2020 Elections. Around 400 people died in floods and flash floods in Pakistan in 2020. An Australian woman and a New Zealand man who were missing in the aftermath of New Zealand's White Island volcano eruption are officially confirmed dead, taking the death toll to 20. ... Show more videos from . Natural Disasters. ahead-of-print No. 3. NEW ZEALAND. Latest Video. New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern moves a motion in the Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand, to declare a climate emergency, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Brown New Zealand Glaciers. Latest From Natural Disasters . Hong Kong Protests. New Natural Disaster Response Model to improve customer experience during the next natural disaster 2 Nov 2020 The Earthquake Commission (EQC) and private insurers have today announced a new partnership that will provide an improved, more collaborative approach to supporting New Zealanders through natural disasters in the future. From the most deadly virus ever known to mankind to forest fires and locust swarms, 2020 has sure been the year that our ancestors warned us about. 9 Aug, 2020 1:13pm . new video loaded: Rescue Efforts ... New Zealand Announces Charges in Volcanic Eruption Investigation. It will be centred roughly 60km west of Queenstown, in the South Westland area. Wu, J.Y. Shake alert: Why Kiwis want a quake warning system. According to Munich Re's 2020 annual report on natural disasters, the … The 2020 New Zealand Earthquake (pronounced "TWENTY-TWENTY", also known as the Alpine Fault Quake and the 2020 South Island Quake) is a magnitude 8.7 earthquake that will occur on the Alpine Fault in New Zealand's South Island at 11:31 (local) on Thursday, June 18th, 2020. 7 minutes to read . ahead-of-print. (2020), "Impact of natural disasters on New Zealand regional family businesses: perspectives of baby boomer family business owners", Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Vol. The year 2020 is finally coming to an end and thank God for it. New Zealand Travel Australia Travel ... Freak natural disasters — most with what scientists say likely have a climate change connection — seem to be everywhere in the crazy year 2020… The recent bushfires that ravaged Australia is not only a concern for the land down under but also neighboring countries such as New Zealand. New Zealand has marked one week since its White Island volcano tourism disaster with a minute's silence amid mounting queries over safety and liability. Date & time: 18 Jun 2020 12:49:54 UTC - Magnitude: 7.4 Depth: 33.0 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.45909°S / 177.57637°W (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand) Nearest volcano: Volcano W (245 km / 152 mi) Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 10 15 joules (2206 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 x … Images of glaciers in New Zealand turning brown was one of the aftermaths caused by the Aussie bushfire, which may result in a quicker meltdown of the glaciers. NEW ZEALAND. The natural disasters in 2020 brought catastrophic results for millions across nations in 2020. Natural disasters in Australia and New Zealand Expect the unexpected - Scientific facts and economic impacts Australia and New Zealand have been hit hard by natural catastrophes in recent years: floods, cyclones, hailstorms, bushfires and earthquakes.