Coronavirus
WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID -19) Situational Report – 21 August
Australia
Young people want better disaster education after Black Summer fires
Bangladesh
Death toll from floods in Bangladesh rises to 217
Canada
16 wildfires started on Vancouver Island after Sunday’s lightning storm
China
Sichuan hit by biggest flood in 70 years, Three Gorges downstream
China evacuates 100,000 as floods threaten heritage site
Ireland
Storm Ellen: Cork braced for floods as crews work to restore power across country
India
With Godavari in spate 200 villages in Andhra Pradesh reel in flood
The civilian heroes of India's plane crash tragedy
Nine killed in fire at Srisailam hydel power station in Telangana, exit route was choked
Indonesia
2 strong earthquakes shake western Indonesia; no tsunami
Japan
Japan's heat wave continues, as temperatures equal highest record
Mauritius
Mauritius ecological disaster worsens as wrecked ship breaks up
Pakistan
13 die, dozens injured as vehicles plunge in ravines
Pakistan: Monsoon Floods - Information Bulletin
Philippines
One dead, dozens injured as strong quake hits central Philippines
South America
'Very intense' Antarctic air to bring historic cold and snow across wide swaths of South America
Sudan
Sudan: Dozens dead, thousands of homes destroyed by floods
Thailand
Flash flooding inundates more province
United Kingdom
UK weather: winds of more than 70mph expected as Storm Ellen arrives
United States of America
50,000 gallons of sewage spill into Oakland-Alameda waters after power failure
Thermometer in Death Valley, California shows highest global temperature in over 100 years
States urging residents to be on the lookout for destructive invasive species
Smoke from wildfires chokes Bay Area as ozone smog threatens Southern California
Other items of interest
UK Government creates new National Institute for Health Protection
Data for Policy 2020 5th International Conference 15-17th September 2020 – deadline 4 September 2020
Greenland's ice has melted beyond return, study suggests
Unmasking the impact of COVID-19 on Asia’s most vulnerable children
Amount of plastic in the Atlantic Ocean has been 'massively underestimated'
Roundtable: How Indigenous communities respond to disasters
How can UN help prevent another Beirut disaster?
A digital revolution fighting infectious diseases
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