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Global Disasters/ Significant Events – August 27, 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 06:35 pm
US “ready” to strike Syria: Hagel US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the US military is ready to act on Syria. “We have moved assets in place to be able to fulfill and comply with whatever option t...
RIM FIRE Raining Ash on Key SF Reservoir 27 Aug 2013 | 07:03 am
Explosive blaze devours at least 160,980 acres (251.53mi²) Rim Fire is burning less than a mile from Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy reservoir on the Tuolumne River, raining ash on San Francisco’s main water ...
Destabilization of Middle East Intensifies 26 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
Human river of Syrian refugees cross border into northern Iraq At least 45,000 Syrian refugees have crossed the border into northern Iraq in the past ten days, one of the biggest influxes of refugees ...
More Deaths and Destruction as Floods Hit China 26 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
Floods in China’s Yunnan province affect 1.6 million, killing dozens Severe floods in southwest China’s Yunnan Province have affected 1.6 million people, killing at least 45, and displacing more than ...
Wildfires Rage in Southern Europe 26 Aug 2013 | 01:56 pm
Hundreds of people evacuated in Spain and Portugal due to wildfires Portugal requested help from Spain and France as the wildfires devastate tens of thousands of hectares of forests across the country...
RIM FIRE Forces New Closures at Yosemite National Park 25 Aug 2013 | 08:40 am
UPDATED Sunday, 25 August 2013, 05:40 UTC RIM FIRE forces the closures of two additional areas at YNP The blaze had consumed at least 12,500 acres in the northwest corner of Yosemite by late Saturday,...
45,000 People Urged to Evacuate amid Japan ERE 25 Aug 2013 | 08:02 am
Extreme Rain Events (ERE) Deluge Shimane Prefecture, W. Japan Record 470mm of rain has fallen in parts of Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, since Friday. The city of Gotsu received up to 80mm of rai...
Ask not why your planet is pulling the plug… 24 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm
Ask what you have done for your planet lately! SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 931 Days Left FIRE-EARTH Climate Models show climate change forcings and feedbacks switching global weather patterns onto “primordial...
State of Emergency Declared for SF due to RIM FIRE 24 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
Rim Fire an “imminent threat to critical infrastructure assets”; Gov declares State of Emergency for SF The ferocious wildfire that began on August 17 and has been burning out of control in Tuolumne C...
Agricultural Disaster Declared in 14 States 23 Aug 2013 | 08:39 am
138 Counties in 14 states have been declared agricultural disaster areas The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 138 counties (includes 1 Parish) across 14 states as agricultural disa...
