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Australia issues "catastrophic" alerts as fires rage
Articles: 7, Last update: Nov 21, 2009 11:37:00 AM, Start: Nov 21, 2009 7:38:00 AM
Sources: 7 , Peak: 4, Current rank: 6, Previous rank: 6, Change: +16%
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'Basically it's very hot and very dry'
iol Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:06:00 AM CET | info 
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) lightning[2]; wildfires[1]; devastating[1];
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"Catastrophic" alerts have been issued in Australia after record-breaking temperatures and wild lightning storms sparked more than 100 fires across the country....
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cyprus-mail Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:10:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) months[2]; month[1]; floods[4]; tornado[4];
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Entities: Cyprus Mail[1];
Cyprus seeks EU help for disaster relief By Sebastian Heller THE INTERIOR Ministry has estimated the total cost of damage caused by the tornado and floods in recent months at some €2 million and said Cyprus had applied to the European Commission for assistance....
Articles published more than 2 hours ago
Heat And Storms Spark 'Catastrophic' Fire Fears
skynews Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:01:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) lightning[2]; wildfires[1]; devastating[1];
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"Catastrophic" alerts have been issued across Australia after record temperatures and wild lightning storms sparked more than 100 fires....
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Bangkok’s Future Filled with Floods
irrawaddy Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:42:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) flooding[6]; natural disasters[1]; cause[1]; Floods[1]; erosion[1]; flood[4]; month[1]; floods[2]; flooded[1]; tsunami[2];
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Entities: Chao Phraya[3]; Kim Carstensen[1];
Other categories: Ecology; ClimateChange; Environment;
BANGKOK — Thailand’s capital, dubbed the “City of Angels” and the “Venice of the East,” is threatened by long-term flood inundation as rising sea waters triggered by global weather change and monsoonal rains combine. The 240-year-old Thai capital, located on the Chao Phraya River delta, is one of a.......
WHO chief praises Sumatra earthquake effort
australianetworknews Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:15:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) earthquake[2];
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Entities: Margaret Chan[1];
Last Updated: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:58:00 +1100 The head of the World Health Organisation has praised Indonesian authorities for their prompt response to September's earthquake in West Sumatra. Dr Margaret Chan travelled to Padang to inspect the health facilities damaged by the September 30 disaster. The two earthquakes, measuring 7....
'Catastrophic' fires flare in Australia
ChinaPost Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:59:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) hectares[1]; wildfire[1]; months[1]; lightning[2]; drought[1];
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(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Australian firefighters battled dozens of bush blazes on Friday as record-breaking hot weather sparked “catastrophic” warnings in two states, just months after the country's worst ever wildfire disaster....
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Australia issues 'catastrophic' alerts as fires rage
AsiaOne Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:38:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) lightning[2]; wildfires[1]; devastating[1];
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Record-breaking temperatures and wild lightning storms sparked more than 100 fires across the country. -AFP...
The Real Cost of Procrastinating
ghanaweb Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:14:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) flooding[1]; surface[2]; cause[1]; Wildfires[1]; erosion[1]; Forests[1]; Drought[1]; goal[1];
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Other categories: Environment; TAXUD; AlternativeEnergy;
Providing A Full National Water and Sewage Infrastructure. An Article appearing on the Ghanaweb.com on November 18, 2009, captioned “Government targets provision of 60 percent portable water†, seems to offer a bit of hope to the long-waiting Rural folks that their Water needs are now going to be more seriously attended to....
'Pagbangon' concert to raise funds for Ondoy victims
abs-cbnnews Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:11:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) flood[2]; month[1]; Montano[1]; typhoon[1];
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Entities: Manny Villar[1]; Francis Escudero[1]; Loren Legarda[1];
MANILA – A star-studded benefit concert will be held next month aimed to raise funds to help rebuild the lives of victims of typhoon Ondoy....
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Moderate earthquake shakes Costa Rica
peopledaily Saturday, November 21, 2009 5:48:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) earthquake[5];
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An earthquake of 5.2 degrees on Richter scale shook Costa Rica on Friday, without immediate report of material damages and casualties, local authorities said. The Vulcanology and Seismology Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) said the earthquake occurred at 11:22 a.m. local time (1722 GMT), 110 km east of San Jose with a depth of 25 km....
Australians warned of 'catastrophic' fire danger
earthtimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:50:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) hectares[1]; lightning[1]; forest fires[1]; drought[1];
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Other categories: Environment;
Sydney - More than 1,000 of Australia's volunteer firefighters were in action Saturday as crews battled 60 of forest blazes in the sweltering south-east where a decade of drought has left tinderbox conditions. A total ban on open fires was declared i......
'Predictable' floods may not be covered
irishtimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:28:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) flooding[6]; storm damage[1]; flood[1]; floods[2];
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INSURANCE CLAIMS:HOUSEHOLDERS IN certain parts of the country may find it more difficult to get insurance against flooding in future as it was becoming a “predictable” rather than an unexpected event, according to insurance industry sources....
Rain clouds usually leave as quickly as they arrive. But not this time...
independent Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:08:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) flooding[1]; floods[1]; devastating[1]; hurricane[1];
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Other categories: Environment; ClimateChange;
Weather experts talk about a moving "conveyor belt" of rain when describing Britain's continuous exposure to weather systems as they roll in from the North Atlantic. But the conveyor belt of rain over north-west England and southern Scotland over the past three days got stuck over the hills of Cumbria and southern Scotland....
NATIONAL : Indonesias Disaster Response Impresses WHO
kompas Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:07:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) natural disasters[1]; earthquake[1];
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Entities: Margaret Chan[1];
Margaret Chan admired the Indonesian disaster response in dealing with the 7.9 magnitude earthquake which struck Padang...
1 million evacuated as typhoon hits China
jimmatimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:58:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) flooding[1]; typhoon[2]; villages[1];
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A typhoon pummeled China's eastern coast Sunday, toppling houses, flooding villages and forcing nearly a million people to flee to safety. Officials rode bicycles to distribute food to residents trapped by rising waters....
22:49 on 20 November, 2009 UTC
rnzi Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:22:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) village[1]; tsunami[2]; Cause[3];
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American Samoa govt has to ensure donations are not misspent says ngo Posted at 22:49 on 20 November, 2009 UTC The American Samoa watchdog group, Common Cause, says the Government has to ensure donations intended for the tsunami victims are not misspent....
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Drilling into volcano will not make it erupt, scientists say
thetimes Friday, November 20, 2009 10:28:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) devastation[1]; volcano[5]; surface[4]; cause[2]; magma[10]; volcanoes[2]; volcanic[2];
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After lying dormant for 4,000 years, one of Europe’s most powerful volcanoes, Campi Flegrei near Naples, is showing signs of life....
Gates Urges More Western Hemisphere Cooperation
defenselink Friday, November 20, 2009 8:50:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) natural disasters[1]; cause[1]; Hurricane[2]; month[1];
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Entities: Jim Garamone[1]; Robert Gates[1];
Other categories: ClimateChange;
The United States and other Western Hemisphere nations must increase cooperation and collaboration for their continued security, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said....
November 17: when freedom came
TheSlovakSpectator Friday, November 20, 2009 7:03:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) village[1]; touched[1]; month[1]; avalanche[2];
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Entities: Vaclav Havel[1];
LIKE a convict released from prison after many years: freedom suddenly returns, but you don’t know how to handle it. This is how Václav Havel, one of the leaders of the Velvet Revolution and the first president of Czechoslovakia after 1989, recently characterised the post-communist condition....
CBC Friday, November 20, 2009 6:50:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) Hurricane[2]; Pays[3];
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Entities: Ed Stansfield[1]; Dennis McGuire[1];
A search is underway for a solo sailor out of Halifax who has not turned up in Bermuda as planned....
Widow's tribute to hero PC swept away in floods
independent Friday, November 20, 2009 6:00:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (NaturalDisasters) natural disaster[1]; floods[2]; devastating[1];
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Entities: Paul McKeever[1];
The widow of a hero police constable swept away when a bridge collapsed in floods paid a moving tribute to her husband today....
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