Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 14th - 20th December 2024
UK Health Security Agency sent this bulletin at 03-01-2025 03:19 PM GMT
21st December 2024 - 3rd January 2025
Regional Hazards
Ecuador, Chile and Peru
Large waves kill three people and close ports in Ecuador, Chile and Peru | Euronews
Country Hazards
Australia
Brazil
Small plane crashes into Brazil town popular with tourists, killing 10 | Aviation News | Al Jazeera
Brazil bridge collapse death toll rises to 9, with 8 other people unaccounted for | AP News
Death toll in Brazil bus crash rises to 41
Brazil: Three dead in suspected Christmas cake poisoning - BBC News
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Balkans snowstorm leaves tens of thousands of homes without power | Weather News | Al Jazeera
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dozens dead after ferry capsizes in DR Congo: Official | News | Al Jazeera
Ethiopia
At least 71 people killed in Ethiopia road accident | Transport News | Al Jazeera
Greece
Hotel fire near monastic sanctuary in Greece leaves 1 dead, 11 hospitalized | AP News
Haiti
India
Delhi: Fog disrupts life and travel in northern India - BBC News
Italy
Two climbers found dead on Italy's Gran Sasso massif five days after falling into ravine | AP News
Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, leaving 38 dead, 29 survivors, officials say | CNN
Morocco
At least 69 dead after boat sinks in Morocco waters - BBC News
Norway
At least three killed in bus crash in Norway - BBC News
Nigeria
At least 32 killed in stampedes at 2 Christmas charity events in Nigeria - ABC News
South Korea
December 29, 2024: South Korea plane crash leaves 179 dead, 2 survive | CNN
South Korean fire fighters tackle blaze in commercial building in Seongnam | AP News
Thailand
Three foreigners die in Bangkok hotel fire, authorities say | Tourism News | Al Jazeera
The Occupied Palestinian Territories
Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop - BBC News
Turkey
At least 4 dead in Turkish ambulance helicopter crash - ABC News
Blast at explosives factory in Turkiye kills 12 | News | Al Jazeera
UK
Flu rises sharply in England's hospitals - BBC News
E-bikes: Battery fire destroys family home days before Christmas - BBC News
USA
At least 4 dead as severe weather outbreak wreaks havoc across Southeast U.S. - The Watchers
Fireworks in Hawaii home spark deadly explosion, killing at least three | Crime News | Al Jazeera
Family of 4 died Christmas Day in New Hampshire after likely carbon monoxide leak | AP News
Landslide claims 2 lives as men dig for coal in Kentucky, U.S. - The Watchers
Two dead after plane crashes into California factory - BBC News
15 hurt in Florida after passenger train collides with fire truck | AP News
One dead after fire at Tyson Foods plant in Georgia | AP News
A boat explosion at a South Florida marina kills 1 and injures 5 others | AP News
Other items of interest
Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary: A call to safeguard future generations | UN News
- Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary: Call to safeguard future generations | PreventionWeb
- Tsunami Ready Programme | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
- I Was There - The Boxing Day Tsunami - BBC iPlayer
2024 to become the hottest year on record | UN News
- When Risks Become Reality: Extreme Weather In 2024 – World Weather Attribution
- When Risks Become Reality: Extreme Weather In 2024 - World | ReliefWeb
2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation | International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation
Canada records almost 50,000 deaths from fentanyl since 2016 | Drugs News | Al Jazeera
RC blog: 'It will take years to help people deal with the invisible consequences of war' | UN News
Toxic waste from India's 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site moved for disposal after 40 years | Reuters
Japan Airlines hit by cyber attack, delaying some flights | Aviation | Al Jazeera
Bushfires Char Victoria | NASA
Winter Blast of Dust in the Middle East | NASA
A Fiery Display at Kīlauea | NASA
Franklin Fire Leaves Its Mark on Malibu | NASA
Recent papers of note
- IPBES (2024). Summary for Policymakers of the Thematic Assessment Report on the Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss and the Determinants of Transformative Change and Options for Achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. O’Brien, K., Garibaldi, L., Agrawal, A., Bennett, E., Biggs, O., Calderón Contreras, R., Carr, E., Frantzeskaki, N., Gosnell, H., Gurung, J., Lambertucci, S., Leventon, J., Liao, C., Reyes García, V., Shannon, L., Villasante, S., Wickson, F., Zinngrebe, Y., and Perianin, L. (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11382230
- Gordon-Strachan, Georgiana M, Parker Stephanie Y, Harewood Heather C, et al. The 2024 small island developing states report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change The Lancet Global Health, Volume 13, Issue 1, e146 - e166
- Barnes J, Sheffield P, Graber N, Jessel S, Lanza K, Limaye VS, Morrow F, Sauthoff A, Schmeltz M, Smith S, Stevens A. New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 07: Human Health and Safety. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2024 Dec;1542(1):385-445. doi: 10.1111/nyas.15244. Epub 2024 Dec 9. PMID: 39652410; PMCID: PMC11668509.
- Kip A, Valencia S, Glunz E, Lowe SR, Tam KP, Morina N. Prevalence of mental disorders in adult populations from the Global South following exposure to natural hazards: a meta-analysis. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2024 Nov 28;33:e68. doi: 10.1017/S2045796024000672. PMID: 39605165.