Typhoon BOPHA: Philippines Ongoing Disaster

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,151 Days Left 

[January 16, 2013] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.

• SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,151 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

1,000,000 people need food assistance: UN OCHA

Typhoon BOPHA (locally known as Pablo) made landfall in Mindanao on 4 December 2012, leaving a trail of destruction.

• BOPHA affected more than 6.2 million people, leaving about 1 million homeless [835,934 displaced people outside evacuation centers and 7,524
  displaced people inside evacuation centers, according to the latest update by Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC), dated Jan 7, 2013. ]
• “An estimated 1,000,000 people are in need of food assistance. Of these, the Government has requested Food Security Cluster support for 400,000 critically affected people, taking into account also the support provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).” UN-OCHA reporetd.
• The typhoon killed at least 1,067 people, with 834 others reported as missing.
• The deadly typhoon destroyed or damaged 216,817 homes, and much of the region’s infrastructure.
• Much of the damage occurred in the two provinces of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental.

Typhoon BOPHA Links

• Super Typhoon BOPHA Targets Philippines Posted on December 1, 2012
• BOPHA to Plow thru Palau Posted on December 2, 2012
• TY BOPHA Leaves Hundreds Dead or Missing Posted on December 5, 2012
• TY BOPHA Leaves Hundreds Dead or Missing Posted on December 5, 2012
• TY BOPHA: 250,000 Homeless, 500 Dead, 400 Missing Posted on Dec 6, 2012
• State of National Calamity Declared in the Philippines due to BOPHA Posted on Dec 9, 2012

United States

• Nevada. Gov.  Sandoval has declared a state of emergency due to the extreme cold.
  • Las Vegas set a record low for its daytime high temperature of 38 degrees (~ 3ºC) on Monday.
  • Several western states have been hit by a record-setting cold wave since last week.

• Tennessee. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) has declared a state of emergency in Tennessee as freezing rain and ice storms hit most of the U.S.  mid-south.
  • Up to half inch of ice could coat power lines and roadways across Tennessee, TEMA said.

• Mississippi. Gov Bryant has declared a state of emergency in several counties hit by a severe wintry ice storm.
  • At least 45 counties had reported being affected by the storms, governor’s office said.

GLOBAL WARNINGS

• WARNING: Human impact 2.85 x Earth’s diminishing carrying capacity
• WARNING: RAPID DECLINE IN PROGRESS!
• Europe: The First Phase of Collapse Has Started 
• United States: The First Phase of Collapse Has Begun

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