Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 11th - 17th January 2025
UK Health Security Agency sent this bulletin at 17-01-2025 02:57 PM GMT
11th - 17th January 2025
Regional Hazards
Africa
Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report #45 - 11 January 2025
Mozambique and Madagascar
Country Hazards
Angola
Australia
Brazil
Brazil's Minas Gerais state: Landslides kill at least 10 - BBC News
Brazil - Landslides (INMET, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 January 2025) - Brazil | ReliefWeb
Cambodia
Central African Republic
Ethiopia
France
Trams collide in Strasbourg, France injuring dozens | AP News
Germany
A bus accident on a highway in northeastern Germany leaves 2 dead | AP News
Haiti
Indonesia
Strong explosive eruption at Ibu volcano, Indonesia - The Watchers
Italy
Three skiers killed in avalanche on Punta Valgrande, Italy - The Watchers
Mayotte
Madagascar
Cyclone Dikeledi kills 3 in Madagascar, displaces thousands: Red Cross
Mozambique
Myanmar
Myanmar - Landslide (NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 January 2025) - Myanmar | ReliefWeb
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone declares emergency over mpox outbreak | Health News | Al Jazeera
South Africa
South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors | AP News
Tanzania
Outbreak of suspected Marburg Virus Disease– United Republic of Tanzania
Uganda
USA
LA wildfires latest: Number killed rises as highest-level fire alert returns | US News | Sky News
Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency | UN News
- WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
- Global Climate Highlights 2024 | Copernicus
- Temperatures Rising: NASA Confirms 2024 Warmest Year on Record - NASA
- Global Temperature Report for 2024 - Berkeley Earth
- 2024: record-breaking watershed year for global climate – UK Met Office
- 2025 Heat Policy Agenda - Federation of American Scientists
- Rise in carbon dioxide off track for limiting global warming to 1.5°C – UK Met Office
Increase in climate-driven wildfires calls for more investment in prevention | | UN News
- UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California | UN News
- The Palisades Fire’s Footprint | NASA
New era of crisis for children, as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens | UN News
‘Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,’ says Türk | UN News
It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief | UN News
Human Rights Watch - World Report 2025 - Events of 2024 - World | ReliefWeb
Haiti violence: Number of internally displaced tripled in 2024 - BBC News
- Haiti Displacement Triples Surpassing One Million as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens | International Organization for Migration
- Haiti Crisis Response Plan 2025 | Global Crisis Response Platform
Glacial outburst flood at Grímsvötn volcano, Iceland - The Watchers
UK bans German cattle and pig imports after foot-and-mouth case - BBC News
Japan marks 30 years since Kobe quake that killed over 6,400