dreds of passengers from Louisville, Ky. to Vicksburg, Miss. had to be halted at Memphis, Tenn. due to the drought sunken Mississippi River.
Tim Rubacky, senior vice president of the American Queen Steamboat Company, said low water levels and navigation problems mean it wouldn't be wise for the Queen to go any further south than Helena, Ark. Read more and see photos.
Emergency management professionals, agencies and volunteers are coming together to help families, neighborhoods, and community prepare for emergency situations. Some of the valuable information will include senior citizen care, financial preparedness, severe weather, emergency essentials for pets, short term food storage, family emergency communication plans and more.
After the huge success of the 2011 Emergency Preparedness Fair,
we are excited to present the 2012 East Tennessee VOAD Emergency Preparedness Fair!
September 22nd, 2012
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Cokesbury United Methodist Church, North Campus
9915 Kingston Pike, Knoxville
Hundreds of people in two Idaho towns packed their belongings and left Wednesday ahead of a massive blaze expected to hit the area later this week. They joined scores of weary residents across several dry and hot western states that are dealing with one of the worst fire seasons in memory.
Not only are more wildfires flaring up in the West this year than last, but the nation's fires have gotten bigger, said Jennifer Smith, of the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. As of Wednesday, nearly 43,000 wildfires had been reported in the U.S. this season, burning a total of 6.4 million acres, or 10,000 square miles. The 10-year average for this period is 52,535 fires but covering only 5 million acres, she said. Read More.
400-foot deep sinkhole in Louisiana
A nearly 400-foot deep sinkhole in Louisiana has swallowed all of the trees in its area and enacted a mandatory evacuation order for about 150 residences for fear of potential radiation and explosions.
The 400-square-foot gaping hole is in Assumption Parish, La., about 50 miles south of Baton Rouge. The sinkhole sits in the middle of a heavily wooded space where it has consumed all of
the soaring cypress trees that had been there. Flyover photos show some of the
still visible through the mud. Read more and view photo galley.
The Perseid shower has it all. It offers a consistently high rate of meteors, it produces more bright,
visible meteors than any other shower, it happens in August when many people are on vacation, and it
happens at a time when nighttime temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere are reasonable and the weather is good.
What more could you ask for?
This year, the shower peaks on the night of August 11/12. You can expect to see somewhere around 80 “shooting stars” per hour between midnight and dawn. Add in the fact that just before dawn, Jupiter and Venus will join in and this promises to be one of the best Perseid showers in memory. Read More.
Will there be a Food Shortage?
Crop prices are shooting upwards in anticipation of scarcity over the winter period with corn already rising 50% since June. These extreme weather patterns being experienced on both sides of the Atlantic are of concern on a number of levels with the spike in the price of grain likely to impact on all parts of the food supply chain. Read more.
Will Earthquakes be Triggered by recent Solar Flares?
Targeting an unnumbered Coronal Hole on the solar corona. After analysis i have isolated (43-49°N latitude), this feature may produce a possible 7.4 Magnitude earthquake in one of these listed locations during this watch period:
Off The Coast Of Oregon, Puget Sound Region Washington, Vancouver Islands Canada Region, Italy , Romania , Southwestern Siberia Russia or East Kazakhstan.
Time Frame suggests July 24-27. More Alerts.
Dam Failure Anniversary
An aging dam high in the mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park, at 11,000 feet at Lawn Lake, failed in the early morning hours of July 15, 1982.
One camper at a backcountry site just below the dam died as the earthen structure gave way and the water b