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Thu, 2012-09-06 10:45 — mdmcdonald
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Earthquake Alert in Philippines

Mon, 2013-10-14 21:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

gdacs.org - October 14, 2013

 

This earthquake can have a high humanitarian impact based on the Magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

  • Earthquake Magnitude 7.1M, Depth:20km
  • on 15/10/2013 00:12 UTC
  • 5600343 people within 100km

(CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)

(ALSO SEE USGS INFORMATION HERE)

 

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Disaster Response
Earthquake
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
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Situation Report

Cyclone Phailin: India's Orissa and Andhra Pradesh Prepare for Storm

Fri, 2013-10-11 11:29 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Fishermen have been asked not to venture out to sea in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh

bbc.co.uk - October 11, 2013

India is preparing for a massive cyclone, which is sweeping through the Bay of Bengal towards the east coast.

Cyclone Phailin, categorised as "very severe" by weather forecasters, is expected to hit Orissa and Andhra Pradesh states on Saturday.

The Meteorological Department has predicted the storm will bring winds of 205-215 km/h (127-134 mph) when it makes landfall.

A deadly super-cyclone in 1999 killed more than 10,000 people in Orissa.

(READ COMPLETE ARTICLE)

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Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem

GDACS - Red Alert - Tropical Cyclone NARI-13 in Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam, Philippines

Fri, 2013-10-11 10:44 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

gdacs.org - October 11, 2013

 

Tropical Cyclone NARI-13 can have a high humanitarian impact based on the Maximum sustained wind speed and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on advisory number 11.

  • Tropical Cyclone Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 185 km/h)
  • from 09/10/2013 12:00 UTC to 11/10/2013 06:00 UTC
  • Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 14.3 million
  • Vulnerability: High

(CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)

 

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SouthEast Asia
Vietnam
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GDACS - Red Alert - Tropical Cyclone PHAILIN-13 in India

Wed, 2013-10-09 22:38 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

gdacs.org - October 10, 2013

 

Tropical Cyclone PHAILIN-13 can have a high humanitarian impact based on the Maximum sustained wind speed and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on advisory number 5.

  • Tropical Cyclone Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 157 km/h)
  • from 09/10/2013 18:00 UTC to 10/10/2013 00:00 UTC
  • Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 4million
  • Vulnerability: High

(CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)

 

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These are the Humanitarian Decision Makers

Thu, 2013-09-05 19:05 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Albert Gomez

      

veritythink.com - by Andrej Verity - September 3, 2013

In my June post Who are the Humanitarian Decision Makers, I outlined why I have problems with how easily we use the phrase “for the decision makers” without really knowing who they are. Once you start investigating the problem, you quickly realize how large and diverse the range of decision makers are in humanitarian response.

Now, it is easy to complain but harder to do something. So rather than leaving this problem to fester within the community, a few of us decided to do something.

(READ COMPLETE ARTICLE)

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United States
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LogIK - Online database for cross-border movement of emergency relief items

Sat, 2013-07-27 01:49 — Maeryn Obley

A poster explaining LogIK

Image: A poster explaining LogIK

reliefweb.int - July 10th, 2013

When disasters strike, in-kind emergency relief items are sent from around the world. Until now, there has been no way to centrally record international contributions of humanitarian relief items.
To fill this gap, OCHA created LogIK (Logistics In-Kind) — a new online database that records these contributions. It gathers logistics information such as the sender, the origin, the destination and the details of the items.

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Mozilla Ignite Challenge - Real-Time Emergency Response

Tue, 2013-07-23 23:48 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                                                   (CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW TO ENLARGE)

      

mozillaignite.org - March 31, 2013

Mozilla Ignite is an open innovation challenge hosted by Mozilla and the National Science Foundation as part of the US Ignite initiative. The goal: imagine and build apps that show the full potential of next-generation networks, in areas that matter -- like healthcare, education, energy, manufacturing and public safety.

Real-Time Emergency Response - What problem are you intending to solve?

Detection, observation, and assessment of situations requiring intervention by emergency responders depends on high-quality "live" data.

(READ COMPLETE ARTICLE)

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United States
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Communication
Disaster Response
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India Floods In June Leave Over 5,700 Missing And Presumed Dead

Tue, 2013-07-16 18:10 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

A rescue boat sailing through the water logged lanes during flood in river Yamuna on June 20, 2013 in New Delhi, India. Low-lying areas along the Yamuna remained submerged for the second consecutive day though the water level in the river started receding today. (Photo by Arijit Sen/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

CLICK HERE - Red Flood alert in India from 23/06/2013 00:00 UTC to 15/07/2013 23:59 UTC -
Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS)

huffingtonpost.com - by BISWAJEET BANERJEE - July 16, 2013

LUCKNOW, India -- More than 5,700 people missing since floods devastated northern India last month are being presumed dead, even as rescue officials struggle to bring aid to affected villages, top officials said Tuesday.

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Lac-Megantic Train Blast: PM Harper Visits 'War Zone'

Fri, 2013-07-12 00:53 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

One witness said the fireball that followed the derailment was "like an atomic bomb"

bbc.co.uk - July 7, 2013

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the part of Lac-Megantic affected by Saturday's crude oil explosion looks like a "war zone".

At least five people died when runaway wagons packed with crude oil derailed and blew up early on Saturday.

Some 30 buildings had been completely incinerated by fires which engulfed the historic centre, said Mr Harper.

Police are trying to find 40 missing people: a nearby bar was said to have been crowded at the time of the blast.

(READ COMPLETE ARTICLE)

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Global
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Earthquake
Energy
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Global Earthquake Model (GEM)

Sun, 2013-06-30 23:26 — Kathy Gilbeaux

globalquakemodel.org

GEM is a global collaborative effort with the aim to provide organisations and people with tools and resources for transparent assessment of earthquake risk anywhere in the world. By pooling data, knowledge and people, GEM acts as an international forum for collaboration and exchange, and leverages the knowledge of leading experts for the benefit of society.

http://www.globalquakemodel.org/

GEM Newsletter - June 2013

GEM Newsletter - July 2013

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