October, 2008
M 5.1, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 23:10. Early warning alertsOctober 31, 2008 22:10:36 GMT
Government and aid agencies respond in Pakistanamp;#146;s quake-affected province
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 23:08. Early warning alertsWorld Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe office (MEERO) By Syed Haider Ali & Andrea Swinburne-Jones After consultation with the Pakistan Humanitarian
Forum consortium and assessing needs and the government’s and general NGO capacity, World Vision has decided not to respond to the earthquake now. Yesterday afternoon, the Pakistan Humanitarian
Forum, an emergency consortium, of which World Vision Pakistan is a member, met to discuss the earthquake. Numerous PHF members provided information from some initial assessments conducted.
Inundaciones en el Departamento de Cortes, Honduras v1.1
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 21:16. MapsEste mapa ilustra las inundaciones detectadas por satélite en el Departamento de Cortes el 25 de Octubre 2008. La detección de los cuerpos de agua fue hecha usando imágenes radar ENVISAT-ASAR adquiridas los 20 de Septiembre y 25 de Octubre 2008. La superficie del las zonas inundadas se ha estimado al nivel del municipio en km2.
Inundaciones en el Departamento de Cortes, Honduras v1.1
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 21:16. MapsEste mapa ilustra las inundaciones detectadas por satélite en el Departamento de Cortes el 25 de Octubre 2008. La detección de los cuerpos de agua fue hecha usando imágenes radar ENVISAT-ASAR adquiridas los 20 de Septiembre y 25 de Octubre 2008. La superficie del las zonas inundadas se ha estimado al nivel del municipio en km2.
Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 20:26. Early warning alertsMajor Disaster Declaration number 1808 declared on Oct 31, 2008
GLOBAL: Learning to adapt to drought too
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 18:21. Early warning alertsSource: IRIN Climate change pundits have not only forecast
more water for Bangladesh, brought by flooding rivers, sea level rise and intense weather events like cyclones, but also less water in its already drought-prone parts.
3.93 - 89.9 miles E of Adak
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 17:55. MapsDate: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:47:28 UTC
Lat/Lon: 51.6052/-174.6
Depth: 13.6592
4.07 - 107.4 miles ESE of Adak
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 17:50. MapsDate: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:32:40 UTC
Lat/Lon: 51.3689/-174.288
Depth: 18.838
4.39 - 103.6 miles ESE of Adak
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 17:41. MapsDate: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:22:59 UTC
Lat/Lon: 51.4151/-174.354
Depth: 50.4831
3.84 - 87.3 miles E of Adak
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 17:37. MapsDate: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:19:38 UTC
Lat/Lon: 51.765/-174.619
Depth: 46.7198
4.31 - 103.9 miles ESE of Adak
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 17:18. MapsDate: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:44:25 UTC
Lat/Lon: 51.442/-174.333
Depth: 11.618
3.89 - 87.8 miles E of Adak
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 16:06. MapsDate: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:47:29 UTC
Lat/Lon: 51.7898/-174.603
Depth: 46.3985
3.89 - 87.1 miles E of Adak
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 15:55. MapsDate: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:47:29 UTC
Lat/Lon: 51.7866/-174.619
Depth: 56.1088
4.11 - 87.4 miles E of Adak
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 15:47. MapsDate: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:32:44 UTC
Lat/Lon: 51.8025/-174.611
Depth: 51.263
4.32 - 88.0 miles E of Adak
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 15:37. MapsDate: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:23:04 UTC
Lat/Lon: 51.7712/-174.601
Depth: 47.9977
3 - NORTHERN TEXAS
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 15:28. MapsDate: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:01:55 UTC
Lat/Lon: 32.8087/-97.0115
Depth: 5
Myanmar: Six months after cyclone Nargis: Malteser International: Provision of safe drinking water still big challenge
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 14:52. Early warning alertsMalteser International - Germany Cologne: Six months after cyclone Nargis devastated large parts of Myanmar, Malteser Inter-national considers and evaluates the success of its work so far. "Especially in the severely affected ...
China director asks why quake school children died
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 14:40. Early warning alertsSource: Reuters By Ian Ransom
BEIJING, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A Chinese director hopes his documentary about the deaths of hundreds of children in the collapse of a shoddily built school during the Sichuan earthquake ...
M 5.2, Mid-Indian Ridge
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 14:30. Early warning alertsOctober 31, 2008 13:30:01 GMT
M 5.2, Mid-Indian Ridge
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 14:30. Early warning alertsOctober 31, 2008 13:30:01 GMT
MAP: Flooding in Yemen (satellite image)
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 14:10. Early warning alertsSource: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Widespread flooding swept over eastern Yemen after Tropical Storm Three drenched the country with heavy rains on October 24-25, 2008. The floods left 180 dead and displaced 20,000, said the World ...
Pakistan: ICRC appeals for emergency funds to assist earthquake victims
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 13:58. Early warning alertsInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland Geneva / Islamabad (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched a preliminary appeal for nine million Swiss
francs to help the victims of the earthquakes that jolted south-western Pakistan on 29 October.
Floods, Landslides Imperil Thousands of Families in Honduras
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 13:11. Early warning alertsInternational Save the Children Alliance Floods,
Landslides Imperil Thousands of Families in Honduras
4.24 - 86.3 miles E of Adak
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 13:05. MapsDate: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:44:29 UTC
Lat/Lon: 51.7981/-174.638
Depth: 56.478
Cyclone Nargis: profiles of village recovery
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 13:05. Early warning alertsInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Switzerland With memories still fresh of the cyclone that devastated the Ayeyarwady Delta in early May, the population of Myanmar is now undertaking recovery efforts in the face of monsoon storms.
With a ...