Posted by feww on September 4, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,289 Days Left
[September 4, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
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SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,289 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…
Global Disasters/ Significant Events
- Louisiana, USA. Hurricane ISAAC left at least 13,000 homes damaged by flooding and wind in Louisiana, state emergency officials said.
- Most of the damage occurred in nine Louisiana parishes.
- The figures are said to be “very preliminary,” and could rise.
- Gov. Jindal has declared a statewide public health emergency.
- ‘The state has issued more than 200 water boil advisories and has lost more than 40 percent of the electrical power statewide for an extended period.’
- The storm spawned nine tornadoes in Missouri over the two days and 12 in Illinois. ‘Single tornadoes were reported Sunday in parts of Indiana, Kentucky and Arkansas; along with two tornadoes reported in Idaho,’ according to preliminary reports received by SPC.
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Posted by feww on September 4, 2012
Major wildfires raging in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming
Active wildfires are consuming more than a million acres across the West and Midwest, forcing thousands to evacuate.
- Red Flag Warnings are in effect in parts of the Dakotas, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, and Wyoming.
- Oregon. USDA has designated seven counties in Oregon as primary and contiguous disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by wildfires that began July 8 and continue. The disaster declaration extends to counties in the adjacent states:
- Idaho. Four counties.
- Nevada. Two counties.
U.S. Weather Outlook
- ‘High temperatures in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees with heat index values approaching 110 degrees are expected from the Plains of southeast Kansas and eastern Oklahoma into the Lower Mississippi River Valley on Monday afternoon.’ NWS forecast.
- ‘Tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Isaac interacting with a frontal system will bring a flash flooding threat to the East Coast on Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall that could lead to incidents of flash flooding.’
Other Global Disasters/ Significant Events
- United States. Hurricane ISAAC caused “enormous devastation” to the Gulf Coast, especially the state of Louisiana, officials said.
- The storm killed at least seven people—5 in New Orleans and 2 in Mississippi.
- Thousands of evacuees are still in shelters, or with friends and relatives.
- ISAAC knocked out power to about a million people in 5 states—Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
- Korean Peninsula. Death toll from Typhoon BOLAVEN has climbed to about 100 across the Korean Peninsula, with many more injured. Dozens of others are reported as missing.
- The storm destroyed or damaged thousands of homes, and more than 50,000 hectares of farmland, leaving at least 20,000 people homeless, reports said.
- India. Rainfall from the annual monsoon season is down an average of 12 percent across India, as the country enters its fourth drought in just over a decade.
- Some villages in the worst hit drought areas are reportedly on the brink of disaster, reports said.
Related Links
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