Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Weekly World Risk Update (3/7 to 3/13)

Here is the second weekly world risk update.


Earthquakes
March 7
-13:56:03 USC, Magnitude 5.1 - Vanuatu
-12:02:53 USC, Magnitude 5.6 - South Sandwich Islands Region
-12:00:45 USC, Magnitude 5.7, - Papua, Indonesia
-07:19:45 USC, Magnitude 5.0 - Tonga
-06:18:11 USC, Magnitude 5.3 - Ryukyu Islands, Japan

 
March 8
-22:50:08 USC, Magnitude 5.8 - Southern Xinjiang, China
-20:03:21 USC, Magnitude 5.2 - Mindoro, Philippines
-18:21:38 USC, Magnitude 5.1 - Iran-Iraq Border Region
-15:30:26 USC, Magnitude 5.1 - Mindoro, Philippines
-03:51:35 USC, Magnitude 5.1 - Vanuatu Region

 
March 9
-18:19:02 USC, Magnitude 5.0 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
-17:25:34 USC, Magnitude 5.4 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
-07:09:53 USC, Magnitude 6.7 - Vanuatu

 
March 10
-14:10:40 USC, Magnitude 5.6 - Alaska Peninsula
-02:26:57 USC, Magnitude 5.3 - Tarapaca, Chile

 
March 11
22:30:26 USC, Magnitude 5.2 - Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
19:02:59 USC, Magntidue 5.0 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
18:11:09 USC, Magnitude 5.2 - Carlsberg Ridge
11:10:54 USC, Magnitude 5.0 - South of the Fiji Islands

 
March 12
17:55:11 USC, Magnitude 5.0 - Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia
12:32:49 USC, Magnitude 5.6 - Kuril Islands
06:06:46 USC, Magnitude 5.6 - Northwest Kashmir

 
March 13
23:16:17 USC, Magnitude 5.1 - Vanuatu
23:06:48 USC, Magnitude 5.4 - Offshore Chiapas, Mexico
18:23:43 USC, Magnitude 5.0 - Comoros Region



Tsunami
03-09-2012, 7:16 am, Pacific Ocean Region - Vanuatu Islands, Magnitude 7.1 - 33km



Volcanic Activity
3-13-2012: Volcano Eruption - Sakurajima Volcano - Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
3-10-2012: Volcanic Activity - Iliamna Volcano - State of Alaska, USA
3-10-2012: Volcanic Activity - Nevado del Ruiz Volcano - Departments of Caldas and Tolima, Colombia
3-9-2012: Volcano Eruption - Volcano Bezymianny - Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia


Tropical Storms
Lua - Formed 3-13-12, Category: Tropical Storm



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
Severe Flooding Continues - New South Wales, Australia
3-13-2012 - Flash Flooding - Region de Arica y Parinacota, Chile, South America - 300 evacuated



Fire
3-13-2012 - Multiprovinces, Spain - Moderate Wildfire




Health
 
3-07-2012 Epidemic Hazard - Lusby, State of Maryland, USA - Unidentified Illness - 1 infected, 3 dead
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/10/epidemic-hazard-north-america-usa-221/


3-09-2012 Epidemic Hazard - Clark County, State of Washington, USA - Several cases of Whooping Cough diagnoised.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/10/epidemic-hazard-north-america-usa-223/

3-09-2012 Epidemic - State of Kasese, Uganda - 280 Infected
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/10/epidemic-africa-uganda-3/


3-10-2012 Biological Hazard - Olive, State of Montana, USA - 10 Turkeys Dead from Avian Pox Virus.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/09/biological-hazard-north-america-usa-382/

3-10-2012 Epidemic Hazard - Departmento de La Libertad, Peru - Anthrax - 13 infected
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/09/epidemic-hazard-south-america-peru-10/

3-10-2012 Biological Hazard - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bird flu hits six poultry markets.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/12/biological-hazard-asia-bangladesh-12/

3-10-2012 Biological Hazard - Gandhigram, State of Tripura, India - Birdflu Detected at Government Poultry Farm
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/12/biological-hazard-asia-india-51/


3-11-2012 Epidemic Hazard - Department of Colon, Honduras - Malaria
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/11/epidemic-hazard-middle-america-honduras/


3-12-2012 Biological Hazard - Ikoma Ward, Serengeti National Park, Mara Region, Tanzania, Africa - Discovery of a New Type of Rabies
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/12/biological-hazard-africa-tanzania-2/

 
3-13-2012 Biological Hazard - Hadarom, Southern District, Isreal - Bird Flu kills 10,5000 turkeys.
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/13/biological-hazard-middle-east-israel-4/

3-13-2012 Biological Hazard - Province of Chungcheong, South Korea - Suspected Case Bird Contracted Avian Flu
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/13/biological-hazard-asia-south-korea-14/




HAZMAT Events
3-12-2012 - Lexington-Fayette, State of Kentucky, USA - Detection of Low Levels of Mustard Agent Vapor
http://c4i.me/site/2012/03/12/hazmat-north-america-usa-158/


War/Terrorism
3-07-2012
Insurgency in the North Caucasus: Five policemen are killed in female suicide bombing by the widow of a killed Islamic militant in Dagestan, Russia.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9127907/Five-policemen-killed-by-Russian-Black-Widow-suicide-bomber.html
Six British army soldiers are missing, presumed killed in Afghanistan.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ministry-of-defence-six-british-soldiers-missing-presumed-killed-in-afghanistan/2012/03/07/gIQAZu6KwR_story.html


3-08-2012
Syrian Uprising: Abdo Hussameddian, the Syrian deputy oil minister, announces that he is resigning and joing the Opposition.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17295748


3-09-2012
Arab Spring: Tens of thousands of people in bahrain join an anti-government outside the capital Manama.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17309839
Arab Spring: 31 people are killed in anti-government clashes with security forces in Syria.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/03/09/uk-syria-idUKL5E8E305F20120309
Secretary-general of the Popular Resistance Committees Zohair al-Qaisi, and two additional Palestinian militants are assassinated during a targeted killing.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/09/us-palestinians-israel-gaza-idUSBRE8280W820120309

 
3-10-2012
Syrian Uprising: 45 women and children killed and burned in Homs.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/11/world/meast/syria-unrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Gaza-Isreal Clashes: At least 130 rockets fired into Isreal from Gaza. At least 12 palestinian militants dead.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4200794,00.html
Four killed and more injured in grenade attack in Nairobi, Kenya.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17326086

 
3-11-2012
16 civilians killed in Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17332398
Inter-ethnic violence in Macedonian cities of Skopje and Tetovo.
http://balkans.aljazeera.net/makale/kamenovanje-tuca-i-pozar-u-skoplju

 
3-12-2012
Over 200 dead in in ethnic clashes and cattle raids in South Sudan.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17338139
Gaza-Isreal clashes Continue.
http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=261522
70 Bodies of ethnic Somalia and Oromo people discovered near Yemeni-Saudi Arabian border.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95051/YEMEN-Tortured-for-ransom

 
3-13-2012
Syrian Uprising: Dozens repored dead in areas around Idlib and Homs
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/world/middleeast/syrian-forces-press-assault-on-northern-city.html?_r=1
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=261688
19 dead after attack on a bus in southwest Ethiopia
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Ethiopia-19-shot-dead-in-bus-attack-20120313
Truce between Isreal and Palestinians militants comes into effect.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17348403
Taliban militants open fire on Afghan government.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57395961/afghan-officials-fired-upon-at-site-of-massacre/

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