Snow and ice are causing traffic problems in Slovenia, closing part of a highway leading toward the Adriatic coast. The official STA news agency says slippery conditions led to a number of accidents in the country on Friday.
Category: Natural Disasters
Relief as east coast storm surge fails to wreak havoc
Flood-threatened residents have expressed relief on parts of Britain’s east coast as a feared storm surge was not as bad as expected – but Essex is still bracing itself for the high tide. Thousands were evacuated from their homes as t he Environment Agency issued 17 severe warnings – which warn of danger to life – with those in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex told they were most at risk.
Severe flood warnings downgraded in Suffolk and Essex
Five severe flood warnings – which warn of a danger to life – remain in place for coastal areas towards the north of Suffolk tonight and in the early hours of tomorrow morning. But other severe flood warnings issued yesterday for further south down the coast -such as Ipswich and Felixstowe – have been downgraded to flood warnings, in which there is no danger to life but “immediate action” is still required.
How the Yemen War Went from Regional Conflict to Humanitarian Crisis
Yemeni pro-government forces patrol during an offensive against Shiite rebels in Yemen’s western Dhubab district, about 30 kms north of the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, on January 9, 2017. What began in 2011 as a popular uprising has now become a catastrophe, with 10,000 dead and a famine looming At the tip of the Arabian peninsula, Yemen’s disastrous war has been raging for nearly two years.
2 quakes hit within 8 hoursJan. 8, 2017, 9:10 PM Ast
IN the space of just about eight hours yesterday, parts of Trinidad shook, as the country experienced two earthquakes. The first earthquake occurred just before 6 a.m. and registered a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter scale, according to preliminary results.
Zika now a long-term challengeJan. 8, 2017, 10:2 PM Ast
In 2016, Zika virus spread rapidly throughout the Americas after its initial appearance in Brazil in May 2015. The Pan American Health Organisation responded quickly, deploying over 80 expert missions to help its Member States respond to the epidemic and launching a new regional strategy to prevent and control mosquito-borne viruses, which threaten an estimated 500 million at-risk people in the region.
Floods, fire shatter insurance records
A vehicle is submerged in a residential area of Sydney after being hit by a tropical storm in October. Flooding in Cape Breton and fires in Alberta took a toll on insurers across the country in 2016.
Flood warnings lifted as tides abate along east coast
Tidal levels dropped sufficiently for flood warnings to be lifted along much of the east coast following yesterday’s storm surge. Minor flooding had been predicted on this region’s coastline and tidal waterways – with alerts remaining in place overnight for the River Yare, in Norfolk, and homes near the New Mills Sluice, in Norwich.
Heaven in the Himalayas: Nepal’s top 5 responsible boutique hotels
It’s been nearly two years since one of Nepal’s major fault lines sparked the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that claimed at least 8,000 lives and many of the Himalayan nation’s historic monuments. Online hotel reviews in Nepal are plagued by complaints of disruption by rebuilding work.
Updated: 6 hours agoComments (0)The worst of the storm has passed.
A Colorado low dumped up to 30 centimetres of snow on some parts of Northwestern Ontario before moving off to the east on Tuesday. “There was a massive area of precipitation with this thing; rain in southern Ontario to heavy snow in the northern part of the province,” Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson said Tuesday.
Hail and ‘decent gusts’ for Christchurch
In the middle of New Zealand’s summer, hail could whiten the ground in Christchurch this afternoon as a cold snap moves up the island. Enough hail to blanket the ground is expected in the late afternoon, and Cantabrians with vegetable gardens are warned to cover them or expect damage from hailstones up to 1.5cm.
Eight dead in suspected Sudan cholera outbreak: report
Eight people have died and 342 infected at several Sudanese states in a second wave of a suspected cholera outbreak within five months, said a report by the independent Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors. The report, which was seen by Sudan Tribune on Monday, said the preliminary tests of diarrhea samples proved they were cholera cases, pointing such cases are usually confirmed by a reference laboratory and announced by the Department of Epidemiology at the Health Ministry.
Yemen’s children starve as war drags on
In this December 12, 2016 photo, provided by UNICEF, five-year-old Mohannad Ali lies on a hospital bed in Abs, Yemen. As the first light of dawn trickles in through the hospital window, 19-year-old Mohammed Ali learns that his two-year-old cousin has died of hunger, but he has to remain strong for his little brother Mohannad, who could be next.
A taste of independence
Modena, Italy, is known for fine things. The region is home to manufacturers of Ferrari, Maserati, and Lamborghini automobiles.
How not to write a ‘bird flu’ story
I posted about this NKNews report this morning and then deleted it because the report is confused and confusing. But here it is again: North Korea issues guidelines to prevent spread of bird flu .
North Korea issues guidelines to prevent spread of H5N6 bird flu
The North Korean government is increasingly concerned over the growing avian influenza epidemic in East Asia, state-run media indicatedon Thursday. But preventive methods issuedby media remain primitive, suggesting that an outbreakof H7N9 avian flu – which has a 40 percent fatality rate – in the country could have a disastrous effect.
Former Canberra boy in the Northern Territory police for only a week…
Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. Former Canberra boy in the Northern Territory police for only a week before he performs daring river rescue – in his pink undies A former Canberra man – the son of well-known local philanthropists Debbie and Richard Rolfe – has performed two daring rescues in a flood-swollen Alice Springs river just one week after starting with the Northern Territory police.
Residents say new homes could increase flooding risk
RESIDENTS opposed to a new housing development on a former football field in Apperley Bridge have claimed that building on the site could pose a flood risk to nearby homes. Bellway Homes has applied to Bradford Council to build 45 houses on the Harrogate Road site, which was the home of local amateur side Crag Road United until 2011.
Philippines Hunts for Crew of Ship Sunk by Typhoon Nock-Ten; AIR Comments
The Philippine coast guard pressed its search Tuesday for 18 crewmen from a cargo ship that sank at the height of Typhoon Nock-Ten, which struck the country on Christmas Day. Coast guard spokesman Armand Balilo said 14 other crewmen have been rescued and one died after the M/V Starlite Atlantic sank off Mabini town in Batangas province, where the powerful typhoon passed Monday on its way out of the country into the South China Sea.
Philippines Hunts for Crew of Ship Sunk by Typhoon Nock-Ten; AIR Comments
The Philippine coast guard pressed its search Tuesday for 18 crewmen from a cargo ship that sank at the height of Typhoon Nock-Ten, which struck the country on Christmas Day. Coast guard spokesman Armand Balilo said 14 other crewmen have been rescued and one died after the M/V Starlite Atlantic sank off Mabini town in Batangas province, where the powerful typhoon passed Monday on its way out of the country into the South China Sea.
Powerful earthquake shakes Chile, no deaths reported
A powerful earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths and only minor known damage. The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s magnitude at 7.6 and said it struck at 11:22 a.m. local time near the southern tip of Chiloe Island, about 25 miles south-southwest of Puerto Quello and at a depth of 22 miles .
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits off Chilean coast
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred off the coast of southern Chile Sunday, 40 km southwest of Puerto Quellon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami threat message for parts of the Pacific Ocean close to the earthquake.
Tens of thousands flee Christmas Day typhoon in Philippines
Babies, toddlers and old people were loaded onto military trucks in pouring rain in the Philippines on Sunday as tens of thousands fled the path of a powerful typhoon barrelling towards the disaster-prone archipelago. Officials warned of large coastal waves of up to 2.5-metres high, landslides and flash floods as Nock-Ten closed in on the Bicol peninsula and nearby islands.
‘Hit by drought, Kashmir nomads shifting closer to urban centres’
Jammu, Dec 25 : Hit by unprecedented dry spell in the higher reaches, nomad tribals in Jammu and Kashmir have started shifting to plain areas close to cities and towns in the Jammu region, a tribal rights body said on Sunday. [NK Business] “Facing extreme deficit of fodder for their animals due to insufficient rainfall, the drought-hit families of Gujjars living in hills of Jammu and Kashmir have started shifting along with their cattle towards the plain areas, nearer to cities and towns, in search of cattle feed and water,” the Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation, representing nomadic tribals, said in a statement.
Powerful Quake Hits Off Eastern Indonesia, No Alert For Tsunami
An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Maluku in eastern parts of Indonesia earlier Wednesday, but there were no tsunami alert issued and a report of casualty, China’s Xinhua news agency reported quoting officials. The quake rocked at 0017 GMT with epicenter at 184 km northeast Maluku Barat Daya and the depth at 173 km under sea bed, an official of meteorology and geophysics agency said.
6.6 magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta, Dec 21 : An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia on Wednesday, officials said. No tsunami alert was, however, issued.
Ecuador quake kills two, injures 15
News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector A 5.7-magnitude earthquake in northern Ecuador left two people dead and injured another 15 on Monday, as it caused substantial material damage, Reuters reported. The quake shook the country’s Esmeraldas province, which lies along the northern coast and border with Colombia, the Secretariat of Risk Management said.
Risk of Australia’s first 2016/17 cyclone this week
A slow-moving tropical low in the Indian Ocean could intensify into Australia’s first cyclone of the 2016/17 season, forecasters said on Monday. The near-stationary low was situated 550 km north northwest of Karratha, an oil, gas and iron ore mining hub along Australia’s west coast, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
.com | Powerful earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea
A very strong earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea and a tsunami threat has been issued to areas near the epicentre. The US Geological Survey says the magnitude-7.9 quake struck 46km east of Taron in Papua New Guinea on Saturday.
7.9 magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of Papua New Guinea
According to the U.S. Geological survey in the weeks hours of the morning a 7.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea. The organization believes that widespread hazardous tsunami waves are possible with warnings currently in place for the island and New Zealand.
Four cultural preservation projects in Paphos district, aimed at protecting the island’s common cultural heritage, will start next year, following a series of conservation studies. At a press briefing and tour in Paphos, the UNDP-PFF outlined plans for structural and aesthetic restoration of a hamam and three mosques in and around Paphos.
5.1 magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta, Dec 17 : An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Abepura in Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said. [NK World] The epicentre of the quake on Friday was determined at 3.1272 degrees south latitude and 139.1478 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported. py/