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Flood in Romania
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July 23, 2010
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End of June 2010, heavy rainfalls unleashed floods in northern and eastern Romania. Numerous people were reported dead and hundreds had to be evacuated from their homes. Several roads and hundreds of hectares of farmland were inundated, dozens of houses destroyed and several bridges damaged.
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Floods on the River Oder (German-Polish Border)
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June 03, 2010
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During the middle of May, a low-pressure area over Ukraine lead to a very intense rainfall in southern Poland. Between May 16, 2010 and May 18, 2010 a rainfall amount of 300 l/m² was registered in the catchment area of the Oder (Southern Poland and Czech Republic). These heavy rainfall intensities lead to inundations of the Oder.
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Oil spill disaster after the loss of the oil rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico
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May 17, 2010
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On April 21, 2010 a momentous explosion occured on the oil rig "Deepwater Horizon" located in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 km off the coast of Louisiana, USA. The oil rig caught fire and 11 workers were missing after the incident and are believed to be dead. On the following day the oil rig sank to the seafloor about 1500 m below the surface and approximately 400 m northwest of the well. An estimation of up to 800.000 litres of oil are leaking from three places of the well and threaten the marine ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico, the ecologically sensitive Mississippi delta as well as the coast of Luisiana, USA.
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Volcanic eruption Iceland on April 15, 2010
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April 19, 2010
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(Last update on April 20, 2010)
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The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull has ejected large quantities of ash and sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere during its eruptions on March 21 and April 15, 2010, causing massive disruption to air traffic across Northern Europe since April 16. Scientists from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) are currently evaluating satellite data to investigate the effects of the eruptions on the atmosphere.
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Earthquake in the Qinghai province in China on April 14, 2010
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April 14, 2010
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On April 14, 2010, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the Yushu prefecture in the Qinghai province of China, followed by several aftershocks. Many hundred people were reported dead, injured or missing. Buildings collapsed or were severly damaged. Road network and communication lines were interrupted.
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Tsunami Risk Modelling in Indonesia
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March 29, 2010
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On September 30, 2009, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 occurred offshore Sumatra, Indonesia, and affected the city of Padang severely. This earthquake did not trigger a tsunami but it once more made clear how prone to disasters this region is and underlined the necessity of a comprehensive disaster risk management.
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Earthquakes in Haiti on January 12, 2010
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January 15, 2010
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On January 12, 2010 a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 and a depth of 10 km struck southern Haiti at 21:53 UTC. The epicentre was registred about 10 km deep and 16 km southwest of the capital city Port-au-Prince. The city was hit severely. Communication collapsed and major damage to buildings and infrastructure was reported.
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Flooding in Albania
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January 12, 2010
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Heavy rainfalls and unusually warm weather have caused flooding in the northwestern region of Albania since January 4, 2010. Furthermore, the authorities were forced to open the gates of a hydropower station dam to prevent it from breaking.
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Earthquakes in Indonesia (Sumatra) on September 30 and October 1, 2009
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October 12, 2009
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On September 30, 2009, a severe earthquake took place in the Indian Ocean with a magnitude of 7.9 and several aftershocks. The epicentre was registered about 50 km north-eastern of Padang in a depth of 85 km. On October 1, another earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 occured about 200 km southeast of Padang. The heavy shocks of both quakes caused the collapse of many buildings and bridges, fires broke out and major parts of the technical infrastructure failed.
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Online database for flood damage - HOWAS 21
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March 02, 2009
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Flooding can, also in Germany, cause damages amounting to billions. With the flood loss database, HOWAS 21, scientists from the GFZ, Germany’s national lab for geosciences have compiled a profound data basis from multiple sources for the research of flood damage. These data serve for a better understanding of the occurrence of flood damage and the assessment of the effectiveness of prevention measures.
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Earthquakes and Megacities: Assessment of risk and vulnerability using remote sensing methods
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October 20, 2008
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"Megacities and Natural Disasters" is a HGF-EOS research project with the purpose to develop, apply and link technologies and methodologies for integrated disaster management, including both prevention and management. The PhD thesis of Hannes Taubenböck (DLR) focused on the capabilities and limitations of remote sensing to assess risk and vulnerability in urban areas.
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Hochwasserschadendatenbank HOWAS 21 in Testphase
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August 05, 2008
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HOWAS 21 ist der Name einer objekt-spezifischen Hochwasserschadensdatenbank für Deutschland für verschiedene Sektoren, die vom Deutschen GeoForschungsZentrum aufgebaut und betrieben wird. Schadensdaten aus verschiedenen Quellen wurden hierzu in ein einheitliches System integriert und erlauben nun einen zentralen Zugang über das Internet. Das System hat eine erste Testphase durch potentielle Nutzer erfolgreich absolviert und wird hinsichtlich der verschiedenen Anregungen zurzeit überarbeitet und ausgebaut.
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Earthquake in China: Satellite image maps for the German Red Cross
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June 20, 2008
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On May 12, 2008, the strongest earthquake of China since 1976, occurred 90 km northwest of Chengdu in the Province of Sichuan. Measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, the earthquake was followed by a series of severe after-shocks that struck the whole region. Over 69,000 people died, 374,141 people were injured and 17,469 are still missing (GOV CHN, June 12, 2008). The tremors destroyed more than 80 percent of the buildings in the vicinity and more than 5 million people lost their homes.
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Cyclone Nargis: Disastrous storm surge in Myanmar
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May 09, 2008
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On May 2nd, 2008, tropical cyclone 'Nargis' swept over Myanmar and left behind a path of destruction. Wind speeds of more than 200 km/h and a storm surge of up to 3 meters in height destroyed more than 90 percent of housing and large parts of infrastructure in some regions. It is believed that more then 100,000 people could have died and more than a million people have lost their homes in the disaster (16/05/08).
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Namibia: DLR maps flooding with TerraSAR-X
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March 19, 2008
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In January and February, 2008, heavy and long lasting rain fall led to partially serious flooding in Northern Namibia and Southern Angola. Many rivers and wadis were deeply inundated with water, which has caused serious damages to infrastructure and housing, and forced thousands of people to leave their homes.
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Oil spill in the Kerch Strait between Ukraine and Russia
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November 21, 2007
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A storm on Sunday, 11 November, broke a small Russian oil tanker, the Volgoneft-139, in half spilling at least 1,300 tonnes of fuel oil in the Kerch strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The same storm sank at least four freighters, three carrying sulphur and one with a cargo of scrap metal. On the shore near port Kavkaz, the environmental consequences of the heavy oil spill are disastrous.
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Cyclone 'Sidr' in Bangladesh: Satellite image maps of affected regions
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November 21, 2007
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During the night from Nov 15 and 16, 2007, tropical cyclone 'Sidr' swept over the the southwestern part of Bangladesh, leaving behind a trail of destruction. With wind speeds of up to 240 km/hr at the coast and up to 160 km/hr at the capital Dhaka, Sidr forced three million people to flee from their homes in 15 coastal districts of Bangladesh.
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TerraSAR-X succeeds again in mapping floods in Mexico
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November 08, 2007
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In early November, heavy rainfalls lasting for a whole week led to devastating floods in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas, displacing about one million people and appoximately half of Tabasco's overall population. About 80% of the state of Tabasco's surface (overall area: 25,000 km²) has been temporarily flooded. The region around the city of Villahermosa with its population of approx. 600.000 was hit most by the floods.
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TerraSAR-X: New RADAR satellite maps England flood
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August 30, 2007
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In June 2007, heavy and long lasting precipitation caused by an extreme weather situation led to large-area flooding in parts of Great Britain. An extensive cyclone remained over Wales and England for days. Thus, in the counties Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and in the Midlands, the highest preciptiation within a decade was registered at a number of meteorological stations.
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Floods in Southeastern Africa
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March 02, 2007
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In the southeastern part of Africa, during the ongoing rain season, above-average precipitation led to widespread flooding along rivers in Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Burundi und Tanzania. At the end of February, the situation was additionally intensified by the cyclone Favio. An easening of tension cannot be expected before the end of the rain season in April.
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Storm "Kyrill" causes severe damages in Europe
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January 25, 2007
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During the night thursday to friday, January 18th to 19th, the storm "Kyrill" hit large parts of Germany, causing severe damages. Large parts of Europe were also affected. According to reports of the German Weather Service DWD, in terms of extension, Kyrill was comparable to the storm "Jeanette" which occurred in October 2002. Events of this size can be anticipated to occur every 10 to 20 years.
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NaDiNe provides platform for DISFLOOD information system
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December 05, 2006
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On November 22, 2006, a meeting with experts from the DISFLOOD project and NaDiNe took place at the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ). The participants discussed about ways of making results from the project available to the users. As a main result of the meeting, it has been decided that resulting components of a disaster information system developed in DISFLOOD will be provided via the NaDiNe platform.
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Oil Spill at the Coast of Lebanon
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August 03, 2006
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In the course of the conflict in the Middle East, the oil-fuelled power plant of Jieh, located directly on the coastline approximately 30 km south of Beirut was hit by bombs on July 13 and 15, 2006. Part of the storage tanks caught fire and were burning for several days. A large part of the fuel was spilled into the Mediterranean Sea as a result of the blast.
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Earthquake triggers Tsunami off Java, Indonesia
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July 20, 2006
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Only 19 months after the disastrous Tsunami in December 2004, parts of Indonesia were now struck by another destructive event. At Monday, July 17th, 08:19 UTC, an earthquake occurred south of Java with a magnitude of 7.7 Mw.
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Earthquake in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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May 31, 2006
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After the Tsunami of December, 2004, Indonesia was hit by another severe natural disaster. In the morning of Mai 27, 2006, an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 led to heavy destructions in the region of Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java. Up to now, more than 5,000 bodies were found and 20,000 injuries were counted. Some 200,000 people lost their homes.
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Constituent meeting of the NaDiNe storm and storm tides experts group
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April 26, 2006
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On April 20, 2006, the constituent meeting of the NaDiNe expert group working in the field of storms and storm tides took place at the at the GKSS Research Center in Geesthacht. Participants were scientists from the GKSS Research Center and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
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Elbe river flood: Products and information of the EOS centers regarding the event
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April 04, 2006
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After the great flood of August, 2002, the Elbe region is currently affected by a flooding again. At the Dresden gauge, the second highest water level since the year 1941 was reached. The flood experts group of the Natural Disasters Networking Platform (NaDiNe) provides scientific information about the ongoing event. The Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information (ZKI) at DLR startet mapping the crisis region.
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Foundation of the NaDiNe oil spills experts group
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March 24, 2006
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On March 20, 2006, the members of the NaDiNe expert group working on the topic of oil spills gathered at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven for their first meeting. Participants were scientists from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), and the GKSS Research Center Geesthacht.
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First meeting of the NaDiNe tsunami experts group
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February 24, 2006
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On February 22, 2006, the first Meeting of the NaDiNe tsunami experts group took place at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen. Participants were scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), the German Aerospace Center, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ), and the GKSS Research Center Geesthacht.
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NaDiNe earthquakes expert group founded
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January 27, 2006
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On January 20, 2006, the constituent meeting of the NaDiNe experts group working in the earthquake domain was held at the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ). The meeting was attended by experts of the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).
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DISFLOOD Project launched
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December 02, 2005
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On November 17, 2005, the official kick-off meeting of the DISFLOOD project took place at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen. The cooperative project DISFLOOD (Disaster Information System for Large-Scale Flood Events using Earth Observation) was initiated by the Helmholtz-Research Network 'Integrated Earth Observing System' (Helmholtz-EOS) and the United Nations University Bonn, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
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First NaDiNe expert group established
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November 17, 2005
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On November 7, 2005, the constituent meeting of the flood experts group was held at GeoForschungZentrum Potsdam. With this event, the Helmholtz-EOS Natural Disasters Networking Platform (NaDiNe) project entered a new stage.
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Floods in Bulgaria: Participation of the EOS Networking Platform on Natural Disasters in a EU expert commission
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August 25, 2005
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After a very rainy May and June, heavy rainfall on July 3 and 4, 2005 produced distrastrous floods in NE Bulgaria. The floods of the Danube tributary rivers produced enormous damage to infrastructure, agriculture, industry and houses. Five men lost their lives. The government of Bulgaria asked the European Union for help.
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Information Need in Crisis Situations: Workshop on the Helmholtz-EOS Natural Disasters Networking Platform
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May 10, 2005
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A workshop on the Helmholtz-EOS Natural Disasters Networking Platform was held at the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam on June 1 and 2, 2005.
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Networking Platform for natural disaster management of the Helmholtz Association of National Research Centers
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March 10, 2005
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With the kickoff meeting on February 23, 2005, the joint activities of the Helmholtz Association of National Research Centers (HGF), aiming at the implementation of a networking platform in order to structure the cooperation of the HGF research centers on the sector of natural disaster management and to allow for a fast and application-oriented exchange of information, were launched.
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