DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,212 Days Left
[November 16, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,212 Days Left to the most Fateful Day in Human History
- Symbolic countdown to the ‘worst day’ in human history began on May 15, 2011 ...
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Global Disasters/ Significant Events
U.S. Drought persists despite rain: Drought Monitor
As of November 13, about ¾ of contiguous United States remains Abnormally Dry or worse according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
U.S. Drought Map, November 13, 2012. Released by US Drought Monitor on November 15, 2012.
U.S. Rain Map: Total precipitation (inches), 4 – 10 Nov 2012.
Highlights from November Drought Update (CPC/NOAA)
- Drought impacts to persist into winter and spring
- Mississippi River barge traffic being impacted by low flows above the Ohio River
- Severe impacts on agriculture, water supplies, river transportation and energy sectors expected if drought persists into next year
- 36% of lower 48 currently in severe or worse drought
- Exceptional to Extreme Drought persists in Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas
- Extreme Drought persists in parts of Minnesota and Iowa
- 53% of Midwest still in the Moderate to Exceptional range – substantial improvements across the east
- 2012 remains the worst agricultural drought since 1988
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