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Latest Disasters

V1

Event	Type	Date	Region	More Info
Taal Volcanic Activity 2021	Volcanoes	July 3, 2021	Oceania - Philippines	Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
Tropical Storm Elsa 2021	Hurricanes & Cyclones	July 1, 2021	North America - U.S.A., Caribbean Isles	Disasters Mapping Portal products
Mt. Nyiragongo Eruption 2021	Volcanoes	June 22, 2021	Africa - Democratic Republic of the Congo	Disasters program activities
Laos Flooding June 2021	Floods	June 13, 2021	Asia - Laos	Disasters program activities

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Type	Date	Region	More Info
Taal Volcanic Activity 2021
Volcanoes	July 3, 2021	Oceania - Philippines	Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
Tropical Storm Elsa 2021
Hurricanes & Cyclones	July 1, 2021	North America - U.S.A., Caribbean Isles	NASA Activation Page
Mt. Nyiragongo Eruption 2021
Volcanoes	June 22, 2021	Africa - Democratic Republic of the Congo	NASA Activation Page
Laos Flooding June 2021
Floods	June 13, 2021	Asia - Laos	NASA Activation Page

V3

Taal Volcanic Activity 2021				Type: Volcanoes Date: July 3, 2021 Region: Oceania - Philippines More Info: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
Tropical Storm Elsa 2021				Type: Hurricanes & Cyclones Date: July 1, 2021 Region: North America - U.S.A., Caribbean Isles More Info: NASA Activation Page
Mt. Nyiragongo Eruption 2021				Type: Volcanoes Date: June 22, 2021 Region: Africa - Democratic Republic of the Congo More Info: NASA Activation Page
Laos Flooding June 2021				Type: Floods Date: June 13, 2021 Region: Asia - Laos More Info: NASA Activation Page