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Natural disasters: how to improve? : In the News
Brazil floods kill dozens and leave 1,000 people missing
- Source: The Guardian
23rd June 2010
Torrential rain devastates towns and cities in Brazil's north-east, leaving as many as 97,000 people homeless
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229 countries ranked on their vulnerability to natural disasters
- Source: TravelMole
- 2nd June 2010
Natural Disasters Risk Index (NDRI) ranks 229 countries on their vulnearability to natural disasters. Bangladesh, Indonesia and Iran have been rated as the nations most at risk from extreme weather and geophysical events according to a new study ranking 229 countries on their vulnerability to natural disasters. France, Italy and USA feature in highest-rated 50.
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25,000 people still living in Acra camp in Hati
- Source: BBC News
- 12th May 2010
Thousands of people are still living in squalid, makeshift camps around the capital Port au Prince. The Acra camp is home to around 25,000 people.
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Tornado strikes Oklahoma, USA
- Source: BBC News
- 11th May 2010
Five people are reported to have been killed in the US state of Oklahoma after several tornadoes ripped through the Southern Plains region. Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed and some highways were shut down because of wrecked cars and trucks.
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Confusion over progress in Haiti
- Source: CBS News
- 6th May 2010
Confusion over the progress of building latrines in HAiti following the earthquake in January 2010
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100 days of progress in Haiti since earthquake
- Source: BBC Radio 4
- 22nd April 2010
Radio 4 Today Programme interview on 100 days of progress since the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010
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3 Royal Navy ships drafted to help stranded Britons in Europe as UK airspace remains closed
- Source: BBC News
- 19th April 2010
Three Royal Navy ships will be drafted to help return Britons stranded abroad as UK airspace remains restricted.
The UK's emergency committee Cobra met to discuss options in addressing travel chaos caused by a volcanic ash cloud and will hold more discussions later.
Organizing Armageddon: What We Learned From the Haiti Earthquake
- Source: Wired Magaziner
- 19th April 2010
Assessing lessons learnt from past natural disasters
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