On March 2, 2012, tropical storrn Irina struck Madagascar at about 00.00 GMT and is forecasted to hit Mozamboque as a tropical Cyclone about 20:00 GMT on March 3. According to data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Worning Cenrer, the point of landfall will be near 24.9 S, 35.7 E. Irina is expected to bring 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 129 km/h (80 mph). The storm is expected to cause heavy rain and flash flooding in Mozambique, and storm surges generally between 1.2 and 1.5 metres (4-5 feet).

On January 16, 2012, Mozambique’s coast was hit by the tropical depression “Dando” followed by cyclone “Funso”. With wind speeds up to 220 km/h and torrential rains the storms have caused severe damages and floods.

About 13,000 people as well as communication and infrastructure along the coast have been affected.

Since December 27, 2011, a massive forest fire raged through the Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile and has destroyed an area of about 125 sq km. Hundreds of military personnel and fire fighters were deployed at the scene to fight the blaze and managed to bring the fire under control on January 2, 2012.

Since December 27, 2011 , a massive forest fire raged through the Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile and has destroyed an area of about 125 sq km. Hundreds of military personnel and fire fighters were deployed at the scene to fight the blaze and managed to bring the fire under control on January 2, 2012.

On November 06, 2011 , heath and forest fires were reported in the mountain region near Sibiu in Romania.
The map shows the burnt area extent derived by semiautomatic image analysis of SPOT-S data (2.S m resolution) acquired on November 08, 2011. As derived from the analysis of the satellite data an area of about 41 hectares mainly covered by natural grassland burnt down up to this date. A breakdown of the type of burnt land cover is given in the table. Furthermore a more detailed view of the detected burnt areas is shown in the zoom boxes.

On October 23, 2011 an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 at 5 km depth hit the province of Van in eastern Turkey, followed by a series of powerful aftershocks of magnitudes up to 5.6. The epicentre was located at 38° 37' 40.80"N, 43° 29' 9.60"E, at the village of Tabanli 19 km north·east of the city of Van between the Van Lake and the Iranian border.
Several municipalities around the Van Lake were affected.

On Sunday October 23, 2011 an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 at 5 km depth hit the province of Van in eastern Turkey, followed by a series of powerful aftershocks of magnitudes up to 5.6. The epicentre was located at 38' 37' 40.80"N, 43' 29' 9.60"E, at the village of Tabanli 19 km north·east of the city of Van between the Van Lake and the Iranian border. Several municipalities around the Van Lake were affected.

On Sunday October 23, 2011 an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 at 5 km depth hit the province of Van in eastern Turkey. followed by a series of powerful aftershocks of magnitudes up 10 5.6. The epicentre was located at 38" 37' 40.BO"N , 43~ 29' 9.60"E, at the village of Tabanli 19 km north-east of the city of Van between the Van Lake and the Iranian border. Several municipalities around the Van Lake were affected.