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Posted by feww on May 2, 2012
Outbreak of SAT2 strain of FMD virus in Egypt and Libya reaches Gaza Strip
Sick animals detected in Rafah, a Gaza Strip town bordering Egypt, have tested positive for the SAT2 strain of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus, following the February outbreak in Egypt and Libya, FAO said.
“The SAT2 variant is new to the region, meaning that animals do not have any acquired resistance to it.”
FMD Virus. Source: Virginia Bioinformatics Institute.
FMD is highly infectious and affects all cloven-hoofed animals, including sheep, cattle, buffalo, goats and pigs, causing serious production losses, and can be lethal, especially in younger animals.
When this shorthorn heifer in the United Kingdom became afflicted with foot-and-mouth disease, (a) she began to drool, and (b) virus-filled blisters developed in her mouth and at the junction where skin connects with the hoof walls. Source: LLNL
“Diseases simply do not respect international boundaries, and if FMD SAT2 reaches deeper into the Middle East it could spread throughout vast areas, threatening the Gulf countries – even southern and eastern Europe, and perhaps beyond” said Juan Lubroth, FAO’s Chief Veterinary Officer and head of the organization’s Animal Health Service.
About 10-million sheep, pigs, and cows were slaughtered during the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom, which caused more than $5 billion in losses to the food and agriculture sector and even greater losses in tourism.
The foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus consists of a single strand of RNA packed inside a tough protein coat. The hardy virus can live 28 days in cool soil and up to 180 days in a slurry of cow dung. It can be spread directly from animal to animal, or it can be transported indirectly by a person or vehicle traveling from one farm to another—for example, with mud containing the virus caked on boots or tires. Livermore’s Pam Hullinger, a foreign animal disease diagnostician and veterinary epidemiologist, notes that FMD is so contagious, an animal can become infected after contact with as few as 10 virus particles.
Although the U.S. has not had an FMD outbreak since 1929, it is endemic in many parts of the world. In 2000 and 2001 a Pan-Asian strain caused outbreaks in Korea, Japan, Russia, Mongolia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands. Source: LLNL
A SAT2 virus strain was recently reported in cattle in Bahrain’s quarantine center, FAO reported.
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Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on March 23, 2012
Taking too long to melt!
Military planes bombard ice-jammed waterways in north China
Ice-jammed waterways in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are bombarded by Chinese military planes, March 20, 2012. (Xinhua). Image may be subject to copyright. More images…
Chairman Mao (1940 speech):
For the purpose of attaining freedom in the world of nature, man must use natural science to understand, conquer, and change nature, and thus attain freedom from nature.
Freud (1856 – 1939):
There is, indeed, another and a better path: that of becoming a member of human community, and, with the help of a technique guided by science, going over to attack against nature and subjecting her to human will.
Disaster Calendar 2012 – March 23
[March 23, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,454 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
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Posted by feww on December 7, 2011
Floods in Kenya kill a dozen people, displace 40,000
Extreme rain events in Kenya have unleashed severe flooding, washing away bridges and destroying roads. At least a dozen people have lost their lives, and more than 40,000 others made homeless, said the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS).
Disaster Calendar 2011 – December 7
[December 7, 2011] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,561 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
- Kenya. Extreme rain events in Kenya have unleashed severe flooding, washing away bridges and destroying roads. At least a dozen people have lost their lives, and more than 40,000 others made homeless, said the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS).
- “River Nzoia burst its banks on 3 December, displacing thousands of people in Budalang’i, Bunyala and Funyula areas of western Kenya. Thousands are also displaced in Nyando and Nyatike areas in Nyanza, as well in Coast Province.”
Other Disasters
- Northern Quebec, Canada. Two First Nations communities in northern Quebec have declared states of emergency following sustained power outages amid extremely cold temperatures.
- Chisasibi First Nation in James Bay has no electricity to provide heat for 4,000 residents who are experiencing -30ºC temperatures, a report said.
- “Wemindji First Nation, located south of Chisasibi, has also declared a state of emergency after losing power at 9 a.m. on Monday”
- Yemen. Killing of civilians including children continues in Yemen. At least 138 children have been killed and about 570 others wounded in the ongoing violence, reports said.
- Obama’s War on Afghanistan. A series of bombing across Afghanistan has killed or wounded hundreds of people, reports said.
- Japan. Japan has used about 2.3bn yen ($30m) from its tsunami recovery budget to provide additional security measures for its whaling fleet, environmental groups said.
Global Disasters
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Posted by feww on November 24, 2011
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 (NOx) – were found to cause €38-105 billion of damage a year.”
There’s no mention of the particulate matter (PM2.5) in the report. PM2.5 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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Posted by feww on October 9, 2010
Hungary’s toxic reservoir may collapse
Hungarian town evacuated as cracks appear on reservoir walls
“Last night the interior minister informed us that cracks have appeared in the northern wall of the reservoir, whose corner collapsed, which make it likely that the entire wall will collapse,” Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban said.
An aerial view shows houses affected by a toxic red sludge spill from a Hungarian alumina plant, in Devecser, near Ajka, 100 miles (160 kilometres) southwest of Budapest October 7, 2010. Source: Greenpeace via Reuters
Up to a dozen people have been killed and scores more injured after one million cubic meters of toxic waste sludge escaped from Hungary’s MAL Zrt alumina plant reservoir inundating seven villages, local waterways and six rivers earlier this week.
The damaged reservoir near Hungary’s MAL Zrt alumina plant is seen from the air in Kolontar, 150 km (93.2 miles) west of Budapest, October 9, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh,. Image may be subject to copyright.
Up to half a million cubic meters of even deadlier sludge could now escape from the reservoir as a wall in the dam appears to be collapsing, Mr Orban said.
“The detached parts of the dam are growing apart, the distance between them widened by 7 cm from late last night until this morning … so it is very likely that we have to reckon on this wall collapsing.”
Some 715 people have been evacuated from the village of Kolontar, the worst affected area from the first wave of the spill on Monday.
Disaster teams are on stand by to evacuate the town of Devecser (population of 6,000), if necessary, Reuters quoted Hungary’s national news agency (MTI) as saying.
An aerial view shows a toxic red sludge spill from a Hungarian alumina plant, near Ajka, 100 miles (160 kilometres) southwest of Budapest October 7, 2010. Source: Greenpeace via Reuters
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Posted by feww on October 1, 2010
Remnants of TS Nicole kill at least 5 people including 2 children
Remnants of the Tropical Storm Nicole wreaked havoc along the US Atlantic coast, drenching the entire length of the eastern seaboard from Florida to New England. The National Weather Service has warned of flash floods as far north as Maine.
In North Carolina 5 people, including two children, were killed in storm-related incidents.
Click Image to enlarge and update. Source: SSEC (24-Hr FE ED).
GOES N America IR Satellite image. Click Image to enlarge and update.
TRMM Rain Accumulation
Current NWS Weather Hazard Warnings (U.S.)
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Posted by feww on September 24, 2010
Large Parts of Wisconsin and Southern Minnesota Inundated
The lingering storm system, which has dumped more than 33cm (13 inches) of rain over a swath of western Wisconsin and southern Minnesota since Wednesday, has flooded hundreds of homes forcing residents to be evacuated; many businesses have shut down; scores of schools are canceled in many communities; roads have been washed out; large segments of I-35 in the region are closed.
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TRMM Rain Accumulation
SPC Mesoscale Analysis
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- Sep 24, 2010 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
- Sep 24, 2010 0600 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook
Current NWS Weather Hazard Warnings (U.S.)
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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 is reacting by deploying geophysical phenomenon in her defense mechanism, 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.
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Links to 2010 Disasters Calendar
January 2010 | February 2010 | March 2010 | April 2010 | May 2010 | June 2010 | July 2010 | August 2010 | September 2010 |
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Posted by feww on August 27, 2010
Image of the Day:
Fire: A Major Mechanism of Collapse
An Early Dividend of Rising Global Temperatures
A deadly fire, which killed at least one person, consumed more than 300 homes in Navotas City, Philippines, Aug. 27, 2010. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali). Image may be subject to copyright. More images …
Argentina: Meanwhile, about 1,500 hectares of Calilegua National Park in northwestern were burnt out by a fire.
Italy: At least 3 dozen fires which have broken out in southern Italy since Saturday, are believed to have been caused by rising temperatures, reports say.
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Posted by feww on July 20, 2010
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 …
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Posted by feww on May 7, 2010
POWER DOWN or FACE DEATH—Fire-Earth
“The reality of anthropogenic climate change can no longer be debated on scientific grounds”
James Hurrell of the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research said.
“The imperative is to act aggressively to reduce carbon emissions and dependency on fossil fuels”
“When someone says that society should wait until scientists are absolutely certain before taking any action, it is the same as saying society should never take action,” the 255 scientists wrote in an open letter published by the journal Science.
“For a problem as potentially catastrophic as climate change, taking no action poses a dangerous risk for our planet,” they added, saying that they were deeply disturbed by “recent escalation of political assaults on scientists in general and on climate scientists in particular.”
Scientists conveyed the same message on Thursday before the U.S. House of Representatives panel on energy independence and climate change, a report said.
“The reality of anthropogenic climate change can no longer be debated on scientific grounds,” James Hurrell of the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research told the committee. “The imperative is to act aggressively to reduce carbon emissions and dependency on fossil fuels.”
The equation is simple and the longer you wait, the worse the conditions get: Power down now, or face large scale death and destruction—Fire-Earth
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Posted by feww on May 6, 2010
Image of the Day:
The Vanishing Parking Lot: Now You Don’t See it!
Part of the parking lot at Scott Towne Center has given way, causing a landslide that is covering one lane of Greentree Road below in Scott. James Knox/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Image may be subject to copyright.
A landslide continues to consume parts of the shopping plaza’s parking lot at Scott Towne Center, in Scott Township, Pennsylvania. “The road, which about 22,000 vehicles use daily, is reduced to one lane in each direction, but PennDOT is assessing the situation to determine whether the road must be closed altogether, PennDOT spokesman Jim Struzzi said today.” More…
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Posted by feww on May 5, 2010
Obama Declares Tennessee Major Disaster Area
At least 30 people killed by widespread storms and flooding in Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi
Houses, schools, bridges and other structure were washed off. The cost of damage in the three battered states could exceed 200million dollars.
At least 9 of the deaths occurred in Nashville, where thousands of homes and tourist attractions, including Grand Ole Opry, were inundated. The Cumberland River that runs through the city crested at a 75-year high, more than 4m (12 feet) above flood stage, afetr 457mm (18 inches) of weekend rain.
Kentucky
At least four people lost their lives in Kentucky where Governor Steve Beshear declared a state of emergency with 41 counties and 15 cities issuing emergency declarations most of them verbally.
“The safety of our citizens is my first priority,” said Governor Beshear. “That is why I urge individuals who encounter high waters to use extreme caution and avoid unnecessary contact with flood waters if at all possible.”
“It’s serious out there still,” said Mark Marraccini, spokesman for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. “These waters are very dangerous.”
Mississippi
At least 6 people were reported as being killed in various storm and flood-related incident in Mississippi, where a tornado from a separate storm front a week earlier had claimed 10 lives.
When the floodwater reached the sky [metaphorically speaking!]
Airplanes are seen partially submerged in floodwater at the Cornelia Fort Airpark Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. Heavy weekend rain caused the Cumberland River, which winds through Nashville, to over flow its banks flooding part of downtown and other areas around the city. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson). Image may be subject to copyrights.
Meanwhile The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued continued flood warning for
- Buttahatchie River
- Hatchie River
- Little Tallahatchie Canal
- Mississippi River
- North Fork
- Forked Deer River
- Obion River
- S.F. Fork Forked Deer River…S.F.
- Forked Deer River
- Tennessee River
- Tombigbee River
- Wolf River
NWS Red Flag Warning for Colorado:
Strong southwest winds and dry conditions are expected again on Wednesday over southwest Colorado. Gusty southwest winds will redevelop over western Colorado on Wednesday as a tight pressure gradient will remain over Colorado. The strong winds in combination with low relative humidity and dry fuels at the lower elevations of southwest Colorado will produce critical fire conditions.
Extreme rain inundated Tennessee and Kentucky on May 1-2, 2010. A line of severe thunderstorms moved over the states on Saturday, May 1, and a high-pressure system blocked the storms from moving east. Trapped in place and fed by humid air from the Gulf of Mexico, the storms unleashed heavy rain on the Tennessee Valley. By 7:00 p.m. on May 2, rain gauges on the ground recorded between 10 and 19 inches (250-480 millimeters) of rain in the hardest hit regions.
This image shows rainfall totals between May 1 and May 3, 2010, as recorded by the TRMM satellite. The intense rain shown here caused severe flooding throughout Tennessee, particularly in Nashville. Image and Caption: NASA [Edited by FEWW for brevity.] Click image to enlarge.
2010 could prove to be one of the deadliest and costliest years on record for storms, flooding, landslide and other human-enhanced disasters. —Fire-Earth
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Posted by feww on May 4, 2010
Fire-Earth Forecast: The next wave of man-made, or human-enhanced disasters could strike China
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