Recent Natural Disasters 2020: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report.
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Major Natural Disasters Today
- Flooding in Southern Turkey
-Flooding triggered by heavy rainfall has claimed lives of two people in Southern Turkey today.
-The landslide damaged a house in the southern Mersin province. Click for detail report on Turkey flood - Landslide in Trimingham, United Kingdom
-A person staying at one of the caravans at the Trimingham House Caravan Park has been evacuated after a huge section of cliff fell onto the north Norfolk beach.
-Members of the public have been warned to avoid Vale Road in Trimingham, near Cromer. Click for detail report on Trimingham landslide
Recent Earthquakes
- Magnitude 3.4 weak earthquake in Hawaii (@ 1 km depth) with epicenter located 17 km N of Pāhala, United States.\
12:04 UTC (local time: 02:04; 2020-01-07 @ epicenter) - Magnitude 6.4 strong earthquake in Puerto Rico Region (@ 10km depth) with epicenter located 16 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico.
08:24 UTC (local time: 04:24; 2020-01-07 @ epicenter) - Magnitude 6.2 strong earthquake in Indonesia (@ 20 km depth) with epicenter located 6 km SE of Sinabang.
06:05 UTC (local time: 13:05; 2020-01-07 @ epicenter) - Magnitude 3.8 weak earthquake in Central Turkey (@ 7 km depth) with epicenter located 14 km W of Kalecik, Turkey.
05:01 UTC (local time: 08:01; 2020-01-07 @ epicenter)
Recent Flash Floods
- Flood and landslide expected in western Washington
-Heavy rainfall has increased the threat of flood and landslides in western Washington.
-A Flood Watch remains for much of the Puget Sound region out to the coast. The heaviest rainfall is expected in the Olympics and Cascades.
-According to the National Weather Service, nearly 1 inch of rain could fall in the lowlands through tonight.
Recent Volcanic Activity
- No active volcanic activity recorded today.
Recent Tropical Cyclones
- Tropical Cyclone Blake
-Tropical Cyclone Blake has developed off the Western Australian coast.
-Tropical Cyclone Blake is expected to move towards the southwest and may cross the coast near Wallal Downs, along Eighty Mile beach, late on Tuesday or early on Wednesday.
-The cyclone could make landfall by Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning which will also bring some relief to the bushfire-affected regions.
Natural Disaster News
- Fifty percent of Americans have not discussed or developed an emergency plan for family members about where to go and what to do in the event of a local disaster, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said. Click for detail report from FEMA
Useful information to read this Recent Natural Disasters List January 7, 2020
This natural disaster list contains daily list of natural disasters around the world. The page is break down into various parts as Major Natural Disasters Today (real time update report on rolling major natural disaster around the world), Recent Earthquakes (only earthquakes which are felt by people), Recent Volcanic Activity (erupting volcanoes), Recent Flash Floods (ongoing flood information), Recent Tropical Cyclones (active cyclones) and Natural Disaster News (facts and news about natural/environmental disasters and hazards on various topics like Tornado, Tsunami, Wildfire, Drought, Hailstorm, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Epidemic, Famine, Lahar, Limnic Eruption, Mudflow, Solar Flare and other disasters).
The major natural disasters and catastrophes are linked to definite page containing update report on that disaster and also provides early disaster emergency notification if available.
The global natural disaster data and natural calamities statistics are collected from different sources like USGS, EMSC, GDACS, EDIS and others.