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Posted by feww on September 10, 2012
Wildfire threatens about 500 residences near towns of North Fork and Gibbonsville, ID
The Mustang Complex resulted from five fires—the Mustang, Broomtail, Roan, Cayuse and East Butte fires—ignited by thunderstorms and lightning over the weekend of July 28-29.
- As of September 9th (20:00MDT), the Mustang Complex had grown to 261,010 acres, Inciweb reported.
- The massive blaze currently threatens homes, businesses, and natural resources.
- The blaze is currently 16 percent contained.
- Several destructive fires are burning mostly unchecked across the U.S. West.
- The 2012 fire season has already seen record-breaking fires in Colorado, New Mexico and Oregon.
Mustang Complex Notification and Evacuation Plan. Inciweb.
- Red Flag Warnings are currently in effect in parts of at least 13 states.
U.S. Weather Hazards Map. Source: NWS
Other Global Disasters/ Significant Events
- British Columbia, Canada. BC authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders for more than 2,000 people in and around the Okanagan community of Peachland, after an intense wildfire consumed more than 100 hectares nearby, reports said.
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on September 9, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,284 Days Left
[September 9, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
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SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,284 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…
Nicaragua: 3,000 people are being evacuated as San Cristóbal volcano explodes
San Cristobal, Nicaragua’s highest volcano, exploded at least 3 times, expelling volcanic gases, ash and tephra about 1,500 meters into the air and forcing evacuations of thousands of people in the rural northwestern department of Chinandega.
- Authorities say up to 20,000 people may have to be evacuated.
- The 1,745-m volcano sits 140km northwest of the capital, Managua.
- The explosions may have been primed by the Magnitude 7.6 earthquake which struck Costa Rica on September 5, 2012.
Other Global Disasters/ Significant Events
United States. Red Flag Warnings/Extreme Fire Danger. Critical Fire Weather Conditions are expected across parts of the Great Basin, Northern Rockies and Great Plains on Sunday, NWS said. Red Flag Warnings are in effect for parts of at least 12 states.
- “Thunderstorms with little or no rain coupled with abundant lightning will offer a threat for critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern Rockies on Sunday. Meanwhile, strong winds and low relative humidity will also create locally dangerous fire weather conditions across the northern and central Great Basin as well as the northern and central Great Plains.” NWS forecasters said.
Weather Hazards Map. Source: NWS
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GLOBAL WARNING
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Posted by feww on October 21, 2011
West Qld declared a disaster area, as record rains drench north
Fires consume over 4,000km² of grazing and grassland in Australia’s state of Queensland
Raging fires sparked by lightning across west central Queensland last week have now consumed more than a million acres of grazing and grassland leaving thousands of cattle without fodder.
Disaster Calendar 2011 – October 21
[October 21, 2011] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,608 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
- Queensland, Australia. Queensland has declared the western portion of the state a disaster area, as record rains drench north.
- “Queensland’s weather has turned extreme, with a natural disaster zone declared in the west,” a report said.
- Fires have consumed more than 4,000km² (one million acres) of grazing and grassland in the Australian state of Queensland.
- Raging fires sparked by lightning across west central Queensland last week have left thousands of cattle to starve.
- Fires have blackened about 40 farms in Barcaldine region, consuming between 80 and 100 per cent of the grazing land in 10 farms, and prompting the state’s Agriculture Minister to declare the region a disaster area.
- “About 10 per cent of the shire has been burnt,” Barcaldine Mayor said. “There are real fears cattle will perish.”
- The fires have destroyed the cattle farming infrastructure, reducing “thousands of kilometers of fencing, water tanks and sheds” to ashes.
- Three major fires are still burning in the region, two said to be uncontained.
- “On the northeast coast, flood warnings were issued by the Weather Bureau for rivers and streams between Cooktown and Cardwell after some places recorded 500mm of rain for the week.”
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