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Global Disasters 2009: From Wildfires to Tsunamis

Explore 2009's devastating disasters worldwide, including wildfires in Australia, cyclones in Taiwan, earthquakes in China, and floods in North Dakota. Witness the impacts of these catastrophic events through photos capturing the destruction and human resilience.

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Global Disasters 2009: From Wildfires to Tsunamis

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  1. 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

  2. WILDFIRE: AUSTRALIA; FEB 9-11

  3. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

  4. CYCLONE HAMISH:MARCH 8-10

  5. CYCLONE HAMISH: OIL SPILL IMPACTS AUSTRALIAN BEACHES

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

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

  8. L’AQUILLA, ITALY; APRIL 6

  9. L'AQUILA AND 26 TOWNS AND VILLAGES DEVASTATED

  10. L'AQUILA: LOCATED IN OLD LAKE BED

  11. WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA

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

  13. YUNNAN, china EARTHQUAKE:

  14. YUNNAN, CHINA: JULY 9

  15. MORAKOT’S PATH: AUGUST 7-10

  16. CHIATUNG, TAIWAN: FLOODING; AUGUST 9

  17. MORAKOT-TRIGGERED LANDSLIDE BURIES TAIWAN VILLAGE, AUG 10

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

  19. WILDFIRES NEAR LOS ANGELES, CA

  20. WILDFIRES NEAR ATHENS, GREECE

  21. WILDFIRES NEAR ATHENS: AUGUST 22, 2009

  22. FLASH FLOODS NEAR ISTHANBUL: SEPTEMBER 9

  23. FLASH FLOODS NEARISTHANBUL, TURKEY: SEPT 9

  24. INDONESIA: SEPT 30 - OCT 1

  25. 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

  26. PADANG, INDONESIA

  27. PADANG, INDONESIA: FIRE

  28. QUAKE-TRIGGERED LANDSLIDE: PADANG PARIAMAN, INDONESIA

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

  30. KETSANA: CAINTA RIZAL

  31. KETSANA: QUESON CITY

  32. KETSANA: PHILIPPINES; SEPT 23-30

  33. PARMA: PHILIPPINES; OCT 9

  34. PARMA: MUD FLOWS; OCT 12

  35. MIRINAE: NOV 2

  36. AMERICAN SAMOA: SEPT 29

  37. TSUNAMI: PAGO PAGO, ANERICAN SAMOA; SEPT 29

  38. HURRICANE IDA, LAST OF SEASON: NOV 5

  39. FLOODS IN CUMBRIA, ENGLAND

  40. FLOODS: CUMBRIA; UK; NOV 29-30

  41. MOUNT MAYON: THE PHILIPPINES; DEC 16

  42. 33,000 EVACUATED AS MOUNT MAYON ERUPTS: DEC 18

  43. WINTER STORM: DEC 18 - 20

  44. WINTER STORM: 2/3 M; DEC 18

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