“Like Stealing Candy from Kids on Halloween”

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FIRE-EARTH Presentation: If only everything in remodeling  was so simple!

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Myanmar: Payback Continues!

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Two towns, 100 villages and main highway flooded, tens of thousands driven from homes in Myanmar –local reports

Up to 100 villages and two towns of Swar and Yedashe have been flooded in central Myanmar following the collapse if Swar Chaung Dam, which destroyed crops and drove about 70,000 from their homes, according to local reports.

Acres of rice fields have been destroyed by floodwater and a bridge as well as sections of country’s main highway connecting Myanmar’s biggest cities, Yangon and Mandalay, have collapsed.

A series of floods in central and southern Burma [“Myanmar”] displaced about 200,000 from their homes last month.

• Report Burma 083002 prepared by FIRE-EARTH Science and affiliated groups.

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Nature Puts Regions 16 and 35 in Crosshairs

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Top Reasons Why Nature Will First Obliterate Regions 16 and 35

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Significant Earthquake Strikes near La Verne, CA

CBW – 082902 – 2

M 4.4 earthquake strikes 4km N of La Verne, CA

Earthquake Details:

Magnitude: 4.4 mww [USGS]
Location: 34.140°N, 117.773°W; 6.1 km depth
Distances: 209km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia
Time: 2018-08-29 @ 02:33:28 UTC
Felt reports: 5,943 AoR
Largest aftershock AoR: M3.4 [T + 1 mins.]

Other significant/noteworthy EQs:

M 6.4 – 136km ENE of Anatahan, Northern Mariana Islands
Location: 16.761°N 146.872°E
Depth: 59.9 km
Time: 2018-08-28 22:35:13 (UTC)

M 5.0 – Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan
Location: 38.834°N 48.857°E
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2018-08-28 12:57:14 (UTC)

M7.1 Earthquake Strikes New Caledonia Region

ER: NTB – lg – KSYPMTNQ

CBW – 082902

Powerful earthquake occurs in South New Hebrides Trench

Small tsunami waves have been observed. [NTWC]

Earthquake Details:

Magnitude: 7.1 mww [USGS]
Location: 22.066°S, 170.050°E; 26.7 km depth
Distances: 209km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia
Time: 2018-08-29 @ 03:51:56 UTC
Largest aftershock AoR: M5.3 [T + 12 mins.]

 

Air Pollution Makes Earth Dwellers Even Dumber –Study

Submitted by a reader

Let’s face it, you must be cognitively challenged to emit so much pollution in the first place!

Prolonged exposure to polluted air has a significant impact on our cognitive abilities, especially in older men, according to a new study.

Breathing dirty air causes a “steep reduction” in scores on verbal and math tests, says the report.

“Most of the population in developing countries live in places with unsafe air. Utilizing variations in transitory and cumulative air pollution exposures for the same individuals over time in China, we provide evidence that polluted air may impede cognitive ability as people become older, especially for less educated men, the report claims.

“Cutting annual mean concentration of particulate matter smaller than 10 μm (PM10) in China to the Environmental Protection Agency’s standard (50 μg/m³) would move people from the median to the 63rd percentile (verbal test scores) and the 58th percentile (math test scores), respectively. The damage on the aging brain by air pollution likely imposes substantial health and economic costs, considering that cognitive functioning is critical for the elderly for both running daily errands and making high-stake decisions.”

Air pollution linked to diabetes

Researchers found that air pollution contributed to 3.2 million new diabetes cases, or 14% of the global total in 2016. In the US, where 30 million adults have diabetes, air pollution results in over 150,000 new cases of diabetes each year.

The diagnosed cases of diabetes almost quadrupled between 1980 and 2014, jumping from 108 million to 422 million cases, WHO reported.

How many people breathe polluted air?

Nine out of every 10 people on the planet breathe air containing high levels of pollutants, with Africa and Asia being the worst affected areas, WHO reported earlier this year.

Air pollution was responsible for an estimated 9 million deaths in 2015, according to medical research.

“Ambient air pollution alone caused some 4.2 million deaths in 2016, while household air pollution from cooking with polluting fuels and technologies caused an estimated 3.8 million deaths in the same period,” according to WHO.

“Many of the world’s megacities exceed WHO’s guideline levels for air quality by more than 5 times, representing a major risk to people’s health,” says WHO.

 

 

M 6.2 Earthquake Strikes SE of Kupang, Indonesia

KMPH – 082802

Strong earthquake ripples across Timor Sea

EQ Details:

Magnitude: 6.2 mww  [USGS]
Location: 10.860°S, 124.170°E; 8.6 km depth
Distances: 99km SE of Kupang, Indonesia
Time: 07:08:09 UTC 2018-08-28

 

Buttheads Didn’t Replace Politicians with “Self-Driving Technology”

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FIRE-EARTH Presentation: Failing to replace politicians with self-driving technology

Martians’ Greatest Regrets (Part 7)

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FIRE-EARTH Conference in Progress – 082602

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FIRE-EARTH Conference – 082602

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USDA Crop Disaster Designations (May – July 2018)

C.G. 082602

Drought causes crop disasters in hundreds of counties across multiple states

[INCOMPLETE LIST] USDA Crop Disaster Designations May 17 – July 24, 2018

Release No. 0105.18
USDA has designated five counties in New Mexico as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
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Release No. 0103.18
March 2018 Freeze: For the freeze occurring March 8, through March 23, 2018, USDA has designated 36 counties in Georgia, and five counties in Florida as crop disaster areas.
April 2018 Freeze: For the freeze occurring on April 17, 2018, USDA has designated 12 counties in Georgia, two counties in North Carolina, and one county in Tennessee as crop disaster areas.
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Release No. 0101.18
Hurricane Irma’s Impact to Crop Year 2017: For losses and damaged caused by Hurricane Irma for the 2017 crop year, USDA has designated 16 counties in Florida as crop disaster areas.
Hurricane Irma’s Impact to Crop Year 2018: For losses and damage caused by Hurricane Irma for the 2018 crop year, USDA has designated one county in Florida as disaster area.
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Release No. 0098.18
USDA has designated 11 counties in Utah as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
Also included in the disaster declaration are the following contiguous counties:
Colorado: Three counties.
Nevada: Two counties.
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Release No. 0097.18
USDA has designated 15 counties in Texas as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
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Release No. 0096.18
USDA has designated six counties in Colorado, and two counties in Utah, as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
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Release No. 0095.18
USDA has designated 17 counties in Texas, and one county in New Mexico, as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
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Release No. 0088.18
USDA has designated 11 counties in Utah as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
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Release No. 0094.18
USDA has designated five counties in Colorado as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
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Release No. 0087.18
USDA has designated three counties in Nevada as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
Also included in the disaster declaration are the following contiguous counties:
Arizona: One county.
California: Two counties.
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Release No. 0086.18
USDA has designated eight counties in Colorado as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
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Release No. 0084.18
USDA has designated 32 counties in North Dakota as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by drought that began June 20, 2017, and continues.
Also included in the disaster declaration are the following contiguous counties:
Montana: Five counties.
South Dakota: Four counties.
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Release No. 0083.18
USDA has designated 18 counties in Colorado as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
Three contiguous counties in New Mexico were also included in the disaster declaration.
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Strong Earthquakes Strike Alaska, Iran

FMR – BAW – 082602

M 6.0 earthquakes strike Amukta Island, Alaska and Javanrud, Iran

EQ Details:

Magnitude: 6.0 mww
Location: 52.288°N, 171.186°W; 35.1 km depth
Distances: 22km SSE of Amukta Island, Alaska
Time: 2018-08-25 16:50:04 UTC

Magnitude: 6.0 mww
Location: 34.663°N, 46.277°E; 10.0 km depth
Distances: 26km SW of Javanrud, Iran [Population: ~ 40,000]
Time: 2018-08-25 22:13:26 UTC

Fatalities expected. [USGS]

The quantum difference between the “living” and the dead

 

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FIRE-EARTH Presentation: 99.99% of Humans Entangled at Vacuum State [Part 2]

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Measles cases hit record high in the Europe – WHO

41,000+ people in the WHO European Region infected with measles Jan – Jun 2018

Over 41,000 children and adults in the WHO European Region have been infected with measles in the first 6 months of 2018. The total number for this period far exceeds the 12-month totals reported for every other year this decade. So far, the highest annual total for measles cases between 2010 and 2017 was 23,927 for 2017, and the lowest was 5,273 for 2016. Monthly country reports also indicate that at least 37 people have died due to measles so far this year.

More at WHO

 

FIRE-EARTH Alerts: KTRV, LMBV, FMBJ, CMCG, PLBN, RWVB, LLTS – 082402

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• ALERTS issued by FIRE-EARTH Science.

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Alerts 082402

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M 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Near Iberia, Peru

ER: RQD– kp– JSCDPRNB

FMR – 082402

Deep-focus earthquake strikes near Peru-Brazil border

Magnitude: 7.1 mww
Location: 11.042°S, 70.817°W; 609.5 km depth
Time: 2018-08-24 09:04:06 UTC

Secondary Effects

Recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as landslides that might have contributed to losses.

Tectonic Summary

Over the past century, 95 earthquakes of M 7+ have occurred at depths greater than 300 km globally; 12 of these were located in the same region as the August 24, 2018 event. The largest nearby events at these depths were a doublet of M 7.6 earthquakes 60-110 km to the northwest of the August 24, 2018 earthquake in November 2015. [USGS]

Diagnostics

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The Neutered Nations Who ‘Cooked’ Mars

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FIRE-EARTH Presentation: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes!”

Martians’ Greatest Regrets (Part 6)

Less than 0.000,01 percent of Martians owned or controlled all of their planetary resources!

• The famous water lilies grow, doubling in number everyday. It takes 30 days for the lilies to cover the pond completely and suffocate the fish and other life forms in the water.
• On what day do you forfeit your last chance to react?

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M 6.3 Earthquake Strikes near Tanaga Volcano, Alaska

ER: DGR– pt– CRTBPNWD

KMPH – 082302

Significant earthquake shakes Andreanof Islands, Alaska

The quake follows a 6.6 magnitude event that struck on August 15 (51.435°N,178.054°W, Depth of 20.0 km), USGS reported.
EQ Details:

Magnitude: 6.3 mww   [USGS]
Location: 51.511°N, 177.881°W; 43.9 km depth
Distances:
+ 45km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska
Time: 2018-08-23 03:35:15 UTC

Tsunami Evaluation: NO destructive tsunami generated.

Diagnostics

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HIoN Hits 558

HIoN in terminally high territory

The FIRE-EARTH Index of Human Impact on Nature (HIoN), an index for calculating the human impact on the planetary life support systems, has exploded to a terminally high level of 558 this month. In other words, the anthropogenic impact on the living environment is now 5.58 times the planet’s rapidly diminishing carrying capacity.

Key Findings

• The index is rising exponentially.
• HIoN reached 328 in July 2014, skyrocketing to 558 this month (August 2018).
• HIoN has risen 230 points, or more than 74 percent in two years.
• The index was less than 80 in 1960, and rose to about 100 in 1980.

RAPID CHANGE IN PROGRESS!

Tidal Surge of Global Change 28 Times Faster in 21st Century: FIRE-EARTH

FIRE-EARTH Models show the rate of global change has intensified by a factor of at least 28 in the last decade compared with the 1960s.

FIRE-EARTH defines ‘global change’ as the deterioration in the planet’s life-support capacity, caused by large-scale anthropogenic impact, which is leading to a total collapse.

HIoN since End June 2012

• Critical Overload Threatens Planetary Life Support Systems July 6, 2013
• As of end-June 2012, the CASF Index of Human Impact on Nature (HIoN) was 285 !
• WARNING: RAPID CHANGE IN PROGRESS! July 4, 2012

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M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Offshore Oregon

ER: TJJ – nm– KTDGTNSY

CBW – 082202 – 2

Strong earthquake occurs 265km WNW of Bandon, Oregon

EQ Details

Magnitude: 6.2 mww [USGS]
Location: 43.645°N, 127.603°W
Depth: 10.0 km depth
Time: 2018-08-22 09:31:47 UTC
Distances:

• 265km WNW of Bandon, Oregon
• 392.0 km WSW of Salem, Oregon [Pop: 164,549]

Felt Reports: 66 AoR

Tsunami Evaluation:

NO destructive tsunami generated.

FIRE-EARTH Alerts: LYTB, PJLT, RKYN, DLWG, NSGR, KFWT – 082202

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Alerts 082202

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Powerful Earthquake Rocks Northern Venezuela

ER: MBT – lg– PALKSRNS

CBW – 082202

M7.3 Earthquake Strikes near Yaguaraparo, Venezuela

 

Magnitude: 7.3 mww    [USGS]
Location: 10.739°N 62.911°W
Depth: 123.2 km
Time: 2018-08-21 @ 1:31:42 UTC
Distances:

• 20km NNW of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela
• 38.4 km (23.9 mi) ENE of Carúpano, Venezuela [Pop: 112,082]

Notes:

• NO Tsunami threat from this earthquake –PTWC
• Fatalities are expected. However, there have been no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage.
• Shaking was felt across Venezuela, local media reported.
• The quake was felt as far away as Bogota, Colombia.
• It also was felt in Barbados, Grenada, Guyana and Trinidad.
• “While there have been 17 previous M 6+ earthquakes in this region, large earthquakes are rare; this is the largest historic event within 250 km of this location in the 20th and 21st centuries,” USGS said.

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FIRE-EARTH Conference in Progress – 082102

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FIRE-EARTH Conference – 082102

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FIRE-EARTH Presentation: Living in ‘Interesting’ Times!

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• OCT
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Prepared by FIRE-EARTH teams and affiliated scientists.

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FIRE-EARTH Report: MTLINT – 081902

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• Report 081902 prepared by FIRE-EARTH Science and affiliated scientists.

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Strong Quake Strikes Belanting, Indonesia, Fatalities Expected

ER: SHS – In – DHRSWBTY
KMPH – 081902 – 3

M6.9 Strikes near Belanting, Indonesia

Magnitude: 6.9 mww
Location: 8.324°S, 116.626°E [2km S of Belanting, Indonesia]
Depth: 25.6 km
Time: 2018-08-19 14:56:28 (UTC)
Fatalities expected.

Tectonic Summary

The August 19, 2018, 14:56 UTC, M 6.9 earthquake near Belanting, Indonesia, occurred as the result of shallow thrust faulting on or near The Flores Back Arc Thrust. This event occurred 14 days after the August 5, 2018, M6.9 earthquake near Pulau Lombok, Indonesia which killed at least 476 people. Both events have a similar depth and mechanism.

Prior to the August 5, 2018 earthquake two weeks prior to today’s event, there had been six other events of M 6.5 or larger over the previous century. Four of these are likely to have occurred on the back arc thrust system; a M 6.5 in the Bali region to the west of Lombok in July 1976, and three events of M 6.5, M6.5, and M 6.6 in the Sumbawa region to the east of Lombok in November 2007 and November 2009. The Sumbawa earthquakes were associated with several deaths, hundreds of injuries, and hundreds of houses being destroyed. Since the August 5, 2018 earthquake there have been 10 M 5 and greater earthquakes. Four of these have had magnitudes larger than M 6, including an M 6.3 earthquake ~10 hours prior to this August 19, 14:56 UTC earthquake. Both the August 19, 2018 event, and the August 5, 2018 earthquake, were M 6.9. [USGS]

FIRE-EARTH FORECAST

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