Posted by feww on January 14, 2013
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,153 Days Left
[January 14, 2013] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,153 Days Left to the most Fateful Day in Human History
- Symbolic countdown to the ‘worst day’ in human history began on May 15, 2011 ...
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Global Disasters/ Significant Events
A ‘perfect storm’ of a fire destroys dozens of homes in NSW
- The massive fire has consumed more than 40,000 hectares near the Warrumbungle National Park in Coonabarabran area in New South Wales (NSW), destroying dozens of homes.
- The destructive blaze with a 100-km front has also destroyed scores of other structures, hundreds of livestock and farming machinery, and remained uncontained as of Monday, local reports said.
- The mega blaze has severely damaged several buildings at Siding Spring Observatory in the national park, but “the main telescope facilities are okay,” said the acting director for the Australian Astronomical Observatory.
- “There was just absolutely no stopping that fire,” a fire official said, adding that wind conditions had created “perfect storm” conditions for the fire to burn “with such a ferocity we haven’t seen in years.”
- “It looked like an atom bomb the way it went up,” said a property owner who lives to the west of the fire.
- “The smoke plume of that fire extended some 14km (8.6 miles) into the air and even prevented us from getting aircraft overhead because of just how dangerous and bumpy the conditions were,” a fire official told reporters.
- At least 200 wildfires sparked by lightning and fueled by hot and windy weather are burning in NSW.
- About 3 dozen fires remain uncontained, officials said.
- Dozens of fires are also burning in Victoria and Tasmania.
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Posted by feww on January 8, 2013
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,159 Days Left
[January 8, 2013] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,159 Days Left to the most Fateful Day in Human History
- Symbolic countdown to the ‘worst day’ in human history began on May 15, 2011 ...
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Global Disasters/ Significant Events
Australia: Entombed by a ‘dome of heat’
Hundreds of fires fanned by record temperatures and high winds are currently burning across Australia, many of them out of control.
About 90 percent of New South Wales (NSW) was in severe danger, with “catastrophic” conditions declared in five areas: the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, the Southern Ranges, the northern and eastern Riverina and southern parts of the lower Central West Plains.
- Temperatures soared to near 46ºC (118ºF) today.
- Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has forecast temperatures of up to 54ºC (129ºF) in central Australia next Monday and has accordingly extended its temperature chart by adding two new colors, pink and purple, to allow for the extremes.
- High winds and atmospheric conditions have created a ‘dome of heat’ entombing Australia, experts said.
Australia Forecast Map for 06:00 UTC on Saturday 12 January 2013 . Source: BOM
Global Temperature Forecast Map for 06:00 UTC on Saturday 12 January 2013 . Source: BOM
SH Temp Forecast for 06:00 UTC on Sunday 13 January 2013
Power Outages
“The blistering heat also caused a blaze at a nuclear research facility in southern Sydney after cabling overheated in a nearby electricity substation, while thousands of homes in the city’s north experienced power outages due to soaring demand,” said a report.
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Posted by feww on December 30, 2009
Summer 2010 set to be one of the worst for Australian bushfire
Fires consume Western Australia, as floodwaters drown parts of the east coast
Australian weather bureau has for the first time issued a ‘catastrophic’ fire danger alert, the highest rating on their warning system.
Nearly 40 homes have been destroyed. (Credit: Greg Winning/ ABC online reader).
Temperatures as high as 42 degrees (ºC) in western Australia coupled with strong winds are fanning two major fires, which were sparked by fallen power lines Tuesday afternoon local time,that have so far consumed
- At least 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) of farm and bushland
- About 40 homes were destroyed in Toodyay, about 80 km (50 miles) NE of Perth
- Many livestock
Flood Warnings Issued for the East Coast of Australia
Meanwhile, heavy downpours of up to 300 millimeters are expected in the north-west, north-east and mid north coastal regions of the country, as warnings for flash flooding are issued throughout the region.
Parts of the central NSW are submerged under an estimated 100 billion gallons of floodwater.
A warning for flash flooding includes Port Macquarie, Taree, Armidale and Tenterfield. (ABC TV). Image may be subject to copyright.
Source: Commonwealth of Australia 2009, Bureau of Meteorology. Image may be subject to copyright.
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Posted by feww on November 19, 2009
Human Induced Planetary Antiphase Series
How Much Longer Could Australians Cope?
Australia on catastrophic fires warning
Fire authorities in South Australia have declared a catastrophic fire danger for two districts, the Flinders and North-West Pastoral districts.
The catastrophic fire warning comes in the wake of February’s bushfires, which killed at least 173 people across Victoria.
Extreme temperatures, low humidity and strong winds arte forecast. The temperature in some parts of Australia have topped 40 C, setting new records for November.
Weekly highest maximum temperature for Australia
Tropical OLR and Wind Anomalies During the Last 30 Days
Positive OLR anomalies (suppressed convection and precipitation, red shading) were present over
Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. Source: ENSO Cycle: Recent Evolution, Current Status and Predictions Update prepared by Climate Prediction Center / NCEP 16 November 2009
Fire Warning UPDATE: Officials downgraded the warnings to severe, 3rd highest on their new scale, Thursday morning.
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