Ten counties in Iowa and Minnesota declared drought disaster areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 10 counties in Iowa and Minnesota as [primary and contiguous] agricultural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought.
- Iowa
- Kossuth County (primary)
- Emmet, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Wright, Hancock, Palo Alto and Winnebago counties.
- Minnesota
- Faribault and Martin counties (contiguous)
U.S. Drought Map – March 19, 2013
U.S. Drought Map for March 19, 2013; released by the U.S. Drought Monitor on March 21, 2013.
- As of about 65.24 percent of Contiguous U.S. remains abnormally dry or worse.
- ‘Moderate’ to ‘Exceptional’ drought conditions (D1 – D4 on the chart) cover nearly 52 percent of the country.
- D1 – D4 drought conditions prevail in 91.29 percent of High Plains, more than 63 pct of the West, 58.96 pct of the South, 33.30 pct of Midwest and 23.24pct of Southeast.
FIRE-EARTH Drought Links 2013
- U-S Drought 2013: Fueled by Heat from Hell? January 31, 2013 [FIRE-EARTH Forecast]
- US: Drought Disaster 2013 [Index Page]
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March 21, 2013 — DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,087 Days Left
Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,087 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
