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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.


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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS. THE PHILIPPINES. PART 2: TYPHOONS, FLOODS, AND LANDSLIDES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction,

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS. THE PHILIPPINES. PART 2: TYPHOONS, FLOODS, AND LANDSLIDES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction,

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS NEW ZEALAND PART 3A: EARTHQUAKES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS EGYPT PART 3: EARTHQUAKES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS TURKEY PART 3: EARTHQUAKES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS PART III B: CHINA’ TYPHOONS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS PART III B: CHINA’ TYPHOONS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS TURKEY PART 4: WILDFIRES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS TURKEY PART 4: WILDFIRES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS MEXICO PART 3B: EARTHQUAKE VULNERABILITY OF BUILDINGS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction,

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS MEXICO PART 3B: EARTHQUAKE VULNERABILITY OF BUILDINGS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction,

LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS RUSSIA PART 5: WILDFIRES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

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2011 SURPASSES 2005 WITH RECORD LOSSES FROM NATURAL DISASTERS (Source: Munich RE) Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia,

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS AUSTRALIA PART 2: CYCLONES Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS ALGERIA PART 1: FLOODS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

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GLOBAL NATURAL DISASTERS EXACERBATE THE GLOBAL HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM February 2012 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North.

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