Name: Joseph Bean
Date registered: October 5, 2011
Apr
25
2013
Flooding on Four Continents! This week, significant flooding has affected Africa, South America, North America, and Asia, as well as the United Kingdom. Asia: The continuing flash floods in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh have killed 20 and damaged 1,900 houses. The office of President Karzai reports that, floods have also cost lives and damaged property …
Apr
18
2013
Flooding Continues in Africa! This week, flooding has affected Africa, South America, and North America, as well as the United Kingdom. The flooding in eastern Africa, which has been ongoing for several weeks, has turned deadly again. Below, we take a closer look at the current flooding in Africa and South America. Recent Flooding Events: East …
Mar
21
2013
Continued Flooding in South America! The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared this week National Flood Safety Awareness Week in the United States. In a news teleconference NOAA Deputy Director Laura Furgione said that this spring will be a mixture of drought, flooding and unseasonably warm weather across the nation. (White River News/Talk 1010) …
Mar
07
2013
Floods around the world! Weather events of the past week have included flooding around the world: in the U.S., Indonesia, India, Australia, Europe, and South America. At the same time, many areas were working toward recovery from recent floods, including areas discussed here last week: Australia (New South Wales and Queensland), North America (southern states), Europe (England, …
Jan
03
2013
New Year Starts with Many Floods It’s a new year, 2013, and people in many parts of the world are discovering ways to be safer from flooding, but the hazards remain, and sometimes these threats will have disastrous effects. In fact while most were celebrating the arrival of the new year, others were …
Data for International Response
Solutions Across Borders (DMRS)
Information Support for Japan
Protecting Papahānaumokuākea
Statewide Hurricane Preparedness
Preparing for Hazards in the Pacific
Information Support for Haiti
Reducing Flood Risk in Hawaii
DisasterAWARE in Thailand (NDWC)
Vietnam Decision Support System
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Situational Awareness in the Philippines
Modeling Volcanic Gases
Risk Assessment in the Philippines
