Map of Selected Global Significant Events during December 2002 Click here for information on drought in the western U.S. Click here for information about winter storms that affected the eastern U.S. Click here for information about flooding in Costa Rica and Panama Click here for information about flooding and landslides in Brazil Click here for information about drought in Finland Click here for information about drought in Mauritania Click here for information about heavy snowfall in northern India Click here for information about drought in Australia Click here for information about Typhoon Pongsona Click here for information about Tropical Cyclone Zoe