[2] And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
[3] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
[4] And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
[5] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
[6] And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
[7] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
[8] And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[9] And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
[10] And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
[11] And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
[12] And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
[13] And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
[14] And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
[15] And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
[16] And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
[17] For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
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March 30, 2021
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March 25, 2021
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February 10, 2021
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January 12, 2021
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Devastating wildfires prompt state of emergency in Paraguay
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14 million acres of crops affected by powerful derecho in Iowa, U.S.
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August 31, 2020
Drought intensifies in northeast Cambodia
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August 07, 2020
Wildfires raging ‘out of control’ across Parana delta wetland, Argentina
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Worsening drought in Puerto Rico prompts state of emergency, leaves 140 000 without running water
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July 02, 2020
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June 23, 2020
Ireland’s total grain output in 2020 to drop by 100 million euros after driest spring since 1847
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June 18, 2020
Emergency powers invoked amid worsening drought in Auckland, New Zealand
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June 18, 2020
Mekong River Commission urges more transparency after record low water levels
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June 17, 2020
Worsening drought affects nearly half of north China’s Inner Mongolia
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June 05, 2020
Water restrictions announced in Auckland amid worsening drought in North Island, New Zealand
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May 07, 2020
Czech Republic facing catastrophic drought– the country’s worst in 500 years
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April 30, 2020
Historic drought in Chile enters 10th year — the country’s longest dry spell on record
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April 22, 2020
Cuba breaks all-time temperature record
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April 17, 2020
Sea of Galilee expected to fill up for the first time since 1992, Israel
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April 14, 2020
Yucatan Peninsula heading into worst drought since 1986, Mexico
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March 21, 2020
Parts of North Island experience worst drought on record, New Zealand
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March 04, 2020
Ex-tropical Cyclone “Esther” replenishes cattle country in Western Australia
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March 04, 2020
California returning into drought conditions, reservoirs still at or above average, U.S.
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February 21, 2020
Rains soak drought-stricken Northern Cape following declaration of disaster area, South Africa
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February 13, 2020
Drought hits Barbados following driest year in 70 years
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February 03, 2020
45 million people across Southern Africa face hunger following natural disasters and economic disarray
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January 23, 2020
Worst drought in 40 years turns tap water saline, impacts health and agriculture, Thailand
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January 17, 2020
Widespread destruction, 41 people dead after heavy rains hit Angola
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January 10, 2020
2019 among Eastern Cape’s worst rainfall years in 120 years; extreme flood overdue and should be expected, South Africa
The Port Elizabeth office of the South African Weather Service released the official rainfall figures for 2019, and it showed that the western half of the Eastern Cape province suffered from one of the worst rainfall years in 120 years, with almost every station…
January 07, 2020
Drought kills over 72 000 heads of cattle in Cunene Province, Angola
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December 26, 2019
After drought and severe flooding, Somalia sees worst locust outbreak in 25 years
Desert locusts have been destroying massive swaths of crops and grazing lands in Somalia in its worst invasion in 25 years, the United Nations food agency said on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, adding that the infestation is likely to spread further. The nation…
December 22, 2019
Extreme weather leaves 45 million at risk of severe food shortages, Southern Africa
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) reported that more than 11 million people are already suffering emergency levels of food shortages in nine Southern African countries, and the figures are expected to catapult to 45 million over the…
December 18, 2019
Worst drought in over a century pushes Namibia closer to famine
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December 15, 2019
Istanbul’s water dam levels fall critically low
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November 17, 2019
Yangtze region under worst drought in 40 years, agro-production severely affected, China
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November 12, 2019
Over 52 million face hunger crisis due to extreme weather in Africa
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November 07, 2019
Western Australia records second-warmest October and driest month in 40 years
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November 05, 2019
Severe drought affects crops and drinking water in east China
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November 04, 2019
South Africa facing worst drought in 1 000 years
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November 01, 2019
Hunger levels in Horn of Africa rise as region experiences driest summer in over 35 years
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October 14, 2019
Worst drought in 60 years kills at least 106 000 farm animals in Chile
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October 08, 2019
Worst drought in 90 years hits Namibia, over 61 000 cattle and other livestock perish
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October 03, 2019
Mekong River drops to lowest level in 100 years
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September 03, 2019
Zambia on the verge of starvation as country struggles from worst drought since 1981
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September 02, 2019
Another lake dries up in Lacandon Jungle, Mexico
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August 31, 2019
Historic severe drought wreaks havoc in parts of Thailand
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July 22, 2019
Severe drought leaves 1.2 million ha (2.9 million acres) of crops damaged – Shandong, China
Severe drought is affecting east China’s Shandong province, causing massive crop damage. The latest statistics show extensive damage to 1.19 million ha (2.9 million acres) of crops, up from 656 667 ha (1.6 million acres) on June 18. This accounts for 21.9…
July 01, 2019
Food crisis, further price increases due to the poor 2018/19 harvests, Zimbabwe
Crisis (Integrated Phase Classification – IPC Phase 3 of 5) food security outcomes persist across most of Zimbabwe mainly due to the poor 2018/19 harvests and escalating macroeconomic hardships, the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS) reports. Following the…
June 05, 2019
Persistent rainfall deficits, crop production significantly below average for second season, Kenya
Persistent rainfall deficits are causing high levels of atypical livestock migration in response to below-average forage and water availability, crop production significantly below average for the second consecutive season and food price increase, the Famine Early…
June 05, 2019
Artificial rain programs as severe drought affects over 700 000 ha (1.7 million acres) of crops, SW China
Severe and persistent drought is affecting southwest China’s Yunnan Province, severely limiting access to drinking water and causing a huge impact on the province’s agricultural sector. The provincial meteorological department has started carrying out…
May 27, 2019
Worst drought in 116 years hits Australian wheat production
The worst drought in more than a century is affecting parts of Australia, causing severe grain shortage in what is usually an outstanding surplus producing country. The condition resulted in a significant shipment of wheat from Canada, approved on May 9 and expected…
May 19, 2019
Hunger warning after early drought hits DPRK, 10.1 million in need of urgent food assistance
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC) warns early seasonal drought in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) could exacerbate hunger, malnutrition and health problems for thousands of children, pregnant and…
May 13, 2019
Severe drought in Maharashtra and Karnataka, 8.2 million farmers affected, India
The drought situation has worsened in Maharashtra and Karnataka with 80% of districts in Karnataka and 72% in Maharashtra reeling from water scarcity and crop failure, DG ECHO reports. The State Water Resources Department data on May 3 showed that 3 267 major,…
May 09, 2019
1.1 million food insecure, food prices increase sharply as severe drought takes over Kenya
Below average rainfall across Kenya during the short rainy season from October to December of 2018 has been compounded by a delayed long rainy season from March to May of 2019. A drought alert has been raised for 15 arid and semi-arid counties while five counties…
May 06, 2019
Severe drought in Angola puts 2.3 million people at risk
2.3 million people in Angola are facing security and nutrition crisis in northern Angola. 141 600 are estimated to be in need of clean drinking water and 245 565 children under the age of 5 are estimated to be screened for malnutrition in 28 municipalities in…
May 05, 2019
More than 560 000 affected by drought, Sri Lanka starts creating artificial rain
Prolonged dry weather and resulting severe drought is affecting more than 560 000 people in Sri Lanka, forcing authorities to start continual artificial rainmaking. According to the Disaster Management Center, authorities have launched programmes to expedite supply…
April 11, 2019
10 million people in Afghanistan face severe acute food insecurity after floods and drought
10 million people in Afghanistan (population 35 million) are facing severe acute food insecurity following 3 years of drought and recent floods. Three years of drought have contributed to massive crop failure, economic hardship, hunger and loss of life, forcing 266…
March 28, 2019
Sierra Nevada snowpack at record level, doubles in February, California
Four days of heavy snowfall came to an end on February 28, 2019, leaving statewide snowpack at 153% of normal. Snow depths and water content equaled California’s all-time record level for February. While most of the state’s reservoirs are at or above 100% of…
March 05, 2019
Large earth cracks and massive sinkholes opening across drought-hit Iran
Massive fissures and sinkholes are appearing in and around Iranian capital Tehran and authorities are now openly admitting the area around Tehran is literally sinking. Huge fissures and sinkholes are also opening across the country, threatening homes, roads, oil…
January 28, 2019
Intense storm hits California, at least 6 fatalities, 280 000 customers without power
A powerful storm has swept over parts of the West Coast U.S. this week, wreaking havoc across California on January 16 and 17, 2019. At least 6 fatalities have been reported. The storm downed trees and power lines all around Northern California, causing evacuations…
January 18, 2019
Severe drought blamed for sharp decline in economy, exports of soy and corn, Argentina
The economy in Argentina declined sharply in the second quarter of 2018 as the country suffers its worst drought in decades and a steep decline in exports of soy and corn. Argentina was once the world’s top exporter of soy and corn. According to the national…
September 20, 2018
European vegetable sector in most serious crisis since 1978
The European vegetable processing sector raised concerns last month about potential losses to crop quantity and quality as a result of the very hot summer and prolonged drought conditions in all leading European production regions. Today, these regions have been…
August 08, 2018
Severe drought affecting 40% of Inner Mongolia, China
A persistent drought is affecting as much as 40% of China’s remote northwestern region of Inner Mongolia, causing over US$91 million in direct economic losses. The regional weather bureau said Inner Mongolia has seen 25% less rainfall since mid-June and is…
June 28, 2018
Drought in Afghanistan affecting over million people
Afghanistan faces the threat of serious drought this year after recording the lowest snowfall and rain in years over the 2017/18 winter, officials said on April 23, 2018. At least 22 of 34 provinces are already suffering badly. In a statement released by the United…
April 25, 2018
Extreme drought ends in Portugal after second wettest March since 1931
After devastating drought which left rivers nearly dry, sparked deadly wildfires and wreaked havoc on country’s agriculture, the country is now officially out of drought, officials said. The conditions started changing rapidly at the beginning of March. Nearly…
April 03, 2018
Drought in Argentina and Uruguay, the most expensive weather disaster of 2018
After a severe lack of rainfall during the summer of 2017/18, parts of Argentina and Uruguay are now suffering their worst drought in decades and the most expensive weather-related disaster on the planet so far this year. This is also the most expensive disaster in…
April 03, 2018
Dzud kills more than 700 000 animals so far this year, Mongolia
More than 700 000 animals have died in Mongolia this year due to dzud, a brutal natural disaster unique to Mongolia where a summer drought combines with a harsh winter and vast numbers of livestock die from either starvation or cold. As of March 7, snowfall covered…
March 13, 2018
Second-driest January in India since record-keeping began 1901
India has just experienced its second-driest January since record-keeping began in 1901 with just 2.9 mm (0.1141 inches) of rain recorded. That’s 85 percent less than the country normally sees in January. The normal January rain across India is 19.2 mm (0.75…
February 02, 2018
Worst drought in over a century, severe water crisis continues in South Africa
Southern provinces of South Africa are still under their worst drought in over a century. While the crisis in Western Cape Province and Cape Town’s ‘Day Zero’ – the day when they run out of tap water – are making headlines in both national and…
January 26, 2018
Drought in Somalia kills up to 75% of livestock, pre-famine alert issued
Severe drought is having a devastating impact on people in the Horn of Africa. 750 000 people have been newly displaced just in Somalia. For agropastoralists in Somalia losing their animals is a telltale sign of trouble ahead. In many parts of the country, rains…
November 15, 2017
DR Congo: One of the most severe cholera epidemics in years continues
Doctors Without Borders, an international humanitarian organization, has treated more than 18 000 cholera patients across the Democratic Republic of Congo this year. One of the main reasons why cholera has increased in such a way this year is the drought that has…
October 27, 2017
Severe drought devastating southern European crops
One of the worst droughts in recent decades is devastating southern European crops. Just this year, the damage is estimated to more than 1 billion euros. In Italy, around 30% less rain has fallen this year, compared with last year. Grains have been particularly…
July 20, 2017
California ski season to last entire summer, mountains still packed with loads of snow
What is becoming one the West’s wettest years on record has stretched winter season for most California and Nevada ski resorts well into spring and, with 2.4 m (8 feet) of snow still on most of the mountains, some resorts now say they will stay open during the…
June 09, 2017
7 days of rain pull Florida out of extreme drought
In an interesting turn of events, just 7 days of heavy rainfall, in places record-breaking, pulled the entire state of Florida out of extreme drought conditions. The state is still not completely out of drought, as 23% of it still remains in severe condition, but…
June 09, 2017
Severe water crisis in Cape Town caused by worst drought in over a century
Cape Town, South Africa’s seat of Parliament and the legislative capital, is enduring its worst drought in over a century and severe water crisis. This forced officials to impose strict Level 4 water restrictions, effective as of Thursday, June 1, 2017. While…
June 01, 2017
From drought to deluge, preparing for weeks of Katrina-style flooding
California has spectacularly emerged from one of its driest periods on record and ended its five-year drought by enduring one of its wettest periods on record. Its reservoirs, lakes, and mountainsides are now brimming with water and snow, though scientists caution…
April 21, 2017
Worst harvest in 40 years as drought affects 1.2 million, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is enduring its worst drought in decades and worst harvest in 40 years, affecting more than 1.2 million people. Of them, over 600 000 are children. Sri Lanka’s government said over 1.2 million people have been affected by drought which began last…
March 14, 2017
Hundreds dying from hunger as severe drought grips Somalia
110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in just one region of Somalia as severe drought gripped the country, causing hunger crisis. The death toll was announced by prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire today and it comes from the Bay region in the southwest…
March 04, 2017
Large wildfire engulfs Valparaiso, Chile
A massive wildfire engulfed the Chilean port city of Valparaiso on January 2, 2017. At least 100 homes have been destroyed, more than 400 people were evacuated and 19 injured. City authorities have issued a maximum red alert. The blaze broke out in the Laguna Verde…
January 03, 2017
Switzerland experienced driest December since 1864
With an average of just 2 mm (0.079 inches) of precipitation, the Swiss lowlands (from Lake Geneva to Lake Constance) experienced their driest December since records began in 1864. In the region’s west, there was no precipitation at all. “In the long-term…
January 03, 2017
Deadly floods hit drought-stricken Bolivia
Several areas of drought-stricken Bolivia received heavy rain over the past couple of days, leading to flooding which claimed lives of at least 4 deaths. As of December 5, national authorities reported that three people have been killed in Cochabamba department. The…
December 07, 2016
State of emergency in Bolivia amid worst drought in 25 years
South American country of Bolivia is experiencing its worst drought in 25 years, state officials said and declared a state of emergency on Monday, November 21, 2016. The government declared the state of emergency due to water shortages in large swaths of the…
November 22, 2016
Severe wildfires spreading across the Southeast US
Persistent drought conditions in the Southeast US have caused wildfires across the states. Numerous people were forced to evacuate their homes throughout the affected regions. Kentucky and Tennessee reported the highest wildfire numbers. According to the national…
November 15, 2016
Sierra Nevada not expected to restore its snowpack to pre-drought levels before 2019
A new research, resulting from the analysis of a 31-year span of NASA’s Landsat satellite data, suggests the snowpack of Sierra Nevada will not return to its pre-drought levels before 2019. The datasets from the period between the 1985 and 2015, have resulted in…
June 27, 2016
British Columbia expects another drought year, Canada
The British Columbia, Canada is set to experience another year of severe drought. The hot weather conditions have caused the fall of the snow coverage across the mountain regions, and water levels have receded well below the average for this time of the year….
June 24, 2016
Lake Mead reaches record low for the second year in a row, US
The surface level of Lake Mead at the Hoover Dam stood at 327.36 m (1 074.03 feet) above sea level on May 25, 2016. The last time it was this low was in 1937, when water managers were still filling the reservoir and putting finishing touches on the Hoover Dam. The…
June 02, 2016
330 million affected by severe drought and water shortage across India
Southern and Eastern India are struggling with the consequences of severe drought caused by an early season heat wave and the lack of relief from monsoon rain. Dangerously high temperatures have so far claimed over 160 lives while 330 million people are affected by…
April 20, 2016
Drought followed by severe food shortage in Malawi
Peter Mutharika, the President of Malawi, South Africa, declared a state of national disaster over a severe food shortage triggered by drought, on April 13, 2016. The recent drought episode in South Africa is thought to be the worst one in the last 100 years. Severe…
April 14, 2016
Three failed rainy seasons result in worst drought in 50 years, Ethiopia
Three failed rainy seasons have resulted in Ethiopia’s worst drought in 50 years. The number of food insecure people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance has rapidly increased; from 2.9 million at the beginning of 2015 to over 10 million in March 2016. Over…
April 08, 2016
Shasta Lake water levels recovered after 4 years of extreme drought, California
After four years of extreme drought, the largest water reservoir in California – Shasta Lake – has recovered and now holds 109% of its long-term average supply for this time of year. Shasta Lake has stood as a potent symbol of the water shortage during those four…
April 08, 2016
Drought causes large road collapse north of Bangkok, Thailand
Just days after a truck got pulled into a huge crack on a road north of Bangkok, Thailand another large collapse occurred on the same road today. The crack stretches almost 120 meters (400 feet) and is 4 meters (13 feet) deep. Officials said severe drought caused…
April 04, 2016
Palau could completely dry up this month, officials warn
Palau officials have warned today the country could completely dry up this month. The Pacific country, with about 18 000 people, declared the state of emergency last month due to one of the worst droughts in its history and is now asking for urgent aid. President…
April 04, 2016
Venezuela shutting down due to energy crisis, again
According to a government statement published this week in a state-run newspaper, the entire Venezuela will be given a week off to cope with yet another crippling energy crisis. The measure is not new; the same happened in 2010 when the first electricity crisis hit….
March 18, 2016
Heavy rain and strong wind impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California
A cold front and a plume of Pacific moisture streamed into the Pacific Northwest and drought-stricken northern California today, bringing rain and high elevation snow. According to NWS, the heaviest and most widespread rain is expected to fall across northern…
March 10, 2016
Cloud seeding practice returns to Los Angeles, California
The Los Angeles Department of Public Works said they seeded clouds over the county with silver iodide to increase the amount of rainfall during storms that battered California this week. DPW says this is their first cloud seeding since 2002. LA County has used cloud…
March 09, 2016
One of the worst droughts on record plagues Guatemala
Guatemala is experiencing one of the worst droughts in its recent history. 1.3 million people have been affected, and approximately 720 000 are encountering severe food insecurity. The inhabitants of the Central American ‘dry corridor’ – an area…
February 19, 2016
Satellites observe Lake Poopó evaporate, Bolivia
ESA’s Proba-V satellite and NASA’s Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat-8 have collected series of images of Lake Poopó, once the second largest lake in Bolivia, declared fully evaporated in December 2015. Proba-V is a small ESA’s satellite…
February 09, 2016
Persistent droughts and heightened risk of floods in southern Africa
Continuous lack of rainfall since October 2015 caused a severe drought across the affected portions of southern Africa while persistent heavy precipitation in other areas continues to threaten with flooding, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)…
February 08, 2016
Millions of people in urgent need of food as persistent drought continues, Ethiopia
The worst drought in the last 30 years continues affecting Ethiopia and millions of people are currently in urgent need of food aid, General Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary announced on January 31, 2016. According to UN figures, at least 10.2 million people require food…
February 02, 2016
Persistent drought threatens South Africa’s food supplies
Record high temperatures were recorded in Johannesburg, South Africa on January 7, 2016. The region has been facing persistent drought conditions and related food shortage since December 2015 when the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued an alert…
January 08, 2016
The most extreme drought in 115 years strongly affects food production in Cuba
The 2015 ongoing drought in Cuba has now severely affected about 87 000 tons of country’s year rice production, the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) stated on December 14, 2015. The drought conditions of this year have now been regarded as the worst over the last…
December 18, 2015
Extreme drought reveals 400 years old temple remnants submerged in the Nezahualcoyotl reservoir, southern Mexico
The drought in southern Mexico state of Chiapas has been so persistent this year, that the water level in the Nezahualcoyotl reservoir dropped extremely low. This has led to a thrilling discovery of the remnants of a colonial era church, previously submerged deep…
October 20, 2015
Wildfire raging across Bastrop County, Texas, state of emergency declared
Dry and hot weather conditions which have been prevailing across the US Plains for a few months, have combined with strong winds and record October heat to trigger strong wildfires over the last couple of days. In response to the situation, Texas Governor Greg…
October 16, 2015
Prolonged drought prompts critical food insecurity alert, Haiti
The Government of Haiti has officially issued an alert on the critical food insecurity situation in the country caused by the prolonged drought exacerbated by the influence of El Nino weather phenomena. The poorest of Haiti population are kept in food crisis due to…
October 09, 2015
Sierra Nevada seasonal snowpack lowest in the last 500 years
A new study, published in Nature Climate Change on September 14, 2015, shows the spring amount of snow on the Sierra mountains has sunk to its lowest levels in the last 500 years. The current circumstances of exceptional drought across the state of California thus repre
September 15, 2015
Rapid land sinking threatens premises in California
The extensive groundwater pumping, in response to a historical drought that has dried out the grounds of California, has caused the the land to sink, the Department of Water Resources announced on August 19, 2015. The San Joaquin Valley is now sinking at an extremely fa
August 30, 2015
Europe hit by the strongest drought in the last 12 years
One of the worst droughts since the heat wave of the 2003 summer season affected a large part of continental Europe during June and July 2015, European Drought Observatory (EDO) reported. The drought has been especially strong across France, Benelux, Germany, Hungary, t
August 21, 2015
Drought-stricken Guatemala faces widespread food shortage
The drought-stricken Guatemala, one of the poorest countries in Central America, is facing widespread hunger, as almost 1 million people have run out of their food supplies, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reported.The drought has hit farms across the reg
August 17, 2015
Colorado river is collapsing ‘sooner than anyone thought’
Water resource experts have known for many years that current use of the Colorado River is not sustainable. Sixteen years of drought have made it clear that the river is overtaxed, and cannot indefinitely meet the demands of agriculture, hydroelectric generation, recrea
August 11, 2015
California’s water collapse means many citizens are living like third-world citizens with no running water
As California’s wealthier residents worry about keeping their swimming pools full and their lawns green, many of the state’s less fortunate are simply trying to figure out how to survive in communities that have no access to running water.Thousands of California
August 06, 2015
Wildfires raging across the drought-striken California: 1 person dead, thousands of acres burnt
A 4 year drought period has provided an ideal platform for raging wildfires that have ignited the grounds of the state of California, as of July 29, 2015. As wildfires are spreading, further devastating the drought-stricken grounds, evacuations are being ordered across
August 02, 2015
California ‘rain debt’ equal to average full year of precipitation
A new NASA study has concluded California accumulated a debt of about 508 mm (20 inches) of precipitation between 2012 and 2015 – the average amount expected to fall in the state in a single year. The deficit was driven primarily by a lack of air currents moving inland
July 31, 2015
The worst drought in a decade continues in Thailand: Bangkok in danger of severe water shortage
Severe drought conditions in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok have drained water supplies since June 2015, and the city is now in danger of running out of drinking water in the next 30 days. The reservoirs of tap water are running low, severely affecting the
July 09, 2015
Lake Powell drying out
Lake Powell, a reservoir on the Colorado river, situated on the border between Utah and Arizona is drying out. It is currently at 45 percent of its normal capacity and at a risk of falling below 1075 feet (327.6 m) above sea level by September 2015. If this happens, it
June 24, 2015
North Korea hit by the worst drought in a century
North Korea is facing its worst drought in a century, according to state media. South Hwanghae, North Hwanghae, South Pyongan and South Hamgyong, the country’s main rice growing provinces are already heavily affected, and the fear of food shortages is increasing.&qu
June 18, 2015
Continuous heavy rain ends drought in Texas and Oklahoma
Much of the high plains and south central regions of the continental United States have been unusually dry for some time. In particular, parts of Texas and Oklahoma have been in a drought for nearly five years until April and May 2015 when the weather changed to the
May 22, 2015
California land mass sinking at record rate as farmers desperately drill new wells to use up ground water
The days of abundant water are a distant memory for farmers in California. For the Central Valley, the wells are about to run dry.California’s Central Valley is now reportedly sinking at a rate never seen during the state’s historic drought, and farmers are shou
May 13, 2015
Twenty-six water districts in California to begin rationing water
California is slowly fading into desert land. The fight to save the state’s water resources has begun at the state level. Governor Jerry Brown recently imposed a 25 percent mandatory restriction on urban water use. This takes effect in July 2015.This is only the beg
April 26, 2015
Water levels near Sao Paulo still dropping, Brazil
Southeastern and eastern Brazil is already 100 to 200 millimeters (4 to 8 inches) below normal rainfall for the calendar year, following 400 millimeter deficits for 2014, NASA’s Earth Observatory writes. According to news reports, the Cantareira reservoir system, wh
March 09, 2015
Sao Paulo’s largest water reservoir down to 5.6%
The Cantareira water system, largest of the six reservoirs that provide water to 20 million people living in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo, Brazil is at 5.6% (as of January 20) of its capacity of one trillion liters (264 billion gallons), as reported by the water
January 21, 2015
Alarm bells toll for human civilization as world’s 12th largest mega-city to run out of water in just 60 days
The city of Sao Paulo is home to 20 million Brazilians, making it the 12th largest mega-city on a planet dominated by shortsighted humans. Shockingly, it has only 60 days of water supply remaining. The city “has about two months of guaranteed water supply remaining
December 03, 2014
American Southwest suffers persistent drought conditions
Most of the US Southwest region has been suffering from a persistent lack of rain and snow. More than 64 million people are directly affected by drought in the Southwest and Southern Plains, and far more are indirectly affected, mostly in agricultural sector.Drought
November 27, 2014
California’s dry, overpopulated situation resembles the collapse of the Assyrian Empire, experts warn
Researchers are pointing to overpopulation and drought – two issues which are very familiar in today’s world, especially in California – as the reasons for the collapse of the Assyrian Empire, which used to be a flourishing hub in the 7th century BC. The fall of the
November 25, 2014
Water supplies dry up in Brazil as droughts continue to affect world’s agricultural regions, destabilizing industrial farming
The problem of a diminishing water supply is taking its toll on the residents of Brazil, pointing to the growing issue of a world that is running out of water and as a result, entering a global crisis which will likely have serious agricultural, social and economic cons
November 21, 2014
Sao Paulo running out of water as intense drought continues in Brazil
Brazil’s Public Ministry acknowledged that the Sao Paulo water supply might only last another 100 days as drought conditions continue. The city with more than 20 million people is suffering its worst drought in at least 80 years. The most intense drought
October 27, 2014
Severe drought reported in South Africa
Executive Council of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), southeastern province of South Africa, has announced intends to declare eight areas in a “state of disaster” due to severe drought conditions. According to their statement issued on Tuesday, October 7, the affected are
October 10, 2014
California sinking one foot each year from groundwater depletion
The drought-stricken state of California is sinking into itself at an alarming rate, suggests a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The continued over-pumping of groundwater in many parts of the state — the direct result of a historic three-year dry spell
August 11, 2014
Extreme heatwave causes power and water crisis, northern India
India’s heat wave has intensified in last couple of days, particularly in the north, where temperatures reached almost 50 degrees Celsius on Sunday, May 8th. Many northern cities are recording their highest temperatures in years. Emergency meeting is
June 10, 2014
Weather modification and wastewater recycling – Texas looking for new ways to fight drought
The majority of U.S. state of Texas is under drought conditions for over three years now and climatologists are warning that the state could be in the midst of a drought worse than the drought of record in the 1950s.34 municipalities throughout the state&
May 21, 2014
15 percent of United States gripped by extreme to exceptional drought
As of May 6, 2014, nearly 15 percent of United States was gripped by extreme to exceptional drought, according to U.S. Drought Monitor. Half of the United States was experiencing at least some level of drought. The summer season is just beginning but
May 14, 2014
Large-scale decline of world’s second-largest tropical rainforest, Congo
A new analysis of NASA satellite data shows Africa’s Congo rainforest, the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world, has undergone a large-scale decline in greenness over the past decade.The study, led by Liming Zhou of University at Albany, State Univers
April 23, 2014
Drought now affecting two-thirds of Texas
The State of Texas is growing thirstier with each and every passing day, as drought conditions continue to dry up the land. According to a new drought report from the Texas Water Development Board, the Lone Star State is now experiencing “worse” drought c
April 18, 2014
Prolonged dry spell hits Singapore and Malaysia
Singapore suffered its longest dry spell on record in period between January 13 and February 8. Dry weather conditions continue to prevail in Singapore during the dry phase of the Northeast Monsoon season. The dry weather affecting Singapore and the
February 26, 2014
California experiencing its worst drought in over a century
USGS is reporting that the lack of precipitation throughout California for the much of the past three months has only exacerbated the dryness and is causing varying degrees of low levels of streamflow in the northern two-thirds of the state. Low
February 18, 2014
Extreme drought in California
On January 17, 2014, amid California’s driest year on record, Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency in the state. Rivers and water reservoirs in California are dangerously low after the driest years on record. “Today I’m
January 23, 2014
Dead Sea’s water level still dropped in December, despite rainstorms
The level of the Dead Sea has continued to drop. Despite heavy rains in the past three monts and lower than normal temperatures, the Dead Sea has fallen another 3 cm. Water level has reached a level of 427.82 meters (1,403 feet) below sea level. Ten years
January 11, 2014
Huge underground water reserve discovered in drought-stricken Kenya
200 billion cubic meters of underground water was found under the plains of drought-stricken northern Kenya. Kenyan environment ministry said that newly discovered aquifer brings hope and promise of prosperity to tens of millions without adequate
September 12, 2013
Rainfall fell by 58% comparing to last year, water reductions in Tehran, Iran
Heatwave is scourging Iran bringing temperatures to alarming heights which, combined with the lack of rainfall, created drinking water shortages and reductions. Dr. Abbas Ranjbar, a faculty member of the Tehran-based meteorology research center said that the
July 29, 2013
Hundreds of thousands affected by drought in Namibia
Namibian government declared a state of emergency on May 17, 2013 due to prolonged dry season which resulted in widespread crop failure across the country. About 780,000 people (approximately one third of Namibia’s entire population) are now classified as
July 27, 2013
Report confirms 2013 New Zealand drought was most extreme on record
A comparative study on the 2013 New Zealand drought states that in some regions it was the most severe drought on record. Study also states that the cause was not El Niño but in fact slow-moving or ‘blocking’ high
July 26, 2013
First decade of 21st century: unprecedented high-impact climate extremes since measurements began!
According to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report The Global Climate 2001-2010, A Decade of Extremes Earth experienced unprecedented high-impact climate extremes in 2001 – 2010 since the measurements began in 1850. In that period more national
July 06, 2013
Pacific’s Marshall Islands facing drought disaster
A drought has left areas of the Marshall Islands facing “dire” water shortages with aid agencies scrambling to ship relief to affected communities. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned that unusually low rainfall in one of
May 09, 2013
Severe droughts in Indian state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra, an Indian state, is facing one of the worst droughts in the past 40 years. Reports say severe droughts have prompted people to migrate to Mumbai and neighboring states of Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh from 3,905 villages in 12 districts of the
March 14, 2013
Tigris and Euphrates rivers losing water reserves at a rapid pace
A large portion of the Middle East lost freshwater reserves rapidly during the past decade. New data revealed already an arid region of Tigris-Euphrates Basin, which grows even drier due to human consumption of water for drinking and agriculture. The research team
March 13, 2013
Long-term effects of megadrought on Amazonian forests
The rainforests in southern and western Amazonia may be showing the first signs of potential large-scale degradation due to climate change as Amazon rainforest continues to suffer from the effects of a megadrought that began in 2005, attributed to the long-term
January 19, 2013
UK experienced its “weirdest” weather on record in the past few months, scientists say
In an article named “UK experiences ‘weirdest’ weather” environment analyst Roger Harrabin (BBC) states that the driest spring for over a century gave way to the wettest recorded April to June in a dramatic turnaround never documented before. The scientists said
October 20, 2012
Food inflation to be driven by record-high mass slaughtering of farm animals
The price of food is about to get a whole lot higher as a result of the mass slaughter of cattle stocks worldwide, which itself is a result of persistent drought conditions that have caused a shortage of staple food items, and a subsequent spike in animal feed costs.
September 29, 2012
Over 60% of US in a drought – facing one of financially most devastating natural disasters
With over 60% of the country in a drought, the U.S. is facing one of financially most devastating natural disasters in the last 30 years. Second only to the Great Dust Bowl of 1934, the lack of rain and moisture throughout the U.S. has led to over 1,600 counties in 32
August 31, 2012
Access to water resources key for food security
Recurring droughts highlight need to better manage water resources and safeguard food security. Ongoing worldwide drought has hurt global grain production and contributed to food price spikes every other year since 2007.One of the key messages that FAO is
August 29, 2012
Ancient Egypt: Study augments the drought theories
Recent research testifies archeological records of droughts in Ancient Egypt during the demise of Egypt’s old kingdom, the era known as the pyramid-building time. A study of ancient pollen and charcoal preserved in deeply buried sediments in Egypt’s Nile Delta provides
August 24, 2012
Extreme drought to blame for mass fish-die offs across US?
More than half of the continental U.S. is experiencing extreme drought conditions. Hot temperatures and lack of rain are causing heating and drying up of rivers and streams and killing thousands of fish in the process. According to Division of Fisheries, the rivers’
August 10, 2012
State of emergency declared in Missouri, USA
Missouri Governor Nixon declared a state of emergency on July 23, 2012 due to prolonged severe heat and drought.Governor explained in his statement that the emergency was declared because of public health, agricultural and fire risk concerns.Executive Order
July 24, 2012
Toshka Lakes in Egypt show signs of rapid drying
Egypt’s Toshka Lakes were created in the 1980s and 1990s by the diversion of water from Lake Nasser through a manmade canal into the Sahara Desert. Flooding of the Toshka Depression created four main lakes with a maximum surface area of about 1450 square
July 16, 2012
Record-breaking expanse of drought across US
Analysis of the latest US drought monitor data revealed that 46.84 percent of the nation’s land area is in various stages of drought, up from 42.8 percent a week ago. Previous records were 45.87 percent in drought on Aug. 26, 2003, and 45.64 percent on Sept. 10,
July 11, 2012
Record breaking expanse of drought across US
46.84 percent of the US land area is in various stages of drought, up from 42.8 percent a week ago. Previous records were 45.87 percent in drought on Aug. 26, 2003, and 45.64 percent on Sept. 10, 2002.Looking only at the 48 contiguous states, 55.96 percent of the
July 05, 2012
Iraq is fighting desertification with planting thousands of trees
Increasingly frequent sandstorms and salinization of the land is one of major environmental problems of Iraq, where decades of conflict have exacted a terrible environmental toll. The country’s environment ministry estimated in 2009 that 39 percent of Iraq’s surface
June 14, 2012
Summer 2012 forecast for Europe
According to experts from AccuWeeather.com, much of Europe will be slightly warmer than normal this summer with the core of summer heat across southeast Europe into Ukraine. This will result in temperatures closer to normal in far western Europe. The overall
June 02, 2012
Semiarid regions of Texas and California could run out of groundwater in 30 years
More than one-third of US states in the southern Great Plains could run out of groundwater within the next 30 years according to a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Study finds that the two most important aquifers
June 02, 2012
Rains swell dried-out Poyang Lake in China
In January 2012, we were writing about the dried-out beds of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province of southeastern China, where drought had shrunk the lake to a fraction of its former area. After a year of poor rainfall, the lake covered less than 188 square kilometers (73
May 24, 2012
Drought hits Spain’s wheat crop
Spain has faced the driest winter ever recorded. It has raised red flags in Spain, where farmers face the threat of extreme drought. Grain crops in Spain are suffering after an unusually dry autumn and winter. The amount of rainfall has been just half of normal in
May 12, 2012
Drought hits Angola’s farms
A drought is threatening Angola’s already modest food production, in a setback for efforts to revive once-vibrant farmlands abandoned during decades of war. The dry season that normally lasts only about three weeks in December has stretched to three months in parts of
May 09, 2012
Drought and low stream flows suspends Pennsylvania fracking operations
Low stream flows have forced officials to suspend water usage for the natural gas development (fracking) in portions of Pennsylvania. According to officials, the restrictions are applied to various streams when flow rates reach a certain threshold and do not wait for
April 20, 2012
China is entering the third year of an extreme drought
Parts of China are entering the third year of an extreme drought that has affected more than 7.8 million people and 4.6 million livestock. More than 2 million are struggling for access to clean drinking water with many having to travel many miles each day just to fill
April 10, 2012
Drought spreading in Britain – drastic restrictions on water consumption
Drought has put a squeeze on water supplies in parts of England and its now has begun to spread. It was underway in East and South East England earlier this year. As the drought-hit regions faced drastic restrictions on consumption, experts issued an extensive
April 01, 2012
Frozen glaciers – prolonged cold wave in Pakistan caused fear of upcoming water shortage
Changing weather patterns with a prolonged cold wave lasting halfway through March may result in farmers sitting idle in Sindh rather than doing what they do best when the upcoming crop season starts.Water levels in Mangla and Tarbela reservoirs have reached an
March 16, 2012
Current California drought and future water supply
California’s weather this year was marked by significant drought conditions that could have lasting implications on the state’s water supply. Twelve months period over which hydrologic records are kept is measured from July 1 to June 30 and as of February 1, 2012, the
March 13, 2012
Amazon rainforest may be changing by human impacts on the region’s weather
Human land use activity has begun to change the regional water and energy cycles – the interplay of air coming in from the Atlantic Ocean, water transpiration by the forest, and solar radiation – of parts of the Amazon basin. In addition, it shows that ongoing
January 20, 2012
Lake Poyang, China’s largest freshwater lake parched
Cracks are seen on the dried riverbed of Poyang lake, China’s largest freshwater lake, in Duchangcounty in East China’s Jiangxi province. The surface water of the lake has shrunk toless than 200 square kilometers, one-twentieth of its
January 05, 2012
Record drought badly affects Mexico
The National Meteorological Service (SMN) reports that September was one of the driest months in some 70 years. All the signs suggest this is the worst year for drought since 1941. The worst drought in 70 years has left thousands of cattle dead and destroyed more than
December 14, 2011
Severe depletion of Texas groundwater
The record-breaking drought in Texas that has fueled wildfires, decimated crops, and forced the sale of cattle herds has also reduced levels of groundwater to the lowest levels observed in more than 63 years. Groundwater is moisture trapped in pores in the soil and in
December 02, 2011
2011: Fourteen billion-dollar weather disasters, most in U.S. history
Through August, the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) estimated that ten weather disasters costing at least $1 billion had hit the U.S., at total cost of up to $45 billion. However, the October 29 snow storm brings us up to eleven billion-dollar disasters. Flood
December 01, 2011
WMO Statement on the Status of the Global Climate – 10 warmest year on record, lowest sea ice volume
WMO issued preliminary Status of the Global Climate report. Global temperatures in 2011 are currently the tenth highest on record and are higher than any previous year with La Niña event, which has a relative cooling influence. The 13 warmest years have all occurred
November 30, 2011
Texas drought causes water shortages
Latest projections indicates that state’s population will double to 46 million over the next half-century. It means that the days of cheap and abundant water are coming to an end, and where the additional supply will come from is not clear.Sixty years after the
November 21, 2011
Suguta Valley and dissapearing Lake Lopigi in Kenya
The Suguta Valley is one of the driest places in Kenya, and may be one of the driest places near Earth’s Equator. The remote location limits field studies, but data indicate that annual precipitation is less than 300 millimeters (12 inches) a year, while evaporation
November 21, 2011
Extreme winter brings hunger to Afghanistan drought-affected provinces
More than 2 million Afghans are at risk of hunger and many are bracing to be stranded for months without help as the country prepares for a harsh winter. Save the Children and Oxfam agencies called for a redoubling of the aid effort to reach people in need before the
November 20, 2011
Fish becoming rare at shrinking Hongjianzhuo Lake in China
Hongjianzhuo Lake in Yulin city, China’s biggest freshwater lake in desert areas, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province is rapidly shrinking. The fish output of the lake used to reach 360 tons a year. However, it is rare to see any fish in the lake now, as they are dying
November 19, 2011
Lake Orumiyeh at critical level
Lake Orumiyeh (also Orumieh or Urmia) in northwestern Iran is one of the world’s largest landlocked salt lakes, but it is rapidly shrinking.Orumiyeh is fed by roughly 60 rivers and streams—some permanent and some ephemeral—that also deliver salts. Because the
November 09, 2011
Frequent Mediterranean droughts caused by human impact on climate change
Wintertime droughts are increasingly common in the Mediterranean region, and human-caused climate change is partly responsible, according to a new analysis by NOAA scientists and colleagues at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES).
November 03, 2011
South Pacific islands running out of water
A state of emergency has been declared on the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu as stocks of drinking water dwindle following months of drought. Officials of the world’s fourth smallest nation have said that parts of the tropical atoll may have only a two-day supply of
October 05, 2011
Cholera epidemic spreads in famine-hit Somalia
A cholera epidemic is spreading in famine-hit Somalia, with alarming numbers of cases among people driven to the capital Mogadishu by a lack of food and water, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports. Cholera outbreaks have now been confirmed in several regions,…
August 18, 2011
Crop failure compounds drought crisis in Afghanistan
Ongoing drought in northern, northeastern and western Afghanistan is likely to push 1.5-2 million more people into food insecurity this autumn, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). This is in addition to the seven million country-wide already facing food
August 12, 2011
Exceptional drought across the United States
More of the United States was in exceptional drought in July 2011 than in any other month in the past 12 years, according to the National Climatic Data Center. The worst of the drought is spread across Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and parts of Arizona, Colorado,
August 11, 2011
Grasshopper population spiking across Texas
Texans just can’t catch a break this summer. In the midst of this historic drought now there’s a grasshopper problem. A large seasonal population of grasshoppers is taking ranchers’ land. The pests are eating the grass intended for cows and other animals.The drought
August 08, 2011
Dust over the Gulf of Aden
Thick dust blew off the coast of Somalia and over the Gulf of Aden in early August 2011. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image on August 4, 2011.The dust plumes are thick enough to
August 05, 2011
Storm Nock-Ten unleashes downpours in coastal China while drought persists in parts of south
Though tropical storm Nock-Ten has moved out of China for Vietnam, the downpours it has unleashed since Friday continued to batter several coastal and island provinces on Saturday while in the nearby provinces of Hunan and Guiyang, lingering drought has left over
July 31, 2011
Severe drought hits SW China
Some 50,000 people are suffering from a severe drought that has plagued parts of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local flood control and drought relief authorities said Sunday. Several counties in the cities of Baise and Hezhou have received little
July 30, 2011
Russia battles fires amid tropical heat
Russia on Thursday sweltered in abnormally hot summer weather as the emergency services sought to control expanding countryside blazes to prevent a repeat of last year’s devastating wildfires. The central city of Volgograd was Russia’s hottest city with temperatures
July 28, 2011
Worsening drought threatens the Mauritania’s livestock
An association of cattle breeders from south-eastern Mauritania on Tuesday called for urgent government assistance as a worsening drought threatens the region’s livestock. Normally it should be 40 days into the rainy season, but this year the lateness of the rain is
July 27, 2011
Receding Aral sea sees some recovery
The size of the Aral Sea has long hinged on the Amu Darya, which flows from the high Pamir Mountains in central Asia, across the desert, and into the southern sea. While two rivers empty into the lake—the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya—the Amu Darya is the largest and
July 26, 2011
Severe drought causes famine in East Africa
Drought has plunged East Africa into the worst food security crisis Africa has faced in 20 years. More than 11.5 million people are currently in need of food aid in Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia. The number is projected to rise, and this image illustrates
July 25, 2011
Heat wave sweeps across the US
Unhealthy levels of heat and humidity are encompassing much of the eastern half of the U.S., according to NOAA’s National Weather Service, as a persistent heat wave continues its grip on the central U.S. while expanding into the East. According to NOAA’s…
July 22, 2011
Ontario heat wave breaks temperature records
At least 10 southern Ontario communities have set highs for the hottest July 21 on record, and Toronto led as the hottest spot in the country, with a high of 37.1 C, which felt like 51 with the humidity factored in according to CBC.Temperatures in Hamilton and
July 21, 2011
US all-time dew point record, extreme heat wave headed to the East
Amidst one of the worst heat waves of the year, the unbearably high humidity levels that accompanied the extreme heat set a record in the Twin Cities on Tuesday.The dew point temperature, an indicator of how moist and uncomfortable the air feels, reached 82° on
July 21, 2011
Why is so hot and getting hotter
It’s not the hot, mid-summer look of the sky over the eastern half of the U.S. that has meteorologists worried. It’s late July, after all, and the sun’s angle in the sky is as high as it gets.What worries forecasters is that they can see no change in these conditions
July 15, 2011
The 5 hottest places on Earth
While two-thirds of the earth is covered in water, a full third of the remaining land (that’s one-ninth of the total!) is nearly uninhabitable desert. All of the world’s hottest places lie in that harsh environment.Timbuktu, Mali – 54,5C (130.1 F) degreesThe
July 10, 2011
Remembering United States hottest day ever
Sunday marks the anniversary of when Death Valley, Calif. set the all-time record high for not just the United States, but also the Western Hemisphere. Temperatures in Death Valley (at Greenland Ranch, which is now known as Furnace Creek Ranch) soared to 56,6
July 09, 2011
Famine and drought affect more than 10 million people across the East African region
With the UN warning that both East and the Horn of Africa have been hit by the worst drought in 60 years, international aid agencies have warned of an alarming gap in the food pipeline to reach those most in need. More than 10 million people are thought to be
July 02, 2011
Chile’s volcanic devastating toll on environment
Several Latin American countries in the path of volcanic ash unleashed from a Chilean Andean crater are facing critical shortages of water, agricultural collapse, disruptions in transportation and growing risks to human and animal health. Toxic ash clouds, seen to be
June 15, 2011
Five UK counties in the grip of drought
Parts of England are officially in a drought following the dry spring, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said.Areas of East Anglia are in drought, with parts of the Midlands, South West and South East in a “near-drought” state. In
June 13, 2011
Wildfires burn across North America
Smoke from Arizona fires, including the Wallow Fire, continued traveling toward the northeast on June 8, 2011. As the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite acquired this natural-color image at 12:10 Central Daylight Time, thick…
June 10, 2011
Bean sprouts may be behind E. coli outbreak
German-grown bean sprouts have been identified as the most likely potential source of the deadly E. coli outbreak in the north of Germany, authorities said on Sunday. There was no definite proof as yet but “a connection has been found involving all the main…
June 05, 2011
South Florida’s Lake Okeechobee at lowest level in 4 years
The water level in Lake Okeechobee has fallen below 10 feet above sea level for the first time since 2007. The lake fell to 9.96 feet Saturday morning. South Florida is experiencing a drought. The rainy season began May 26 but it’s off to a slow start.National
June 05, 2011
China: Rain quenches thirst of areas hit by drought
Rain in Central and South China is expected to drench drought-hit regions over the next three days, which could help to ease the dry spell, but experts warned the local public to prepare for heavy rains and even floods.At least light to moderate rains would
June 04, 2011
Texas suffers from “exceptional” drought
A report released Thursday from a consortium of national climate experts said Texas saw the highest levels of drought over the last week — rated as “exceptional” — jump from 43.97 percent of the state to 50.65 percent of the state. Devastating drou
June 03, 2011
China admits Three Gorges Dam has ‘urgent problems’ as drought persists
Chinese government has said the Three Gorges Dam – the world’s largest hydropower plant – is having “urgent problems,” warning of environmental, construction and migration “disasters” amid the worst drought to hit southern China in 50 years. China’s State Council,
June 03, 2011
Severe drought hits China – 1,300 lakes “dead, shortages affect 4.4 million people and 3.2 million farm animals
Severe drought has forced China to release 5bn cubic metres from Three Gorges reservoir for irrigation and drinking water.The Yangtze – Asia’s biggest river – is experiencing its worst drought in 50 years, forcing an unprecedented release of water from the Three
June 01, 2011
France on drought alert after hottest spring since 1900
France is now on heatwave alert after the hottest spring since 1900 has left water tables down and farmers struggling to feed their livestock. The Health Ministry has put into effect level one of an anti-drought plan that was drawn up after 15,000 people died in the
June 01, 2011
Iran’s largest lake turning to salt
The long popular lake, home to migrating flamingos, pelicans and gulls, has shrunken by 60 percent and could disappear entirely in just a few years, experts say — drained by drought, misguided irrigation policies, development and the damming of rivers
May 26, 2011
Severe drought closes Yangtze river to shipping
Drought on China’s Yangtze river has led to historically low water levels that have forced authorities to halt shipping on the nation’s longest waterway. The water level along the lower reaches of the river near the city of Wuhan was just above three metres (10
May 15, 2011
Water shortages and biodiversity loss in Himalayas affect villagers
In the last few decades, farmers in the heavily-forested Darjeeling Hills of the Himalayas in India and Nepal have noticed something strange. Rivers and streams are drying up, crop yields are plummeting, and trees have begun to flower long before spring arrives. The
April 29, 2011
North Yorkshire water reservoir almost dry?!
A picturesque reservoir has been reduced to dried, cracked mud and a splash of water after the prolonged dry spell. The Cod Beck reservoir near Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, can now be walked across, and water suppliers are urging people to use water
April 29, 2011
Europe is facing the worst drought in century
Traditional Easter fairs in the east and the north of the Netherlands have been cancelled because of the risk of fires posed by the extraordinarily dry weather affecting northern Europe. In the eastern half of the country, one of Europe’s biggest traders, outdoor
April 24, 2011
Texas fires: 828 structures and 1,779,788 acres consumed by 6,057 fires
Nightmarish wildfires in Texas have scorched almost two million acres and destroyed nearly thousand homes. The fires have now been raging for more than a week in Texas, so far burning through 1.4 million acres of land and racking up more than $8million in containment
April 21, 2011
US farmers threaten by worst drought since 1930’s
Rainfall over the next six weeks or so will be extremely critical. A drier-than-normal forecast through May does not bode well. Any hits to U.S. agriculture amid rising food and gas prices will only add to the strain on the wallets of families and individuals across
April 15, 2011
Cuba is dealing with the worst drought in 50 years
Cuba is facing its worst drought in half a century, with tens of thousands of families almost entirely reliant on water trucks for essential supplies.The drought started two years ago, and reservoirs are now down to a fifth of their normal levels. The government is prov
April 15, 2011
Oklahoma experiencing worst drought conditions since 1921
Wildfires have burned thousands of acres in the past month as the state of Oklahoma and its farmers struggle with a severe drought. Oklahoma was drier in the four months following Thanksgiving than it has been in any similar period since 1921.Drought and high
April 07, 2011
NASA Satellites Detect Extensive Drought Impact On Amazon Forests
Last year record-breaking drought caused widespread reductions in the greenness of Amazon forests. A new NASA-based study has revealed that the level of Amazonian vegetation decreased dramatically over an area more than three and one-half times the size of Texas. It
April 01, 2011
Deadly heatwaves will be more frequent in coming decades
A new study warns that ‘mega-heatwaves’ like the one estimated to have killed tens of thousands in western Europe in 2003 will become up to 10 times more likely over the next 40 years. The new analysis revealed that heatwave that scorched eastern Europe in 2010,
March 21, 2011
Groundwater vanishing in Central Valley
Over-pumping is pulling vast and unsustainable amounts of groundwater from the heart of California farming, the Central Valley, a new UC Irvine satellite study shows – with enough lost over four years to fill two-thirds of Lake Mead. The phenomenon shows no…
March 11, 2011
Records smashed as Perth continues to heat
Authorities are bracing for worse to come as the record-breaking run of hot weather enveloping Perth is set to continue well after the official end of summer. The city has already experienced its longest-ever run of nights where the minimum temperature did not fall
March 01, 2011
2010 – A year of extremes in Changing Climate
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s Annual Climate Summary for 2010, released yesterday, confirms the year was one of extremes for many parts of the country.Key points include: *The year, which began with El Nino conditions in the Pacific before rapidly
March 01, 2011
Water demand will ‘outstrip supply by 40% within 20 years’
Water demand in many countries will exceed supply by 40 per cent within 20 years due to the combined threat of climate change and population growth, scientists have warned. A new way of thinking about water is needed as looming shortages threaten communities,
February 28, 2011
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The Final 1335 Days Of The Age Of The Gentiles
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Event 1 – Israel is attacked 1335 days before the end of the Tribulation Period.
Event 2 – Some 30 days later the two witnesses begin their testimony in Israel when Jerusalem falls.
Event 3 – Some 45 days later the IDF is driven south to Beersheba and the United Nations brokers a truce or hudna is agreed to by Islam and Israel.
Event 4 – Israel remains surrounded in the Negev Wilderness for some 1260 days after the truce agreement.
Event 5 – Some 45 days before the end of the Age of the Gentiles the two witnesses will be killed by the Antichrist after having testified for 42 months (1260 days). The Antichrist will declare himself to be God on the Temple Mount – This is the abomination “that maketh desolate.”
Event 6 – Three and one half days later three events occur in rapid succession. They all three occur on the same day.
#1 – The two witnesses ascend up to heaven through the clouds.
#2 – A great earthquake occurs in the same hour the two witnesses depart.
#3 – The last trump (7th) Trump sounds and all of the saved are caught up.
Event 7 – All of the saved are judged in heaven while the seven vials of God’s wrath are poured out on unbelievers.
Event 8 – Christ returns with all the saved some 1335 days after the initial attack of Islamic forces against Israel.
SUMMARY
- Israel will be attacked to start the last 1335 days of Israel’s Travail
- Jerusalem will fall 30 days after the initial attack
- The two witnesses will testify for 1260 days after the fall of Jerusalem
- A truce or hudna will be declared at Beersheba 45 days after Jerusalem falls
- Israel will remain in the Negev for 1260 days after the truce or hudna
- Antichrist will kill the two witnesses and declare himself to be God on the Temple Mount making himself the “abomination that maketh desolate.”
- Three and one-half days later three events occur in rapid succession on the same day: (1) The two witnesses ascend into heaven, (2) A great earthquake occurs, and (3) The seventh trump sounds and all the saved are caught up, including the sealed 144,000.
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A composite of the Hebrew words for Joel 2:30: And I will show a token, a sign and wonder in the visible arch of the sky where the clouds move and throughout all the earth, in the fields, in the country, in the wilderness and it will have the appearance of blood, along with a burning, hot flaming fire, with columns of cloudy dust, smoke and vapor.
A composite of the Hebrew words for Joel 2:31: The brilliant sun, from the rising of the sun in the east to the sun rays in the arch ways of the sky, will be changed into darkness, as if it were night and the moon will take on the appearance of blood before the great and noble, fearful and terrible day in which Jehovah, the self-Existing One, the Eternal Lord shall come.
A composite of the Greek words for Acts 2:19: And I will bring forth a rare event so extraordinary, it will inspire wonder, for it will be in the elevated area of the sky and a token of these events, will be throughout the entire regions under the surface of the soil, of all the land of the world, for it will be a visible wonder of flowing substance like blood, of flashes of lightening and fire, with a mist of smoke.
A composite of the Greek words for Acts 2:20: The rising of the sun in the east and the rays of daily light will become as an outlining shadow and the bright shining moon, will appear to be a blood red color, before that mighty and visible day in which the One in supreme authority will come.
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