2011 in perspective

Massive bird and fish deaths.
Green Bay Packers win the superbowl! (I've been a packers fan since I was 5)
Earthquake and largest nuclear disaster in history in Japan.
Earthquakes happening every day.
many revolutions in Arab nations.
Internationally organized attack on Libya.
Sever wildfires. 1 million acres burned in Texas. some in oklahoma as well.
Biggest hack ever. 70 million people's personal info is stolen.
Osama bin laden's death.
200+ Tornadoes in a couple of days in the US.
Flooding of the Mississippi River.

ill update again soon.





And we're only 5 months in...

Don't forget about the global dollar difficulties

and the extreme dryness in some areas causing massive wild fires

reply to post by Invariance


Ah thanks. forgot about the texas wildfires. did they happen elsewhere?

add most recorded ufo's to the authorities since records began and its only may

reply to post by Ghost375


Dude, you forgot about this one...
how could you? HOW COULD YOU?? Forget biggest disaster in music industry??? Well... we have JB as well, but... this one tops it I guess.

reply to post by Wolvo

I'm only including things that I can verify to be 100% factual. If you can find a reputable source for your claim, I'd be happy to add it.

Before anyone says it, I suppose it's not 100% fact OBL died as they say. I'm including it anyways.

reply to post by Farnhold

how could I forget that epic, evil disaster?!?
I'm pretty sure at least 1 million people lost their hearing because of it.

Northern Mexico is suffering "The Biggest Wildfires In History"; Source

The fires, called El Bonito and La Sabina, were caused by lightning strikes in mid-March and had burned 99,000 hectares (245,000 acres or 380 square miles) as of April 11. The fires are among the largest in Mexico’s history, according to news reports. The burned land is brick red in the lower image. Hot areas glow orange in infrared light, revealing the active fire front on the south and west sides of the burned area. (The orange horizontal stripes are satellite sensor artifacts.)

That site has a couple good pics.

ATS discussed this thread at the time.

According to Wildfire Today, the blaze that hit Arizona started in Mexico.

NASA also has an article:

Two large wildfires were also burning across the border in Texas, the Rockhouse Fire and the Deaton Cole Fire. As of May 2, the long-lived Rockhouse Fire had burned 313,323 acres and was 95 percent contained. The Deaton Cole fire had burned 175,000 acres and was 30 percent contained, said the Texas Forest Service.

And finally, the Weather Network . com stated that so far, 2011 has brought almost 8,000 wild fires to Mexico. Over 413,000 hectares of mainly grasslands have been destroyed, although they lost more land to fires in 1998.

Australian flooding
Christchurch, New Zealand quake
Moscow Domodedovo airport bombing

So we are producing another laundry list for whatever reason. What is that supposed to mean?

Tossing a whole lot of whatever into a pile is a rather meaningless exercise. What is all of this supposed to mean?

The worst natural disaster in US history was back in 1900. Look up the Galveston hurricane.
The worst wildfire in the US was in Wisconsin in 1871. Look up the Peshtigo fire.

There are lots of such examples all over the world.

What do you think is so special about the laundry list being prepared int his thread?

Massive heat wave in July
Other strange weather anomalies

reply to post by Ghost375


What's so strange about a heat wave in July? They happen.

Here are a few big heat waves from the wikipedia article.
Heat Wave

During a period of 160 such days from 31 October 1923 to 7 April 1924, the Australian town of Marble Bar set a world record for the most consecutive days above 100 °F (37.8 °C).

The 1936 North American heat wave during the Dust Bowl, followed one of the coldest winters on record—the 1936 North American cold wave. Massive heat waves across North America were persistent in the 1930s, many mid-Atlantic/Ohio valley states recorded their highest temperatures during July 1934. The longest continuous string of 100 °F (38 °C) or higher temperatures was reached for 101 days in Yuma, Arizona during 1937 and the highest temperatures ever reached in Canada were recorded in two locations in Saskatchewan in July 1937.

The heat waves of 1972 in New York and Northeastern United States were significant. Almost 900 people perished; the heat conditions lasted almost 16 days.

The 1976 United Kingdom heat wave was one of the hottest in living memory and was marked by constant blues skies from May until September when dramatic thunderstorms signalled the heat wave's end.

These dates are not recent.

Does anyone else believe, despite the measurable rising occurrences of oddities as described in the first post, that 2012 could bring self-fulfilling prophecies, simply because 1. people want something to happen, and 2. people will use it as an excuse to make something happen?

Originally posted by jbarr
Does anyone else believe, despite the measurable rising occurrences of oddities as described in the first post, that 2012 could bring self-fulfilling prophecies, simply because 1. people want something to happen, and 2. people will use it as an excuse to make something happen?

1. Yes.
2. Yes.

Originally posted by jbarr
Does anyone else believe, despite the measurable rising occurrences of oddities as described in the first post, that 2012 could bring self-fulfilling prophecies, simply because 1. people want something to happen, and 2. people will use it as an excuse to make something happen?

1. Self-fulfilling prophecies don't work with natural disasters, according to modern science.
2. This is a recent fear of mine. If nothing goes down, there's going to be a lot of 'crazies' with nothing to lose. Mass suicides won't be the problem. Mass shootings could be. Think of all the people stocking up on guns as we speak.. So i definitely agree with you on that second point.

Originally posted by stereologist
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What's so strange about a heat wave in July? They happen.

do you realize how many cities had their highest-recorded temperatures?

reply to post by Ghost375


Do you realize how common heat waves are? This summer's heat wave is not unusual.

-Earthquake magnitude 6.9 Argentina - January 1
-Earthquake magnitude 5.2 - Southern XinJiang, China - January 1
-Earthquake 7.1 magnitude Chile - January 2
-1,000's of Dead Birds Fall From Sky in Arkansas - January 2
-Dead fish cover 20-mile section of Arkansas River - January 2
-Uganda yellow fever outbreak kills more than 40 - January 3
-Earthquake Near Japan Triggers Tsunami Warning - January 3
-Powerful earthquake hits south-east Iran - January 3
-Earthquake 7.0 magnitude hits northern Argentina - January 3
-Hundreds of dead blackbirds found in Louisiana - January 3
-10,000s of Birds found dead in Manitoba - January 3
-Thousands of Birds fall from the sky in South America - January 3
-Major Flood in Rockhampto,Australia - January 3
-Dead Birds Found In Kentucky - January 4
-100 tons of dead fish wash up on Brazil's shores - January 4
-Hundreds of dead birds found in East Texas - January 5
-Dead birds in Sweden, millions of dead fish in Maryland, Brazil and New Zealand-January 5
-Shift of Earth's magnetic north pole affects Tampa airport-January 5
-40,000 crabs found dead on England beaches-January 6
-Heavy floods leave at least 35 dead in Brazil-January 6
-Earthquake 4.5 magnitude in California-January 12
-Huge Waves Destroy Homes in E. Indonesia-January 12
-Thousands of marine animals found dead in MATO GROSSO DO SUL/AMAZON Region-Febuary 4
-Magnitude 6.3 earthquake- SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND killed 181 people. -Febuary 22
-Thousands of dead fish have washed up at Sebastian Inlet State Park Florida-Febuary
-Millions of small fish including anchovies, sardines and mackerel were found dead at King Harbour area at Rdondo Beach, California-March
-Magnitude 8.9 earthquake and tsunami devastating Japan-March 11
-40ft section of California Highway falls into Pacific Ocean-March 16
-Magnitude 6.5 earthquake- Vanuatu- March 17
-Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes northeastern Burma-March 23
-Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits Myanmar, Thailand-March 23
-Magnitude 6.4 earthquake off the coast of Japan-March 25
-Thousands of dead fish wash up in Florida-March 25
-Hundreds of dead fish found in Midland,Texas-March 26
-Hundreds of dead fish and frogs in Marquette Lagoon-April 1
-Magnitude 5.4 earthquake in South Sandwich Islands Region-April 1
-Magnitude 6.4 earthquake Fiji-April 3
-Magnitude 6.7 earthquake in South of Java,Indonesia-April 3
-Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Veracruz,Mexico-April 7
-Dead birds fall into Kansas yard-April 8
-Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits shore of Japan-April 7
- The death toll reached 59 from floods and mudslides in southern Thailand over two weeks that caused damage estimated at more than 300 million dollars - April 9
-Dead fish found in Cedar Creek, Texas - April 10
-Magnitude 6.5 and 6.2 earthquakes hit eastern Japan - April 11
-Dead fish float up in 36 lakes in the state of Connecticut - April
-Deadly Tornadoes hit N. Carolina and Virginia, at least 47 dead - April 16
-Driving rain, gales and hailstorms caused havoc in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Twenty-two people were killed, more than 150 injured - April 18
-Thousands of dead fish are hauled away in Lakeside,NY - April 27
-A massive thunderstorm front spawned 137 tornadoes, killed at least 180 people, and mangled sections of Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Huntsville, Alabama - April
-Dead fish wash up in San Tan Heights pond - May
-Deadly Tornado hits Albany, New Zealand, at least 1 death - May 3
-Major Mississippi flooding, destroys many homes - May
-Dead fish found in Valsad district of south Gujarat - May 3,4
-4.4 & 5.2 Magnitude Earthquakes hits Spain - May 11 - 9 die
-6.5 Magnitude Earthquake hits Papua New Guinea, Tsunami warning-May 15
-Iceland's Grimsvotn Volcano erupts,followed by small earthquakes-May 21
-Deadly Tornadoes hit Minneapolis and Missouri-May 22
-Deadly Tornadoes hits Oklahoma City-May 24
-Chedeng exits Philippines, leaves 3 dead-May 28
-800 tons of dead fish float ashore in Philippine fish farms-May 29
-At least 10,000 metric tons of fish dead in Bolinao and Anda waters in Pangasinan-May 31
-Deadly tornado hits Springfield, Massachusetts-June 1
-Dead fish found in Ogeechee River-June 3
-Dead fish wash up in Bulacan and Ilocos Sur-June 4
-Volcano erupts in Chile for the first time in 50 years-June 6
-Massive wildfires in Arizona,claimed more than 30 homes-June 8
-6.0, 5.5 and 4.4 Magnitude Earthquakes hit Christchurch,NZ-June 11,12
-Hundreds of dead fish float up in Delco Lake,Creek-June 15
-Buildings,trees and mountains miraculously appear in a China lake (no explanation)-June 17
-40 Tornadoes rip through Nebraska,Kansas-June 21
-7.2 Magnitude Earthquake hits Fox Islands,Aleutian Islands,Alaska-June 24
-Massive dust storm hits Pheonix-July 5
-7.8 Magnitude Earthquake hits New Zealand-July 7
-7.3 Magnitude Earthquake hits northeastern Japan-July 9
-6.2 Magnitude Earthquake hits Philippines-July 11

What Record Breaking events happened this year?
1. Japan Tsunami for that area.
2. Number of Class 5+ Tornadoes.
3. Yearly Animal die off to date.
4. Flooding, The Mississippi River rose to heights never seen before along its course through the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. At Natchez, Mississippi, the river surpassed 59 feet, breaking the previous all-time record of 58 feet set in the great 1937 flood.
5. Number of active Volcanoes.
6. (April – May) Flooding across Manitoba is believed to be the worst on record, with high waters topping the 1976 inundation that destroyed the Canadian province. The minister in charge of Manitoba’s disaster assistance relief funds estimated damage to reach millions of dollars and comparable to the record $70 million destroyed by 2009 floods.
7. (Jan 16) Brazil’s deadliest single-day natural disaster happened when torrential rains inundated a heavily populated, steep-sloped area north of Rio de Janeiro, triggering flash floods and mudslides claimed at least 511 lives.

More to follow

reply to post by sirric


Here you claim a number of records.

What Record Breaking events happened this year?
1. Japan Tsunami for that area.
2. Number of Class 5+ Tornadoes.
3. Yearly Animal die off to date.
4. Flooding, The Mississippi River rose to heights never seen before along its course through the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. At Natchez, Mississippi, the river surpassed 59 feet, breaking the previous all-time record of 58 feet set in the great 1937 flood.
5. Number of active Volcanoes.
6. (April – May) Flooding across Manitoba is believed to be the worst on record, with high waters topping the 1976 inundation that destroyed the Canadian province. The minister in charge of Manitoba’s disaster assistance relief funds estimated damage to reach millions of dollars and comparable to the record $70 million destroyed by 2009 floods.
7. (Jan 16) Brazil’s deadliest single-day natural disaster happened when torrential rains inundated a heavily populated, steep-sloped area north of Rio de Janeiro, triggering flash floods and mudslides claimed at least 511 lives.

1. The Japan tsunami you claim is record in what way? Number of people killed, height of tsunami? Distance traveled over the globe? What is the record?
2. The number of class 5 tornadoes since when? In one week, one season, one state?
3. I don't believe that this year the die offs are any greater than any year before.
4. So one river set a record.
5. The number of active volcanoes is not a record. Please provide some evidence for this claim. A laundry list such as the one above gives no comparison to any other time period.
6 and 7. Local events as was 4.

So what is this supposed to mean. You've posted some records which are vague or local records or simply not true. I do not believe that 3 or 5 are true.

Originally posted by stereologist
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2. The number of class 5 tornadoes since when? In one week, one season, one state?

There were 200+ Tornadoes in 2 days, in the same general area! Just butt out, Sterio.