Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Severe Weather
Guatemala (Update)
On 21 December 2020, the National Coordinator for the Reduction of Disasters (CONRED), provided an updated report on low temperatures affecting several areas of Guatemala. A total of 1,098 people (an increase of 201 people since the last update on 18 December) were housed in 9 different…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala (Update)
On 17 December 2020, the National Coordinator for the Reduction of Disasters (CONRED), provided an updated report on low temperatures affecting several areas of Guatemala. A total of 897 (an increase of 155 people since the last update on 15 December) people were housed in 9 different…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala
On 14 December 2020, the National Coordinator for the Reduction of Disasters (CONRED), reported low temperatures over the weekend in the departments of Guatemala, Quiché, Sololá, Totonicapán, and Quetzaltenango where 144 persons were housed in 8 different shelters. To date, a total of 742…
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Volcanic activity
Guatemala
On 12 December 2020, the National Coordinator for the Reduction of Disasters (CONRED), reported that the Santiaguito Volcano has increased its seismic activity and generated ash columns that reached 3,300 meters above sea level. Ash fall were reported in the following villages of San Felipe…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala
On 11 December 2020, the Guatemala National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED), reported extremely low temperatures affecting several communities in Guatemala. To date, 558 people have been taken to 7 open shelters in the departments of Guatemala, Quiché,…
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Severe Weather
Mexico
On 7 December 2020, the Tabasco Government in Mexico, reported heavy rain and river overflows affecting several families in the municipalities of Jonuta and Centro, State of Tabasco. Media reported that 36,000 people were affected in the following municipalities: Centro…
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Wildfire
United States of America
On 4 December 2020, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), reported a fire that began on Wednesday 2 December and burned private and state land in and around Silverado Canyon, Portola Hills, and Foothill Ranch, California (…
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Severe Weather
Colombia
On 30 November 2020, media reported heavy rain and flooding in Carmen del Darien Municipality, Choco Department, Colombia. There were 310 families, indigenous communities, and more than 45 hectares of agricultural land affected due to an overflow of the Domingo river…
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Severe Weather
Bolivia
On 30 November 2020, media reported heavy rain and an overflow of El Monte stream flooding several neighborhoods and roads in Tarija Department, Bolivia. In addition, floods affected the Obrero Hospital; the report indicated that personnel were deployed to assist emergencies…