Category State Of Emergency Alert

State of emergency declared after landslides hit Alaska coastal town of Sitka following heavy rain

Four people were missing Tuesday from a neighborhood in the Alaska coastal town of Sitka after heavy rain caused several landslides and flooded homes, emergency responders said.   The landslides were reported in the southeast Alaska town after 2 1/2…

Extreme drought has dried out 12 million trees in California, USA

The mix of extreme heat and no water means the Golden State is fast becoming the crispy, brown state.   Twelve million trees have dried up because of the drought, and all that dead wood means the risk of wildfires…

State of emergency declared due to large seismic activity at Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency following increased activity from the its Cotopaxi volcano.   President Rafael Correa made the announcement in a weekly address on Saturday, a day after two small explosions on Cotopaxi.   The move will…

Extreme Drought Causes Food Crisis for Nearly 1 Million in Guatemala

Nearly 1 million people in Guatemala are struggling to feed themselves as poor rainfall has led to drought and shrunken harvests, worsening hunger among the poor, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said.   Linked to the El Nino weather…

Wildfire destroys homes as it grows to 2,500 hectares in Rock Creek, Canada

The 2,500-hectare fire blazing near the small southern Interior town of Rock Creek has claimed some buildings, including houses, B.C.’s wildfire information centre said Friday afternoon.   But it is too early to say how many houses have been lost,…

Extreme heat alert issued as the severe heatwave hits Slovakia

The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) has issued a country-wide extreme heat alert, with meteorologists estimating that this will remain in place until the end of the week, reported by local news agency TASR on Thursday.   “It happens sometimes that…

Taiwan sunk in mud streams after deadly typhoon Soudelor

Severe drought prompts army to be ready for MASS UPRISINGS in Brazil

“The army is in Sabesp doing an exercise to prepare for an invasion from the people” Here’s a scenario that seems plausible enough: The Brazilian megacity of São Paulo, currently dealing with Brazil’s largest water crisis in 40 years, continues…