Major Disaster Declared for Montana

EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC HAZARDS
MAJOR DISASTERS
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING
FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARED
SCENARIOS 900, 444, 111, 101, 066, 064, 027, 023, 02
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Federal Disaster Declared in Montana due to Damage by Extreme Weather Events (DR-4198)

The White House has declared a major disaster exists in the the state of Montana in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding during the period of  August 21 – 25, 2014.

Areas worst affected by the extreme weather disasters include Blaine, Carter, Musselshell, Petroleum, and Valley counties and the Fort Belknap Reservation within Blaine County.

Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments, said the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected areas.

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Drought Decimates Water Reserve in Sao Paulo, Brazil

EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
STATE OF EMERGENCY
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT
WATER FAMINE
CROP DISASTERS
SCENARIOS  444, 219, 111, 100, 090, 03, 02
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Brazil’s biggest city running out of water after 9 months of exceptional drought

The governor of Sao Paulo has asked the federal government for permission to siphon the remaining water out of the main reservoir that supplies water to millions of residents in Sao Paulo city, AP reported.

More than 95% of the water in Sao Paulo’s main reservoir, the Cantareira system, has already gone.  The reservoir provides water to about 6.7 million residents.

The drought, said to be Brazil’s worst ever, has also affected at least 30 other  cities in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.

The affected regions  received  less than 30 percent of the normal rain during Brazil’s wet season that runs from December to February.

Strong Quake Strikes Japan Coast

HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SEISMIC HAZARD
SCENARIOS 08, 07
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M6.3 quake occurs ENE of Hachinohe, Japan

Centered at 40.986°N, 143.216°E the quake struck at a depth of 13.5km (8.4mi), said USGS/EHP.

EQ Details [USGS/EHP]

Magnitude: 6.3Mw
Event Time: 2014-10-11 02:35:46 UTC
Location: 40.986°N 143.216°E depth=13.5km (8.4mi)
Nearby Cities

• 154km (96mi) ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
• 160km (99mi) ENE of Misawa, Japan
• 165km (103mi) SSE of Shizunai, Japan
• 171km (106mi) E of Mutsu, Japan
• 663km (412mi) NNE of Tokyo, Japan

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FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecasts for Japan

FIRE-EARTH Science Team has suspended its research on Japan seismicity due to the resurgence of militarism in that country as well as other reasons that have been stated previously.

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Other Significant Seismicity

M4.3 shock occurs near Cushing, Oklahoma

Centered at 35.964°N, 96.773°W the quake struck at a depth of about 4.3km (2.7mi), about 2km (1mi) SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma, said USGS/EHP.

EQ Details [USGS/EHP]

Event Time: 2014-10-10 13:51:21 UTC
Location: 35.964°N 96.773°W depth=4.3km (2.7mi)
Nearby Cities

• 2km (1mi) SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma
• 30km (19mi) ESE of Stillwater, Oklahoma
• 59km (37mi) W of Sapulpa, Oklahoma
• 59km (37mi) E of Guthrie, Oklahoma
• 86km (53mi) NE of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma