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Flood disasters with a potential humanitarian impact, as catalogued by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory for GDACS.

Green flood alert in Afghanistan
July 28, 2010: "Flash floods killed over 20 people and destroyed dozens of houses in different parts of Afghanistan on 26-27 July, according to the...
Orange flood alert in Pakistan
July 29, 2010: "Peshawar, Pakistan - At least 113 people have died and thousands more have been made homeless by flash floods triggered by torrential...
Green flood alert in Nepal
July 25, 2010: Kathmandu, Jul 25 (PTI) At least 12 people have died in various districts of Nepal due to floods and landslides over the...
Green flood alert in Indonesia
July 25, 2010: "Overflowing river submerges 3,000 houses, kills two Floodwaters from overflowing Satui River in South Kalimantan have submerged at least 3,000 houses in...
Green flood alert in Saudi Arabia
July 25, 2010: "Fourteen people have been killed in flash floods in Saudi Arabia.The floods also took another person away when they hit several mountainous...

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Quality of bathing water — 2009 bathing season
Annual summary report of bathing water quality in EU Member States.
EEA Signals 2010 - Biodiversity, climate change and you
Signals takes us on a journey, following the course of water from the glaciers of the Alps to the permafrost of the Arctic and the delta of the Ganges. We travel to familiar and far-flung places, looking at how we can rebuild our relationships with the crucial elements of everyday life— water, soil, air — and the animals and plants that make up the tapestry of life on Earth.