2O10 IN PICTURES PART 1

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2O10 IN PICTURESPART 1
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster
Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA
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2010 THE YEAR OF RECORD AND NEAR-RECORD
NATURAL DISASTERS

• WAVE AFTER WAVE OF NATURAL DISASTERS THAT KILLED
  OVER 260,000 AND CAUSED DIRECT ECONOMIC LOSSES OF
  AT LEAST 222 BILLION

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2010El Nino, La Nina, Droughts, Winter Storms,
Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Floods, Volcanic
Eruptions, Severe Windstorms, Tsunamis,
Landslides, Droughts, and Winter Storms
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2010 And the Impacts of a Record Environmental
Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico (DIRECT ECONOMIC
LOSSES ESTIMATED AT 50 BILLION) and Global
Climate Change (Unknown loses)

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IMPACTED NATIONS

• Caribbean Nations, China, Haiti, Chile,
  Indonesia, France, Portugal, Spain, Belgium,
  Germany, Turkey,

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IMPACTED NATIONS (continued)

• Madeira (Portugal), USA (California, North
  Dakota, Minnesota, Mid-Atlantic States), Brazil,
  Peru, Russia, Mexico, Iceland (Europe,---),
  Taiwan

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IMPACTED NATIONS (continued

• Indonesia, Taiwan, Iceland, Europe (Poland,
  Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic), USA (Texas,
  Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida),

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IMPACTED NATIONS (continued

• Pakistan, USA (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
  Alabama, Florida, California, Atlantic Seaboard,
  Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois), Bolivia, Israel,
  

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IMPACTED NATIONS

• USA (North Carolina, New England states, Texas),
  Mexico, New Zealand, Guatemala, Pakistan,

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DROUGHTS
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IN 2009, DROUGHT CONDITIONS WERE EXCERBATED BY
EL NIÑO

• El Niño caused warming of the Pacific Ocean,
  which in turn caused Atlantic and Caribbean
  waters to be cooler.

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CARIBBEAN NATIONS FACED CONTINUATION OF DROUGHT
CONDITIONS DURING 2010

• DROUGHT ATTRIBUTED TO CONTINIATION OF 2009S EL
  NIÑO CONDITIONS

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CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES EXPRIENCING DROUGHT IN 2010

• SAINT LUCIA
• BARBADOS
• SAINT VINCENT and the GRENADINES
• GRENADA

• ANTIGUA and BARBUDA
• JAMAICIA
• GUYANA
• TRINIDAD and TOBAGO

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DROUGHT IN KUNMING, CHINA 2010
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EUROPE WINTER 2009-2010

• Starting in December and continuing into January
  2010, the northern half of EUROPE experienced its
  coldest winter since 19811982.

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A persistent weather pattern brought cold moist
air from the north with systems undergoing
cyclogenesis from North American storms moving
across the Atlantic Ocean.
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COMPARISON OF 2010 WITH 2000-2008 AVERAGE
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Winter 2009 2010 in Europe led to a number of
deaths, widespread transport disruption, power
failures, and the postponement of a number of
civic and sporting events.
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USA BLIZZARD 2010 AND NOREASTER

• Record snowfall exceeding 1 m in some locations
  and high winds reaching 80 km/hr impacted 25
  Mid-Atlantic States
• FEBRUARY 5-11, 2010

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The blizzard occurred in two phases less
than two months after a Dec. 19, 2009 storm
dumped more than 40 cm of snow on the Washington,
DC area.
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WEATHER SYSTEM OVER MID-ATLANTIC STATES FEB 5-6,
2010
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NOREASTER FEBRUARY 5, 2010
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WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D.C. FEB 10, 2010
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Impacts Government offices closed, airports
closed, universities and schools closed,
interstate highways closed, metro service reduced
or closed down, power outages.
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EARTHQUAKES

• HAITI
• CHILE
• TURKEY
• INDONESIA
• CHINA
• TAIWAN

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M7.0 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES HAITI

• A CATASTROPHE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERES POOREST
  NATION
• 453 p.m. JANUARY 12, 2010

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THE DEADLIEST DISASTERS OF 2010 OCCURRED ON
JANUARY 12TH

• M7.0 Haiti Earthquake that killed 230,000,
  largely because of the inadequacy of the building
  code, left over 1 million homeless and jobless
  survivors stuck in tent cities battling a
  hurricane (Tomas), cholera outbreak, and
  health-care problems for the rest of the year.

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THE M7.0 HAITI EARTHQUAKE JAN 12
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PORT AU PRINCE 1.8 MILLION IN A NATION OF 9
MILLION
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EXAMPLE OF DAMAGE PORT AU PRINCE
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PORT TOPPLED CONTAINERS
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COLLAPSE OF UN BUILDING PORT AU PRINCE
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DEATH TOLL REACHED AN ESTIMATED 230,OOO
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LANDSLIDES

• MACHU PICCHU
• SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

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RAIN AND MUDSLIDES IN MACHU PICCHU

• 2,500 TOURISTS STRANDED
• JANUARY 28, 2010

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MACHU PICCHU
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MUDFLOWS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAFEB 6, 2010

• THE INTERSECTION OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN FIRST
  WINTER STORM OF 2010 AND BURNED OUT AREAS FROM
  WILDFIRES OF 2009 INCREASED RISK

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FACT MUDSLIDES INCREASE AFTER WILDFIRES
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WILDFIRE- BURN AREAS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO MUDFLOWS
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M8.8 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES CENTRAL CHILE334 am on
February 27, 2010

• Subduction Zone M8.8 Quake 500 Times More Energy
  than the M7.0 Haiti Quake
• 800 Deaths 500 Injured
• Numerous Aftershocks
• Tsunami Waves Travel Across Pacific
• Estimated Loss 30 Billion

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LOCATION 330 KM (200 MI) FROM SANTIAGO
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LOCATION 100 KM FROM CONCEPCION 330 KM FROM
SANTIAGO
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DAMAGED BUILDING IN CONCEPCION
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CONCEPCION URGENT MASS CARE NEEDS
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CONCEPCION LOOTERS
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CONCEPCION ELEVATED HIGHWAY COLLAPSED
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LOCAL TSUNAMI DAMAGE
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NO DISASTERS AS TSUNAMI WAVES MOVED ACROSS PACIFIC
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LANDSLIDES

• MADEIRA (PORTUGAL)
• BRAZIL (RIO DE JANEIRO)
• TAIWAN

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MUDSLIDES TRIGGERED BY FLASH FLOODS DEVASTATE THE
MADEIRA ISLANDS, PORTUGAL

• AT LEAST 42 DEAD
• FEBRUARY 20-21, 2010

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LOCATION OF MADEIRA
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FEBRUARY 21 FLASH FLOOD
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FEBRUARY 21MUDSLIDE
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SEVERE WINDSTORMS XynthiaTropical Storms
and Hurricanes Atlantic BasinTropical Storms
and Hurricanes Pacific BasinTyphoonsCyclones

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SEVERE WINDSTORMS XYNTHIA

• FEBRUARY 26-28, 2010

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XYNTHIA FLOODING IN FRANCE
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M6.1 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES EASTERN TURKEY AT 432 AM

• THREE VILLAGES DESTROYED ALONG WITH MANY FARM
  ANIMALS
• AT LEAST 57 DEAD
• MARCH 8, 2010

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NORTH AND EAST ANATOLIAN FAULTS
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OKCULAR POOR CONSTRUCTION
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EARTHQUAKES

• INDONESIA
• CHINA
• TAIWAN

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M7.7 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES INDONESIA NEAR EPICENTER
OF 2004 QUAKE

• SUBDUCTION ZONE OF SUNDA AND INDO-AUSTRALIA
  PLATES
• 515 AM, APRIL 7, 2010

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LOCATION
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TOWN OF SINABANG (60 KM FROM EPICENTER)
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2O10 IN PICTURESPART 2
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SURVIVORS FACED HARSH TEMPERATURES
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FLOODS

• RUSSIA (SIBERIA)
• NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA,
• BRAZIL
• EUROPE
• PAKISTAN

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FLOODS IN RUSSIAMARCH 2010

• SPRING RUNOFF AFTER A HARSH WINTER INCREASES
  FLOOD RISKS ACROSS RUSSIA

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THE THREE GREAT SIBERIAN RIVERS THAT FLOODED
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FLOODING IN SIBERIA
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FLOODING IN KAZAKHSTAN
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FLOODING IN KAZAKHSTAN
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FLOODING SOUTH OF KAZAKHSTAN
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NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND MINNESOTA
EXPERIENCE MAJOR FLOODING

• MARCH 28-30, 2009

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REASONS FOR FLOODING MARCH-APRIL, 2010

• THE ANNUAL FLOODING THREAT TO FARGO, ND AND
  MOORHEAD, MN IS TRIGGERED BY
• 1) The Spring melt and runoff , AFTER
• 2) A severe Winter.

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SCIENTIFIC REASONS FOR RECURRING FLOOD DISASTERS
IN THE AREA

1. Synchrony of river discharge with Spring runoff
2. Ice jams

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SCIENTIFIC REASONS FOR RECURRING FLOOD DISASTERS
IN THE AREA

• Lake Agassiz, a glacial lake, is the floodplain
  of the Red River
• A sharp decrease in river gradient makes the
  Fargo-Moorhead area act like a large lake.

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2010 MELT AND RUNOFF
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THE SLOW WAY OF MAKING SANDBAGS
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THE SPIDER CAN MAKE 5,000 SANDBAGS PER HOUR
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HALSTAD, MN 4 FT BELOW 2009S RECORD OF 40.5 FT
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FARGO, ND THE RED RIVER CRESTS 4 FT BELOW
RECORD ON MARCH 21
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REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS TO EMBARK ON A 10-YEAR, 1.3
BILLION FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT

• A 60 KM (36-MILE) LONG NEW RIVER CHANNEL IS
  EXPECTED TO SOLVE THE RECURRING THREAT

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FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES PARALYZE BRAZIL

• WORST IN 50 YEARS
• APRIL 7, 2010

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RIO DE JANEIRO
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SEARCH AND RESCUE
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LANDSLIDE IN TAIWAN

• EXACERBATED BY M6.5 EARTHQUAKE AND RAIN
• APRIL 26, 2010

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LOCATION
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LANDSLIDE
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OIL SPILLS AND LEAKS

• GULF OF MEXICO

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GREAT GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL OF 2010

• COASTS OF LOUISANA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, AND
  FLORIDA WERE IMPACTED BY A 5 MILLION BARREL OIL
  LEAK THAT CAUSED A HUGE ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER
• APRIL 22- AUGUST ???, 2010

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OIL RIG EXPLODED IN GULF OF MEXICO APRIL 22
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DEEP WATERR HORIZON IN GULF OF MEXICO APRIL 22
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DEEP WATER HORIZON APRIL 22
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NASA PHOTO OF OIL SPILL IN GULF OF MEXICO
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INITIAL OIL SHEEN ON WATER
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OIL REACHES CHANDELEUR SOUND APRIL 30
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CLEAN UP SHIPS AT ANCHOR DUE TO WIND WAVES MAY
1
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OIL DOME ENROUTE TO SITE OF LEAK MAY 6
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PLACING AN OIL CONTAINMENT BOOM MAY 29
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BOOM CONTAINS SPREAD OF OIL MAY 29
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BOOM PROTECTING A SMALL ISLAND
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WIND WAVES REDUCE EFFECTIVENESS OF BOOMS
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FISHERMEN OUT OF WORK PERMANENTLY ???
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LA BATRE, AL ALL FISHING SHUT DOWN
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A WHALE ARRIVES IN GULF OF MEXICO JULY 2
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2010 THE YEAR OF RECORD AND NEAR-RECORD
NATURAL DISASTERS

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FLOODS (Continued)

• EUROPE
• CHINA
• PAKISTAN
• CHINA

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FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES IN ZHONQU COUNTY, CHINA

• Over 700 dead, hundreds injured, and over 1,000
  missing
• Midnight - Saturday, August 7, 2010

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MUDSLIDE ZHONGU, CHINA
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DAMAGED BUILDINGS
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FLOODED STREETS
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EXPLOSIONS RELEASED THE BLOCKED BAILONG RIVER
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PRIME MINISTER WEN JIABAO CALLING FOR ACTION AUG
8TH
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RESCUE WORKERS
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SEARCH AND RESCUE
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RIVERS BURST BANKS AND BREACH DAMS IN CENTRAL
EUROPE AFTER WEEKS OF RAIN

• POLAND, HUNGARY, GERMANY, CZECH REPUBLIC,
• MAY JUNE, 2010

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POLAND AND VISTULA RIVER
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VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

• ICELAND
• INDONESIA

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Eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in
Southern Iceland

• MARCH 20 --- APRIL 14, 2010

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The Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in Southern Iceland
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The Eyjafjallajökull Volcano
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The Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Lava and Lightning
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ASH CLOUD FROM APRIL 14 ERUPTION
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A dark and spectacular volcanic cloud spread over
Britain and toward continental Europe on
Thursday, April 15, forcing airlines to cancel
thousands of flights as it drifted at high
altitude south and east from the continuing
eruption in Iceland.
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Steam and Ash Cloud April 17
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Glacier and the Ash Cloud April 18
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A week of airspace closures caused by the ash
threat to planes created the worst breakdown in
civil aviation in Europe since World War II,
which caused more than 100,000 flights to be
canceled and losses of over 2 billion to the
airline industry.
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2O10S SEVERE WINDSTORMS (Continued)
Tropical Storms and Hurricanes Atlantic
BasinTropical Storms and Hurricanes Pacific
BasinTyphoonsCyclones
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2010 BROUGHT A DIMINISHED EL NINO

• A diminished El Nino created more favorable
  conditions for an increase in Atlantic basin
  severe windstorms during 2010, as compared with
  2009.

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HURRICANES IN EASTERN PACIFIC

• AGATHA
• BLAS
• CELIA
• DARBY
• FRANK

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TROPICAL STORM AGATHA STRIKES GUATEMALA SHORTLY
AFTER PACAVA ERUPTS

• FIRST STORM OF PACIFIC SEASON FOLLOWS VOLCANIC
  ERUPTION
• MAY 27-29, 2010

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AGATHAS PATH
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TORRENTIAL RAINS
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SINKHOLE GUATEMALA CITY
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ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES
2010

• Alex (H) June 21
• Bonnie July 27
• Colin Aug 3
• Danielle (H) Aug 21
• Earl (H) Aug.29
• Fiona Aug 30

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ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES
2010

• Gaston Sept 1
• Hermine Sept 6
• Igor (H) Sept 8
• Julia (H) Sept 12
• Karl (H) Sept 14
• Lisa (H) Sept 20
• Matthew Sept 24

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ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES
2010

• Nicole Sept 29
• Otto (H) Oct 6
• Paula (H) OCT 11
• Richard (H) Oct 21

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ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES
2010

• Shary (H) Oct 27
• Tomas (H) Oct 29
• Virginie (Never formed)
• Walter (Never formed)

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ALEX STARTED AS A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN
JUNE 20
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TROPICAL STORM ALEX LANDFALL AT BELIZE JUNE 26
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TYPHOON CHANTHU (Category 1) July 17-23,
2010
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TYPHOON CHANTHU A CAT 1 STORM
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TROPICAL STORM COLIN FORMS ON WED, AUGUST 3
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WILDFIRES

• SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
• RUSSIA
• BOLIVIA
• ISRAEL

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WILFIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LEONA VALLEY AND
KERN COUNTY

• JULY 27 AUGUST ?, 2010

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LEONA VALLEY, CA
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LEONA VALLEY, CA
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DC-10 DROPPING FLAME RETARDANT PALMDALE CA
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FIREFIGHTERS KERN COUNTY WILDFIRE
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RUSSIAN PRESIDENT DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR
WILDFIRES

• 600 WILDFIRES IN 7 REGIONS RELATED TO PROLONGED
  HEAT WAVE
• JULY 29 AUGUST ?, 2010

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242,000 BATTLE WILDFIRES
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NORTHWEST PAKISTAN (AND AFGHANISTAN) HIT BY
FLASH FLOODS AFTER PROLONGED MONSOON RAINS

• JULY 28 - AUGUST 2, 2010

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Summer floods are common in Pakistan as a result
of monsoon rains that swell rivers and streams
across the country, but 2010s floods were the
worst in 80 years and set new records.
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN INUNDATED
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MUZAFFARABAD RISING FLOOD WATERS
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THOUSANDS OF MUD BRICK HOMES COLLAPSED
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NOWSHERA DAMAGED MUD HOUSE
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COLLAPSED HOUSE
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TRYING TO DIVERT WATER
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SOME LIVESTOCK WERE SAVED, BUT THOUSANDS DROWNED
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PESHAWAR MELONS BECAME PRECIOUS
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CLINGING TO DEBRIS
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NOWSHERA SEEKING HIGHER GROUND
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SEEKING HIGHER GROUND
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SEEKING A SAFE HAVEN
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CHARSADDA TRYING TO EVACUATE
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EVACUATION CARRYING SELECTED POSSESSIONS
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NOWSHERA EVACUATION
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NOWSHERA EVACUATION TO A SAFE HAVEN
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EVACUATION A DIFFICULT TASK
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MUZAFFARABAD INADEQUATE TEMPORARY SHELTER
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30,000 Pakistani troops rescued 28,000 people
using helicopters and other means, and
distributed water and food.
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NOWSHERA PAKISTANI ARMY DISTRIBUTING WATER
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FLOODS (Continued)

• CHINA

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FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES IN ZHONQU COUNTY, CHINA

• Over 700 dead, hundreds injured, and over 1,000
  missing
• Midnight - Saturday, August 7, 2010

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MUDSLIDE ZHONGU, CHINA
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DAMAGED BUILDINGS
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FLOODED STREETS
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EXPLOSIONS RELEASED THE BLOCKED BAILONG RIVER
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PRIME MINISTER WEN JIABAO CALLING FOR ACTION AUG
8TH
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RESCUE WORKERS
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SEARCH AND RESCUE
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WILDFIRES IN BOLIVA

• AUGUST 19- 26, 2010

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PRESIDENT EVO MORALES DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY
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2O10 IN PICTURESPART 3
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster
Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA