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2009’S DISASTERS IN PICTURES FROM WILDFIRES TO CYCLONES AND TYPHOONS, TO EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS, TO FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES, TO VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS AND WINTER STORMS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

WILDFIRE: AUSTRALIA; FEB 9-11

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

CYCLONE HAMISH: MARCH 8-10

CYCLONE HAMISH: OIL SPILL IMPACTS AUSTRALIAN BEACHES

FLOODS: RED RIVER & FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA: MARCH 28-30

N. DAKOTA VOLUNTEERS EMPLACING 1,000,000 SAND BAGS: MARCH 28-30

L’AQUILLA, ITALY; APRIL 6

L'AQUILA AND 26 TOWNS AND VILLAGES DEVASTATED

L'AQUILA: LOCATED IN OLD LAKE BED

WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA

WINDS EXACERBATE WILDFIRES: SANTA BARBARA, CA; MAY 5-10

YUNNAN, china EARTHQUAKE:

YUNNAN, CHINA: JULY 9

MORAKOT’S PATH: AUGUST 7-10

CHIATUNG, TAIWAN: FLOODING; AUGUST 9

MORAKOT-TRIGGERED LANDSLIDE BURIES TAIWAN VILLAGE, AUG 10

“MONSTER WILDFIRE” NEAR LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA COVERING 190 SQUARE MILES AND GROWING RAPIDLY NOT CONTAINED UNTIL SEPT 15th August 28 – September 15, 2009

WILDFIRES NEAR LOS ANGELES, CA

WILDFIRES NEAR ATHENS, GREECE

WILDFIRES NEAR ATHENS: AUGUST 22, 2009

FLASH FLOODS NEAR ISTHANBUL: SEPTEMBER 9

FLASH FLOODS NEAR ISTHANBUL, TURKEY: SEPT 9

INDONESIA: SEPT 30 - OCT 1

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 — M7.6 OCTOBER 1, 2009 — M6.6 TWO LARGE EARTHQUAKES STRIKE WEST SUMATRA AND JAMBI, INDONESIA WHILE IT IS STILL RECOVERING FROM THE 2004 TSUNAMI DISASTER DECEMBER 26, 2004 –- M9.0 SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 — M7.6 OCTOBER 1, 2009 — M6.6

PADANG, INDONESIA

PADANG, INDONESIA: FIRE

QUAKE-TRIGGERED LANDSLIDE: PADANG PARIAMAN, INDONESIA

PHILIPPINES HIT BY KETSANA, PARMA, MIRINAE: SEPT- NOV

KETSANA: CAINTA RIZAL

KETSANA: QUESON CITY

KETSANA: PHILIPPINES; SEPT 23-30

PARMA: PHILIPPINES; OCT 9

PARMA: MUD FLOWS; OCT 12

MIRINAE: NOV 2

AMERICAN SAMOA: SEPT 29

TSUNAMI: PAGO PAGO, ANERICAN SAMOA; SEPT 29

HURRICANE IDA, LAST OF SEASON: NOV 5

FLOODS IN CUMBRIA, ENGLAND

FLOODS: CUMBRIA; UK; NOV 29-30

MOUNT MAYON: THE PHILIPPINES; DEC 16

33,000 EVACUATED AS MOUNT MAYON ERUPTS: DEC 18

WINTER STORM: DEC 18 - 20

WINTER STORM: 2/3 M; DEC 18