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# Natural Disasters

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A new EU directive means it will soon be mandatory for people to be sent SMS alerts during terror attacks
Culture strongly influences how young people cope with natural disasters, study finds
Donegal flood humanitarian scheme to be rolled out for all natural disasters
Facebook explains why safety check was available for Paris but not other 'human disasters'
Mexico is bracing for the most dangerous hurricane EVER, tonight
Fatal flood opens old wounds for an isolated, polygamous sect with a dark past
Five dead and more than 1 million evacuated from homes in Chile earthquake
PHOTOS: Thousands of firefighters battle "monster" California wildfire
Column: Women, the elderly, and the disabled are disproportionately hit by natural disasters
Forget bomb shelters, 'tsunami survival capsules' could be the new thing in Japan
These are the ten cities most at risk of being hit by natural disasters
Opinion: Humanitarian work is intense and all-consuming, but I believe in what I do
This island - a celebrity favourite - used to be covered in hot green glass
Column: People in the Philippines are desperate, stunned and hopeless
Women and children 14 times more likely to die during disasters
Ireland ready for natural disaster despite 'budgetary situation'
Explainer: What is reinsurance, and how does it help cover natural disasters?
Column: How to stop crises becoming disasters
Column: Ever wondered why the weather is getting weirder?
Natural disasters mean most expensive year ever for insurance damages
In pictures: the natural disasters of 2011