July, 2008
5.6 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 18:21. Maps
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:15:18 UTC
Lat/Lon: -59.6584/-27.819
Depth: 191.9
Floods, drug trade threaten West Africa - UN official
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 15:45. Early warning alertsSource: Reuters By Doug Palmer
GENEVA, July 31 (Reuters) - A second year of severe flooding and a growing threat to regional stability from drug trafficking are compounding problems of poverty in West Africa, a ...
Ukraine parliament gives help after floods kill 30
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 15:21. Early warning alertsSource: Reuters (New story after parliament backs funding)
KIEV, July 31 (Reuters) - Floods in western Ukraine have killed 30 people after five days of rain caused rivers to spill over into villages and farmland, ...
Green volcano alert: Anatahan (Northern Mariana Islands) is Erupting
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 14:54. Early warning alertsOn Thursday, July 31, 2008, an activity change occurred in the volcano Anatahan in Northern Mariana Islands. The volcano is Erupting with SWVRC alert level 1. Since this volcano is located in a region in which live no people in a 100 km area, the GDACS alert level is Green.
Green volcano alert: Chikurachki (Russia) is Erupting
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 14:54. Early warning alertsOn Thursday, July 31, 2008, an activity change occurred in the volcano Chikurachki in Russia. The volcano is Erupting with SWVRC alert level 1. Since this volcano is located in a region in which live no people in a 100 km area, the GDACS alert level is Green.
Orange volcano alert: Llaima (Chile) is Erupting
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 14:54. Early warning alertsOn Thursday, July 31, 2008, an activity change occurred in the volcano Llaima in Chile. The volcano is Erupting with SWVRC alert level 5. Since this volcano is located in a region in which live no people in a 100 km area, the GDACS alert level is Orange.
U.S. infrastructure needs rise as floods recede
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 14:48. Early warning alertsSource: Reuters By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO, July 31 (Reuters) - A $1.6 trillion bill is coming due across the United States as governments face the daunting task of repairing roads, bridges and other parts of an aging ...
NEPAL: Heavy floods hit hundreds of families in east
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 12:20. Early warning alertsSource: IRIN Heavy flooding in eastern Nepal is affecting hundreds of families, according to local NGOs. "We
haven't experienced such heavy rainfall for 20 years," Begraj Dugar, 68, from the Gobargada Village Development Committee (VDC) of Saptari District, nearly 350km south of the capital
Kathmandu, told IRIN.
Ukraine parliament examines floods after 30 dead
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 10:16. Early warning alertsSource: Reuters KIEV, July 31 (Reuters) - Floods in western Ukraine have killed 30 people and prompted the evacuation of nearly 18,000, officials said on Thursday, after five days of rain caused rivers to spill over ...
M 5.3, Solomon Islands
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 09:07. Early warning alertsJuly 31, 2008 08:07:38 GMT
M 5.1, offshore El Salvador
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 07:31. Early warning alertsJuly 31, 2008 06:31:50 GMT
M 5.1, offshore El Salvador
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 07:31. Early warning alertsJuly 31, 2008 06:31:49 GMT
3.6 - 42.6 km SW of Mount Vernon, WA
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 06:46. Maps
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:02:00 UTC
Lat/Lon: 48.1613/-122.762
Depth: 55.73
3 - 42.7 km SW of Mount Vernon, WA
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 06:20. Maps
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:02:00 UTC
Lat/Lon: 48.1608/-122.763
Depth: 53.97
Idaho Flooding
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 06:00. Early warning alertsMajor Disaster Declaration number 1781 declared on Jul 31, 2008
Idaho Flooding
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 06:00. Early warning alertsMajor Disaster Declaration number 1781 declared on Jul 31, 2008
Western Canada highway buried by boulders
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 30/07/2008 - 23:45. Early warning alertsSource: Reuters (Updates with details of clean-up)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 30 (Reuters) - A small tour bus narrowly missed being crushed in a massive landslide in Western Canada that buried a highway that ...
3.51 - 22.0 miles ESE of AUSTIN-NV
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 30/07/2008 - 22:47. Maps
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:32:09 UTC
Lat/Lon: 39.3749/-116.687
Depth: 2
3.6 - 5.5 mi SE of Diamond Bar, CA
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 30/07/2008 - 22:08. Maps
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:40:41 UTC
Lat/Lon: 33.9435/-117.743
Depth: 15.44
Massive landslide buries Western Canada highway
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 30/07/2008 - 21:57. Early warning alertsSource: Reuters (Updates, adds information on bus)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 30 (Reuters) - A small tour bus narrowly missed being crushed in a massive landslide in Western Canada that buried a highway that ...
M 5.6, South Sandwich Islands region
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 30/07/2008 - 21:15. Early warning alertsJuly 30, 2008 20:15:18 GMT
3.8 - 3.1 mi SSE of Diamond Bar, CA
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 30/07/2008 - 20:13. Maps
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:51:52 UTC
Lat/Lon: 33.9558/-117.798
Depth: 16.31
5.4 - 4.0 mi SE of Diamond Bar, CA
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 30/07/2008 - 20:07. Maps
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:42:15 UTC
Lat/Lon: 33.9552/-117.765
Depth: 13.67
M 5.2, Solomon Islands
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 30/07/2008 - 20:06. Early warning alertsJuly 30, 2008 19:06:57 GMT
Massive landslide buries highway near Vancouver
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 30/07/2008 - 19:54. Early warning alertsSource: Reuters VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 30 (Reuters) - Emergency crews searched on Wednesday to make sure no people or vehicles were buried in a landslide that closed a Canadian highway that will play a key ...