Natural disasters with acute onsets include events such as earthquake, flood, hurricane or typhoon, tornado, fire, tsunami or storm surge, avalanche, volcanic eruption, extreme cold or blizzard ...
The earthquake has exposed the consequences of the mass poverty and lack of basic infrastructure endemic throughout the ...
Kenya's first-ever cyclone, typhoons in Asia and flooding on unprecedented levels in Spain and South America – 2024 was a ...
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Nearly 1,000 people are feared to be dead after Cyclone Chido hit the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. Entire settlements were flattened when the cyclone, the most powerful to hit in half ...
The Vanuatu Meteorology Department has warned of a low-to-medium risk of a cyclone. Authorities have ... according to Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office. Emergency teams rescued seven ...
MANILA, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island emitted dark ash accompanied by a weak low-frequency volcanic earthquake ... government units (LGUs) and disaster risk reduction and ...
Moments after the magnitude-7.3 earthquake ... Cyclones Pam (2015) and Harold (2020) remained fresh. Pacific analyst Tess Newton Cain said while Vanuatu had long experienced natural disasters ...
Earthquakes can result in a secondary disaster, catastrophic tsunami ... Submarine landslides and volcanic eruptions beneath the sea or on small islands can also be responsible for tsunami ...