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Friday, May 8, 2015

May 8, 2015

What happened this week?

Ecuador: Esmeraldas. Floods. The rivers Rioverde, Chumundé y Meribe destroyed 8 houses and flooded 200 more houses in 16 villages in Chontaduro and Chumunde... Read More

Mexico: Guerrero. Mexico, declares state of emergency after significant coastal flooding... Read More

Paraguay. Heavy rains cause damage in the country. Streets and homes flooded with evacuation of families.  Some hospitals were affected... Read More

Centroamerica. Immense Ocean Swell Generates Massive Waves, Flooding Coastal Areas. (GuatemalaEl SalvadorNicaraguaHonduras and Panama) 

United States of America: Oklahoma. Oklahoma City received as much as 8 inches of rain,  200 homes destroyed and 2,000 damaged statewide, numerous road closures, flooded structures and water rescues... Read More

Interesting Facts

Researchers: Seasonal Tornado Forecasts Could Soon Be Possible. Weather researchers are working on a new method they hope will allow emergency responders to prepare weeks ahead of time when tornadoes are likely... Read More

What's new in Disaster Risk Reduction?
Guatemala marks the preamble to the World Humanitarian Summit of 2016Guatemala was host the VII Regional Meeting on International Humanitarian Assistance Mechanisms (MIAH) and World Humanitarian Summit Consultation... Read More

Scientists intend to use captured carbon dioxide to produce clean energy. Using CO2 for Dispatchable Renewable Power Generation... Read More


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