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  1. www.who.int › health-topics › volcanic-eruptionsVolcanic eruptions - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Volcanic eruptions can also cause secondary events, such as floods, landslides and mudslides, if there are accompanying rain, snow or melting ice. Hot ashes can also start wildfires. Volcanic eruptions can impact climate change through emitting volcanic gases like sulfur dioxide, which causes global cooling, and volcanic carbon dioxide, which has the potential to promote global warming.

  2. www.who.int › about › accountabilityPreparedness saves lives through rapid response to volcanic...

    Tonga Preparedness saves lives through rapid response to volcanic eruption in Tonga. BACK. On 15 January 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano unleashed a powerful eruption, sending an ash plume soaring to an estimated height of 57km [1] and triggering a tsunami that wiped out infrastructure across multiple islands across the Pacific ...

  3. www.who.int › westernpacific › health-topicsVolcanic eruptions - World Health Organization (WHO)

    About us. A WHO field staff talks to a woman fetching water from a water catchment tank in Kiribati. Singapore contributes to regional health emergency readiness through achieving Emergency Medical Team classification. Parliamentarians call for strengthening health workforce in the Asia Pacific. WHO calls on Pacific leaders to make health and ...

  4. www.who.int › health-topics › landslidesLandslides - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Landslides can accompany heavy rains or follow droughts, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. Areas most vulnerable to landslides include: steep terrain, including areas at the bottom of canyons; land previously burned by wildfires; land that has been modified due to human activity, such as deforestation or construction; channels along a stream ...

  5. www.who.int › westernpacific › aboutWHO supports whole-of-UN response to volcanic eruption and...

    Jan 18, 2022 · The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely coordinating with other United Nations agencies and partners to support the response to the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga, including acting as a central channel of information in the face of continued telecommunications outages.The Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted at approximately 5:30pm local time on 15 January, spewing ...

  6. www.who.int › philippines › newsPhilippine emergency medical teams respond to Taal Volcano...

    Feb 27, 2020 · The Philippine Emergency Medical Assistance Team (PEMAT), led and coordinated by the Department of Health with support from the World Health Organization, answered the call to augment the health response during the Taal Volcano eruption. Emergency medical teams from the Dr Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium (DJNRMHS) in Caloocan City in Metro Manila and the Jose B. Lingad ...

  7. www.who.int › westernpacific › news-roomWHO strengthens coordination for public health emergency...

    May 15, 2024 · Public health emergency operations centres (PHEOCs) provide a mechanism to address the health consequences of emergencies such as volcanic eruptions or disease outbreaks.To boost national capacities, WHO established the public health emergency operations centre network (EOC-NET) in 2012. Today, EOC-NET comprises over 350 individuals from 70 countries with a shared vision of promoting well ...

  8. www.who.int › news-room › fact-sheetsDioxins - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Nov 29, 2023 · Dioxins are mainly by-products of industrial processes but can also result from natural processes, such as volcanic eruptions and forest fires. They are unwanted by-products of many manufacturing processes including smelting, chlorine bleaching of paper pulp and the manufacture of some herbicides and pesticides.

  9. www.who.int › publications › iFires: four tips to reduce food safety risks

    Jan 30, 2024 · Fires, explosions and volcanic eruptions can damage and contaminate food and water due to heat, smoke, fumes and chemicals. These flyers include tips to reduce food safety risks during a fire incident for households, food suppliers, vendors, food industry inspectors and workers. for food suppliers and vendors (‎2.940Mb)‎. for food industry ...

  10. www.who.int › about › accountabilityRapid and comprehensive volcano eruption response amid a pandemic

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Rapid and comprehensive volcano eruption response amid a pandemic. BACK. On 8 April 2021, volcanic activity from the La Soufriere volcano on the main island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rapidly increased. A same-day evacuation order was issued by the Prime Minister and the following day, on 9 April, the ...