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Page 1: 2O10’S DISASTERS IN PICTURES NOTABLE PHYSICAL PHENOMENA: EL NINO, LA NINA, EARTHQUAKES, LANDSLIDES, WILDFIRES, SEVERE WINDSTORMS, VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, FLOODS,

2O10’S DISASTERS IN PICTURES

NOTABLE PHYSICAL PHENOMENA: EL NINO, LA NINA, EARTHQUAKES, LANDSLIDES, WILDFIRES, SEVERE

WINDSTORMS, VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, FLOODS, OIL SPILL, AND DROUGHTS

Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of

North Carolina, USA

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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), Bolivia, …

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IMPACTED NATIONS

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

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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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DROUGHTS

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CARIBBEAN NATIONS FACED DROUGHT

CONDITIONS DURING 2010

DROUGHT ATTRIBUTED TO EL NIÑO CONDITIONS

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• SAINT LUCIA

• BARBADOS

• SAINT VINCENT and the GRENADINES

• GRENADA

• ANTIGUA and BARBUDA

• JAMACIA

• GUYANA

• TRINIDAD and TOBAGO

CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES EXPRIENCING DROUGHT IN 2010

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DROUGHT IN KUNMING, CHINA: 2010

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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 HEMISPHERE’S POOREST NATION

4:53 p.m.; JANUARY 12, 2010

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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 220,OOO+

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M8.8 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES CENTRAL CHILE:

3:34 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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TSUNAMI WAVES MOVED ACROSS THE PACIFIC

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M6.1 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES EASTERN TURKEY AT 4:32 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

5:15 AM, APRIL 7, 2010

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LOCATION

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TOWN OF SINABANG (60 KM FROM EPICENTER)

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SURVIVORS FACED HARSH TEMPERATURES

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LANDSLIDES

• MACHU PICCHU

•SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

•MADEIRA (PORTUGAL)

• BRAZIL (RIO DE JANEIRO)

•TAIWAN

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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 CALIFORNIA:FEB 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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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 21:MUDSLIDE

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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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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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LANDSLIDE 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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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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CLEANUP CREW

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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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CLEAN UP SHIPS AT ANCHOR DUE TO WIND & WAVES: MAY 1

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WIND & WAVES REDUCE EFFECTIVENESS OF BOOMS

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OIL DOME ENROUTE TO SITE OF LEAK: MAY 6

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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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2O10’S SEVERE WINDSTORMS

XynthiaTropical Storms and Hurricanes:

Atlantic BasinTropical Storms and Hurricanes:

Pacific BasinTyphoonsCyclones

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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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NOR’EASTER: FEBRUARY 5, 2010

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WINDSTORM XYNTHIA

FEBRUARY 26-28, 2010

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XYNTHIA: FLOODING IN FRANCE

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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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HURRICANES IN EASTERN PACIFIC

• AGATHA

• BLAS

• CELIA

• DARBY

• FRANK

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AGATHA’S PATH

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TORRENTIAL RAINS

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SINKHOLE: GUATEMALA CITY

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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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2O10’S SEVERE WINDSTORMS

XynthiaTropical Storms and Hurricanes:

Atlantic BasinTropical Storms and Hurricanes:

Pacific BasinTyphoonsCyclones

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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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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 (Pending)

• Lisa (Pending)

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ALEX STARTED AS A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN: JUNE 20

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FORECAST: TROPICAL STORM- HURRICANE ALEX

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TROPICAL STORM ALEX: LANDFALL AT BELIZE; JUNE 26

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TROPICAL STORM COLIN: FORMS ON WED, AUGUST 3

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25/08/2010 S.MORA 98

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/?5-daynl?large
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25/08/2010 S.MORA 99

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/?5-daynl?large
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HURRICANE EARL BECOMES A CAT 4 STORM

AGAIN AS IT HEADS TOWARDS THE EAST

COAST OF USA

WIND BANDS EXTEND 200 MI FROM EYE

AUGUST 29 – SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

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DANIELLE, EARL AND FRANK: AUG 29

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FLOODING: ST JOHNS, ANTIGUA

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AUGUST 31: HURRICANE EARL’S FORECAST

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HURRICANE EARL’S FORECAST: SEPT 1

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5,000 EVACUATE NORTH CAROLINA’S OUTER BANKS: SEPT 1

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TROPICAL STORM GASTON JOINS EARL AND FIONA: SEPT 1

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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE: A RAINMAKER; SEPT 6, 2010

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TROPICAL STORM IGOR: SEPT 8, 2010

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HURRICANE IGOR (LEFT) & HURRICANE JULIA (RIGHT): SEPT 13, 2010

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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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RAPID MELT AND RUNOFF

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THE “SPIDER” MAKING 5,000 SANDBAGS PER HOUR

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HALSTAD, MN: 4 FT BELOW 2009’S 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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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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NORTHWEST PAKISTAN (AND AFGHANISTAN) HIT BY FLASH FLOODS AFTER PROLONGED

MONSOON RAINS

JULY 28-AUGUST 2, 2010

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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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NOWSHERA: PAKISTANI ARMY DISTRIBUTING WATER

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VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

• ICELAND

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Eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in

Southern Iceland

MARCH 20 and APRIL 14, 2010

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The Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in Southern Iceland

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The Eyjafjallajökull Volcano

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AN 8-KM PLUME OF STEAM: APRIL 14, 2010

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The Eyjafjallajökull Volcano: Lava and Lightning

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Glacier and the Ash Cloud: April 18

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Steam and Ash Cloud: April 17

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WILDFIRES

• SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

• RUSSIA

•BOLIVIA

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WILFIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: LEONA VALLEY AND KERN

COUNTYJULY 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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WILDFIRES IN BOLIVA

AUGUST 19- ?, 2010

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PRESIDENT EVO MORALES DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY


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