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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 flood alert in Tanzania

Green flood alert in Tanzania

On 03/02/2025, a flood started in Tanzania, lasting until 05/02/2025 (last update). The flood caused 0 deaths and 5000 displaced ...
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Green alert for tropical cyclone SIXTEEN-25. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0  (15205 in Tropical Storm).

Green alert for tropical cyclone SIXTEEN-25. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (15205 in Tropical Storm).

From 11/02/2025 to 11/02/2025, a Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 83 km/h) SIXTEEN-25 was active in SEPacific. The cyclone affects these ...
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Green flood alert in China

Green flood alert in China

On 08/02/2025, a flood started in China, lasting until 10/02/2025 (last update). The flood caused 1 deaths and 360 displaced ...
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EPA Emergency Response

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COVID-19

CDC COVID-19 Updates

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Earthquakes

Global earthquake activity

Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - Bay of Bengal, 50 km northwest of Pulau Breueh Island, Aceh, Indonesia, on Sunday, Feb 16, 2025, at 07:50 am (GMT +7)

Light mag. 3.9 earthquake – Bay of Bengal, 50 km northwest of Pulau Breueh Island, Aceh, Indonesia, on Sunday, Feb 16, 2025, at 07:50 am (GMT +7)

Date and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Feb 12, 04:37 pm (GMT +5:30)4.087 km30 km (19 mi) to the NW Nicobar Islands, India Region  I FELT IT InfoFeb 11, ...
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World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 15 February 2025

World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 15 February 2025

Sun, 16 Feb 2025, 00:24 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITORWorldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Feb 2025Summary: 4 ...
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Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Sea of Okhotsk, 70 km north of Kuril'sk, Sakhalin , Russia, on Sunday, Feb 16, 2025, at 11:16 am (GMT +11)

Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake – Sea of Okhotsk, 70 km north of Kuril’sk, Sakhalin , Russia, on Sunday, Feb 16, 2025, at 11:16 am (GMT +11)

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Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 147 km south of Escuintla, Escuintla, Guatemala, on Saturday, Feb 15, 2025, at 06:13 pm (GMT -6)

Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake – North Pacific Ocean, 147 km south of Escuintla, Escuintla, Guatemala, on Saturday, Feb 15, 2025, at 06:13 pm (GMT -6)

Date and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Feb 15, 06:05 pm (GMT -6)4.01 km26 km (16 mi) to the E 103 km Al Sur De Iztapa, Guatemala  I FELT ...
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Volcano earthquake report for Saturday, 15 Feb 2025

Volcano earthquake report for Saturday, 15 Feb 2025

Sat, 15 Feb 2025, 23:50 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITORWorld map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius ...
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake strikes near Hemet, Riverside County, California, USA

Magnitude 3.5 earthquake strikes near Hemet, Riverside County, California, USA

Sat, 15 Feb 2025, 22:34 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Hemet, Riverside County, California, ...
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Nuclear

International Atomic Energy Agency – Event Notices

IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Accidential Exposure of Industrial Radiography Worker

Accidential Exposure of Industrial Radiography Worker Print View Posted on: 26 December 2024 Event Date: 20 April 2015 Event Type: Radiation Source ...
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IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Accidential Exposure of Industrial Radiography Worker

Accidential Exposure of Industrial Radiography Worker Print View Posted on: 26 December 2024 Event Date: 26 June 2014 Event Type: Radiation Source ...
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IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Package containing four radioactive sources lost.

Package containing four radioactive sources lost. Print View Posted on: 18 December 2024 Event Date: 13 December 2024 Event Type: Transportation Event ...
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IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Package containing four radioactive sources lost.

Package containing four radioactive sources lost. Print View Posted on: 18 December 2024 Event Date: 13 December 2024 Event Type: Transportation Event ...
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Transportation

NTSB Accident Investigations

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Volcanos

Global Volcano Activity

Volcanoes Today, 15 Feb 2025: Etna volcano, Santiaguito, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Sakurajima, Canlaon

Volcanoes Today, 15 Feb 2025: Etna volcano, Santiaguito, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Sakurajima, Canlaon

Volcanoes Today, 15 Feb 2025: Etna volcano, Santiaguito, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Sakurajima, CanlaonSat, 15 Feb 2025, 19:00 1739646003 | BY: VNThe ...
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Lewotolo Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA TO FL060 REPORTED AT 15/1800Z MOV E

Lewotolo Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA TO FL060 REPORTED AT 15/1800Z MOV E

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Reventador Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NO VA EMS VSBL

Reventador Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NO VA EMS VSBL

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Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 LAST REPORTED 15/1541Z MOV SE EST VA DTG: 15/1700Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 LAST REPORTED 15/1541Z MOV SE EST VA DTG: 15/1700Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

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Weather

National Weather Service

Flash Flood Warning issued February 16 at 12:27AM CST until February 16 at 4:45AM CST by NWS Louisville KY

Flash Flood Warning issued February 16 at 12:27AM CST until February 16 at 4:45AM CST by NWS Louisville KY

FFWLMK The National Weather Service in Louisville has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Allen County in south central Kentucky... Butler ...
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Flood Warning issued February 16 at 1:26AM EST until February 21 at 12:15AM EST by NWS Louisville KY

Flood Warning issued February 16 at 1:26AM EST until February 21 at 12:15AM EST by NWS Louisville KY

...The National Weather Service in Louisville KY has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kentucky... Licking River at Blue ...
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Flash Flood Warning issued February 16 at 1:26AM EST until February 16 at 4:30AM EST by NWS Jackson KY

Flash Flood Warning issued February 16 at 1:26AM EST until February 16 at 4:30AM EST by NWS Jackson KY

FFWJKL The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bath County in east central Kentucky... Southeastern ...
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued February 16 at 12:26AM CST until February 16 at 1:00AM CST by NWS Birmingham AL

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued February 16 at 12:26AM CST until February 16 at 1:00AM CST by NWS Birmingham AL

At 1226 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Smith Dam to 6 miles northwest of Moundville, ...
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