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Posted by feww on July 10, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,345 Days Left
[July 10, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,345 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on July 10, 2012
Contiguous U.S. 2 degrees warmer in June than 20th century average
Temperature Chart for Contiguous U.S. (January-June 1895-2012; 6-month average). Source: NOAA/NCDC
Scorching temperatures during the second half of June led to more than 170 all-time high temperature records broken or tied, NOAA reported.
Contiguous U.S. Temperature, July-June 1896-2012; 12-month average (year, temperature) – Source: NOAA/NCDC
- The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. was 71.2°F last month, which is 2.0°F above the 20th century June average.
- The July 2011-June 2012 period was the warmest of any 12-months on record for the contiguous U.S.
- The average temperature for the U.S. was 56.0°F, or 3.2°F above the long term average for the 12-month period, with every state across the contiguous U.S. experiencing warmer than average temperatures, except Washington, which was near normal.
- Precipitation total of 2.27 inches (national average), were 0.62 inch below long-term average.
- “Temperatures in South Carolina (113°F) and Georgia (112°F) are currently under review by the U.S. State Climate Extremes Committee as possible all-time statewide temperature records,” NOAA reported.
- Colorado experienced its warmest June on record, with a statewide temperature of 6.4°F above average.
- As of July 3, 76.33 percent of the contiguous U.S. was Abnormally Dry or in Drought, with about 56.0 percent of the contiguous U.S. experiencing D1 – D4 drought conditions, marking the largest percentage of the country experiencing drought conditions since the U.S. Drought Monitor began over 12 years ago.
- “Drought conditions worsened across much of the West, Central Plains, and the Ohio Valley, causing significant impacts on agriculture in those regions.” (see previous posts for details).
- A list of select June temperature and precipitation records is posted here.
U.S. Drought Map. Released July 5, 2012
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Posted by feww on July 10, 2012
Drought conditions prompt Wisconsin Gov to declare a state of emergency in 42 southern and central counties
Drought has hit plants during the most vulnerable time in their growing cycle, killing their pollen.
“The lack of rainfall since May in the southern half of the state has hit hard in a crucial part of the growing season,” Walker said in a statement. “Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service reports this week that most of the land in these counties is short or very short of soil moisture.”
- With 78,000 farms across the state, Wisconsin is the nation’s top producer of cranberries, oats and snap peas and is among the top-five producing states of potatoes, maple syrup, sweet corn, green peas, cucumbers for pickles, and other crops, said Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.
- The state is also home to about 13,000 dairy farms with an average of 100 cows.
- All counties in the southern half of the state are affected.
U.S. Drought Map. Released July 5, 2012
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Other Global Disasters/ Significant Events
- China. Epic flooding and massive landslides spawned by extreme rain events have buried parts of 8 provinces in China affecting about 20 million people. Deaths, destruction and evacuations are occurring in Jiangsu, Anhui and Shandong provinces in east China, Henan and Hubei provinces in central China, Chongqing Municipality and Sichuan Province in southwest China and Shaanxi Province in northwest China,Xinhua reported. The official weekly toll currently stands at:
- Dead or missing: 100 people
- Displaced: 1.17 million people
- Houses destroyed: 66,000
- Destroyed or damaged crops: 982,400 hectares
- A mile-wide landslide in Sichuan province is currently burying everything in it path, threatening to block rivers and cause additional disasters.
- More than 113.36 million people, about 9 percent of the China’s population, have been affected by natural disasters (floods, hail and landslides has had the greatest impact, followed by droughts, earthquakes, snowstorms and typhoons), with at least 465 dead and and 97 missing in the first half of this year, the report said.
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