Here is the Weekly World Risk Update. Updates on news about everything from natural disasters to the possibilities of disease outbreaks. So you can keep a watch on the world and what is going on out there, and to help better warn you if something is on the way. Keep a sharp eye out preppers.
Earthquakes
March 14
21:38:56 USC, Magnitude 5.2 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
21:13:11 USC, Magnitude 6.2 - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea
19:07:43 USC, Magnitude 5.0 - Off West Coast of the South Island, N.Z.
12:05:06 USC, Magnitude 5.7 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
11:40:19 USC, Magnitude 5.4 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
10:57:42 USC, Magnitude 5.7 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
10:49:25 USC, Magnitude 6.1 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
09:08:38 USC, Magnitude 6.9 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
March 15
19:20:18 USC, Magnitude 5.1 - Nearth South Coast of Honshu, Japan
March 16
17:18:34 USC, Magnitude 5.0 - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands
07:58:05 USC, Magnitude 5.7 - Leyte, Philippines
00:38:07 USC, Magnitude 5.4 - Kuril Islands
March 17
19:50:23 USC, Magntidue 5.1 - Southern East Pacific Rise
17:00:57 USC, Magnitude 5.5 - Carlsberg Ridge
15:49:17 USC, Magnitude 5.0 - Carlsberg Ridge
15:16:25 USC, Magnitude 5.2 - Carlsberg Ridge
March 18
No earthquakes reported at 5.0 magnitude or greater.
March 19
23:46:34 USC, Magnitude 5.5 - Samoa Islands Region
13:42:35 USC, Magnitude 5.3 - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
05:05:00 USC, Magnitude 5.0 - Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia
02:56:03 USC, Magnitude 5.0 - Hokkaido, Japan Region
02:30:22 USC, Magnitude 5.0 - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea
March 20
18:35:40 USC, Magnitude 5.1 - Oaxaca, Mexico
18:22:35 USC, Magnitude 5.3 - Oaxaca, Mexico
18:02:49 USC, Magnitude 7.4 - Oaxaca, Mexico
17:56:19 USC, Magnitude 6.2 - Papua, Indonesia
15:06:02 USC, Magnitude 5.0 - Vanuatu
Mexico Earthquake: http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/20/earthquake-middle-america-mexico-3/
Tsunami
03-20-2012, 18:13 pm, Pacific Ocean Region - Guerrero, Mexico, Magnitude 7.8 - Depth 10 km
3-14-2012, 11:50 am, Pacific Ocean Region - Island of Hokkaido, Japan
Volcanic Activity
3-18-2012, 5:47 pm, Sicily, Italy - Mout Etna Volcano - Volcano Eruption
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/18/volcano-eruption-europe-italy-11/
3-13-2012, 15:15 pm, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan - Sakurajima Volcano - Volcano Eruption
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/14/volcano-eruption-asia-japan-6/
Tropical Storms
No tropical storms at this time.
Status of Worldwide Supervolcanoes
Lake Taupo - VEI 8 - Status: Green
Lake Toba - VEI 8 - Status: Green
Whakamaru - VEI 8 - Status: Green
Yellowstone Caldera - VEI 8 - Status: Green
Island park Caldera - VEI 8 - Status: Green
La Girta Caldera - VEI 8 - Status: Green
Mount Tambora - VEI 7 - Status: Green
Baekdu Mountain - VEI 7 - Status: Green
Kikai Caldera - VEI 7 - Status: Green
Laacher See - VEI 7 - Status: Green
Aira Caldera - VEI 7 - Status: Green
Campi Flegrei - VEI 7 - Status: Green
Reporoa Caldera - VEI 7 - Status: Green
Mount Aso - VEI 7 - Status: Green
Long Valley Caldera - VEI 7 - Status: Green
Valles Caldera - VEI 7 - Status: Green
Santorini Volcano - VEI 7 - Status: Green
Flooding
3-19-2012 - Northland, New Zealand - Threat of flooding.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/19/flood-australia-new-zealand-3/
Drought
3-16-2012 - Mangla and Tarbela Reservoirs, State of Punjab, Pakistan
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/17/drought-asia-pakistan-2/
3-15-2012 - St. Helena Region, California, USA
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/15/drought-north-america-usa-9/
Fire
3-19-2012 - Forest Wild Fire - Mt. Kenya National Park, Kenya
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/20/forest-wild-fire-africa-kenya/
3-19-2012 - Forest Wild Fire - Yuma, Arizona, USA
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/19/forest-wild-fire-north-america-usa-185/
3-19-2012 - Forest Wild Fire - Yimen County, Province of Yunnan, China
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/19/forest-wild-fire-asia-china-8/
3-17-2012 - Forest Wild Fire - Aberdeen Region, South Dakota, USA
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/17/biological-hazard-asia-china-21/
3-14-2012 - Forest Wild Fire - Maple Creek Region, Saskatchewan, Canada
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/14/forest-wild-fire-north-america-canada-24/
Health
Update: Epidemic Hazard - Liverpool - Measles - Number of cases continues to grow.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/20/epidemic-hazard-europe-united-kingdom-53/
Update: Epidemic Hazard - Province of Cebu, Philippines - Typhoid fever confirmed, outbreak declared.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/18/epidemic-hazard-pacific-ocean-west-philippines-27/
3-19-2012 - Biological Hazard - State of Bihar, India - 1,500 chickens die due to mysterious disease. Fear of bird flu.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/20/biological-hazard-asia-india-56/
3-18-2012 - Biological Hazard - Limburg, Netherlands - Variant of H5 Avian Influenza found in at turkey farm.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/20/biological-hazard-europe-netherlands-7/
3-18-2012 - Biological Hazard - Dallu District, Kathmandu, Nepal - Thousands of chickens dead from bird flu.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/19/biological-hazard-asia-nepal-12/
3-18-2012 - Biological Hazard - Governorates of Gharbiya and Dakahliya, Egypt - Foot and mouth disease has spread throughout Egypt.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/18/biological-hazard-africa-egypt-6/
3-17-2012 - Biological Hazard - St. Marys, Ohio, USA - Chemical treatment to head off toxic algae blooms.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/17/biological-hazard-north-america-usa-390/
3-17-2012 - Biological Hazard - Provinces of Bataan and Zambales, Philippines - Red tide toxin phenomenon is at its worst.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/17/biological-hazard-pacific-ocean-west-philippines-17/
3-17-2012 - Biological Hazard - Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong, China - Dead house crow tests positive for H5 avian influenza.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/17/biological-hazard-asia-china-21/
3-16-2012 - Epidemic Hazard - Amuru District, Northern Uganda, Uganda - Sespected outbreak of meningitis. At least 2 dead.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/17/epidemic-hazard-africa-uganda-8/
3-16-2012 - Epidemic Hazard - Warwick, Rhode Island, USA - Six cases of chickenpox reported in four communities.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/16/epidemic-hazard-north-america-usa-225/
3-15-2012 - Biological Hazard - Shalva and Holit, Southern District, Isreal - Three cats dead from eating poultry infected with avian flu.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/17/biological-hazard-middle-east-israel-5/
3-15-2012 - Epidemic Hazard - Tongatapu Island, Tonga - 2 confirmed cases of Typhoid.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/15/epidemic-hazard-pacific-ocean-east-tonga/
3-15-2012 - Epidemic - Turburan, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines - Typhoid fever cases have reached 830 confirmed.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/15/epidemic-pacific-ocean-west-philippines-8/
3-15-2012 - Biological Hazard - Russell Cave, Alabama, USA - Fungal disease blamed for killing more than 5 million bats in five years has made its way into Alabama and could be headed for the Shoals.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/15/biological-hazard-north-america-usa-387/
3-14-2012 - Epidemic Hazard - Pune, State of Maharastra, India - 12 swine flue cases in the last two weeks.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/14/epidemic-hazard-asia-india-124/
3-14-2012 - Epidemic Hazard - Malabuyoc, Central Visayas, Philippines - 3 suspected typhoid fever cases.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/14/epidemic-hazard-pacific-ocean-west-philippines-28/
3-14-2012 - Biological Hazard - Jeju Island, South Korea - New strain of epidemic hemorrahagic fever found.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/14/biological-hazard-asia-south-korea-15/
3-14-2012 - Epidemic Hazard - Region de Cajamarca, Peru - Doubling of Dengue fever cases sof ar this year.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/14/epidemic-hazard-south-america-peru-11/
HAZMAT Events
No hazmat events to report.
Nuclear Events
3-19-2012 - Tokai Nuclear Power Plant, Prefecture of Ibaraki, Japan - Leakage of 1.5 tons of low-level radioactive water.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/19/nuclear-event-asia-japan-27/
War/Terrorism
3-14-2012
-Syrian Army captures the former rebel held city of Idilib.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/14/world/meast/syria-unrest/index.html?eref=edition
-More than 10,000 peruvian illegal gold miners clash with police in attempt to gain regional capital.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hgkRFJF6b07-sLgw8lxfAjM1A_8Q?docId=6c773d421fbd4894b0614305f70fa622
3-15-2012
-Ethiopian forces launch attacks on three militant camps in Eritrea.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17386161
-Turkey threatens to launch a military incursion into northern Syria to protect fleeing refugees.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9146900/Turkey-threatens-military-incursion-into-northern-Syria-as-refugees-flee-across-its-borders.html
-Two french soldiers kiled and one injured in a drive by shooting in southern France.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/03/15/france-soldiers-shot.html
-195,000 people flee their homes and violence in northern Mali.
http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/mali-villagers-flee-violence-in-droves-1.1257620
3-16-2012
-At least ten people dead after a Turkish NATO helicopter crashes in Kabul, Afghanistan
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/03/20123168242245864.html
3-17-2012
-At least two bombings of government facilities in Syrian capital.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17412700
-Saudi Arabia sending weapons to rebels in Syria, accorditing to a top Arab diplomat.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-17/middle-east/31204243_1_syrian-national-council-syrian-opposition-syrian-rebels
-A tibetan monk sets himself on fire in southwest China.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-17/china/31204216_1_monk-self-immolates-anti-china-protest-protest-against-chinese-rule
3-18-2012
-Three people are killed in a shooting incident in the city of Don Benito, Spain.
http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20120318/tres-muertos-tiroteo-don-benito-badajoz/508117.shtml
-Canadians riot with firefighters and police in London, Ontario
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17422582
-Pakistani villagers find 13 bodies with bullet wounds near Afghanistan as security forces step up on offensive.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/18/us-pakistan-bodies-idUSBRE82H03M20120318
-British journalists Gareth Montgomery-Johnson and Nicholas Davies-Jones released from Libya.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17424831
-5 people suspected of planning terrorist operations on the island of Bali killed by police.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/five-killed-in-terrorist-raids-in-bali-20120319-1ve7b.html
3-19-2012
-At least 30 dead in fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces in the Damascus neighborhood of al-Mazzeh
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-03-19/middleeast/world_meast_syria-unrest_1_syrian-observatory-syrian-arab-news-agency-president-bashar?_s=PM:MIDDLEEAST
-Russian anti-terror troops reportedly enter Syria
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/03/19/russian-troops-reportedly-enter-syria/
-Bahraini opposition groups prepare to talk to rulling monarchy as crackdown on protests across the nation continue.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/201231915643806429.html
-Rabbi and two children, along with daughter of a school principal are killed by an attack at a Jewish school in Toulouse.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/father-two-children-shot-dead-outside-jewish-school-in-france/2012/03/19/gIQAclfUMS_story.html
3-20-2012
-Human Rights Watch raises claims of serious human rights abuses in clash between Myanmar Armed Forces and Kachin Independence Army.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/03/20/myanmar-conflict-idINDEE82J02320120320
-At least 46 dead and 180 injured in wave of violence across more than 10 Iraqi cities.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/20/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.html
-Militants attack Somalia's presidential palace in Mogadishu for the second night running.
http://af.reuters.com/article/kenyaNews/idAFL6E8EK0H520120320
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