Flooding in NE Brazil

Type of event: flood

Location: Northeast Brazil

Dates of event: June 21, 2010 rainfall

June 22, 2010 major flooding

June 23, 2010 death tolling and rainfall

Description of event: floods trap and wash away poorly constructed homes/shacks

Loss: 55 dead, 1,000+ missing, 50,000 people are made homeless, Up to a million others have been forced to abandon their homes. Roads washed away

Bibliography: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/photo/2010-06/23/c_13365319.htm
http://feww.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/apocalyptic-floods-in-ne-brazil-kill-dozens-hundreds-missing/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_northeastern_Brazil_floods

Flooding in Oklahoma City

Type of event: flooding

Location: Oklahoma, northside Oklahoma City

Dates of event: June 12 rainfall

June 13 2010 rainfall

Monday, June 14, 2010, floods

Description of event:
Up to 10 inches (25cm) of rain deluged parts of the Oklahoma City area leaving hundreds of people stranded.

Cause of event: rain

Loss: 6,700 homes and businesses lost power, 200 people have been injured

Bibliography: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/06/14/flash_flooding_strands_dozens_in_oklahoma_city/
http://feww.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/oklahoma-city-under-deluge/

Deadly Landslides in Bangladesh, Burma, China

Type of event: landslide

Location: Bangladesh, Burma, China

Dates of event: June 15, 2010

Description of event: rain triggers landslide, a collapse site in Pengta Town of Kangding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan Province, heavy rainfall kills and traps more

Loss: 100 dead, 20,000 people have been trapped by the flash floods, many still missing, over 10 billion yuan in damage

Bibliography: http://feww.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/deadly-landslides-kill-100-in-bangladesh-china/
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=59976 http://article.wn.com/view/2010/06/15/Officials_Raintriggered_landslides_kill_at_least_38_people_i/

Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

Type: Storms, tornadoes, and flooding

Location: Minnesota

• Jul 1 storms hit
  
• Dates of event: Federal Aid Programs For State Of Minnesota Disaster Recovery, Jul 2
  
• President Declares Major Disaster For Minnesota, Jul 2
  

Bibliography: http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/meteomadness/story/33477/post-4.asp http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=13014

Texas vs hurricane Alex

Type of event: Tropical Storm

Location: southeast Texas and northern Mexico

 

Dates of event: Jul 1-
FEMA Continues To Support Texas In Aftermath Of Hurricane Alex, hurricane hits Mexico

• Jun 30-FEMA Prepares For Landfall Of Hurricane Alex, hurricane hits Texas, FEMA Fully Engaged And Coordinating With Texas In Hurricane Alex Emergency Preparedness
  
• Jun 29-Federal Aid Programs For State Of Texas Emergency, President Declares Emergency For Texas
  

Description of event: Category 1 Tropical Storm

Cause of event: Warm Air, Warm Water Make Conditions Right, Converging Winds Create Tropical storm

Economic loss: 10 billion pesos ($765 million)

Deaths and other negative effects: up to 12 dead 1,000s homeless, 130,000 people are known to be without water

Bibliography: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/06/mexicos-death-toll-from-hurricane-alex-up-to-12/
http://environment.about.com/od/globalwarming/a/hurricanecauses.htm

http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1110ap_tropical_weather.html

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2010-06-29-texas-hurricane_N.htm

http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=12992