Hazardous Smog Chokes Northern China

Beijing air pollution soars ‘Beyond Index’ again

Air pollution in Beijing again soared to “Beyond Index” [AQI=506] at 6.00 am on Thursday.

The air quality further deteriorated as a massive sandstorm accompanied by gale force winds from Mongolia hit the Chinese capital several hours later, according to the Beijing Meteorological Bureau.

• The sandstorm has so far affected parts of Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Shanxi and Hebei provinces.
• Beijing authorities had already issued a “yellow haze” warning on Wednesday.

The amount of pollutants suspended in the air over the city of Beijing during the worst smog last month was more than 4,000 tons, according to a report by the Chinese Academy of Science.

Related Links

• Beijing Buried in Smog – Again! Posted on February 17, 2013

• Beijing Buried in Heavy Smog – Take 4 Posted on January 29, 2013

• Heavy Smog Entombs Beijing Again Posted on January 23, 2013

• Breathtaking Beijing  Posted on January 14, 2013

• Hazardous Air Warnings in Beijing as Landslide Kills Dozens in SW China  Posted on January 12, 2013

Drought Disaster Spreads to Dozens of Counties across 10 States

135 counties across 10 states designated as drought disaster areas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 135 counties across 10 states and an independent city in Nevada as agricultural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought.

• The states are Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Utah.
• The designations include both primary and contiguous disaster areas.

U.S. Drought Disaster Map as of Feb. 27, 2013.  Source: USDA

US Drought Map for February 19, 2013, Released by the U.S. Drought Monitor on February 21, 2013. The map was prepared before the current winter storm.

FIRE-EARTH Drought Links 2013

• US: Drought Disaster 2013
• Disaster declared due to drought, derecho, extreme weather, Hurricane Sandy, snowstorm, nor’easter February 15, 2013
• Drought Disaster Declared in 56 Counties February 14, 2013
• U.S. Drought Disaster Spread to Counties Across 8 States February 7, 2013

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February 28, 2013 – DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,108 Days Left 

Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.

• SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,108 Days Left to ‘Worst Day’ in the brief Human  History
• The countdown began on May 15, 2011 …

GLOBAL WARNINGS

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

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