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Tornado - Lake Charles, LA WFO Region, US
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Tornado - Lake Charles, LA WFO Region, US
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Flood - Bloomfield, IN Region, United States
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Flood - Longview, TX Region, United States
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Thunderstorm - Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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Volcano - Ebeko, Russia
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Flood - Mineola, TX Region, United States
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Floods - Southern, United States
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Tropical Cyclone - Ialy
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Volcano - Lewotolo, Indonesia
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Tornado - SW of Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
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Highsurf - Advisory (Hawaiian Islands)
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Volcano - Dukono, Indonesia
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Flood - Emporia, VA Region, United States
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Volcano - Ibu, Indonesia
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High Wind - NE of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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Volcano - Sheveluch, Russia
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Air Quality - Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
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Air Quality - Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
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Volcano - Concepcion, Nicaragua
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Air Quality - Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
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Flood - La Paz, Baja California, Baja California Sur and Sonora, Mexico
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Volcano - Popocatepetl, Mexico
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Flood - Jubba Basin, W of Jubba River, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
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Flood - Pascua Basin, W of Pascua River, Argentina and Chile
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Flood - Amazon Basin, Amazon, Xingu and Jari Rivers, Brazil
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Flood - Jubba Basin, Ethiopia and Somalia
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Flood - New Amsterdam, Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana
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Flood - Negro Basin, Chubut and Limay Rivers, Argentina and Chile
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Flood - S of Uruara, Pará, Brazil
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Flood - Parana Basin, E of Parana River, Argentina
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Flood - De Contas Basin, Paraguacu and De Contas Rivers, Brazil
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Flood - Merin Basin, Jacui and Merin Rivers, Brazil and Uruguay
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Flood - Paulo Afonso, Northeast Brazil
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Flood - Colorado Basin, N of Salado River, Argentina and Chile
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Flood - Amazon Basin, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru
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Flood - Mahakam Basin, S of Mahakam River, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia
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Flood - Warrnambool, South Australia and Victoria, Australia
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Wildfire - W of Novokiyevskiy Uval, Amurskaya, Russia
5 hours ago INFORMATION
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Flood - SE of Hari Basin, Indonesia
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Uruguay Basin, NW of Uruguay River, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
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Flood - SE of Karumba, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia
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Flood - SW of Muar, Johor, Malaysia
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Flood - E of Mahakam Basin, Indonesia
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Flood - Murray Basin, Murray, Darling and Warrego Rivers, Australia
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Flood - Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory, Australia
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Flood - Lake Eyre Basin, Australia
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - S of Birdsville, Queensland, Australia
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Flood - Rio De La Plata Basin, Argentina and Uruguay
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Kapuas Basin, Indonesia and Malaysia
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Bengawan Solo Basin, Indonesia
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - E of Zhosaly, Qaraghandy and Qyzylorda, Kazakhstan
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Flood - Vam Co Basin, N of Vam Co River, Cambodia and Vietnam
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Flood - Hanggin Houqi, Nei Mongol and Ningxia Hui, China
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Flood - Brahmaputra Basin, NE of Brahmaputra River, India and Myanmar
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Flood - Yangtze Basin, Yangtze and Xiang Jiang Rivers, China
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Flood - Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Telangana, India
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Flood - Mekong Basin, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam
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Flood - Ganges Basin, India and Bangladesh
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - SE of Saryshaghan, Qaraghandy, Kazakhstan
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Flood - SE of Krasnokamensk, Zabaykalye, Russia
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Flood - E of Cuttack, Odisha, India
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Flood - Meghna Basin, Eastern Asia, China, Southern Asia, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal
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Flood - Yancheng, East China
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Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, Myanmar
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Flood - Yangtze Basin, Yangtze and Huai He Rivers, China
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Flood - Ob Basin, N of Irtysh River, China and Kazakhstan
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Flood - Dasht Kaur Basin, Iran and Pakistan
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - W of Atrek Basin, Azerbaijan, Iran and Caspian Sea
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Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Iran and Iraq
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Flood - E of Izmayil, Odessa, Ukraine
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Volga Basin, Russia, Kazakhstan and Caspian Sea
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Southern Asia, Iran, Western Asia, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
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Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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Flood - Orange Basin, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa
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Flood - Mangoky Basin, Mangoky, Mania and Tsiribihina Rivers, Madagascar
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Incomati Basin, Mozambique and South Africa
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Flood - S of Tamale, Northern, Ghana
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Flood - Nile Basin, Eastern Africa, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda
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Flood - NW of Soubre, Bas-Sassandra, Cote dIvoire
6 hours ago WARNING
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Volcano - Fuego, Guatemala
5 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - S of Mapai, Gaza, Mozambique
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Jubba Basin, SW of Shabelle River, Ethiopia and Somalia
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Limpopo Basin, Southern Africa, Botswana, Eastern Africa, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimba
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Worcester, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape, South Africa
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Flood - Pungwe Basin, N of Buzi River, Mozambique
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Lake Turkana Basin, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Nile Basin, Egypt
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Congo Basin, Middle Africa, Angola, Eastern Africa, Burundi, Dem Rep of the Congo, Republic
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Flood - S of Tuban Basin, Ethiopia and Somalia
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Niger Basin, SE of Dallol Bosso River, Algeria, Mali and Niger
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Jubba Basin, W of Shabelle River, Somalia
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Maputo Basin, Southern Africa, Lesotho, Eastern Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland and South Afri
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Rufiji Basin, Eastern Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Somalia and Tanzania
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Bangassou, Mbomou, Central African Republic
6 hours ago WARNING
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Floods - Ethiopia
6 hours ago INFORMATION
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Flood - SW of Linden, Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice, Guyana
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - N of Tarutung, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Har Us Nuur Basin, China and Mongolia
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Atbara, River Nile, Sudan
6 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Clutha Basin, New Zealand
6 hours ago WARNING
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Drought - Southern Africa
6 hours ago WARNING
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Extreme Heat - Central Africa
6 hours ago WARNING
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Severe Weather - Vietnam
6 hours ago WARNING
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Wildfire - W of Capenda-Camulemba, Lunda Norte, Angola
8 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - NE of Tuxpan, Nayarit, Mexico
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - S of San Luis, Petén, Guatemala
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - SE of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - S of San Luis, Petén, Guatemala
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - NW of Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - E of Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - SW of Papasquiaro, Durango, Mexico
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - NE of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacán, Mexico
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - SE of Juticalpa, Olancho, Honduras
9 hours ago INFORMATION
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Flood - Pocatello, ID Region, United States
9 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Lafayette, IN Region, United States
9 hours ago WARNING
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Thunderstorm - Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
9 hours ago WATCH
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Severe Weather - Bahamas
10 hours ago WARNING
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Severe Weather - Northern Brazil
10 hours ago WARNING
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Wildfire - E of Gazimurskiy Zavod, Amurskaya, Russia
11 hours ago INFORMATION
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Flood - Montevideo, MN Region, United States
11 hours ago WARNING
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Wildfire - E of Chernyshevsk, Chitinskaya, Russia
11 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - W of Thayetmyo, Magwe, Myanmar
11 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - W of Pervomayskiy Ingoda, Amurskaya, Russia
11 hours ago INFORMATION
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Severe Weather - Southern Brazil
11 hours ago INFORMATION
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Floods - Haiti and Dominican Republic
11 hours ago WARNING
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Extreme Heat - Central America
11 hours ago WARNING
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Drought - Northern Pacific Islands
12 hours ago WARNING
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Drought - Hawaii, United States of America
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Drought - Northwestern United States
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Drought - Central United States
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Drought - Southwestern United States
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Drought - Spain
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Drought - Greece
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Drought - Italy
12 hours ago WARNING
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Freezing Rain - Arviat, Nunavut, Canada
13 hours ago WARNING
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Wildfire - SW of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
14 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - N of The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
14 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - SW of Flin Flon, Saskatchewan, Canada
14 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - NE of Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
14 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - SW of Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada
14 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - NW of Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
14 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - E of Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
14 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - E of Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
14 hours ago INFORMATION
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Air Quality - Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
15 hours ago ADVISORY
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Wildfire - N of Peppimenarti, Northern Territory, Australia
16 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - W of Mamob, Northern Territory, Australia
16 hours ago INFORMATION
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Volcano - Sangay, Ecuador
18 hours ago ADVISORY
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Earthquake - 5.4 - 83 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
19 hours ago ADVISORY
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Wildfire - NE of Juticalpa, Olancho, Honduras
20 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - NE of San Luis, Petén, Guatemala
20 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - E of Juticalpa, Olancho, Honduras
20 hours ago INFORMATION
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Wildfire - SW of Puerto Lempira, Gracias a Dios, Honduras
20 hours ago INFORMATION
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Earthquake - 5.2 - 51 km WSW of Santiago, Peru
20 hours ago ADVISORY
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Volcano - Lewotobi, Indonesia
21 hours ago WARNING
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Earthquake - 5.2 - 84 km SE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
22 hours ago ADVISORY
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Flood - E of Shendi, River Nile, Sudan
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - E of McMinns Lagoon, Northern Territory, Australia
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - E of Baoding, Hebei, China
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Geraldton, Ontario, Canada
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - NW of Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Amur Basin, Songhua Jiang and Ussuri Rivers, China and Russia
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Volga Basin, Russia, Kazakhstan and Caspian Sea
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Guayas Basin, Daule, Babahoyo and Guayas Rivers, Ecuador and Peru
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - W of Edirne, Edirne, Turkey
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - W of Geraldton, Ontario, Canada
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - E of Sena Madureira, Acre, Brazil
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - E of Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil
23 hours ago WARNING
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Flood - Araguari Basin, Brazil and French Guiana
23 hours ago WARNING
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Wildfire - NW of Tucupita, Monagas, Venezuela
1 day ago INFORMATION
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Storms - Tonga
1 day ago WARNING
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High Wind - Ulluengdo, South Korea
1 day ago WARNING
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Storms - Thailand
1 day ago INFORMATION
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Flood - Liao He Basin, China, South Korea and North Korea
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Raba, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, Bangladesh and Myanmar
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Bolama, Bolama, Guinea-Bissau
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Amur Basin, W of Ussuri River, China and Russia
1 day ago WARNING
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Floods - Uganda
1 day ago INFORMATION
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Flood - Hai He Basin, China
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Mae Klong Basin, Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - SE of Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Nile Basin, Middle Africa, Central African Republic, Dem Rep of the Congo, Eastern Africa, E
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - E of Manicore, Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Rondônia, Brazil
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - SE of Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Ural Basin, W of Ural River, Russia, Kazakhstan and Caspian Sea
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - NE of Adigrat, Tigray, Ethiopia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - W of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Chad Basin, Middle Africa, Cameroon, Western Africa, Niger, Nigeria and Chad
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Zambezi Basin, S of Zambezi River, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Talas Basin, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Zambezi Basin, Middle Africa, Angola, Southern Africa, Botswana, Dem Rep of the Congo, Namib
1 day ago WARNING
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Severe Weather - India
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Zambezi Basin, Middle Africa, Dem Rep of the Congo, Eastern Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanz
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Moosonee, Ontario and Québec, Canada
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Abhe Bad Basin, Eastern Africa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - SW of Quelimane, Zambezia, Mozambique
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Parana Basin, South America, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Los Mochis, Chihuahua, Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Rio De La Plata Basin, NE of Colorado River, Argentina
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Sao Francisco Basin, SE of Sao Francisco River, Brazil
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - NE of Moyobamba, San Martín, Peru
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Chubut Basin, SE of Chico River, Argentina and Chile
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Merauke, Papua, Indonesia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Cameta, Pará, Brazil
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Sao Luis, Maranhão, Brazil
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - NW of Gurupi, Mato Grosso, Pará and Tocantins, Brazil
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Northam, Western Australia, Australia
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - Indus Basin, India and Pakistan
1 day ago WARNING
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Flood - S of Sheberghan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan
1 day ago WARNING
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Wildfire - Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
1 day ago ADVISORY
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Storms - Costa Rica
1 day ago WARNING
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Severe Weather - Central Europe
1 day ago WARNING
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Floods - Northeastern Argentina
1 day ago INFORMATION
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Volcano - Ubinas, Peru
1 day ago ADVISORY
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Volcano - Aira, Japan
1 day ago WARNING
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Storms - New Zealand
2 days ago WARNING
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Storms - Nepal
2 days ago WARNING
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Volcano - Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia
2 days ago WARNING
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Floods - Uruguay
2 days ago INFORMATION
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Extreme Heat - Southern Mexico
3 days ago WARNING
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Severe Weather - Mexico
3 days ago WARNING
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Volcano - Santa Maria, Guatemala
3 days ago WARNING
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Volcano - Manam, Papua New Guinea
4 days ago WARNING
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Drinking Water - NW of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
6 days ago ADVISORY
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Health - SE of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
1 week ago ADVISORY
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Cholera - Haiti
3 weeks ago WARNING
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Volcano - La Cumbre, Fernandina Island, Ecuador
1 month ago WARNING
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Cholera - Somalia
3 months ago WARNING
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Cholera - Mozambique
1 year ago WARNING
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Dengue - Guatemala
8 months ago WARNING
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Measles - American Samoa
1 year ago WARNING
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Drought - Djibouti
1 year ago WARNING
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Floods are among the most deadly and costly types of disasters worldwide and are only increasing in severity due to climate change. To make matters worse, a large percentage of the world’s population lack the tools needed to detect and respond to floods, leaving them...
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On November 11, in collaboration with the United States Forest Service (USFS) and Albania’s National Civil Protection Agency (NCPA), University of Hawai’i's Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) kicked off the Balkan Regional Early Warning System (EWS) program in Tirana,...
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