Emergency and Disaster 2012 Live Mega Thread , page 1

WELCOME TO THE EMERGENCY AND DISASTER THREAD


After monitoring the RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information Service since the last spread of the swine flu epidemic, i got hooked and used it as my number 1 information source for everything disaster related (such as natural or human made). It proved to be a highly reliable and fast tool and I strongly recommend it to everyone for when the next catastrophy strikes to be warned and prepared.

Another great information source i have been looking into for the last couple of years is SOLARHAM. The purpose of this website is to monitor the sun not the earth, but since the earth is boundly dependend on the suns activity, i took it into consideration that our planet could suffer greatly if there are extrem irregularities present in our star.

For these reasons I decided to create a live thread which I will update from a daily to a weekly basis (depending on the frequency of events). It will include Earthquake Information, Pandemics, Climate Change Events/News, Tropical Storms, Tsunamis, Hazard Warnings, Solar Flares, Accidents and Incidents and many more!

So stay tuned and feel free to add and discuss events!

Environment Pollution in Colombia on Monday, 23 July, 2012

Blast-triggered oil leakage in eastern Columbia had contaminated rivers, leaving more than 120,000 residents vulnerable to water shortage, authorities said Sunday.

Damage Level: EXTREME *****

Sources:

China.org

RSOE EDIS

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Storms in USA on Tuesday, 24 July, 2012

Gov. Chris Gregoire on Monday proclaimed a state of emergency for 16 Washington counties hit by a series of recent storms.

Damage Level: SEVERE ****

Sources:

RSOE EDIS

OregonLive.com

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Floods in China on Thursday, 26 July, 2012


A much expected downpour bypassed Beijing Wednesday but battered the neighboring city of Tianjin, flooding many downtown streets and vehicles.

Damage Level: SEVERE****

Sources:

DW.de

RSOE EDIS


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Heat Wave in Japan on Friday, 27 July, 2012


The number of people taken to hospitals by ambulance due to heatstroke in the week through Sunday more than doubled from the preceding week to 5,467, preliminary data showed Tuesday.

Damage Level: EXTREME*****

Sources:

JapanToday.com

RSOE EDIS

Forest / Wild Fire in Russia [Asia] on Saturday, 28 July, 2012

Firefighters in Russia's Siberia had extinguished 45 forest fires covering 522 hectares of forest in the past 24 hours, but 131 wildfires were still burning on the area of almost 15,000 hectares, the regional forestry department said Friday.


Damage Level: MODERATE***


Sources:

TheNews.com

RSOE EDIS

reply to post by Anim8tr

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I think this is an excellent idea! I myself check this site every morning, but I might miss something. There are sometimes earthquakes listed there that aren't listed on the USGS site.

I'm all for it! Keep it up!

Nice thread. I too often visit those websites.

Have you ever been to www.globalincidentmap.com... ?

If not, I recommend it. It has all your disaster maps all on one site. Check out the fire one, pretty much the entire west coast of the US is on fire by the looks of it.

fires.globalincidentmap.com...

It just keeps spreading more and more.

Tornado in Philippines on Sunday, 29 July, 2012

At least 85 houses were destroyed in the wake of a tornado that struck four barangays in Jagna, Bohol at 11 a.m. last Friday.

Damage Level: MODERATE ***

Sources:

RSOE EDIS


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Vehicle Accident in Nigeria on Sunday, 29 July, 2012

Thirteen persons were confirmed dead and one injured on Sunday morning after an Iveco truck (...) and an Anambra State Mass Transit inter-state Toyota Hiace bus (...) collided on the Benin-Sagamu Expressway at Ofosu, Edo State.

Damage Level: MODERATE ***

Sources:

ChannelTV.com

RSOE EDIS

UPDATE Forest / Wild Fire in Russia [Asia] on Saturday, 28 July, 2012

Updated: Sunday, 29 July, 2012 at 15:16 UTC

Siberian cities are cloaked in smoke from raging wildfires whipped up by winds. The blazes are raging in five regions, covering an area over 22,200 acres (90 square kilometers). ­The situation is hampered by extreme temperatures.

Damage: MODERATE***


Sources:

RT.COM

RSOE EDIS

In addition there is also a very informative and well informed youtube channel that comprises the daily RSOE and SOLARHAM readings, as well as other significant world and / or political topics in short 2-3 minute clips. Check it out: 2Min-News

Tropical Storm in North Korea on Monday, 30 July, 2012

Flooding in North Korea caused by torrential rains has killed 88 people and left 63,000 homeless, the country's state-run Korean Central News Agency reported over the weekend.


Damage Level: EXTREME *****


Sources:

NYTimes.com

RSOE EDIS


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Power Outage in India on Monday, 30 July, 2012

Seven states in North India have been facing a long power cut since late Sunday night. Due to a massive breakdown in the northern grid, the main power source for the affected states, there has been a massive power outage.


Damage Level: SEVERE ****


Sources:

BBC.com

RSOE EDIS

Tropical Storm in Philippines on Monday, 30 July, 2012

One person has died in flooding caused by tropical storm Saola in the central Philippines. Torrential rain brought on by the storm and the south-west monsoon have caused more flooding and landslides in the central and northern Philippines.


Damage Level: MODERATE ***

Sources:

ArabNews.com

RSOE EDIS

Flood in Costa Rica on Monday, 30 July, 2012


Heavy rains in central and eastern Costa Rica have triggered floods that have forced evacuations and may be responsible for at least one death, relief workers said Sunday.

Damage Level: MODERATE ***

Sources:

CNN.com

RSOE EDIS


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Environment Pollution in USA on Monday, 30 July, 2012


Crews will begin Monday, July 30, to replace part of a crude oil pipeline that leaked 1,200 barrels of oil in a field north of Wisconsin Dells in Adams County. Enbridge Energy could not say what caused the spill or when the line from Superior to Chicago will start operating again.

Damage Level: MODERATE ***

Sources:

HudsonStarObserver.com

RSOE EDIS


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Nuclear Event in South Korea on Monday, 30 July, 2012


A South Korean nuclear reactor went into automatic shutdown on Monday apparently after a malfunction, plant operators said, while ruling out a possible radiation leak.

Damage: MINOR **

Sources:

Inquirer.net

RSOE EDIS

reply to post by rebellender

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Epidemic Hazard in Uganda on Monday, 30 July, 2012


Ebola, one of the world’s deadliest viruses, has been confirmed in Uganda, where 14 people have already died from what health officials were calling a mysterious illness. The illness was not immediately described as Ebola because patients were not showing the typical signs of the lethal disease, the nation’s health minister told CNN on Sunday.

Biohazard level: 4/4 Hazardous


Sources:

RedOrbit.com

RSOE EDIS

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