Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the U-S

United States HIV Infection and AIDS Statistics

The following is a summary of  HIV infection and AIDS statistics in the United States and Dependent Areas, based on the HIV Surveillance Report, Volume 21.

Disaster Calendar 2011 – December 4

[December 4, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,564 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• United States and Dependent Areas.  From the beginning of the AIDS epidemic through 2009, some 1,142,714 people have been diagnosed with AIDS in America.
• There were 490,696 people living with an AIDS diagnoses in the United States and five dependent areas by the end of 2008, CDC estimated.
• AIDS has killed about 617,025 people in the U.S. since the 1980s.
• Some 42,959 new diagnoses of HIV infection in the 40 states and five dependent areas were recorded in 2008.
• About 75% of adults and adolescents living with an AIDS diagnosis are male.

• Global. More than 36 million people were living with HIV/AIDS in 2009.
• About 2.8 million people were newly infected with HIV in 2009.
• An estimated 2.4 million people died of aids in 2008.

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• Back to the Primordial Future
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• 2010 Disaster Calendar 
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Measles epidemic exploding across Europe, spreading to the U-S

Europe plagued by measles, threefold increase in 4 years

Some 26,000 cases of measles infection claiming up to a dozen lives and leaving about 7,300 hospitalized have been reported in Europe so far this year.

Disaster Calendar 2011 – December 3

[December 3, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,565 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Europe. More than 26,000 measles cases were reported in 36 European countries from January to October 2011. The rise re[resents a 3-fold increase in 4 years.
• The worst-affected country is France with 14,000 cases.
• Other major outbreaks of the disease have been reported  in Macedonia, Romania, Spain and Uzbekistan.
• In the U.S. more than 200 cases have been reported so far this year. That’s the largest number in a decade, and a 4-fold increase.
• Most of the recorded cases in the US weer linked to other world regions, including about 2 dozen cases from Europe.
• Measles is a highly contagious and potentially dangerous disease which spreads easily.
• Some 164,000 measles deaths were recorded worldwide in 2008, with 95 percent of deaths occurring in poor countries.

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• Measles Outbreaks Continue in Canada, New Zealand, Europe
• Thousands of tourists exposed to measles in New Zealand
• Disease Emergence and Resurgence of Infectious Diseases‎

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities  (EDRO Forecast)
• 2011 Much More Disastrous: FIRE-EARTH Forecast
• Global Disasters in 2011 Could Impact 1/3 to 1/2 of the Human Population  (FIRE-EARTH Forecast)
• Back to the Primordial Future
• Mass Die-offs  (FIRE-EARTH Forecast)

• 2010 Disaster Calendar 
• 2011 Disaster Calendar

Santa Ana winds destroy or damage hundreds of buildings

L.A. County declares state of emergency due to destructive Santa Ana windstorm

Los Angeles County declared a state of emergency due to the destructive Santa Ana winds, following emergency declarations by Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Temple City, San Marino and Glendora.

Disaster Calendar 2011 – December 2

[December 2, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,566 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles County has declared a state of emergency due to the destructive Santa Ana windstorm.
• The declaration came after Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Temple City, San Marino and Glendora declared their own emergencies, a report said.
• In Pasadena, dozens of buildings have been destroyed (red-tagged by fire department) and many more damaged (yellow-tagged), while others await damage assessment.
• Thousands of trees, some century-old, and utility poles were uprooted or damaged.
• Winds of more than 80 mph (130kph, the equivalent of a category one hurricane on FEWW New Hurricane Scale) have knocked out electricity to about half a million homes throughout SoCal, also causing road delays and forcing dozens of flights to LAX to be diverted.
• Hundreds of people have sought shelter in Pasadena.
• “An American Red Cross shelter at Robinson Park in Pasadena housed about 60 displaced people bused in early Thursday from an apartment building that flooded after a tree toppled by the high winds crashed through the roof, breaking a water main,” said a report.

Sawyer Nelson, 8, checks out an uprooted tree in Sierra Madre. Credit: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times

• California, USA. Six California counties (combined population ~ 3.7 million) have been declared  agricultural disaster areas because of losses caused by the combined effects of unseasonably cool spring weather, a freeze, hail, below normal summer temperatures and unseasonable rainfall that occurred from April 7 to Sept. 30, 2011, USDA reported.
• Solano County was designated as primary disaster area.
• Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Sonoma and Yolo counties were declared disaster areas because they’re contiguous.
• Soon we’d be blaming the ‘unseasonable weather,’ ‘abnormal temperatures’ and ‘unreasonable rainfall’

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• Major Geological Events Forecast for Western U-S
• WARNING: Many parts of the United States could become ‘unrecognizable’ due to extreme climatic, geophysical and geological episodes over the next 18 months: FIRE-EARTH Forecast

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities  (EDRO Forecast)
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• Global Disasters in 2011 Could Impact 1/3 to 1/2 of the Human Population  (FIRE-EARTH Forecast)
• Back to the Primordial Future
• Mass Die-offs  (FIRE-EARTH Forecast)

• 2010 Disaster Calendar 
• 2011 Disaster Calendar

New Jersey Declared Disaster Area, Again

The Disaster President Signs New Jersey Disaster Declaration

Eight counties in New Jersey have been declared disaster areas due to damage caused by a severe snowstorm  on October 29, 2011.

Disaster Calendar 2011 – December 1

[December 1, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,567 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• New Jersey, USA.  The Disaster President has declared 8 New Jersey counties as disaster areas due to damage caused by a severe snowstorm  on October 29, 2011.
• The disaster areas are Cape May, Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties.
• Still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Irene, New Jersey counties have been declared major disaster areas for the 5th time so far this year.
• Previous Major Disaster Declarations issued in 2011 were
• Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee (Declared a Major Disaster Area on October 14).
• Severe Storms and Flooding (September 15)
• Hurricane Irene (August 31)
• Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm (February 4)
• New Jersey counties have also been designated as agricultural disaster areas multiple times.

[NOTE: About 50,000 people in New Jersey were affected by Irene. FEMA approved more than $160million for the individual claimants.]

Other Disasters

• USA. More than 25,000 Americans have died from prescription drug overdose in the last 12 months. [The actual figure could be as high as 50,000 or even higher, that is at least 14 deaths per standard 100,000 population. FIRE-EARTH]
• The main culprits based on narcotic pain relievers are hydrocodone (Vicodin), methadone, oxycodone (OxyContin) and oxymorphone (Opana).
• The highest death rate occurred among people aged 35 to 54.
• The number of overdose deaths was greater than deaths from heroin and cocaine combined.
• An estimated 20 percent of Americans have used prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons.
• Prescription drug abuse can lead to addiction and death. Main categories of drug abuse include:
• Narcotic  painkillers
• Sedatives and tranquilizers
• Stimulants (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)

Source: Astho/CDC

Note: In 2007, a total of 2,423,712 resident deaths were registered in the United States. The total includes 451,034 deaths from residual or non-specified causes.

Top 15 causes of death:

1. Diseases of heart (heart disease) ~ [616,067 deaths]
2. Malignant neoplasms (cancer) ~ [562,875]
3. Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) ~ [135,952]
4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases ~ [127,924]
5. Accidents (unintentional injuries) ~ [123,706]
6. Alzheimer’s disease
7. Diabetes mellitus (diabetes)
8. Influenza and pneumonia
9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
10. Septicemia (bacterial blood poisoning)
11. Intentional self-harm (suicide) ~ [34,598]
12.  Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
13. Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease (hypertension)
14. Parkinson’s disease
15. Assault (homicide) ~ [18,361]

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• Global Disasters in 2011 Could Impact 1/3 to 1/2 of the Human Population  (FIRE-EARTH Forecast)
• Back to the Primordial Future
• Mass Die-offs  (FIRE-EARTH Forecast)

• 2010 Disaster Calendar 
• 2011 Disaster Calendar

Violent Storm Triggers Calgary’s Municipal Emergency Plan

Southern Alberta buffeted by gale-force winds, as large grass fire forces hundreds to evacuate

Dozens of buildings were damaged as strong winds uprooted trees, blew out windows and spread debris around downtown Calgary. The winds also caused several vehicles to overturn along Highway 2, and fueled a large fire northeast of Nanton.

Disaster Calendar 2011 – November 28

[November 28, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,570 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Alberta, Canada. Dozens of buildings were damaged as strong winds uprooted trees, blew out windows and spread debris around downtown Calgary. The winds also caused several vehicles to overturn along Highway 2, and fueled a large fire northeast of Nanton since last Tuesday, which forced hundreds to evacuate their homes.
• “Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation closed portions of Fish Creek Provincial Park because of tree damage and public risk of power lines falling down,” said a report.
• Strong winds have been wreaking havoc in southern Alberta from Okotoks to the American border since Tuesday.

Other Global Disasters

• Indonesia. A 720-meter bridge linking the towns of Tenggarong and Samarinda in East Kalimantan province in central Indonesia collapsed killing at least 13 people and leaving dozens more missing, presumed dead. The bridge over the Mahakam river in central Indonesia was built to resemble SF’s Golden Gate Bridge.
• About 2 dozen others were injured in the incident, 10 of them critically.

• Indonesia. The recorded number of HIV/AIDS patients in Indonesia (population: 240 million) has climbed to at least 200,000.
• Yunnan Province, SW China.  The SW China province of Yunnan registered about 84,000 HIV carriers and AIDS patients as of the end of l2010, one of the worst among Chinese provinces or regions, a report said.
• Global. At least 34 million people around the world had HIV in 2010, up from 33.3 million in 2009, the UNAIDS reported.
• Some 2.7 million new HIV infections were reported worldwide in 2010.
• About two-thirds of new HIV infections in 2010, and more than a third of AIDS-related deaths, occurred in sub-Saharan Africa.

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• Back to the Primordial Future
• Mass Die-offs  (FIRE-EARTH Forecast)

• 2010 Disaster Calendar 
• 2011 Disaster Calendar

Floods isolate thousands in NSW, Australia

Torrential rain triggers severe flooding in New South Wales, Australia

Floodwater has “created an inland sea and it’s quite spectacular when you’re in the air but not so happy for the people on the ground,”  said a State Emergency Service official.

Disaster Calendar 2011 – November 27

[November 27, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,571 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• NWS, Australia. Torrential rain has caused severe flooding in New South Wales, Australia, isolating dozens of communities and hundreds of farms.
• More than 2,000 residents have been isolated.
• “I’ve just flown over the area in the chopper and it’s very extensive the amount of flooding,” said a State Emergency Service official.
• The floodwater has “created an inland sea and it’s quite spectacular when you’re in the air but not so happy for the people on the ground,” the official added.
• Floods have already killed a a three-year-old boy, who drowned  when he was swept into a stormwater drain at Bingara.

Other Global Disasters

• Arizona, USA. “Extreme drought conditions have now expanded from southern Arizona up into central portions of the state, including the Phoenix metro area,” said a report.
• The water levels in some of the state’s reservoirs have dropped by as much as 27 percent compared with a year ago.
• USA. More than 43 percent of the Contiguous USA is currently in a drought (D0-D4), with about a third of the country (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) in moderate (D1) to exceptional (D4) drought, according to the US Drought Monitor.
• “This is the most drought for the contiguous U.S. since Jan. 22, 2008,” according to the National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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• Back to the Primordial Future
• Mass Die-offs  (FIRE-EARTH Forecast)

• 2010 Disaster Calendar 
• 2011 Disaster Calendar

Thanksgiving: 63 million Americans on planes, trains and automobiles

How Thanksgiving Day Turned into an Environmental Disaster

About 63 million Americans  are expected to travel long distances during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend producing millions of tons of deadly air pollutants.

Disaster Calendar 2011 – November 24

[November 24, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,574 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• United States. About 63 million Americans  are expected to travel long distances during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend producing millions of tons of greenhouse gasses, ground-level ozone and other deadly air pollutants.
• Planes:  23.2 million people to fly domestic and international routes over the Thanksgiving holiday period, according to ATA.
• Trains: Up to a million people are expected to go by rail.
• Automobiles: About 38.2 million Americans are expected to drive at least 50 miles (80 km) away from home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, up 4 percent from 2010 according to AAA.

Other Global Disasters

• Western Australia. A massive blaze erupted after firemen lost control a routine burn-off in a national park near the Margaret River in Western Australia. The fire consumed about 2,000 hectares (~ 5,000 acres), destroying about 3 dozen homes and chalets and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate.
• A bushfire warning was operating as of posting.
• New Mexico, USA. The Disaster President has declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Mexico caused by flooding during the period of August 19-24, 2011.
• The worst affected areas are in Cibola and Sandoval Counties and in the Pueblo (Native American community) of Acoma and the Pueblo of Santa Clara.
• Washington USA. An  extraordinary storm has slammed into the Pacific Northwest, bringing record rain, hurricane-force wind gusts and massive snow.
• Up to 8 inches of rain in the southern Cascades has led to major flooding on some rivers.
• Numerous landslides have been reported in Western Washington.
• Sicily, Italy. Landslides caused by torrential rains have destroyed a village in Scarcelli, a district of Saponara in the Sicilian province of Messina, leaving at least 4 people dead.
• Major flooding have also been reported in other parts of southern Italy.
• Europe. Industrial air pollution from Europe’s 10,000 largest polluting facilities cost citizens up to €169 billion ($228 billion, as of posting) in 2009, according to a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
• Half of the total damage cost (between € 85 billion) was caused by less than 2 percent of the outlets (191 facilities).
• Power plants emissions were responsible for the largest share of the damage costs (estimated at €112 billion).
• Second largest part of the damage was caused by production processes (up to €28 billion).
• Third was manufacturing combustion (€21 billion).
• Transport, households and most agicultural activities were excluded from the report–if included the cost of pollution would be even higher.

Locations of the 191 European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) facilities that contributed 50% of the total damage costs estimated in 2009.  Source EEA.

“A small number of individual facilities cause the majority of damage costs. Three quarters of the total damage costs were caused by the emissions from just 622 industrial facilities – 6 % of the total number.” The report said.

“Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions contribute the most to the overall damage costs, approximately €63 billion in 2009. Air pollutants, which contribute to acid rain and can cause respiratory problems – sulphur dioxide (SO₂), ammonia (NH₃), particulate matter (PM₁₀) and nitrogen oxides (NO_x) – were found to cause €38-105 billion of damage a year.”

There’s no mention of the particulate matter (PM_2.5) in the report. PM_2.5 causes high plaque deposits in the arteries, leading to vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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• Back to the Primordial Future
• Mass Die-offs  (FIRE-EARTH Forecast)

• 2010 Disaster Calendar 
• 2011 Disaster Calendar

Landmine use ‘highest since 2004’

Planet’s most vicious species continue to kill and destroy

The use of anti-personnel mines reached its highest level since 2004 with more countries deploying the deadly devices, said The Landmine Monitor report.

Disaster Calendar 2011 – November 23

[November 23, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,575 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Global Disasters: As of August 2011, a total of 72 states, as well as seven  areas, were confirmed or suspected to be mine-affected, the report said.
• The recorded casualties in 2010 rose by 5% compared with 2009.
• Four largest producers of anti-personnel weapons were China, India, Russia and the United States.
• Israel and Myanmar were identified as laying new antipersonnel mines in 2010-2011.
• An estimated 120 million mines are laid globally killing or maiming thousands of people each year, according to the Red Cross.
• In 2010, about4,200 new casualties were recorded, 5% higher than 2009.
• Landmines are more than ten times more likely to kill or maim a civilians after a conflict than a combatant during war, according to the UN.
• Landmines have killed and injured more people in the  last 50 years than nuclear and chemical weapons combined.
• Up to 5 million new anti-personnel mines are laid in the ground each year, according to the Red Cross.
• More than a third of the victims of landmines are children under the age of 15.

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• Back to the Primordial Future
• Mass Die-offs  (FIRE-EARTH Forecast)

• 2010 Disaster Calendar 
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Atmospheric GHG Break Record

Concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached record high in 2010: WMO

The atmospheric GHG rose faster in 2010 than the decadal average.

Disaster Calendar 2011 – November 21

[November 21, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,577 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Global Mega Disasters. The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached record high in 2010, according to WMO. The atmospheric GHG rose faster in 2010 than the decadal average.
• Carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration has risen by 39 percent to 389 parts per million (ppm) since 1750.
• Methane (CH4) concentration has climbed by 158 percent since 1750 to a record high of 1,808 parts per billion(ppb), and up by 5 ppb since 2009.
• Nitrous oxide (N2O) levels were 20 percent higher at 323.2ppb   than the pre-industrial era.
• According to the latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, the seventh in the series that began in 2004, there has been a 29 percent rise in radiative forcing from greenhouse gases between 1990 and 2010.
• The atmospheric CO2 rose by 2.3ppm in 2010 compared to 2.0ppm in the previous year and the annual average of 1.5 ppm in the 1990s.
• “The atmospheric burden of greenhouse gases due to human activities has yet again reached record levels since pre-industrial time,” said WMO Secretary-General.
• “Even if we managed to halt our greenhouse gas emissions today, and this is far from the case, they would continue to linger in the atmosphere for decades to come and so continue to affect the delicate balance of our living planet and our climate,” he added.

Recent monthly mean carbon dioxide globally averaged over marine surface sites. Source: NOAA

Weekly average CO₂ at Mauna Loa

• Week of November 13, 2011:     390.32 ppm
• Weekly value from 1 year ago:     388.40 ppm
• Weekly value from 10 years ago:     369.79 ppm

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• Back to the Primordial Future
• Mass Die-offs  (FIRE-EARTH Forecast)

• 2010 Disaster Calendar 
• 2011 Disaster Calendar

Obama Presidency: Thousand Days of Disaster

THE WALL STREET PRESIDENT SPELLS DISASTER

More disasters have hit the United States during Obama’s thousand days in office than at any other comparable period in history

The federal government has issued 228 major disaster declarations since President Obama took office a thousand days ago. USDA has declared agricultural disasters in more than 3,500 counties this year alone.

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Disaster Calendar 2011 – October 16

[October 16, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,613 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• The United States of Disasters.  The federal government has issued 228 major disaster declarations since Obama took office a thousand days ago. The numbers have been rising progressively  from 59  in 2009 to 81 last year and a record 88 major disasters this year so far. The average number of major disaster declarations between 1953 and 2010 was 34 per year. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared agricultural disasters in more than 3,500 counties this year alone.

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Mississippi Declared Disaster Area

Sixty-nine of Mississippi’s 82 counties have been declared agricultural disaster areas

The state suffered crop losses caused by “unprecedented drought” that began in January and lasted through August, USDA said.

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Disaster Calendar 2011 – October 15

[October 15, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,614 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Mississippi, USA. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared 69 of Mississippi’s 82 counties as agricultural disaster areas due to losses crop losses caused by “unprecedented drought” that began in January and lasted through August.
• Gov. Haley Barbour had asked the federal government to designate the entire state as a disaster area, saying all 82 counties had suffered from an “unprecedented drought.”
• “Friday’s declaration comes two months after 27 counties were declared disaster areas because of severe flooding in May that caused an estimated $444 million in crop losses and $8.3 million in agricultural building damages.” Said a report.

Other Disasters

• New Jersey, USA. The White House has declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Jersey because of the damage caused by the Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee during the period of September 6-11, 2011.
• The worst hit areas were the counties of Hunterdon, Mercer, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren.
• Thailand. At least 297 people are confirmed dead and two others missing in the Thailand floods that have submerged the upper part of the country since late July.
• At least 61 of Thailand’s 77 provinces have been affected by flooding since the deluge triggered by heavy monsoon rain began three months ago.
• Currently 25 provinces are flooded with more than 4 million acres  of farmland submerged under as much as several meters of water in the worst-hit areas.
  
• Up to 9 million people have been affected directly.
• About one million homes have been destroyed or damaged.
• The main Chao Phraya River that runs through Bangkok is  at record levels, but government insists that the capital city is “safe.”
  
• The communities of Ayutthaya and Nakhon Sawan north of Bangkok are completely submerged.
• Mexico, Central America. The week-long torrential rains caused by Hurricanes Irwin and Jova, tropical depression 12-E and two additional storm fronts have wreaked havoc across a large region spanning half dozen countries.
• The death toll in Mexico and Central America has risen to at least 50.
  
• Some 100,000 people in Mexico and Central America are facing flooding as Hurricane Jova and a tropical depression unleash torrential rains over the region,” the UN news center reported.
• The affected countries are Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Costa Rica.
  
• El Salvador. Salvadorian President has declared a state of national emergency as severe flooding hit the coastal areas. Up to 70,000 people are being evacuated from areas prone to flooding and landslides.
• Guatemala. Torrential rains, severe flooding and mudslides have  destroyed or damaged thousands of homes in the provinces of Quetzaltenango, Santa Rosa and Escuintla, affecting about 60,000 Guatemalans.  Many people are reported as missing, but no figures were available as of posting. 
  

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The death toll in Mexico and Central America rose to 49 on Friday as tropical storms and hurricanes continued to hit the region.

Massive Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Spain

Tsunamis of fire consume large parts of Calblanque natural park in Murcia region, SE Spain

Thousands of people are forced to evacuate the town of Portman, near Cartagena.

[August 19, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,671 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

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Disaster Calendar 2011 – August 19 Entry

• Murcia, Spain. Raging wildfires, fueled by strong winds and high temperatures, have consumed large parts of Calblanque natural park in Murcia region, southeastern Spain. The raging fires have forced thousands of residents to flee the town of Portman, near the historic city of Cartagena, reports said.

Texas Could Experience Back-to-Back Fire Seasons

• Texas, USA. Raging wildfires continue to consume the drought-plagued state of Texas.
• Wildfires have consumed 5,400 square miles [3,456,000 acres] since mid-November, 2010, TFS reported [3,392,130 acres since January].
• Fire have destroyed 1,945 structures [2,650 according to FEWW estimate] since January.
• Fast-moving wildfires have destroyed dozens of homes/structures in the past few days.
• A record 250 of Texas’s 254 counties are currently under burn bans.
• So far, 7  of the 10 largest wildfires in the state’s history have occurred this year.
• Louisiana, USA. Department of Natural Resources Office of Conservation has issued an Emergency Order in response the extended drought conditions in southern Caddo parish, a report said.
• South Caddo Parish has experienced “moderate” to “exceptional” drought conditions for 15 consecutive months.

Related Links

• U.S. back-to-back disasters phase has begun
• 2011 Much More Disastrous: FIRE-EARTH Forecast
• Global Disasters in 2011 Could Impact 1/3 to 1/2 of the Human Population
• Back to the Primordial Future
• Mass Die-offs

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
• 2011 Disaster Calendar – August
• 2010 Disaster Calendar 
• 2011 Disaster Calendar

U.S. Disaster Losses Mounting

YTD losses from heatwaves, storms, flooding and tornadoes have climbed to at least $35 billion: NWS

Nine separate billion-dollar disasters in the United States, so far this year, tie the record set in 2008, NOAA said.

The losses from thunderstorm in the US reached at least $20 billion in the first 6 months of the year, twice the previous three-year average of $10 billion, NOAA reported.

[August 18, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,672 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

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Disaster Calendar 2011 – August 18 Entry

• USA. YTD losses from heatwaves, storms, flooding and tornadoes have climbed to at least $35 billion, NWS reported.
• The losses from thunderstorm in the US reached at least $20 billion in the first 6 months of the year, twice the previous three-year average of $10 billion, NOAA reported.
• Nine separate billion-dollar disasters in the United States, so far this year, tie the record set in 2008, NOAA said.
• The U.S. has sustained 108 weather-related disasters over the past 31 years in which overall damages/costs topped $1 billion each, with the total normalized losses exceeding $750 billion.
  

Billion Dollar Weather Disasters 1980 – mid-August 2011. Source: NOAA. Click image to enlarge

List of the US Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters 2011 (preliminary)

• Upper Midwest Flooding, Summer, 2011 [losses of $1.0 billion, at least 5 deaths]
• Mississippi River flooding, Spring-Summer, 2011 [up to $4.0 billion; at least 2 deaths]
• Southern Plains/Southwest Drought, Heatwave, & Wildfires, Spring-Summer, 2011 [well over $5.0 billion; losses expected to rise dramatically as events are ongoing]
• Midwest/Southeast Tornadoes, May 22-27, 2011 [total losses greater than $7.0 billion; at least 177 deaths]
• Southeast/Ohio Valley/Midwest Tornadoes, April 25-30, 2011 [total losses greater than $9.0 billion; at least 327 deaths]
• Midwest/Southeast Tornadoes, April 14-16, 2011 [total losses greater than $2.0 billion; at least 38 deaths]
• Southeast/Midwest Tornadoes, April 8-11, 2011 [total losses greater than $2.2 billion; numerous injuries]
• Midwest/Southeast Tornadoes, April 4-5, 2011 [total losses greater than $2.3 billion; at least 9 deaths]
• Groundhog Day Blizzard, Jan 29-Feb 3, 2011 [total losses greater than $2.0 billion; at least 36 deaths]

[Source: NCDC]

 

Related Links

• Mega Heatwaves Could Kill Thousands in the U.S.
• 2011 Much More Disastrous: FIRE-EARTH Forecast
• Global Disasters in 2011 Could Impact 1/3 to 1/2 of the Human Population
• Back to the Primordial Future
• Mass Die-offs

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
• 2011 Disaster Calendar – August
• 2010 Disaster Calendar 
• 2011 Disaster Calendar

Sinkhole Down Under

Image of the Day

Large Sinkhole in Gosford City, NSW, Australia

Gosford City Council employee inspects a large sinkhole which appeared after more than 200mm of rain fell in SE of Australia’s NSW. Photo credit: Gary Graham via daily telegraph.

Australia’s New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally has declared the towns of Shellharbour, Kiama, Bombala and Bega natural disaster areas after a “month of rain in a day” triggered flooding throughout southeast NSW, the heaviest rain in 33 year, a report said.  She said more areas could join the disaster list.

Related Links

• Western Australia Flooding – Satellite Images
• Australian Disasters

Links to Disaster Calendars:

• 2010 Disaster Calendar
• 2011 Disaster Calendar

Europe Freezes Over 3 Weeks Early

Arctic Weather Kills Dozens Across Europe

Extreme weather conditions, snow and subzero temperatures cause chaos across Europe for the 4th day

Temperatures dropped to -34ºC (-29.2ºF) in Poland, where at least 18 people died from exposure.

About three dozen others have so far died from the cold in Central, Northern and Western Europe.

Icy roads caused at least 2,000 accidents in Germany killing at least 5 people. Belgium reported 650km (400 miles) of tailbacks on its highways.

Up to 10,000 schools across the UK have been closed, as severe snow warnings were issued for many parts of the country.

About 30cm (12in) of snow was recorded around Britain’s second largest airport, Gatwick, forcing the authorities to close it down.

At least a dozen other airports across the continent were forced to shut down.

“Switzerland suffered its coldest November night for 45 years as temperatures plunged below minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit), according to national weather service Meteosuisse.” AFP said.

Temperatures in Moscow fell to minus 24ºC (-10.5ºF), the chilliest the city has experienced in 80 years, Russia’s  Itar-Tass news agency reported. At least a dozen people have died from exposure in recent days.

Freezing conditions are expected to last for about a week, possibly longer, as a low-pressure front over western Europe inches eastward.

Related Links:

• 2011 Much More Disastrous
• FEWW DISASTER FORECAST 2011
• 2010 Disaster Calendar [NOVEMBER]

• Collapse Diary
• 2010 Disaster Calendar
• Energy Dinosaurs

FEWW DISASTER FORECAST 2011

2011 Disasters

Related Links:

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
• Index of Human Impact on Nature (HIoN) March 2008
• Earth’s Human Induced Antiphase

• 2010: The Year of Disasters
• Fire-Earth Forecast: The next wave of man-made, or human-enhanced disasters could strike China

• Disaster Forecast: The United States

• Collapse Diary
• 2010 Disaster Calendar
• Energy Dinosaurs

2011 Much More Disastrous

Posted by feww on September 13, 2010

2011 SIX TIMES MORE DISASTROUS THAN 2010

Global Disasters in 2011 Could Impact 1/3 to 1/2 of the Human Population

The impact of anthropogenic and human-enhanced natural disasters on the population will be 600 percent more severe in 2011 compared with 2010: Fire-Earth Forecast

Earth is critically wounded and diseased as a result of human assault and battery.

Humans’ first wave of serious [near-fatal] assault on the planet began in the early 1980s and has since heightened in severity.

Our feverish planet‘s fight against the “human pathogens” is entering a critical phase. The earth’s defense mechanism is employing geophysical  phenomenon, as a result of which the impact of natural disasters on human population is intensifying.

In 2007 EDRO models showed that the intensity of disasters caused as a result of the human assault on the planet, and the planet’s struggle to heal herself, would lead to the first wave of collapse of the population centers globally by about 2012.

It already has!

The collapse has already started and would ultimately lead to the extinction [possibly near-extinction] of human race.

For the EDRO forecast to be true, the final years leading to the start of collapse, namely 2010, 2011 and 2012, must necessarily be progressively more disastrous.

Based on their models, Fire-Earth Moderators forecasted in December 2009 that the year 2010 would prove to be the most disastrous year on record. And with more than 100 days left to the end of this year, their forecast has already proven to be true and accurate.

What about 2011?

Fire-Earth models show that the impact of anthropogenic and human-enhanced natural disasters would be about 600 percent more severe in 2011 compared with this year.

Based on their findings, the Moderators estimate that between one-third and one-half of the world population could be affected in some way by various disasters that are forecasted to occur in 2011.

Megadisasters Loom

Posted by feww on December 11, 2010

2011-2012:  A TIME FOR MEGADISASTERS

Emerging Calamities You CAN’T Prepare for, or Insure against

Climate Change, Global Broiling, Volatility and Extremes of Weather, Mega Swings of Temperature, Megadeluges and Megadroughts, Giant Dust Storms, Megaquakes, Super Volcanic Eruptions, Extreme Wildfires, Food and Water Scarcity, Deadly Diseases, Megadeaths (Forests, Plants, Animal Species…)

Looming Megadisasters Could Impact 1/3 to 1/2 of  Human Population

• Megadisasters Loom

Related Links:

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
• Index of Human Impact on Nature (HIoN) March 2008
• Earth’s Human Induced Antiphase

• 2010: The Year of Disasters
• Fire-Earth Forecast: The next wave of man-made, or human-enhanced disasters could strike China

• Disaster Forecast: The United States

• Collapse Diary
• 2010 Disaster Calendar
• Energy Dinosaurs

2010 Disaster Calendar

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Kansas heat wave kills 2,000 cattle

The intense heat and humidity that has palled over central Kansas for more than a week have killed at least 2,000 cattle: Report

“It is all cattle in feedlots. It is more the humidity than the heat,” Ken Powell, environmental scientist with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said of the more than 2,000 cattle deaths.

“The cattle deaths have overwhelmed rendering plants and some feedlots are burying the carcasses in accordance with state regulations, said Powell.”

“From the standpoint of dealing with the disposal of animals, this is the worst I have seen in the almost 17 years I’ve been here,” he said.

Monday temperatures rose to 101 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) at Garden City in southwest Kansas, the report said.

“For three or four more days, it’s still pretty stressful,” a meteorologist at Telvent DTN said. “There is a chance you may see a few showers this weekend, which would help ease stress on the livestock.

With about 2 million cattle fattening in its feedlots, Kansas is the third largest cattle state in the U.S. More …

Related Links:

• 2010 Disaster Calendar [JULY]
• 2010 Disasters

• World Sizzling in Hottest Year to Date
• U.S. Had 8th Warmest June, Wetter
• U.S. Had 8th Warmest June, Wetter
• Earth: Wounded and Feverish
• Collapse Diary

Oil Disaster Headlines – 19 July 2010

Gulf seabed near ruptured BP well may be leaking

If what’s leaking from the seabed is methane it could mean oil was also leaking: Thad Allen

[And this time he may be telling the truth.]

Rain falls on oil sheen covering the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana Thursday, July 15, 2010.   Credit: AP Photo/Patrick Semansky. Image may be subject to copyright.

In the event the seepage was confirmed, he ordered BP to submit a plan to reopen the capped well to allow oil to be funnelled to the surface.

But BP says it would take three days to start this process.

During this time, the daily leakage of tens of thousands of barrels of oil, which had been capped last Thursday, could resume.

The well began leaking oil into the Gulf after BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on 20 April, killing 11 workers, and capsized two days later.

BP had hoped the cap could stay in place until relief wells stopped the leak for good.

But with pressure readings from within the well lower than expected, scientists had raised concerns that oil could leaking into the surrounding undersea bedrock.

Allen said in a letter to BP chief managing director Bob Dudley: “Given the current observations… including the detected seep a distance from the well and undetermined anomalies at the well head, monitoring of the seabed is of paramount importance…

“I direct you to provide me a written procedure for opening the choke valve as quickly as possible without damaging the well should hydrocarbon seepage near the wellhead be confirmed.” More …

CHINA

Dalian Xingang oil port, China’s largest oil reserve base, have been shut after a crude oil pipeline exploded spilling oil into the sea

A view shows crude oil in the sea near Dalian, Liaoning province July 18, 2010. REUTERS/China Daily. Image may be subject to copyright.

“The port was sealed right after the explosion. We have a one-week contingency plan, but are hoping that the oil spill can be cleaned up as soon as possible,” a PetroChina oil executive told Reuters.

The explosion occurred when an oil tanker was off-loading its crude oil, according to China Daily.

Related Links:

• GOM Oil Disaster – Satellite Images – Headlines
• Oil Disasters

• Disaster Forecast: The United States
• Collapse Diary
• 2010 Disaster Calendar

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
• Index of Human Impact on Nature (HIoN) March 2008
• Earth’s Human Induced Antiphase Nears Completion
• Energy Dinosaurs