Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 1st – 7th February 2025
UK Health Security Agency sent this bulletin at 07-02-2025 04:11 PM GMT
1st – 7th February 2025
Country Hazards
Argentina
One dead, hundreds evacuated as wildfires continue to burn in Patagonia | Buenos Aires Times
Argentina canal on outskirts of Buenos Aires turns bright red - BBC News
Australia
Second death rocks region as falling floods reveal body Queensland floods devastation 'incredible', state premier says - BBC News
Queensland floods devastation 'incredible', state premier says - BBC News
Hot weather triggers 'heat-related illness' in SA as bureau warns of tree branch risk - ABC News
Bolivia
Brazil
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Goma jailbreak: More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo, UN says - BBC News
Ethiopia
Greece
Santorini earthquakes: State of emergency declaration after days of tremors - BBC News
Indonesia
Nigeria
Zamfara school fire: Nigerian pupils die in Kauran Namoda - BBC News
Peru
Peru - Landslide (media, SENHAMI) (ECHO Daily Flash of 03 February 2025) - Peru | ReliefWeb
USA
Philadelphia plane crash: Medical jet with six on board crashes - BBC News
Jet company identifies victims of Philadelphia air ambulance crash - BBC News
2 dead, 3 injured in weather event with 'possible tornado,' officials in Tennessee say | AP News
Back-to-back winter storms to impact U.S. Midwest and Northeast - The Watchers
Other items of interest
It’s official: January was the warmest on record | UN News
- Copernicus: January 2025 was the warmest on record globally, despite an emerging La Niña | Copernicus
- Climate puzzle persists with unexpectedly warm January - BBC News
WHO publishes new guidance to help country health systems recover from shocks
The Hierarchy of Explosive Violence: A Decade of Global Impact - World | ReliefWeb
Protection from Violence - A snapshot of our evidence from 2024 - World | ReliefWeb
Crisis Resilient Guidelines for Hospitality Sector | HOTREC – European Hospitality
DR Congo conflict: At least 700 killed since Sunday, says UN - BBC News
Streets turn into raging rivers as heavy rains hit Italy - The Watchers
Livestock Plague Detected in Hungary
Heavy snow hits north, west Japan, 100 vehicles temporarily stranded
Sudan: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by summary executions, attacks on civilians | UN News
Sweden mourns deadliest shooting as gunman details emerge - BBC News
Türkiye and Syria earthquakes two years on: A long road to recovery | IFRC
Recent Papers of Note
- Kajita E, Chang K, de Leon V, et al. Notes from the Field:Emergency Department Use During the Los Angeles County Wildfires, January 2025. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2025;74:40–42. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7403a2.
- Beaucham CC, Zeiler R, Fent K, et al. Notes from the Field:Serum Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Among First Responders to the Maui Wildfires — Hawaii, September 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2025;74:35–39. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7403a1.
- van Kessel R, Seghers LE, Anderson M, et al. A scoping review and expert consensus on digital determinants of health. Bull World Health Organ. 2025 Feb 1;103(2):110-125H. doi: 10.2471/BLT.24.292057. Epub 2024 Oct 29. PMID: 39882497; PMCID: PMC11774227.
- Ekmekci, P.E., Zhang, L. and Crawley, F.P. 2025 Ethics Underpinning Data Policy in Crisis Situations. Data Science Journal, 24: 4, pp. 1–9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj2025-
- Zhang, L., Li, J., Li, X., Lian, F., Downs, R.R., Fakhruddin, B. and Han, Q. (2024) Advancing Global Resilience Through Open Data Resources and Services in Disaster Risk Reduction. Data Science Journal, 23: 54, pp. 1–13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2024-054
- Ma T, Peden AE, Peden M, et al. Out of the silos: embedding injury prevention into the Sustainable Development Goals. Inj Prev. 2021 Apr;27(2):166-171. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043850. Epub 2020 Sep 11. PMID: 32917743.