24940m-floating-power-plant-agreement.html Polaris Shipping, Korea Midland Power, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Siemens Energy Solutions have signed a $940m memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) with an integrated power plant. The ‘Mobile Powership’, scheduled to begin operation in.... 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