Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Severe Weather
Colombia (Update)
On 5 November, the Colombia National Unit for Disaster Reduction (UNGRD as per its acronym in Spanish) reported that red, orange, and yellow alerts have been issued for more than 600 municipalities in the country due to the risk of heavy rain. The most affected departments are…
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Severe Weather
Colombia
On 3 November, the Colombia National Unit for Disaster Reduction (UNGRD as per its acronym in Spanish) reported that due to heavy rains in Mallama, Nariño, a landslide occurred which caused the activation of the National Risk Management System (SNGRD as per its acronym in Spanish) to…
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Severe Weather
Colombia (Update)
On 1 November, the Government of Cundinamarca in Colombia reported that due to heavy rains, 100 of 116 municipalities in the department of Cundinamarca have declared a state of public emergency. According to the Special Administrative Unit for Disaster Risk Management in…
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Severe Weather
Colombia (Update)
On 27 October, the Colombia National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD as per its acronym in Spanish) published an update on the impact of the rainy season between 15 September and 27 October 2021. There have been 241 weather events reported in 180 municipalities. The most impacted…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala (Update)
On 27 October, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED as per its acronym in Spanish) reported that since the beginning of the 2021 rainy season, 894 weather events have occurred, affecting 1,483,638 people. In total, 11,903 evacuations occurred, with 687 people…
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Hurricane Rick
Mexico
On 26 October, the Mexico National Meteorological Service reported that cold front number 6 will cause strong winds in the Northwest, North, and Northeast regions of the country. By the end of the week, the cold front will interact with a new tropical wave which will cause heavy rains in the East,…
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Severe Weather
Colombia (Update)
On 22 October, the Colombia National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD as per its acronym in Spanish) provided an update to the impact of the rainy season between 15 September and 22 October. There have been 208 weather events in 157 municipalities and 25 departments that have…
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Climate and Health
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On 20 October, The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change was published. The 44 indicators used for the report range from climate change impacts, exposures, and vulnerabilities; adaptation, planning, and resilience for health; mitigation actions and health co-benefits; economics and finance; and…
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Severe Weather
Colombia
On 15 October, the Colombia National Unit for Disaster Risk (UNGRD as per its acronym in Spanish), published an update on the ongoing rainy season. Between 15 September and 15 October, 140 events have been reported affecting 111 municipalities in 24 departments. The recorded events have been 45…