Disaster Calendar – 31 May 2012

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,385 Days Left

[31 May 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,385 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…

Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
• Back to the Primordial Future
• The Fate of Energy Dinosaurs
• Mass Die-offs

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State of Emergency Declared for 35 Oklahoma Counties

Tornadoes, severe storms, hail and flooding force OK governor to declare State of Emergency

The storms crossed Okla. Tuesday night and continued battering the state into Wednesday morning causing severe damage to homes, businesses and vehicles, as well as numerous power outages.

“The severe storms that crossed the state on Tuesday left behind massive damage to personal and business property that will need to be repaired,” state Attorney General said.

The declaration has also activated the state’s price-gouging statute, which prohibits increases of more than 10 percent in the price of goods and services during the emergency period.

• The counties included in the disaster declaration are Alfalfa, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Creek, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Harper, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Latimer, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, McClain, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Pottawatomie, Stephens, Tillman, Tulsa, Washita, Woods and Woodward.
• Additional counties may be added to the declaration if conditions warrant.

Other Global Disasters, Significant Events

• Southwestern USA.Record warmth is expected for the Southwestern U.S. Thursday and Friday, NWS reported.
  • “The warming trend continues this week across the southwestern United States. High temperatures will reach or exceed record values Thursday and Friday for the lower deserts of southwest Arizona and southeast California. On Thursday, temperatures are expected to range from 109 degrees in Phoenix to 113 degrees in Parker, Arizona with even higher readings expected on Friday.” NWS said.

Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
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Dozens Dead, Hundreds Injured, Thousands Homeless after Italy Quakes

Tow significant quakes and dozens of aftershocks leave Italy’s Emilia Romagna region in ruins

At least two dozen people have been killed, hundreds more injured and more than 14,000 others left homeless following two quakes which struck near Bologna in N. Italy’s Emilia Romagna region on May 20 and 29 respectively.

The toll as it now stands

• At least 24 people dead
• More than 400 injured
• More than 14,000 people left homeless
• Thousands of building damaged or destroyed
• At least 2,000 businesses lost
• Cost of damage estimated at $650 million
• See also: Italy Declares State of Emergency in EQ Zone Posted on May 23, 2012
• And Shallow earthquake measuring 5.8Mw strikes Emilia Romagna region  Posted on May 29, 2012

Other Global Disasters, Significant Events

• Florida, USA. Nassau County has declared a state of emergency following the damage caused by tropical storm BERYL.

• NY, USA.   Seneca County has declared a state of emergency after extensive damage caused by a line of storms which produced 70MPH winds, heavy rain and large hail.
  • The worst-hit areas are the towns of Seneca Falls, Fayette and Waterloo, reports said.
  • The mayor of the village of Cayuga has also declared a state of emergency to “let people know there’s a lot of damage, and to be safe when they’re traveling through the village.”

• Peru. The Peruvian government has  declared a 30-day state of emergency in the SE province of Espinar after more than a week of protests over a proposed $1.5-billion expansion of the massive Tintaya copper mine left at least two people dead and hundreds of others injured.

• Central and Southern Plains, USA. The NWS storm prediction center has forecast “the development of large, destructive hail, a few tornadoes, and potentially widespread damaging winds over parts of the central and southern Plains later today and tonight.” Southern Kansas, western and central Oklahoma and northern Texas could most likely experience the activity. “Elsewhere, severe storms are also possible from the central high Plains into the Ozark Plateau and northern Texas.”

• Guizhou Province, China. At least 5.5 million people in SW China’s Guizhou province have been affected by droughts, rainstorms and hailstorms so far this year, said the authorities.

• Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). An outbreak of ovine rinderpest (PPR) in DRC, believed to be the worst outbreak of a livestock disease in the country in recent years, is killing thousands of goats and sheep.
  • In one area alone, Massima Nimba in Bandundu province,  about 25,000 goats have died of the disease and 5,000 from infected herds have been culled since January, the authorities said.

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Disaster Calendar – 29 May 2012

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,387 Days Left

[29 May 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,387 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…

FIRE-EARTH FORECAST:  The rate of Japan’s collapse to intensify.

• Current: 0.067
• Forecast: 0.083
• EHC: 0.117

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States of Emergency Declared in Flooded Ontario Towns

Extensive flooding due to torrential rain prompts Ontario towns to declare states of emergency

The City of Thunder Bay, Conmee Township and the Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge in northwestern Ontario, Canada have declared states of emergency following severe flooding due to extreme rain events.

Flooding has forced the authorities to close down dozens of schools in Thunder Bay area, reports said.

Up to 108mm of rain have been recorded by the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority over the last 24 to 36 hours, with the  highest amounts logged in Thunder Bay and Oliver Paipoonge.

Other Global Disasters, Significant Events

• New Zealand.  It’s been revealed that kiwifruit growers in New Zealand illegally inject their crops with the powerful antibiotic streptomycin to stop the spread of PSA bacteria.
  • The illegal use of streptomycin can create antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to toxicology experts.
  • Streptomycin is a bactericidal antibiotic and was the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis (TB).
  • In 2009, New Zealand researchers revealed that cases of necrotizing fasciitis in“flesh-eating” disease had surged by 300 percent since 1990.
  • Since about 1999, another serious form of monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis,  the methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterium has struck with increasing frequency.
  • See also: Superbugs Invasion Has Begun

• Cyber world. Massive cyber-attack discovered

• Qatar. A large fire at a shopping mall in Doha, capital of the Saudi satellite state of Qatar, has killed at least 19 people, including 13 toddlers, and left more than 17 others injured, including 4 children.
  • The victims included Spanish, French, Filipino and two-year-old New Zealand triplets.

• North Korea. A severe drought is threatening food shortages in North Korea, which has received little rain since late April.

• Bologna, Italy.  A shallow earthquake measuring 5.8Mw struck Emilia Romagna region, 40 km (24 miles) NNW of Bologna, northern Italy, killing at least 10 people.
  • [Death toll is expected to rise because an unknown number of people are trapped under the rubble, police said.]
  • The quake was centered at 44.814°N, 11.079°E and struck at a depth of about 9.6 km (6 miles) on May 29, 2012 at 07:00 UTC, USGS/EHP reported.
  • The quake also caused structural damage, toppling a tower in San Felice sul Panaro, Italian media reported.
  • The quake was followed by at least three aftershocks, and the tremors were felt throughout northern Italy, including Milan, the financial capital.
  • The quake was the second significant shock to strike the region since May 20. The 6.0Mw quake earlier this month killed at least 7 people, injured dozens, destroyed hundreds of buildings and left about 5,000 people homeless.
  • See also: Italy Declares State of Emergency in EQ Zone Posted on May 23, 2012

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Disaster Calendar – 28 May 2012

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,388 Days Left

[28 May 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,388 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…

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Heat waves kill at least 100 in Odisha, India

Deadly heat waves kill dozens in eastern India

Two dozen places in the Indian state of Odisha (Orissa) have reported temperature highs of 40 to 46 degrees Celsius in the past few days, with Sambalpur, Orissa’s 2nd most populated city, reaching 46ºC.

Power demand has risen to 2,800 MW in the state, which is much higher than the 2,635 MW approved by Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC), reports said.

Meanwhile, the hydro power production in the state has fallen by more than 50  percent to 210 MW due to low water levels.

Other Global Disasters, Significant Events

• Nicaragua.  Flooding in Nicaragua has left at least a dozen people dead, destroying or damaging hundreds of homes and affecting about 4,500 people.
  • The country has been plagued with higher than average seasonal rainfall, prompting the authorities to designate some 1,500 critical points that are prone to flooding, while they prepare shelters for up to 3/4 million people in high risk areas.

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Disaster Calendar – 27 May 2012

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,389 Days Left

[27 May 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,389 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…

Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background

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Mass Evacuations as Extreme Rain Event Batters Cuba

Central Cuba has received record 900mm of rain this month

A record rainfall of at least 900mm (35.4in) in Sancti Spiritus province so far this month has prompted mass evacuations of more than 8,500 people. Two people were reportedly killed after the intense downpour flooded Zaza valley.

Residents downstream from the Río Zaza reservoir, Cuba’s largest, were forced to evacuate after torrential rains forced the authorities to open the floodgates to open, said a report.

The reservoir, located about 350 km east of Havana, held about “200 million cubic meters as recently as May 22, after months of drought. In what experts say is a 40-year record, heavy rains throughout central Cuba raised the Zaza reservoir’s water level beyond 1 billion cubic meters in a matter of 48 hours.”

The Zaza reservoir provides 17 percent of Cuba’s sweet water fish supply, the report said.

The downpour is will continue in central provinces, and could spread to the west, said the National Meteorology Institute.

Other Global Disasters, Significant Events

• Afghanistan.  A NATO airstrike has killed eight members of a family in the village of Suri Khail, Gurda Saria district, eastern Afghan province of Paktia, officials have said.

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Disaster Calendar – 26 May 2012

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,390 Days Left

[26 May 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,390 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…

Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background

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State Of Disaster Declared in Michigan Counties

Fast-moving wildfire consumes 23,000 acres in Michigan

Luce and Schoolcraft counties in Upper Peninsula were declared disaster areas, while an outdoor burning ban was issued for 49 Michigan counties.

Many homes and several tourist destinations in Lake Superior State Forest have been evacuated in the region, as a fast moving wildfire called Duck Lake Fire consumes about 23,000 acres in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, destroying scores of structures including vacation homes.

“The whole sky is just smoke,” said Beverly Holmes, Newberry village manager, who was driving on a highway east of town, AP reported. “It’s like a heavy fog.”

The fire is threatening a resort in Pike Lake area.

A second blaze at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge in neighboring Schoolcraft County, which was also sparked by lightning, had consumed about 4,000 acres of forest and wetland, as of posting.

Other Wildfires

• Florida, USA.   “A wildfire that is burning in Orlando blew heavy smoke near the busy hotel and attractions district of Walt Disney world at the start of the busy Memorial Day weekend,” a report said.
• New Mexico, USA.  The massive Whitewater-Baldy blaze ( Gila Wilderness blaze), which has destroyed more than 2 dozen cabins and outbuilding in the Willow Creek Subdivision, Gila National forest, has grown to about 90,000 acres.
  • The nearby town of Mogollon is under a voluntary evacuation.
  • The two blazes, which merged forming the giant Gila Wilderness fire, were ignited buy lightning
• Utah, USA.  Lightning also sparked a  large blaze near Great Salt Lake, Utah, which has consumed about 4,000 acres.
• Nevada, USA.  Fire is still raging south of Carson City. The Topaz Ranch Estates wildfire has so far consumed about 35km²  of brush, destroying two dozen homes and outbuildings.
• Arizona, USA.  The so-called Gladiator Fire, currently Arizona’s largest wildfire, is still raging in the Grand Canyon. The massive blaze has so far consumed about 70km²  of ponderosa pine and brush some 65km north of Phoenix. The fire prompted evacuations last week.

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Disaster Calendar – 25 May 2012

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,391 Days Left

[25 May 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,391 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…

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Beerenberg Volcano Could Explode

FIRE-EARTH FORECAST: Beerenberg Volcano on Jan Mayen Island Could Erupt Explosively [P≥ 64%]

The 2,280-m stratovolcano located on Jan Mayen Island could erupt this year with a probability of at least 64 percent.

The 6.2Mw earthquake (72.994°N, 5.651°E; 8.8 km; Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 22:47:46 UTC) and its subsequent aftershocks that occurred in the Norwegian Sea may have primed the volcano for an explosive eruption.

Jan Mayen Island (71°N 8°30’W) featuring Beerenberg Volcano. Source: Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen (Norway) is a volcanic island  located in the north Atlantic Ocean, some 950km west of Norway and 600 km north of Iceland. The view of the island is dominated by the active volcano Beerenberg (2,280m), which last erupted in 1985, emitting an estimated total of about 2  x 10⁷ m³ of lava and other volcanic matter.

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Kansas Declared Disaster Area

Damage Caused by Extreme Weather Prompts Federal Disaster Declaration

The Disaster President has declared a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of April 14-15, 2012.

Private properties and public facilities were damaged by the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding in the counties of Edwards, Ellsworth, Harper, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kiowa, Mitchell, Osborne, Rice, Rush, Russell, Sedgwick, Stafford, and Sumner.

Other Global Disasters, Significant Events

• Ontario, Canada.The city of Timmins (Pop: ~45,000)  in NE Ontario has declared a state of emergency as a large brushfire continues to burn out of control, reports said.
  • The large, ‘unpredictable’ fire burning about 30km outside of Timmins is fueled by extremely dry conditions, mixed with the very high temperatures and strong winds, prompting evacuation of goldmines in the area due to fears of suffocation.
  • “Residents of Kirkland Lake have been told to pack three days worth of clothing in case of an emergency evacuation as a massive wild fire continues to burn and make its way closer to the town,” said a report.

• New Mexico, USA.Two large wildfires in SW NM, which were sparked by lightning, have now into one consuming an area about 300km² and destroying about two dozens homes and other structures.
  • The Baldy blaze (sparked May 9) and Whitewater fire (spotted May 16) currently have zero containment.

• Nevada, USA. The Topaz Ranch Estates fire that broke out earlier this week near the Nevada-California border has now consumed   about 9,000 acres, destroying about two dozen homes and outbuildings in southern Douglas County. The fire is about 15 percent contained.

• California, USA.A fast-growing wildfire is threatening homes in the community of Shelter Valley east of Julian in San Diego County, forcing evacuations.
  • The blaze has consumed at least 1,000 acres since it was  100 homes are under evacuation orders, reports said.

• Michigan, USA.A fast-moving wildfire in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has burned about 10,000 acres, prompting evacuations in its path.
  •  The blaze, called Duck Lake Fire, which was sparked by lightning, was “burning explosively,” the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said.
  • Another wildfire in Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Schoolcraft County, also started by lightning, has burned about 4,000 acres as of posting.

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Disaster Calendar – 24 May 2012

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,392 Days Left

[24 May 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,392 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…

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Shooting Nature in the Head

China to increase artificial precipitation by 5 percent in five years: Officials

China to add more than 7,000 rocket launchers, at least 50 planes and 7,000 guns to its arsenal targeting the weather, China Daily reported.

“Many of the nation’s natural and agricultural disasters, especially those involving grain and tobacco, are caused by drought,” said Zheng Guoguang, administrator of the China Meteorological Administration.

“With so many areas in China, especially rural areas, vulnerable to storms, blizzards, hail and other natural disasters, the demand has been rapidly increasing to use science and technology to reduce the risks.”

“Aircraft, guns and rockets will be used to prevent unpredictable weather from disrupting major events.” Weather manipulation started in 1958, said Wang Guanghe, deputy director of the artificial weather intervention center under the China Meteorological Administration, who dismissed  concerns over hazards associated  to the weather-manipulation projects.

“Weather modification involves seeding clouds with grains of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) or tiny particles of silver iodide to stimulate rainfall. Its use has been expanding nationally in recent years to tackle drought, hailstones, forest fires and floods,” according to the report.

[MODERATORS’ NOTE:  Both the frequency and intensity of “drought, hailstones, forest fires and floods” in China have increased over the past decades.]

China’s air force bombers emptied their deadly load on ice-jammed rivers in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 20, 2012. (Xinhua).  More images…

“Some 560,000 manipulations of the weather have been conducted since 2002 using rockets and projectiles carrying dry ice or silver iodide,” said a report.

“Aircraft, guns and rockets will be used to prevent unpredictable weather from disrupting major events.”

• See also: China’s War on Nature Intensifies Posted on March 23, 2012

Global Disasters

• Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil-fuel burning rose to a record high of 31.6 gigatons (Gt), a rise of 1 Gt or 3.2 percent on 2010, according to IEA preliminary estimates released today.
  • Coal accounted for 45% of total energy-related CO₂ emissions in 2011, followed by oil (35%) and natural gas (20%), IEA said.
  • “India’s emissions rose by 140 Mt, or 8.7%, moving it ahead of Russia to become the fourth largest emitter behind China, the United States, and the European Union. Despite these increases, per-capita CO₂ emissions in China and India still remain just 63% and 15% of the OECD average respectively.”

• Europe. Europe is forecast to spend more than US$500 billion on oil imports in 2012, IEA reported.
  • “From 2000 to 2010 the average amount spent on oil imports in Europe was USD182 billion a year. In 2011 oil imports reached a record of USD488 billion.”

• See also: New York Cognitive Dissonance

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Disaster Calendar – 23 May 2012

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,393 Days Left

[23 May 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,393 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…

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Italy Declares State of Emergency in EQ Zone

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

• Melbourne, Australia. Warming in Australia worst in 1,000 years.

• 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.

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Disaster Calendar – 22 May 2012

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,394 Days Left

[22 May 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,394 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…

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Washington State Declares Pertussis Outbreak an ‘Epidemic’

Ten times more cases of Pertussis reported in 2012 than same period last year

Pertussis, aka whooping cough, is a highly infectious respiratory illness that can be deadly to young infants. The disease is caused by Bordetella pertussis bacterium, which spreads through coughing and sneezing [airborne droplets,] and has an incubation period of up to 14 days.

• “There have been a total of 1,484 cases reported statewide through week 19, compared to 134 reported cases in 2011 during the same time period. Dates for the 2011/2012 comparison were based on LHJ notification date.” Washington State DOH reported.

• Whooping cough affects about 50 million people globally each year and has a mortality rate of about 1 percent.

The overall incidence rate year to date is 22.0 pertussis cases per 100,000 Washington residents and the rate of disease in infants under one year of age, 114.1 per 100,000, remains higher than rates in all other age groups (see Table 2). This equates to an annualized overall rate of pertussis in Washington residents of 60.3 per 100,000 persons with a rate in infants of 312.2 per 100,000 should this trend continue throughout 2012. One hundred and one infants under one year of age were reported as having whooping cough and twenty-six of them were hospitalized. Of those hospitalized, twenty (77%) were very young (three months of age or younger). Source: DOH 348-254 May 2012

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Disaster Calendar – 21 May 2012

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,395 Days Left

[21 May 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,395 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…

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E Russia Town Declares State of Emergency after Flooding

Worst flooding in living memory forces third of population to evacuate Srednekolymsk town, Sakha Republic, Russia

Floodwater from Kolyma River reached roofs of houses in parts of Srednekolymsk town [population 3,500,] forcing at least 1,000 people to abandon their homes.

Intense flooding like this last hit the area in 1942, the town mayor told Itar-Tass news agency, adding that about 500 houses have been flooded. “In most of them water level is up to windows and in some other ones water level is up to the ceiling.”

Other Global Disasters, Significant Events

• Guizhou Province, SW China. Persistent drought in parts of Guizhou Province has affected a large number of people, destroying their crops.

A villager takes water from a vanishing reservoir in Haila Township of Weining County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, May 20, 2012. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin).  More images…

• Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy.At least 120 aftershocks have rattled the Emilia-Romagna Region in Italy since the deadly 6.0Mw quake which struck near Bologna on sunday, claiming 7 lives and leaving dozens injured.
  • Thousands of frightened residents  were forced to sleep in cars, tents and temporary shelters, as aftershocks continued to plague the region.
  • The shallow quake destroyed dozens of historic building and famous monuments, and damaged many others in several towns including Finale Emilia, San Felice sul Panaro, Ferrara, Poggio Renatico and Sant’Agostino, reports said.

• B.C., Canada. An outbreak of  infectious hematopoietic necrosis at an Atlantic salmon farm in Dixon Bay, north of Tofino, B.C., has led to a site quarantine and the cull of more than half a million fish, a report said.

Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
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Disaster Calendar – 20 May 2012

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,396 Days Left

[20 May 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,396 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…

Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
• Back to the Primordial Future
• The Fate of Energy Dinosaurs
• Mass Die-offs

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Flash Flood Kills Many in Afghanistan

80 people killed or missing after flash flood destroys 1,000 homes in N Afghanistan

Flash flooding caused by torrential rains and melting snow hit the N Afghanistan town of Sar-e-Pul, the capital of a province with the same name, destroying at least 1,000 homes and leaving more than 80 people dead or missing, authorities said.

Flooding also killed about 3,000 farm animals, and destroyed more than 1,000 hectares of crops  in the provincial capital of Taloqan and six other municipalities, where 2,000 homes were  severely damaged or destroyed, officials added.

Flooding in the two provinces has left about 20,000 people homeless.

Other Global Disasters, Significant Events

• Italy.  At least four people have been killed and more than 50 injured after a strong earthquake measuring 6.9Mw struck 36 km (22 miles) NNW of Bologna, northern Italy early on Sunday, destroying a dozen historic buildings.
  • The quake was epicentered at 44.800°N, 11.192°E, striking at a depth of 5.1 km (3.2 miles), USGS/EHP reported.
• Guatemala. Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupted, ejecting lava and black ash into the air.
  • A column of ash reached a height of about 5,500m above the crater, with lava fountains reaching heights of above 400m, said the National Institute for Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology of Guatemala, INSIVUMEH.

Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupted on May 19, 2012. Image credit: INSIVUMEH

Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
• Back to the Primordial Future
• The Fate of Energy Dinosaurs
• Mass Die-offs

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• 2012 Disaster Calendar

Disaster Calendar – 19 May 2012

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,397 Days Left

[19 May 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,397 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…

Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
• Back to the Primordial Future
• The Fate of Energy Dinosaurs
• Mass Die-offs

• 2010 Disasters [Links to 2010 Disaster Calendar]
• Mega Disasters
• 2011 Disaster Calendar
• 2012 Disaster Calendar