Cumbre Vieja Volcano eruption — 19/Sep/2021
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palmas in Spain’s Canary Islands erupted for the first time in 50 years on Sunday 19th September. This followed an increase in seismic activity in the previous seven days which had raised concerns that …
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Haiti Earthquake — 14/Aug/2021
Carlos CO2JC, Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator for IARU-R2 reports that local Radio Amateurs are on alert after today’s earthquake in Haiti. He writes; “According to preliminary information from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), on the morning of today at 12:29 …
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Algerian Radio Amateurs assisting fire response — UPDATED.
Radio Amateurs from the Algerian National Society ARA are assisting their Government in the response to forest fires in Ouacif (Tizi-Ouzou), where 65 people have lost their lives already. An ARA team was dispatched to the scene of the incident, …
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Amateur Radio responds to flooding in Western Europe
Unprecedented heavy rain caused widespread flooding in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands with over 120 deaths and hundreds more people unaccounted for. The rains which started on Wednesday caused rivers to burst their banks and the water converged into major …
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Petrinja Earthquake
An earthquake today at 12:19 UTC has caused severe damage in Petrinja in Croatia. The town is about 50 kilometres from the capital Zagreb. The neighbouring country Slovenia has shut down the Krsko nuclear power plant as a precaution. The earthquake …
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