What We're Watching: Weekly Disaster Update, February 17

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A new strain of H5N1 was detected in dairy cattle in Nevada this past week, infecting one person.

An estimated 6.2 million women and girls risk exposure to different forms of gender-based violence (GBV) 90% of rural areas lacking access to life-saving care for survivors of GBV.

Yemen ranks as the third most vulnerable country globally to climate change.

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What We're Watching: Weekly Disaster Update, February 17

A new strain of H5N1 was detected in dairy cattle in Nevada this past week, infecting one person.An estimated 6.2 million women and girls risk exposure to different forms of gender-based violence...more