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Global Catastrophe Review – 2015
GC BRIEFING An Update from GC Analytics© March 2016 GLOBAL CATASTROPHE REVIEW – 2015 The year 2015 was a quiet one in terms of global significant insured losses, which totaled around USD 30.5 billion. Insured losses were below the 10-year and 5-year moving averages of around USD 49.7 billion and USD 62.6 billion, respectively (see Figures 1 and 2). Last year marked the lowest total insured catastrophe losses since 2009 and well below the USD 126 billion seen in 2011. 1 The most impactful event of 2015 was the Port of Tianjin, China explosions in August, rendering estimated insured losses between USD 1.6 and USD 3.3 billion, according to the Guy Carpenter report following the event, with a December estimate from Swiss Re of at least USD 2 billion. The series of winter storms and record cold of the eastern United States resulted in an estimated USD 2.1 billion of insured losses, whereas in Europe, storms Desmond, Eva and Frank in December 2015 are expected to render losses exceeding USD 1.6 billion. Other impactful events were the damaging wildfires in the western United States, severe flood events in the Southern Plains and Carolinas and Typhoon Goni affecting Japan, the Philippines and the Korea Peninsula, all with estimated insured losses exceeding USD 1 billion. The year 2015 marked one of the strongest El Niño periods on record, characterized by warm waters in the east Pacific tropics. This was associated with record-setting tropical cyclone activity in the North Pacific basin, but relative quiet in the North Atlantic. -
Appendix 8: Damages Caused by Natural Disasters
Building Disaster and Climate Resilient Cities in ASEAN Draft Finnal Report APPENDIX 8: DAMAGES CAUSED BY NATURAL DISASTERS A8.1 Flood & Typhoon Table A8.1.1 Record of Flood & Typhoon (Cambodia) Place Date Damage Cambodia Flood Aug 1999 The flash floods, triggered by torrential rains during the first week of August, caused significant damage in the provinces of Sihanoukville, Koh Kong and Kam Pot. As of 10 August, four people were killed, some 8,000 people were left homeless, and 200 meters of railroads were washed away. More than 12,000 hectares of rice paddies were flooded in Kam Pot province alone. Floods Nov 1999 Continued torrential rains during October and early November caused flash floods and affected five southern provinces: Takeo, Kandal, Kampong Speu, Phnom Penh Municipality and Pursat. The report indicates that the floods affected 21,334 families and around 9,900 ha of rice field. IFRC's situation report dated 9 November stated that 3,561 houses are damaged/destroyed. So far, there has been no report of casualties. Flood Aug 2000 The second floods has caused serious damages on provinces in the North, the East and the South, especially in Takeo Province. Three provinces along Mekong River (Stung Treng, Kratie and Kompong Cham) and Municipality of Phnom Penh have declared the state of emergency. 121,000 families have been affected, more than 170 people were killed, and some $10 million in rice crops has been destroyed. Immediate needs include food, shelter, and the repair or replacement of homes, household items, and sanitation facilities as water levels in the Delta continue to fall. -
Pacific Islands Forest Health Highlights 2016
PACIFIC ISLANDS APRIL 2017 Insect Activity . 1 Invasive Plants . 6 Disease Activity . 7 Contacts & Additional Information . .. 8 Forest2016 highlights Health VISIT US ON THE WEB: WWW.FS.USDA.GOV/MAIN/R5/FOREST-GRASSLANDHEALTH Cycad Aulacaspis Scale (CAS) Forest Resource Summary Cycad aulacaspis scale (CAS), Aulacaspis yasumatsui, invaded Guam The US-affiliated Islands of the western Pacific cover an area larger in 2003. Since initial detection, the scale, and plant health of the than the continental United States, with a total land mass of 965 native cycad Cycas micronesica, has been monitored by Dr. Thomas square miles. The area includes the Territories of American Samoa Marler, University of Guam (UOG), in part, with funds from the and Guam, the states of Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap in the Cooperative Lands Forest Health Management Program (USDA Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republics of Palau and the Forest Service, R5). In November 2015 Cycas micronesica was added Marshall Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana to the Threatened list under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Islands (CNMI). Approximately 325,000 acres are forested. Dr. Marler’s monitoring of cycad populations also includes those on Rota, Yap, Tinian and Palau. His 2016 assessment of survival and health in the permanent plots on Guam indicated mortality was similar to previous years, with an absolute mortality rate of 20 trees per hectare. From 2010 to the end of 2016 he estimates 14 trees are dying per hectare per year and that tree density will fall below 200 trees per hectare for the first time during 2017. -
Flashupdate 8May TC Noul.Pdf (PDF | 592.82
10 Dec 278 kph 9 Dec 8 Dec Typhoon Noul Storm Seven Wind impact estimation PHILIPPINES. Tropical Cyclone NOUL (Typhoon 'Dodong') has been developing in the THAILAND INDONESIA LAO PDR Pacific Ocean since 3 May 2015. It continues to Flood (Ongoing since 16-09-13) Flood Storm (Ongoing since 18-09-13) http://adinet.ahacentre.org/report/view/426 http://adinet.ahacentre.org/report/view/437 http://adinet.ahacentre.org/report/view/428 gain its strength as it moves west northwest Heavy rains caused flooding in Central and Due to the heavy rainfall, flood occurred in Sigi, Tropical Depression from South Cina Sea heading to Luzon.The current wind speed is Northern part of Thailand claiming for 31 death. Central Sulawesi Province. This incident causing flood in Champasack, Saravanne, about 150 km/h with 17 km/h movement. Based More than 3 million families have been affected affected 400 people and damaged 50 houses. Savannakhet, Sekong and Attapeu, impacting with more than 1,000 houses were damaged. 200,000 people and causing 4 deaths and on PAGASA, NOUL is now 595 km east of Twister damaging 1,400 houses. Bicol http://adinet.ahacentre.org/report/view/438 Borongan, Eastern Samar Province. CAMBODIA Eastern Visayas Flood (Ongoing since 24-09-13) VIET NAM Projection of Typhoon NOUL : Twister occurred in Binjai, North Sumatra Storm http://adinet.ahacentre.org/report/view/434 Province. The wind damaged 328 houses and 2 Typhoon NOUL's wind speed may reach 160 Central Visayas http://adinet.ahacentre.org/report/view/436 office buildings. km/h or more, in the next days. -
Estimation of the Sea Surface Wind in the Vicinity of Typhoon Using Himawari-8 Low-Level Amvs
Estimation of the sea surface wind in the vicinity of typhoon using Himawari-8 low-level AMVs Kenichi NONAKA, Kazuki SHIMOJI (MSC/JMA) and Koji KATO (Forecast Division/JMA) 13th International Winds Workshop June 27 – July 1, 2016 @Monterey, California, USA MSC/JMA Contents l Usefulness of Himawari-8 AMV for typhoon analysis l Comparison low-level AMV with ASCAT and RapidScat and estimation of sea surface wind from AMV l Accuracy of the estimated sea surface wind l Future plans l Summary IWW13@Monterey, California, USA 2 MSC/JMA Typhoon analysis Analysts and forecasters estiMate the tropical cyclone intensity using wind data over the ocean. But in situ observations such as ships and buoys are sparse. ASCAT and RapidScat sea wind data are very helpful and are Mainly used for the analysis, but the aMounts of data are not so enough. If we can evaluate surface winds over the ocean froM AMVs that assigned to low level, they are also very helpful for analysts and forecasters. ? IWW13@Monterey, California, USA 3 MSC/JMA IMproveMent in AMVs Retrieval Himawari-8 AMVs derived from MTSAT-2 AMVs derived from MTSAT- Himawari-8 imagery with new algorithm 2 imagery and heritage algorithm Resolution Resolution 2km/10min. 4km/30min. Resolution 4km/60min. Colder color : upper level wind warmer color : low level wind Himawari-8 and MTSAT-2 IR AMV (QI>60, 2015 01 14 1700UTC) IWW13@Monterey, California, USA 4 MSC/JMA AHI spectral bands Himawari-8/9 Imager (AHI) Spatial Central Band Primary Use Resolution Wavelength 1 0.47 µm vegetation, aerosol 1 km 2 Visible -
US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) (Formerly Broadcasting Board of Governors) Operations and Stations Division (T/EOS) Monthly Reports, 2014-2019
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Island Echoes
ISLAND ECHOES Summary of Ministry Needs Dear Friends, is a publication of Growing up in the island world where the word Pacific Mission Aviation Personnel Needs: “Typhoon” raises a lot of fear, concern and (PMA). Missionary pastors emotion... I know what it’s like to spend the night Administrative and ministry assistants on land or sea, with the screaming gusts of wind Issue Youth workers for island churches and torrential rains causing chaos and leaving 2-2015 (July) Boat captain for medical ship M/V Sea Haven destruction in its wake. Typhoons... a rare Boat mechanic for medical ship M/V Sea Haven phenomenon? No! In one year the Philippines, the On our Cover Missionary pilots/mechanics for Micronesia/Philippines archipelago of more than 7,100 islands is hit by an Tyhpoon Maysak Relief Computer personnel for radio, media and print ministry average of 20 typhoons or tropical storms each Efforts, photos courtesy of Short term: Canon copier technician needed for year, which kill hundreds and sometimes Brad Holland maintenance and repair at Good News Press PMA President Nob Kalau thousands of people. Editors Bringing relief items to victims in the outer islands of Micronesia via the MV Sea Melinda Espinosa Infrastructure Needs: Haven, I have witnessed the mutilating destruction to atolls and islands. For some Sylvia Kalau islanders, the only means of safety and survival is tying their children to a coconut tree Sabine Musselwhite Renovation/Improvement for PMF Patnanungan as the waves sweep over their homeland. For others, it’s packing as many islanders as Parsonage including outside kitchen and dining area – After you can into the only cement-roof-building on the island, after your hut has blown Layout several typhoons and wear and tear of the building due to away. -
Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (12 - 18 May 2015)
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (12 - 18 May 2015) NEPAL NORTH-WEST PACIFIC A second major earthquake struck on Typhoon Dolphin tracked north of 12 May east of Kathmandu. The 7.3 Guam and the Northern Mariana magnitude quake caused further Islands on Fri 15 May, bringing torrential rain, dangerous seas and destruction to buildings and homes MONGOLIA damaged by last month's quake. The death damaging winds. The typhoon unroofed toll from the two quakes stands at over several houses and downed power poles and trees in Rota island (Northern 8,580 with over 16,800 injured, according to DPR KOREA JAPAN Marianas), while hundreds of people the Nepali Ministry of Home Affairs. Dolphin RO KOREA remain in shelters in Guam. Typhoon A total of 216 displacement sites were CHINA Dolphin is expected to track to the east of identified across 11 districts. Shelter, Kobe Japan over the coming days.4 drinking water and resumption of livelihood BHUTAN activities are reported as the priority needs. NEPAL INDONESIA Kathmandu PACIFIC displacement sites On 12 May, Mt. Karangetang in 216 Dhaka OCEAN North Sulawesi erupted, spewing Access remains a critical issue, especially INDIA volcanic ash, hot clouds and lava in as aftershocks continue to generate VIET BANGLADESH LAO NAM Northern Mariana the surrounding area, damaging houses landslides. The coming monsoon is MYANMAR PDR South Islands (US) and agricultural fields. Approximately 454 expected to aggravate road conditions, China families are displaced. The local authorities 1 Yangon further hampering relief efforts. Bay of THAILAND Sea Manila (BPBD) have requested affected families Bengal not to return to their homes as the Bangkok CAMBODIA Guam (US) INDIA PHILIPPINES volcano’s condition remains unstable. -
MEMBER REPORT ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee 10Th Integrated Workshop
MEMBER REPORT ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee 10th Integrated Workshop United States of America Pacific Region Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 26 – 30 October 2015 _____________________________________ Cover caption: This El Nino Year of 2015 has displayed anomalous equatorial westerlies across the entire Pacific Basin resulting in a chain of tropical cyclones that at times stretched from the Bay of Bengal in the west to the west coast of Mexico in the east. This infrared image shows tropical cyclone activity from the US East Pacific GOES- 15 and the Japanese Himawari-8 geostationary satellite in early July 2015. CONTENTS I. Overview of tropical cyclones which have affected or impacted Member’s area in 2015 II. Summary of progress in Key Result Areas 1. Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador Initiative 2. NWS Director addresses WMO Congress 3. CMA and NOAA sign agreement 4. Annual Tropical Cyclone, Disaster Preparedness and Climate Workshop 5. Annual Tropical Cyclone Exercises 6. NWS StormReady/TsunamiReady Program 7. AWIPS-II Implementation 8. Outreach and Training 9. Pacific International Desk 10. International Cooperation Efforts 11. Technological Improvements 12. Improved Typhoon-related Disaster Risk Management in Various Sectors 13. Resource Mobilization I. Overview of tropical cyclones which have affected or impacted Member’s area in 2015 1. Meteorological Assessment (highlighting forecasting issues/impacts) Western North Pacific (130E to 180, north of the equator) Overview Tropical cyclone activity in the Micronesian portion (area between the Equator and 23N from 130E to 180, not including Kiribati) of the western North Pacific from 15 October 2014 through 30 September 2015 Figure 1: Tropical Cyclones affecting Micronesia from 15 October 2014 through 30 September 2015. -
Chapter 5. Focus and Perspectives
83 | Chapter 5. Focus and perspectives This focus section complements CropWatch analyses presented in chapters 1 through 4 by presenting additional information about topics of interest to global agriculture. Section 5.1 presents a production outlook for 2015, while the other three sections focus on disaster events (5.2), agricultural developments in North America (section 5.3), and an update on El Niño (5.4). 5.1 Production outlook for 2015 The latest global CropWatch forecasts of maize, rice, wheat, and soybeans production for 2015 are presented in tables 5.1 and 5.2, providing both a quick overview (table 5.1) and detailed production estimates for each of the 31 countries monitored by CropWatch (table 5.2). Table 5.1. Overview of 2015 production estimates and forecasts for maize, rice, wheat, and soybean (thousand tons) for major and minor producers and exporters Maize Rice Wheat Soybean 2015 Δ% 2015 Δ% 2015 Δ% 2015 Δ% Major producers 874321 -1 660265 0 626630 1 284619 0 Minor producers 112255 3 80786 2 98212 2 25731 10 Total 986576 0 741051 0 724842 1 310350 1 Major exporters 479413 0 254646 -2 290126 2 250529 0 Note: Major exporters are those that normally account for 80% of world exports As shown in table 5.1, the total production of maize and rice is stable with a global production of 987 million tons and 741 million tons, respectively, close to that of 2014. With a production of 725 million tons, wheat production has increased 1% over 2014. Soybean global production increases by 1% at 310 million tons. -
2008 Tropical Cyclone Review Summarises Last Year’S Global Tropical Cyclone Activity and the Impact of the More Significant Cyclones After Landfall
2008 Tropical Cyclone 09 Review TWO THOUSAND NINE Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 NORTH ATLANTIC BASIN 2 Verification of 2008 Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclone Forecasts 3 Tropical Cyclones Making US Landfall in 2008 4 Significant North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones in 2008 5 Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclone Forecasts for 2009 15 NORTHWEST PACIFIC 17 Verification of 2008 Northwest Pacific Basin Tropical Cyclone Forecasts 19 Significant Northwest Pacific Tropical Cyclones in 2008 20 Northwest Pacific Basin Tropical Cyclone Forecasts for 2009 24 NORTHEAST PACIFIC 25 Significant Northeast Pacific Tropical Cyclones in 2008 26 NORTH INDIAN OCEAN 28 Significant North Indian Tropical Cyclones in 2008 28 AUSTRALIAN BASIN 30 Australian Region Tropical Cyclone Forecasts for 2009/2010 31 Glossary of terms 32 FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT [email protected], OR GO TO OUR CAT CENTRAL WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.GUYCARP.COM/PORTAL/EXTRANET/INSIGHTS/CATCENTRAL.HTML Tropical Cyclone Report 2008 Guy Carpenter ■ 1 Executive Summary The 2008 Tropical Cyclone Review summarises last year’s global tropical cyclone activity and the impact of the more significant cyclones after landfall. Tropical 1 cyclone activity is reviewed by oceanic basin, covering those that developed in the North Atlantic, Northwest Pacific, Northeast Pacific, North Indian Ocean and Australia. This report includes estimates of the economic and insured losses sus- tained from each cyclone (where possible). Predictions of tropical cyclone activity for the 2009 season are given per oceanic basin when permitted by available data. In the North Atlantic, 16 tropical storms formed during the 2008 season, compared to the 1950 to 2007 average of 9.7,1 an increase of 65 percent. -
Hawaii & Pacific Basin August 2015
Hawaii & Pacific Basin August 2015 Your Farm Service Agency Online Monthly Newsletter Covering the Latest Topics In this Issue: Typhoon Soudelor Sacks Tree Assistance Program (TAP) is available Saipan & Tinian for qualifying producers of papaya, banana Page 1: and other tropical fruits offering cost share to Typhoon Soudelor clean up and replant. Sacks Saipan & Tinian Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) helps offset ranchers’ losses of cattle, goats or Page 2: sheep. Reimbursement of Transportation Cost Emergency Livestock, Honey Bee and Farm Payment Program Raised Fish (ELAP) may be available to producers with losses of livestock, honey Deputy Under Secre- bees and farm raised fish. tary Taylor Visits with Maui Service Center Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) Page 3: may be made available to assist producers with the clean-up and restoration of Presidential Disaster Designations Trigger operations, including debris removal and Emergency Loans Typhoon Soudelor on August 2, 2015. fence replacement. Image credit: NASA Terra/MODIS. 2016 NAP Deadline Emergency Loans (EM) can assist qualified September 1, 2015 borrowers with the restoration or Once again our island homes and replacement of essential property; pay all or Conservation Field businesses were hit with devastating part of production costs associated with the Day weather when Typhoon Soudelor made disaster year; pay essential family living Page 4: landfall on Saipan and Tinian in the expenses; reorganize the farming operation; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana and refinance certain debts, excluding real Reporting Organic Crops Islands August 1-3, 2015. The damages estate. The Emergency Loan Program was were so extensive that within two days a triggered by the Presidential Disaster Interest Rates for Presidential Disaster Declaration was Declaration, and commercial producers will August 2015 issued and federal resources were have until April 5, 2016 to apply for this marshalled to provide relief.