Killer Sandstorm Engulfs Iran’s Capital

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Mega Sandstorm Whipped by Hurricane-force Winds Kills 6, Injures 30 in Tehran

At least 6 people were killed and more than 30 others injured after a freak sandstorm, whipped by winds of about 110 km/h, engulfed large parts of the Iranian capital.

Three of the victims died as the uprooted tree fell on them and another person fell down from a rooftop, AP reported an official as saying.

At least 6 people were killed and more than 30 others injured after a major sandstorm engulfed the Iranian capital, Tehran.  Photo dated Monday, June 2, 2014. (Photo credit: Xinhua/Hemmat Khahi). More photos…

The freak storm knocked down trees and cut power and phone lines, plunging the capital into darkness during the afternoon rush hour.

Temperatures plunged from 33°C to 18°C, said the state media.

 

Extreme Rain Events, Flooding Devastate SW China

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Extreme Rain Events Trigger Severe Flooding in SW China’s Guizhou and Sichuan provinces

Severe flooding and mudslides have affected more than six million people in central and southern China leaving at least 500,000 people homeless since late last month.

Hanan province issued a red alert last week as Extreme Rain Events continued to pound the region unleashing more floods and mudslides.

Floods have claimed at least 12 lives with two people reported missing, officials said.

“More than 1.37 million people in eight cities and prefectures in [Hunan] province have been affected, and 3,431 houses have collapsed [and more than 50,000 people were relocated.] Landslides triggered by rainstorms have occurred on sections of the No.209 national highway in Xiangxi Tu and Miao Autonomous Prefecture,” said a report.

Original caption: Heavy rain batters most areas of Guizhou.  Rescuers transfer children trapped in a flooded elementary school in Pingba County of Anshun city, southwest China’s Guizhou province, June 3, 2014. Heavy rain has battered most areas of Guizhou since Monday. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Related Links

• Deadly Floods Affect 6 Million People in China May 27, 2014
• China Battered by Extreme Rain Events, Deadly Floods, Landslides  May 24, 2014

Significant Quakes Rattle California

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 Earthquakes Strike California, Montana

 At least 6 earthquakes have struck California region between 23:54:19 UTC on June 2 and 13:51:55 UTC on June 3, 2014.

• M2.6, 51km NE of Kernville, California 2014-06-03 13:51:55 UTC at a depth of 0.1 km
• M3.8, 1km NE of San Simeon, California 2014-06-03 08:53:43 UTC at a depth of 4.9 km
• M3.7, 12km NE of San Simeon, California 2014-06-03 08:53:30 UTC at a depth of 6.8 km
• M2.5, 15km ESE of Ridgemark, California 2014-06-03 06:53:01 UTC at a depth of 8.4 km
• M2.7, 2km N of Ashland, California 2014-06-03 06:05:28 UTC at a depth of 5.3 km
• M4.1, 28km SSW of Ferndale, California 2014-06-02 23:54:19 UTC at a depth of 18.4 km

[Details and map sourced from USGS/EHP ]

Related Links

• Shallow Quake Rattles Los Angeles Area June 2, 2014

FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecasts for California

Due to the reasons explained previously on this blog, FIRE-EARTH Science Team has suspended its research on California seismicity, Japan ditto.

Californians Lose Collective Life Insurance Policy

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Golden State Loses Snowpack

California has lost all of its snow cover, as of June 3, 2014. Snowpack provides about a third of the water used by California’s cities and farms.

Source: Department of Water resources/ California Data Exchange Center

Impact of Drought on Calif Agriculture

California’s drought could cost farmers at least $2billion this year, forcing them to leave fallow more than a million acres of land.

Tens of thousands of full time and seasonal jobs could be lost as a result of the drought, now in its third year, described by officials as catastrophic.

 Crop Disasters in Calif

All of the 58 counties in the country’s most populous and 3rd largest state have now been declared crop disaster areas at least once this year.

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Vital groundwater provides up to 60% of California’s water supply during droughts

California groundwater resources are at historically low levels, and recent groundwater levels are more than 100 feet below previous historic lows in some parts of the state, according to a recent report released by the California Department of Water Resources.

About 30 million Californians, over three quarters of the state’s population, receives at least part of their drinking water from groundwater, said California Water Foundation.

Groundwater is the only supply available for some regions during drought, and it’s critical to the state’s agricultural economy.

Drought causes water famine leading to crop disasters. It degrades water quality, and leads to surface and groundwater level declines, land subsidence, soil erosion, intense wildfires, humongous dust storms, and spread of disease.

Related Links

• Southern Sierra Loses Snow Cover May 27, 2014
• California’s Snow Story: Going, Going … May 21, 2014
• Calif SWEQ Drops to 0.6 Inch on May 20, 2014
• California Running Out of Snow May 17, 2014
• Severe – Exceptional Drought Plagues 100% of California May 16, 2014
• California Groundwater Levels 100 Feet Below Previous Historic Lows May 7, 2014

Iraqi Massacre Continues Unabated

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More than 6,000 civilians killed in Iraq so far this year

Every day in Iraq is a Major Disaster Day. At least 1,027 civilians were killed in Iraq during the month of May. The 2014 toll now stands at 5,095 civilians killed and thousands of others wounded.

Some 8,868 Iraqis, including 7,818 civilians and civilian police personnel, were killed in 2013, according to the United Nation’s Assistance (!) Mission in Iraq (UNAMI).

Iraq Body Count puts the number of civilians killed in violent acts at 9,475 for 2013.

Related Links

• Unending Iraqi Massacre: 1,013 Killed in April May 4, 2014
• More than 3,200 People Killed in Iraq in 2014 Posted on April 6, 2014
• Global Disasters/ Significant Events – March 2, 2014 March 2, 2014
• Bloodbath in Iraq Continues Unabated February 3, 2014

• UNAMI 2013 Casualty Stats for Acts of terrorism and Violence in Iraq
• Every Day a Major Disaster Day in Iraq  October 1, 2013
• Iraq Carnage Negates All Human Values August 29, 2013
• Destabilization of Middle East Intensifies 26, 2013
• The Financial Legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan April 1, 2013
• US, UK Munitions ‘Cause Birth Defects’ in Iraq October 14, 2012
• Iraq Ecocide Nears Totality August 1, 2009