Posts Tagged ‘2012 disasters’
Posted by feww on May 23, 2012
Aftershocks continue to rattle NE Italy; govt declares a 60-day state of emergency
About 5,000 people spent the night outdoors in parked cars or tent cities erected by the authorities, as the Italian government declared a 60-day state of emergency in NE region of the country covering areas around Bologna, Ferrara and Modena, where hundreds of businesses and thousands of workers have been affected.
- The quake killed at least 7 people and left dozens injured.
- At least 5,000 people were made homeless.
- Many homes as well as hundreds of businesses, small factories, warehouses, medieval churches, towers and castles have been damaged or destroyed.
- Many cows and other farm animals were killed in collapsed stables.
- Damage to the agriculture sector is estimated at more than 300 million euros [$380 million.]
Other Global Disasters, Significant Events
- Nevada, USA.A fast-moving wildfire which was threatening up to 200 homes in an area near the Nevada-California border has consumed at least a dozen homes.
- The fire has consumed about 4,000 acres in Douglas County, reports said.
- Wildfires in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico have consumed at least 120km² so far this year, and forced the residents of several small towns to evacuate.
- Azerbaijan. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake which struck southwestern Azerbaijan areas of Zaqatala and Gakh on May 7, 2012, has injured scores of people, damaged or destroyed more than 7,000 building and left about 7,000 families homeless, reports said.
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on May 11, 2012
Deadly storm leaves a trail of destruction in Gansu province, NW China
Extreme Weather has left more than 60 people dead or missing in Minxian County in Gansu Province, affecting tens of thousands of people and forcing about 3,000 people to flee their homes.
The storm, which lasted only about an hour, left a trail of destruction in 17 of the county’s 18 towns and many villages, dumping up to 70mm of rain, reports said.
Torrential rains and hail caused flash floods unleashing torrents of mud which destroyed homes, farmland and infrastructure.
Villager stands next to the remains of his house destroyed by hail and torrential rains in Minxian County in northwest China’s Gansu Province, May 11, 2012. The death toll has climbed to 24 and 37 people remain missing after hail and torrential rains battered Minxian County in Gansu Province on Thursday, the local government said Friday. The natural disaster on Thursday has affected 36,000 people in Minxian County, forcing the area to be evacuated of 2,183 local residents. Roads were blocked, houses collapsed, and farmland was destroyed by the extreme weather, according to state and local disaster relief agencies. (Xinhua/Nie Jianjiang). More images …
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Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 28, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,418 Days Left
[28 April 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,418 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 27, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,419 Days Left
[27 April 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,419 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 26, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,420 Days Left
[26 April 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,420 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 25, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,421 Days Left
[25 April 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,421 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 24, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,422 Days Left
[24 April 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,422 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 23, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,423 Days Left
[23 April 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,423 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 22, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,424 Days Left
[22 April 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,424 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 22, 2012
Major flooding expected across Russia
More than 4,700 towns across Russia are threatened by floods, especially in Yakutia, the Maritime, Khabarovsk and Krasnoyarsk Territories, and the Irkutsk region in Siberia, said a report.
“The risk zone includes some 1,900 highway sections, 378 railroad sections and 563 bridges.”
In the past two weeks tens of thousands of homes have been deluged in southern and central Russia affecting tens of thousands of residents; many people have been evacuated.
The worst-hit areas are in “the Republic of Tatarstan, and Saratov and Samara regions, as well as in parts of the Central and Volga Federal Districts, where 45 bridges, two dams and two sections of highways have been flooded.”
In the latest incident, the 803-year-old Kadom village was inundated by floowaters, according to Ryazan’s regional emergencies ministry.
“More than 500 homes have been flooded in the central Russian region of Ryazan after melting snow caused the river Moksha to overflow,” affecting about 1,200 people.
A state of emergency was earlier declared as floodwaters continued rising in the region, reports said.
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 21, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,425 Days Left
[21 April 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,425 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 20, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,426 Days Left
[20 April 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,426 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 19, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,427 Days Left
[19 April 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,427 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 18, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,428 Days Left
[18 April 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,428 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on April 17, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,429 Days Left
[17 April 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,429 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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