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Emergency Preparedness & Disaster News

We have included this section to help ground resilience theory and concepts in a context of practical applications and current events. Short excerpts are provided from live RSS feeds reporting global emergency preparedness and disaster news. The feeds update every two hours and include the following:

  • Emergency Response: reports from the Global Disaster Alert Organization and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Hazards: reports natural hazards from the NASA Earth Observatory.
  • Earthquakes: reports global earthquakes from the Volcano Discovery website.
  • Transportation: reports from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.
  • Volcanoes: reports global volcano activity from the Volcano Discovery website.
  • Weather: reports from the U.S. National Weather Service.

Scroll the pages and click on the ‘Read More’ link to access more information. This also provides access to a link for the source website. We are continuously updating the disaster news feeds so please contact us to recommend other news sources to include.

Emergency Response

Global Disaster Alert Organization

Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.5M, Depth:147.3km) in Indonesia 25/07/2024 20:32 UTC, 9 thousand in 100km.

Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.5M, Depth:147.3km) in Indonesia 25/07/2024 20:32 UTC, 9 thousand in 100km.

On 7/25/2024 8:32:17 PM, an earthquake occurred in Indonesia potentially affecting 9 thousand in 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.5M, Depth:147.3km ...
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Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.8M, Depth:10km) in [unknown] 25/07/2024 15:05 UTC, No people affected in 100km.

Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.8M, Depth:10km) in [unknown] 25/07/2024 15:05 UTC, No people affected in 100km.

On 7/25/2024 3:05:20 PM, an earthquake occurred in [unknown] potentially affecting No people affected in 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.8M, Depth:10km ...
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Green forest fire alert in United States

Green forest fire alert in United States

On 25/07/2024, a forest fire started in United States, until 25/07/2024 ...
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EPA Emergency Response

EPA Emergency Response

EPA and Partners Celebrate $1M Through Investing in America Agenda for Northern New Mexico Brownfields Programs

DALLAS, TEXAS (July 23, 2024)  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and New Mexico elected officials celebrated $1 million in Brownfields ...
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EPA Emergency Response

EPA Region 7 Presents $3M Brownfields Check to East Central Intergovernmental Association in Iowa

LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 26, 2024) – Today, at a brownfield site in Clinton, Iowa, EPA Region 7 Brownfields and Land Revitalization Branch Supervisor ...
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EPA Emergency Response

EPA Begins Sediment Impacts Investigation in Grand Calumet River Area of Concern in Gary, Indiana

CHICAGO (May 30, 2024) – Next week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin investigating sediment impacts in the Grand Calumet River Area ...
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COVID-19

CDC COVID-19 Updates

Living with Long COVID

Living with Long COVID

Caring for children, including adolescents, with Long COVIDAlthough Long COVID appears to be less common in children than in adults, children can ...
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Long COVID Basics

Long COVID Basics

About Long COVID Long COVID is defined as a chronic condition that occurs after SARS-CoV-2 infection and is present for at least ...
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COVID-19 Testing: What You Need to Know

COVID-19 Testing: What You Need to Know

After a positive test result, you may continue to test positive for some time. Some tests, especially PCR tests, may continue to ...
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COVID-19 Vaccines for People Who Are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised

COVID-19 Vaccines for People Who Are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised

COVID-19 Vaccines: 2023-2024 Updated, Bivalent, and Original 2023–2024 updated COVID-19 vaccines As of October 3, 2023, the 2023-2024 updated Novavax vaccine was ...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness

COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness

Results of vaccine effectiveness studies are critical to the CDC’s vaccine program and national vaccine policy decision-making. The overall goal of CDC’s ...
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Earthquakes

Global earthquake activity

Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - New Zealand on Saturday, Jul 27, 2024, at 01:53 pm (Auckland time)

Light mag. 3.9 earthquake – New Zealand on Saturday, Jul 27, 2024, at 01:53 pm (Auckland time)

Date and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Jul 12, 09:32 am (GMT +12)4.5224 km33 km (20 mi) to the W New Zealand 1 reportInfoJun 18, 02:27 am (GMT +12)4.4233 km77 km ...
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Volcano earthquake report for Saturday, 27 Jul 2024

Volcano earthquake report for Saturday, 27 Jul 2024

Sat, 27 Jul 2024, 01:50 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITORWorld map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius ...
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Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - 44 km north of Macas, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador, on Friday, Jul 26, 2024, at 08:44 pm (Guayaquil time)

Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake – 44 km north of Macas, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador, on Friday, Jul 26, 2024, at 08:44 pm (Guayaquil time)

Date and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Jun 18, 12:11 pm (Guayaquil)4.6146 km86 km (53 mi) to the E Pastaza, 99 km east of Macas, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador InfoJun 16, ...
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Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - 120 km northwest of Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia, on Saturday, Jul 27, 2024, at 10:27 am (Jayapura time)

Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake – 120 km northwest of Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia, on Saturday, Jul 27, 2024, at 10:27 am (Jayapura time)

Date and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap May 25, 11:52 pm (Jayapura)4.010 km84 km (52 mi) to the W North Maluku, 192 km west of Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia ...
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Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 53 km west of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, on Saturday, Jul 27, 2024, at 05:52 am (Dushanbe time)

Light mag. 3.9 earthquake – 53 km west of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, on Saturday, Jul 27, 2024, at 05:52 am (Dushanbe time)

Date and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Jul 26, 06:48 am (Dushanbe)3.210 km58 km (36 mi) to the SW 116 km east of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan  I FELT IT ...
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Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - 123 km northeast of Gazirat `Iri Island, Red Sea, Sudan, on Saturday, Jul 27, 2024, at 03:47 am (GMT +3)

Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake – 123 km northeast of Gazirat `Iri Island, Red Sea, Sudan, on Saturday, Jul 27, 2024, at 03:47 am (GMT +3)

Date and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Jul 27, 12:09 am (GMT +3)4.710 km38 km (24 mi) to the N 197 km ENE of Tokār, Sudan  I FELT IT ...
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Nuclear

International Atomic Energy Agency – Event Notices

IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Missing dangerous source during transport had been found

Missing dangerous source during transport had been found Print View Posted on: 28 May 2024 Event Date: 11 January 2024 Event Type: ...
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IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Partial loss of post-trip cooling

Partial loss of post-trip cooling Print View Posted on: 29 April 2024 Event Date: 15 November 2023 Event Type: Power Reactor Event ...
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IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Worker Exceeded Annual Extremity Dose Limit

Worker Exceeded Annual Extremity Dose Limit Print View Posted on: 17 April 2024 Event Date: 22 February 2024 Event Type: Radiation Source ...
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IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Internal contamination of a worker in a fuel pellets fabrication workshop

Internal contamination of a worker in a fuel pellets fabrication workshop Print View Posted on: 07 February 2024 Event Date: 11 February ...
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IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Internal contamination of a worker in a fuel pellets fabrication workshop

Internal contamination of a worker in a fuel pellets fabrication workshop Print View Posted on: 07 February 2024 Event Date: 11 February ...
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IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Worker exposure to X-ray generator

Worker exposure to X-ray generator Print View Posted on: 02 February 2024 Event Date: 29 May 2021 Event Type: Irradiation/Accelerator Facility Event ...
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Transportation

NTSB Accident Investigations

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Volcanos

Global Volcano Activity

Marapi Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL180 MOV SW OBS VA DTG: 27/0200Z to 18000 ft (5500 m)

Marapi Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL180 MOV SW OBS VA DTG: 27/0200Z to 18000 ft (5500 m)

<!--div style="font-size:14px;text-align:center;border:3px solid blue;border-radius:5px;padding:3px;margin:5px;background:#eee">Send Volcano Report</div--> Stratovolcano 2891 m (9,485 ft)Western Sumatra, Indonesia, -0.39°S / 100.46°ECurrent status: erupting (4 out of 5) ...
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Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 27000 ft (8200 m)

Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 27000 ft (8200 m)

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Campi Flegrei volcano (Italy): new earthquake swarm, magnitude 4 quake widely felt

Campi Flegrei volcano (Italy): new earthquake swarm, magnitude 4 quake widely felt

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Volcanic activity worldwide 26 Jul 2024: Stromboli volcano, Semeru, Ibu, Marapi, Nyamuragira, Sangay...

Volcanic activity worldwide 26 Jul 2024: Stromboli volcano, Semeru, Ibu, Marapi, Nyamuragira, Sangay…

Fri, 26 Jul 2024, 21:00 21:00 PM | BY: SEVERAL CONTRIBUTORSMap of today's active volcanoesLarge explosion at Stromboli this evening (image: facebook.com/strombolistatidanimo)Satellite ...
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Stromboli volcano update: Large explosion sends glowing lava and ash to several hundred meters above summit

Stromboli volcano update: Large explosion sends glowing lava and ash to several hundred meters above summit

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Bezymianny Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 26/1720Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Bezymianny Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 26/1720Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

<!--div style="font-size:14px;text-align:center;border:3px solid blue;border-radius:5px;padding:3px;margin:5px;background:#eee">Send Volcano Report</div--> stratovolcano 2882 m / 9,455 ftCentral Kamchatka Depression (Kamchatka), 55.98°N / 160.59°ECurrent status: erupting (4 out ...
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Weather

National Weather Service

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Flash Flood Warning issued July 26 at 8:21PM MDT until July 26 at 10:15PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Flash Flood Warning issued July 26 at 8:21PM MDT until July 26 at 10:15PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bernalillo County in central New Mexico... * ...
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Special Weather Statement issued July 26 at 7:18PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

Special Weather Statement issued July 26 at 7:18PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

At 715 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Williams, or 26 miles west of Flagstaff, moving east at ...
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Special Weather Statement issued July 26 at 8:09PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY

Special Weather Statement issued July 26 at 8:09PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY

At 808 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Goldeneye Reservoir, which is 26 miles northwest of Casper, moving ...
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Flood Advisory issued July 26 at 9:04PM CDT until July 26 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

Flood Advisory issued July 26 at 9:04PM CDT until July 26 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of central Willacy County. * WHEN...Until 1030 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding ...
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 26 at 7:02PM MST until July 26 at 10:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

Flash Flood Warning issued July 26 at 7:02PM MST until July 26 at 10:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

FFWTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Pima County in southeastern Arizona... * ...
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