Natural Hazards Monitoring
Updates on natural hazards in the Americas
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Unofficial
Wildfire
United States
On Sunday 18 July, media reported that amid oppressively high temperatures and drought affecting the western United States and Canada, the huge fire ravaging the state of Oregon grew again on 18 July and authorities ordered new evacuations, which had already covered more than 2,000…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala
On 13 July, the Guatemala National Coordinating System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish), that since the beginning of the rainy season, 288 severe weather incidents affecting 625,981 people have been reported. These weather incidents include floods,…
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Wildfire
United States
On 13 June, the California Fire Department of Forestry and Fire protection reported that the River Fire in Mariposa County, California has burned 9,500 acres of land, destroyed 5 buildings, and is currently 15% contained. Parts of Madera County are under mandatory evacuation orders…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala
On 9 July, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported that during the 2021 rainy season over 285 severe weather events ranging from floods landslides, mud flows, strong winds, and falling trees were reported. In…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala
On 8 July, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish), reported heavy rainfall, floods, and 2 landslides in 4 departments affecting 482 people. The impacted departments were San Marcos, Guatemala, Izabal, and Quiché. A…
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Tropical Storm Elsa
United States
On 8 June, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency reported Tropical Storm Elsa’s move across the eastern shore towards the eastern Mid-Atlantic States. Evacuation orders have been lifted from Florida and the number of shelters open has decreased to 5 with…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala
On 6 July, the Guatemala National Coordination System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish), reported severe weather events in five departments that affected 1,073 people and caused the evacuation of 55 people. The impacted departments of Quiché, Jalapa, El Progreso,…
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Hurricane Elsa
United States
On 6 July, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that Hurricane Elsa has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm and will make landfall on the western shore of Florida on Wednesday 7 July, but Tropical Storm conditions are…
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Severe Weather
Guatemala
On 1 July, the Guatemala National Coordinating System for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish), reported six severe weather events that affected 2,616 people in the departments of San Marcos, Chiquimula, Sololá, Jalapa, and Quiché. Due to damage that was caused…