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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:35km) in Indonesia 10/04/2025 07:53 UTC, 220 thousand in 100km.

Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.5M, Depth:35km) in Indonesia 10/04/2025 07:53 UTC, 220 thousand in 100km.

On 4/10/2025 7:53:23 AM, an earthquake occurred in Indonesia potentially affecting 220 thousand in 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.5M, Depth:35km ...
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Orange flood alert in Democratic Republic of Congo

Orange flood alert in Democratic Republic of Congo

On 03/04/2025, a flood started in Democratic Republic of Congo, lasting until 05/04/2025 (last update). The flood caused 33 deaths and 1425 ...
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Volcanic eruption is on going for Kanlaon in Philippines

Volcanic eruption is on going for Kanlaon in Philippines

Volcano Kanlaon is emitting ash clouds according to the regional VAAC. The aviation alert level is Orange ...
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/ Global Disaster Alerts

EPA Emergency Response

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COVID-19

CDC COVID-19 Updates

Turkana Food Inc. Recalls Aleppo Tahini Sesame Paste 1lb (16oz) Because of Possible Health Risk

Turkana Food Inc. Recalls Aleppo Tahini Sesame Paste 1lb (16oz) Because of Possible Health Risk

Summary Company Announcement Date: February 06, 2025 FDA Publish Date: February 06, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Foodborne Illness Reason for ...
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/ Hazards, NASA Natural Hazards

Earthquakes

Global earthquake activity

Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 145 km southeast of Lolobau Island, Papua New Guinea, on Friday, Apr 11, 2025, at 01:38 pm (GMT +10)

Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake – Solomon Sea, 145 km southeast of Lolobau Island, Papua New Guinea, on Friday, Apr 11, 2025, at 01:38 pm (GMT +10)

Date and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Apr 10, 06:20 pm (GMT +10)5.210 km46 km (28 mi) to the SW Solomon Sea, 154 km southeast of Kimbe, Papua New ...
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Moderate yet deep earthquake of magnitude 5.2 just reported 27 km northwest of Agrihan Village, Northern Mariana Islands

Moderate yet deep earthquake of magnitude 5.2 just reported 27 km northwest of Agrihan Village, Northern Mariana Islands

Fri, 11 Apr 2025, 03:28 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR Just 9 minutes ago, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Agrihan Village, Agrihan Island, Northern ...
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/ Global Earthquake Activity
Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 26 km northwest of Agrihan Island, Northern Mariana Islands, on Friday, Apr 11, 2025, at 01:18 pm (Saipan time)

Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake – Philippine Sea, 26 km northwest of Agrihan Island, Northern Mariana Islands, on Friday, Apr 11, 2025, at 01:18 pm (Saipan time)

Date and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Mar 28, 11:18 pm (GMT +10)4.3238 km2.3 km (1.4 mi) to the NW Philippine Sea, 28 km northwest of Agrihan Island, Northern ...
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/ Global Earthquake Activity
Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - 16 km southeast of Taungoo, Bago, Myanmar, on Friday, Apr 11, 2025, at 09:02 am (Yangon time)

Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake – 16 km southeast of Taungoo, Bago, Myanmar, on Friday, Apr 11, 2025, at 09:02 am (Yangon time)

Date and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Apr 5, 08:24 pm (Yangon)4.310 km84 km (52 mi) to the N 24 km southeast of Nay Pyi Taw, Nay Pyi Taw, ...
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Volcano earthquake report for Friday, 11 Apr 2025

Volcano earthquake report for Friday, 11 Apr 2025

Fri, 11 Apr 2025, 00:50 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITORWorld map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius ...
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/ Global Earthquake Activity
World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 10 April 2025

World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 10 April 2025

Fri, 11 Apr 2025, 00:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITORWorldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 11 Apr 2025Summary: 4 ...
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/ Global Earthquake Activity

Nuclear

International Atomic Energy Agency – Event Notices

IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Radiactive Waste Facility Taken Over

Radiactive Waste Facility Taken Over Print View Posted on: 19 March 2025 Event Date: 02 March 2025 Event Type: Radiation Waste Facility ...
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/ Hazards, IAEA
IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Lost Radiography Device

Lost Radiography Device Print View Posted on: 19 March 2025 Event Date: 06 March 2025 Event Type: Radiation Source Event Location: United ...
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/ Hazards, IAEA
IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Lost Radiography Device

Lost Radiography Device Print View Posted on: 13 March 2025 Event Date: 06 March 2025 Event Type: Radiation Source Event Location: United ...
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/ Hazards, IAEA
IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Stolen Radiography Camera

Stolen Radiography Camera Print View Posted on: 07 March 2025 Event Date: 27 February 2025 Event Type: Radiation Source Event Location: United ...
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/ Hazards, IAEA
IAEA Nuclear Event Notices

Radiactive Waste Facility Taken Over

Radiactive Waste Facility Taken Over Print View Posted on: 03 March 2025 Event Date: 02 March 2025 Event Type: Radiation Source Event ...
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/ Hazards, IAEA
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: 12 September 2023 Event Type: Radiation Source ...
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/ Hazards, IAEA

Transportation

NTSB Accident Investigations

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Volcanos

Global Volcano Activity

Klyuchevskoy Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA AT 20250411/0349Z FL200 EXTD W MOV 20KT REPORTED

Klyuchevskoy Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA AT 20250411/0349Z FL200 EXTD W MOV 20KT REPORTED

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/ Global Volcano Activity, Volcanos
Dukono volcano (Halmahera, Indonesia): vulcanian-sized explosions persist

Dukono volcano (Halmahera, Indonesia): vulcanian-sized explosions persist

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Lewotobi Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL080 OBS AT 11/0200Z MOV NW OBS VA DTG: 11/0200Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

Lewotobi Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL080 OBS AT 11/0200Z MOV NW OBS VA DTG: 11/0200Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

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Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 10/2350Z EST VA DTG: 11/0130Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 10/2350Z EST VA DTG: 11/0130Z

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Reventador Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS ONGOING

Reventador Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS ONGOING

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Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA LAST REPORTED AT 10/1217Z EST VA DTG: 11/0020Z

Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA LAST REPORTED AT 10/1217Z EST VA DTG: 11/0020Z

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Weather

National Weather Service

Special Weather Statement issued April 11 at 12:28AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

Special Weather Statement issued April 11 at 12:28AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

At 1227 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Cusseta to 9 ...
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 10 at 11:26PM CDT until April 11 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 10 at 11:26PM CDT until April 11 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

At 1126 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Cusseta to near Spring Hill to Franklin Field, ...
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Monitoring message only. Please disregard ...
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Special Weather Statement issued April 10 at 11:21PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

Special Weather Statement issued April 10 at 11:21PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

At 1121 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Little Yazoo, or 9 miles south of Yazoo City, moving ...
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Special Weather Statement issued April 10 at 11:19PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

Special Weather Statement issued April 10 at 11:19PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

At 1118 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles west of Linden to 4 ...
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Special Weather Statement issued April 10 at 11:17PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

Special Weather Statement issued April 10 at 11:17PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

At 1117 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bogue Chitto to near Pin Hook ...
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