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HIGHLIGHTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS DURING 2012
AUGUST - JANUARY
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University
of North Carolina, USA
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STATEMENT OF FACT:We must always be ready to
meet in our average moments in time, the potential disaster
agents that Nature will throw at us in an unexpected moments
in time.
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M7.6 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES NEAR THE PHILIPPINES
8:57 PM; AUGUST 31, 2012
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TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ENROUTE TO A SECOND HISTORIC LANDFALL IN LOUSIANA
August 21 - 31, 2012
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ISAAC’S FORECAST: AUGUST 23, 2012
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ISAAC DUMPS RAIN ON PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI: AUG. 23
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EVACUEES LEAVING NEW ORLEANS ON INTERSTATE 10
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BAY ST LOUIS, MISS: ISAAC-GENERATED WAVES:
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WAVELAND, MISS: ISAAC-GENERATED WAVES:
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ISAAC AT LANDFALL IN LOUISIANA: AUG. 28TH
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NEW ORLEANS: 2012 FLOODING
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NEW ORLEANS IN 2005: LEVEE FAILURES LEFT 1,000,000 HOMELESS
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WILDFIRES BURNING IN THE WESTERN USA
42,933 WILDFIRES HAVE OCCURRED DURING 2012
AUGUST 16, 2012
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LOCATION OF 2012’S WESTERN WILDFIRES
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So far during 2012, 42,933 wildfires have burned 6.47
million acres, surpassing the 6.36 million acres burned by
this date during 2011, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
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TWIN MODERATE-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKES STRIKE IRAN
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2012
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LOCATION MAP
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THE EARTHQUAKES (Source: US Geological Survey)
• Saturday's first quake of M6.4 struck just before 5 pm 60 km (37 miles) northeast of the city of Tabriz at a depth of 9.9 km (6.2 miles).
• Saturday’s second quake of M6.3 struck 49 km (30 miles) northeast of Tabriz 11 minutes later at a similar depth.
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VARZAGHAN: DAMAGE
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NEAR-RECORD FLOODING IN BEIJING, CHINA AREA
JULY 20-24, 2012
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REGIONAL IMPACTS
• This is the worst deluge in 61 years.
• Rain fall in one day was equal to 6 months of normal rainfall
• 100 dead; 38 in Beijing area
• $1.6 billion in damage
• 56,000 forced from homes
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500 DAYS AFTER THE MARCH 11, 2011
EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IN JAPAN
TSUNAMI TRASH REACHING THE USA
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WHAT HAPPENED?
• Immediately after the tsunami waves dissipated, heavy items sank to the ocean floor close to shore, - - -.
• But, at least 1.5m tons of debris were carried off by currents and began making the 4,500-mile journey across the Pacific
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TSUNAMI TRASH DUMP IN JAPAN: MARCH 11, 2012
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The March 11, 2011 tsunami swept as much debris into the ocean in one day as is usually dumped in a year
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2012: TRASH FROM MARCH 11, 2011 JAPANESE
TSUNAMI: (US NAVY PHOTO)
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OVER 100 TORNADOES DEVASTATE MIDWESTERN STATES: KANSAS,
NEBRASKA, IOWA, AND, OKLAHOMA,
Saturday, April 14 - Sunday, 15, 2012
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PREDICTED TORNADO OUTBREAK: APRIL 13
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120 TORNADOES ON SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH
The Storm Center in Norman, Oklahoma logged 120 storms on Saturday, with 98 of then in Kansas
5 deaths in Woodward, OK, mainly due to siren malfunction
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SALINA, KANSAS: APRIL 14, 2012
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TORNADO STRIKES DEXTER, MICHIGAN
Thursday, March 15, 2012
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AERIAL VIEW OF DAMAGE: DEXTER, MICHIGAN: MARCH 15, 2012
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GOOD NEWS FOR WALLA WALLA, A FARMING COMMUNITY IN NEW
SOUTH WALES, SOUTHEAST AUSTRALIA
March 1-6, 2012
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LOCATIONS OF HEAVY RAINFALL: 2011 and 2012
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The Mummumbidgee River, swollen after 20 cm (8 in) of
rainfall, peaked at 10.56 m, just below the height of Walla Walla’s protective levee.
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FLOODING IN SOUTHEAST AUSTRALIA
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NEW SOUTH WALES: 45 FLOOD DISASTER ZONES
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M7.2 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES CHILE NEAR THE LOCATION
OF THE M8.8 FEBRUARY 2010 QUAKE March 25, 2012
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LOCATION: 100 KM FROM CONCEPCION; 330 KM FROM SANTIAGO
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A SEISMOGRAM OF THE QUAKE
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The M7.2 earthquake occurred on Sunday; 106 km (64 miles) west northwest of Talca, a city of 200,000+, and 226 km (134 miles) south of Santiago at a depth of 30 km (19 miles).
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TALCA: FRIGHTENED RESIDENTS GATHER OUTSIDE
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WILDFIRES IN COLORADO (USA)
March 20-31 – JULY 13, 2012
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THE WILDFIRE SEASON BEGINS: MARCH 2012
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LOWER NORTH FORK WILDFIRE: MARCH 27
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: 21,000 EVACUATION MESSAGES UN-DELIVERED; JUNE 27
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SEASONAL MONSOON RAINS CAUSE FLOOD DISASTER AGAIN IN
SOUTHERN PAKISTAN
JANUARY 3, 2012
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PAKISTAN: FLOOD ZONES
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PAKISTAN: 2012 FLOODING
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17 million people were affected by the floods
triggered by heavy monsoon rains.