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Posted by feww on December 28, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,170 Days Left
[December 28, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,170 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
Drought spreads fractionally across the U.S.
Abnormally Dry or worse drought conditions (D0 to D4 levels on the U.S. Drought Monitor scale) spread to 73.84 of continental U.S. as of December 25 fractionally higher than the previous week (73.79%), while moderate to severe drought (D1 to D4) expanded to 61.82 percent of the country.
U.S. Drought Map for December 25, 2012. Released December 27 by U.S. Drought Monitor
Additional Counties Designated as Drought Disaster Areas
- California. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 30 counties in California as disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by drought that began Jan. 1, 2012, and continues. The designation includes 6 counties as primary disaster areas and 24 others as secondary disaster areas.
- Texas. USDA has also designated 12 counties in Texas as agricultural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought. The designation include 2 counties as primary and 10 others as secondary disaster areas.
Recent Drought Links
- US: Dozens of Additional Counties Designated Disaster Areas December 4, 2012
- U.S. Drought: 54 Additional Counties Declared Drought Disaster Areas Posted November 2, 2012
- U.S. Counties Declared Disaster Areas October 25, 2012
- U.S. drought retreats fractionally, expected to persist through winter October 19, 2012
- U.S. Crop Disaster Losses Spreads to 2,673 Counties October 18, 2012
- Drought Disaster Spreads to 2,423 U.S. Counties October 12, 2012
- U.S. Drought: Little Change! October 4, 2012
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
GLOBAL WARNING
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Posted by feww on December 14, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,184 Days Left
[December 14, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,184 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
Drought affecting about two-thirds of U.S. new winter wheat crop
As of December 11, 2012 ‘severe’ to ‘exceptional’ drought levels (D3 – D5 on the U.S. Drought Monitor Scale ) pervaded through 42.59% of continental United States, up from 42.22% a week earlier.
- Some 61.87 percent of the contiguous United States was in at least ‘Moderate’ drought, down from 62.37 percent the previous week.
U.S. Drought Map for December 11, 2012. Release December 13 by U.S. Drought Monitor
Map of the U.S. Counties Designated as Drought Disaster Areas
As of December 12, 2012, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) had designated as drought disaster areas a total of 2,735 counties throughout the country. The designations included 2,300 counties declared primary disaster areas and 435 additional counties as contiguous disaster areas.
U.S. Drought Disaster Map for December 12, 2012.
Drought Links
- US: Dozens of Additional Counties Designated Disaster Areas December 4, 2012
- U.S. Drought: 54 Additional Counties Declared Drought Disaster Areas Posted November 2, 2012
- U.S. Counties Declared Disaster Areas October 25, 2012
- U.S. drought retreats fractionally, expected to persist through winter October 19, 2012
- U.S. Crop Disaster Losses Spreads to 2,673 Counties October 18, 2012
- Drought Disaster Spreads to 2,423 U.S. Counties October 12, 2012
- U.S. Drought: Little Change! October 4, 2012
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
GLOBAL WARNING
Posted in Global Climate Extremes, Global Disaster watch, global disasters, global disasters 2012, global drought | Tagged: 2012 Drought Disaster, carrying capacity, Drought, drought 2012, drought and deluge, drought disaster, drought disaster areas, First Phase of Collapse, human impact, new winter wheat crop, U.S. Collapse, U.S. Drought Disaster, U.S. Drought Map, US Drought Monitor, winter wheat crop, winter wheat crop 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on December 7, 2012
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,191 Days Left
[December 7, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,191 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
‘Abnormally Dry’ to ‘Exceptional Drought’ conditions plague more than ¾ of Contiguous United States
More than 76 percent of Contiguous United States was covered by Abnormally Dry to Exceptional Drought conditions, as of December 4, 2012, U.S. Drought Monitor said.
- The ongoing drought is seriously impacting winter wheat crop and restricting the movement of essential commodities along receding waterways.
- Drought conditions in the South have expanded by 5 percent, covering additional parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana and Kansas.
- The winter wheat conditions are worse than any November on record, USDA reported.
- More than 65 percent of the new winter wheat crop is in drought areas.
- Many producers may be forced to abandon the crop due to its extremely poor condition, USDA said.
- Record high temperatures kept 2012 on track for the warmest year on record, NOAA said.
- The year-to-date has been the warmest first 11 months of any year on record for the contiguous United States.
- Nebraska remained the worst hit state with 100% of the area plagued by Severe to Exception Drought conditions (D2 – D4 on the U.S. Drought Monitor scale).
Drought Links
- US: Dozens of Additional Counties Designated Disaster Areas December 4, 2012
- U.S. Drought: 54 Additional Counties Declared Drought Disaster Areas Posted November 2, 2012
- U.S. Counties Declared Disaster Areas October 25, 2012
- U.S. drought retreats fractionally, expected to persist through winter October 19, 2012
- U.S. Crop Disaster Losses Spreads to 2,673 Counties October 18, 2012
- Drought Disaster Spreads to 2,423 U.S. Counties October 12, 2012
- U.S. Drought: Little Change! October 4, 2012
Posted in Global Disaster watch, global disasters, global disasters 2012, global drought | Tagged: 2012 Drought Disaster, carrying capacity, Drought, drought 2012, drought and deluge, drought disaster, drought disaster areas, First Phase of Collapse, human impact, U.S. Collapse, U.S. Drought Disaster, U.S. Drought Map, U.S. Rain Map, U.S. Total precipitation, US Drought Monitor, winter wheat crop | Leave a Comment »
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