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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

Drought is on going in Central African Republic, Sudan, South Sudan, Chad

Drought is on going in Central African Republic, Sudan, South Sudan, Chad

The Drought alert level is Green ...
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Drought is on going in Australia

Drought is on going in Australia

The Drought alert level is Green ...
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Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.6M, Depth:10km) in Panama 22/07/2024 20:17 UTC, 690 thousand in 100km.

Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.6M, Depth:10km) in Panama 22/07/2024 20:17 UTC, 690 thousand in 100km.

On 7/22/2024 8:17:55 PM, an earthquake occurred in Panama potentially affecting 690 thousand in 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.6M, Depth:10km ...
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EPA Emergency Response

EPA Emergency Response

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Billion in Grants to Mobilize Private Capital and Deliver Clean Energy and Climate Solutions to Communities Across America

WASHINGTON – Today, April 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its selections for $20 billion in grant awards under two competitions ...
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COVID-19

CDC COVID-19 Updates

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Earthquakes

Global earthquake activity

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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World Earthquake Report for Friday, 26 July 2024

World Earthquake Report for Friday, 26 July 2024

Sat, 27 Jul 2024, 00:24 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITORWorldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 27 Jul 2024Summary: 2 ...
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Nuclear

International Atomic Energy Agency – Event Notices

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Transportation

NTSB Accident Investigations

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Volcanos

Global Volcano Activity

Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION WITH VA TO FL080 MOV SE OBS VA DTG: 27/0240Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION WITH VA TO FL080 MOV SE OBS VA DTG: 27/0240Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

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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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Weather

National Weather Service

Flood Watch issued July 26 at 11:41PM MDT until July 27 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Flood Watch issued July 26 at 11:41PM MDT until July 27 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

The Flash Flood Watch will expire for portions of central and north central New Mexico, including the following areas, in central New ...
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Flood Advisory issued July 27 at 1:06AM EDT until July 27 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

Flood Advisory issued July 27 at 1:06AM EDT until July 27 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

...Flood Advisory In Effect for Botetourt and Southern Rockbridge Counties in West Central Virginia Until 400 AM EDT This Morning... * WHAT...Minor ...
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 26 at 9:55PM MST until July 26 at 11:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

Flash Flood Warning issued July 26 at 9:55PM MST until July 26 at 11:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

At 954 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain has ended. Runoff from earlier heavy rain will continue to cause flooding along ...
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Monitoring message only. Please disregard ...
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