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Flood - Natchez, MS--LA Region, United States
10 minutes ago WARNING
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Earthquake - 5.6 - 15 km NW of Melipilla, Chile
7 hours ago WATCH
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Volcano - Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia
34 minutes ago WARNING
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Volcano - Sangay, Ecuador
1 hour ago ADVISORY
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Volcano - Popocatepetl, Mexico
1 hour ago WARNING
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Volcano - Sabancaya, Peru
1 hour ago ADVISORY
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Severe Weather - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1 hour ago ADVISORY
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Flood - Phoenix--Mesa, AZ Region, United States
2 hours ago WARNING
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Volcano - Dukono, Indonesia
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Floods - Southwest Cameroon
2 hours ago INFORMATION
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Storms - Peru
2 hours ago WARNING
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Volcano - Ibu, Indonesia
2 hours ago WATCH
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Severe Weather - Binjai City, North Sumatra, Indonesia
2 hours ago INFORMATION
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Air Quality - Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
2 hours ago ADVISORY
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Winter Storm - Southwestern, United States
3 hours ago WARNING
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Volcano - Semeru, Indonesia
3 hours ago WARNING
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Severe Weather - Serang Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia
3 hours ago INFORMATION
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Volcano - Lewotolo, Indonesia
3 hours ago WATCH
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Wildfire - N of Salavan, Saravan, Laos
3 hours ago INFORMATION
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Earthquake - 5.0 - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3 hours ago ADVISORY
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Earthquake - 5.0 - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
4 hours ago ADVISORY
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Volcano - Fuego, Guatemala
4 hours ago WARNING
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Winter Storm - Western, United States
4 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Amazon Basin, South America
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - S of Tecuala, Nayarit, Mexico
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Okavango Basin, Angola
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - NW of Canavieiras, Bahia, Brazil
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Parnaiba Basin, NE of Parnaiba River, Brazil
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Colorado Basin, Salado and Colorado Rivers, Argentina
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - SW of Remanso, Northeast Brazil
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - E of McMinns Lagoon, Northern Territory, Australia
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - E of McMinns Lagoon, Northern Territory, Australia
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Bengawan Solo Basin, Indonesia
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - NE of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Hari Basin, Indonesia
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - W of Adelaide River, Northern Territory and Western Australia, Australia
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Mekong Basin, Cambodia and Vietnam
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - SE of Cauvery Basin, Sri Lanka
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Amur Basin, W of Ussuri River, China and Russia
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Abhe Bad Basin, Eastern Africa
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, Myanmar
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Southern Asia and Western Asia
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Western Asia
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Ural Basin, Russia and Kazakhstan
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - N of Turkmenbasy, Balkan, Turkmenistan
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Rukwa Basin, S of Rungwa River, Tanzania and Zambia
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Ogooue Basin, Middle Africa
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Jubba Basin, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
5 hours ago WARNING
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Volcano - Suwanosejima, Japan
5 hours ago ADVISORY
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Flood - Limpopo Basin, Southern Africa and Eastern Africa
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - S of Tamale, Northern, Ghana
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Rosso, Trarza, Mauritania
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Abhe Bad Basin, Eastern Africa
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Benin City, Bayelsa, Delta and Edo, Nigeria
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Cuanza Basin, Angola
5 hours ago WARNING
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Volcano - Santa Maria, Guatemala
5 hours ago WARNING
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Severe Weather - Marathon, Ontario, Canada
5 hours ago ADVISORY
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Snowfall - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
5 hours ago WARNING
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Winter Storm - Northern Rockies and Plains, United States
5 hours ago WARNING
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Freezing Rain - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
5 hours ago WARNING
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Volcano - Reventador, Ecuador
5 hours ago ADVISORY
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Flood - San Diego, CA Region, United States
6 hours ago WARNING
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Earthquake - 6.5 - 40 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan
8 hours ago WARNING
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Volcano - San Miguel, El Salvador
8 hours ago ADVISORY
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Volcano - Villarrica, Chile
8 hours ago ADVISORY
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Flood - Huai He Basin, N of Huai He River, China
1 day ago WARNING
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Storms - Northern Mexico
8 hours ago WARNING
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Floods - Central Bolivia
8 hours ago WARNING
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Severe Weather - Bolivia
8 hours ago INFORMATION
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Air Quality - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
8 hours ago ADVISORY
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Flood - Beardstown, IL Region, United States
8 hours ago WARNING
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Storms - Brazil
8 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Hilmar-Irwin, CA Region, United States
9 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Camden, AR Region, United States
9 hours ago WARNING
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Volcano - Aira, Japan
9 hours ago WARNING
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Severe Weather - SE of Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
9 hours ago ADVISORY
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Storms - India
9 hours ago WARNING
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Winter Storm - Alaska, United States
9 hours ago WARNING
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Wildfire - NW of Muang Phônsavan, Xiangkhoang, Laos
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - N of Salavan, Saravan, Laos
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - SW of Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - E of Lamam, Xekong, Laos
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - NE of Kaihua, Yunnan, China
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Landslides - Southern Malawi
14 hours ago INFORMATION
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Volcano - Sheveluch, Russia
10 hours ago ADVISORY
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Floods - Northern Ceará, Brazil
14 hours ago INFORMATION
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Landslides - Northern Ceará, Brazil
14 hours ago INFORMATION
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Severe Weather - Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand
10 hours ago INFORMATION
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Earthquake - 5.2 - 55 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
23 hours ago ADVISORY
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Flood - Zambezi Basin, Middle Africa, Southern Africa and Eastern Africa
1 day ago WARNING
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Winter Storm - Upper Midwestern, United States
14 hours ago WARNING
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Wildfire - NW of Sainyabuli, Xaignabouri, Laos
15 hours ago INFORMATION
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Flood - N of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
18 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - E of Daan, Jilin, China
18 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Araguari Basin, NW of Araguari River, Brazil and French Guiana
18 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - NE of Singkawang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia
18 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
18 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - S of Malacca, Melaka, Malaysia
18 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - SW of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia
18 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - NW of Kerema, Gulf, Papua New Guinea
18 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
18 hours ago WARNING
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Floods - Northwestern England
19 hours ago WARNING
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Floods - Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
19 hours ago WARNING
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Storms - Kenya
20 hours ago WARNING
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Volcano - Ebeko, Russia
21 hours ago ADVISORY
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Wildfire - N of Muang Phônsavan, Xiangkhoang, Laos
21 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - E of Nyaunglebin, Pegu, Myanmar
21 hours ago INFORMATION
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Earthquake - 5.5 - 10 km SE of Quepos, Costa Rica
23 hours ago WATCH
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Drinking Water - E of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
1 day ago ADVISORY
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Flood - Congo Basin, Middle Africa and Eastern Africa
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - N of Pedro Luro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - N of Merauke, Papua, Indonesia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Tocantins Basin, Tocantins and Araguaia Rivers, Brazil
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Cameta, Pará, Brazil
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Sao Luis, Maranhão and Pará, Brazil
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Parana Basin, South America
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - NE of Ouyen, New South Wales and Victoria, Australia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - SE of Mahakam Basin, Indonesia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - NW of Windorah, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - SW of Vanimo, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Kapuas Basin, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Central Asia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Popondetta, Oro, Papua New Guinea
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - W of Pannawonica, Western Australia, Australia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - NE of Kotabumi, Lampung and Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - W of Karumba, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Indus Basin, India and Pakistan
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Yancheng, East China
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - SE of Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Hai He Basin, Ziya, Daqing He and Wei Rivers, China
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Brahmaputra Basin, Eastern Asia and Southern Asia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Pakchan Basin, S of Pakchan River, Myanmar and Thailand
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - SE of Aksu, Xinjiang Uygur, China
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Telangana, India
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Qiantang Jiang Basin, China and Taiwan
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Chao Phraya Basin, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Orange Basin, Namibia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - NW of Karachi, Baluchistan and Sind, Pakistan
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, India
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - E of Shieli, Qyzylorda, Kazakhstan
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, Bangladesh and Myanmar
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Ganges Basin, India and Bangladesh
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Iran and Iraq
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Chad Basin, Middle Africa and Western Africa
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - E of Szekszard, Tolna, Hungary
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Saudi Arabia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - NE of Tuban Basin, Yemen
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Hingol Basin, NE of Hingol River, Iran and Pakistan
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Danube Basin, Eastern Europe and Southern Europe
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Volga Basin, Russia, Kazakhstan and Caspian Sea
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - S of Tillaberi, Tillabéry, Niger
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Nile Basin, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa and Northern Africa
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Okavango Basin, Middle Africa, Southern Africa and Eastern Africa
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Niger Basin, Nigeria
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - N of Lamu, Lamu, Kenya
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Tsiribihina Basin, Madagascar
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Incomati Basin, Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Nile Basin, Egypt
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - SW of Quelimane, Zambezia, Mozambique
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - NE of Adigrat, Tigray, Ethiopia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Congo Basin, Tanzania
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Pungwe Basin, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Ruvuma Basin, Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Nile Basin, SW of Atbara River, Eritrea and Sudan
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Orange Basin, Southern Africa
1 day ago WARNING
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Earthquake - 6.8 - 8 km NNW of Baláo, Ecuador
3 days ago WARNING
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Drought - South Korea
1 day ago WARNING
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Avalanches - Mammoth, California
1 day ago WARNING
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Storms - Eastern Malaysia
1 day ago WARNING
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Storms - Peninsular Malaysia
1 day ago WARNING
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Extreme Heat - Vietnam
1 day ago WARNING
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Volcano - Cotopaxi, Ecuador
1 day ago WARNING
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Volcano - Karangetang, Indonesia
3 days ago WARNING
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Volcano - Krakatau, Indonesia
3 days ago WARNING
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Volcano - Merapi, Indonesia
4 days ago WARNING
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Drought - High Plains United States
5 days ago WARNING
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Heavy Snow - Central Asia
5 days ago WARNING
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Extreme Heat - Southwestern Africa
5 days ago WARNING
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Drought - Uruguay
5 days ago WARNING
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Health - W of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
5 days ago ADVISORY
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Drought - Southwestern United States
6 days ago WARNING
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Drought - Northwestern United States
6 days ago WARNING
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Drought - Tuvalu
6 days ago WARNING
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Drought - Djibouti
1 week ago WARNING
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Cholera - Haiti
3 months ago WARNING
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Marburg Virus Disease - Equatorial Guinea
1 month ago WARNING
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Cholera - Mozambique
3 weeks ago WARNING
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Africa
11 months ago WARNING
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Middle East
11 months ago WARNING
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - North America
11 months ago WARNING
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Asia Pacific
11 months ago WARNING
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Latin America/Caribbean
11 months ago WARNING
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Europe
11 months ago WARNING
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Ebola Virus - Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 months ago WARNING
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11 months ago WARNING
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Countries need our continued support to help them prepare, respond and recover when disasters strike. PDC's research and tools will greatly enhance national governments’ ability to withstand multiple shocks and contribute to the resilience-building of families and communities.
–John Aylieff,
World Food Programme Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific


NDRRMC is constantly in need of situational data, readily available to them at any given time for crucial decision-making and planning against arising threats ahead of time. The PhilAWARE Project gives us that innovation and technology.
–Philippines’ Under Secretary Ricardo Jalad,
Executive Director of the Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council


This alliance [with PDC] is a step forward in the achievement of the digital transformation goals the IFRC has set. Integrating digital and emerging technologies, skills and a digital culture into our organization in a more efficient way will enable us to harness collective intelligence and democratize access to information.
–Xavier Castellanos,
IFRC Under Secretary General of National Society Development and Operations


Natural disasters have the potential to cause tremendous suffering and perpetuate generations of social inequality and economic instability, especially for resource-limited economies. This assessment and the partnership between PDC and Nicaragua to reduce disaster risk should be recognized as an international model of cooperation that achieves numerous priorities of the United Nations’ Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
–Laura Dogu,
Ambassador to Nicaragua


The U.S. Government and PDC were among the first few early partners to support the AHA Centre even before it was established five years ago to facilitate cooperation and coordination of disaster management and emergency response among ASEAN member states.
–Adelina Kamal
AHA Centre Executive Director


PDC's advanced modeling and mapped products helped accurately anticipate the nature and extent of impacts from Dorian so that we could protect the most at-risk communities and coordinate life-saving humanitarian relief. These products were used daily in planning and public outreach, and in briefing national officials, including the Prime Minister, to prepare effectively.
–Captain Stephen M. Russell,
Director, National Emergency Management Agency, The Bahamas


Over the past years we have seen increasingly intense events having a devastating impact on people in the region. Teaming up with PDC is a great opportunity to improve the overall coordination of the humanitarian response, which is at the core of OCHA´s work.
–Rogerio Mobilia Silva,
Head of OCHA's Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean


Expanding our country’s use of the best available technology along with continued collaboration will help us reach our national objectives to strengthen early warning systems, disaster management, and advanced planning.
–Director General Mr. Vilayphong Sisomvang,
Department of Social Welfare

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