Posted by feww on November 19, 2011
FIRE-EARTH FORECAST:
MAJOR GEOLOGICAL EPISODES COULD IMPACT THE ENTIRE WESTERN UNITED STATES, BEGINNING IN THE NEXT 18 MONTHS [PROBABILITY ≥ 0.8]
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WARNING: Many parts of the United States could become ‘unrecognizable’ due to extreme climatic, geophysical and geological episodes over the next 18 months: FIRE-EARTH Forecast
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Posted by feww on November 19, 2011
Reno Fire Declared a Major Disaster by FEMA
A fast-moving 2,000-acre blaze whipped by 100 kph (60 mph) destroys at least 20 Reno homes, forces 10,000 people to evacuate and prompts Nevada Gov to declare a state of emergency in the state’s largest city (pop: 700,000 metro area)
Disaster Calendar 2011 – November 19
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- Nevada, USA. A fast-moving massive blaze has destroyed at least 20 Reno homes, forcing 10,000 people to evacuate.
- At least one person was reported dead as a result of a heart attack, and dozens were injured, mostly from smoke inhalation, respiratory or cardiac conditions.
- “‘The whole mountain was on fire,’ said a Mountain Springs Road resident who escaped with his wife first to a shopping center and later to Reno High School after waking to the smell of intense smoke about 1:30 a.m.” AP reported.
- The authorities ordered 90 schools to close.
Fire Report Summary by InciWeb:
The Caughlin fire is currently burning near homes on the southwest side of Reno, NV. The fire is scattered throughout a 2,000 acre area burning in a south to southwesterly direction.
Evacuation areas are from southwest of McCarran and S. Virginia Street and the entire area between Skyline Blvd, S. McCarran and Plumas.
Other Global Disasters
- Virginia, USA. The Disaster President has declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia because of the damage caused by the Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee during the period of September 8-9, 2011
- The worst affected counties are Caroline, Essex, Fairfax, King and Queen, King George, Prince William, and Westmoreland and the independent City of Alexandria.
- Connecticut, USA. The Disaster President has declared a major disaster exists in the State of Connecticut in the area affected by the deadly pre-Halloween storm during the period of October 29-30, 2011.
- The worst affected areas are in Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, Tolland, and Windham Counties. Also affected were tribal lands of the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Tribal Nations.
- Southeast Asia. At least 20 million people in SEA have been affected by flooding since June 2011. The worst affected countries are Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
- Massachusetts, USA. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 7 counties in Massachusetts as agricultural disaster areas due to losses caused by excessive rain and high winds associated with Tropical Storm Irene that occurred Aug. 28-31, 2011.
- The counties declared as Primary disaster areas are Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth.
- The counties declared as Contiguous disaster areas are Bristol, Norfolk and Suffolk.
- Maryland, USA. USDA has designated 22 counties in Maryland as agricultural disaster areas due to losses caused by the combined effects of drought, excessive heat and damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee that occurred April 1 – Oct. 31, 2011.

List of Maryland counties designated as Primary Disaster Areas. Source: USDA

List of Maryland counties designated as Contiguous Disaster Areas. Source: USDA
- The District of Columbia and following counties in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia were also added to the disaster declaration because the areas are contiguous.
- Delaware: Kent, New Castle and Sussex counties.
- District of Columbia.
- Pennsylvania: Adams, Chester, Franklin, Fulton and Lancaster counties.
- Virginia: Accomack, Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
- West Virginia: Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties.
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