Please Place Evidence of the 7 of 10 Plate Movements Here

Kojima had created small snips of Konstantin's animation of the 7 of 10 Plate Movements.

Here is the full 7 of 10 Animation by Konstantin.

This blog is the place to document ongoing earth changes related to the 7 of 10 plate movements as described by the Zetas.

ZetaTalk: 7 of 10 Sequence
written October 16, 2010

The 7 of 10 scenarios describe plate movements, and for this to occur something has to release the deadlock, the current stalemate where the plates are locked against each other. Once the deadlock is broken and the plates start moving, sliding past each other, new points where the plates are locked against each other develop, but these are weaker locks than the one at present. The current lock, as we have so often stated, is the Indo-Australian Plate which is being driven under the Himalayans. This is no small lock, as the height of the Himalayans attests. Nevertheless, the activity in this region shows this likely to be the first of the 7 of 10 scenarios to manifest. Bangladesh is sinking and the Coral Sea is rising, showing the overall tipping of the Indo-Australian Plate. Now Pakistan is sinking and not draining its floods as it should, while Jakarta on the tongue of Indonesia is also sinking rapidly, showing that the tilt that will allow Indonesia to sink has already started.

Meanwhile, S America is showing signs of a roll to the west. Explosions on islands just to the north of the S American Plate occurred recently, on Bonaire and Trinidad-Tobago, and the Andes are regularly being pummeled. There is a relationship. As the Indo-Australia Plate lifts and slides, this allows the Pacific plates to shift west, which allows S America to shift west also. This is greatly increased by the folding of the Mariana Trench and the Philippine Plate. But it is the Indo-Australian Plate that gives way to incite change in these other plates, and this is what is manifesting now to those closely following the changes. Once the folding of the Pacific has occurred, Japan has been destabilized. We are not allowed to give a time frame for any of these plate movements, but would point out that it is not until the North Island of Japan experiences its strong quakes that a tsunami causing sloshing near Victoria occurs. There are clues that the New Madrid will be next.

Where the N American continent is under great stress, it has not slipped because it is held in place on both sides. The Pacific side holds due to subduction friction along the San Andreas, and the Atlantic side holds due to the Atlantic Rift's reluctance to rip open. What changes this dynamic? When S America rolls, almost in step with the folding Pacific, it tears the Atlantic Rift on the southern side. This allows Africa freedom to move and it rolls too, dropping the Mediterranean floor above Algeria. What is holding the N American continent together has thus eased, so that when the Japan adjustments are made, there is less holding the N American continent in place than before, and the New Madrid gives way. We are also not allowed to provide the time frame between the Japan quakes and New Madrid. Other than the relationship in time between the New Madrid and the European tsunami, no time frame can be given. The sequence of events is, thus:

a tipping Indo-Australia Plate with Indonesia sinking,
a folding Pacific allowing S America to roll,
a tearing of the south Atlantic Rift allowing Africa to roll and the floor of the Mediterranean to drop,
great quakes in Japan followed by the New Madrid adjustment,
which is followed almost instantly by the tearing of the north Atlantic Rift with consequent European tsunami.

Source: http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta584.htm

Tipping Indo-Australia Plate with Indonesia sinking,

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Folding Pacific

http://zetatalk.com/7of10/7of10-33.htm

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South American Roll

http://zetatalk.com/7of10/7of10-39.htm

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African Roll

http://www.zetatalk.com/7of10/7of10-46.htm

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Japan Quakes

http://www.zetatalk.com/7of10/7of10-53.htm

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New Madrid

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European Tsunami

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Due to the slowing of the 7 of 10 plate movements by the Council of Worlds the impact of some of the events described above will be lessened.

The Zetas explain:

ZetaTalk: Pace Slowed

Written May 19, 2012

The effect of the thousands of humming boxes placed along fault lines and plate borders can be seen in several incidents that have occurred since the start of the 7 of 10 plate movements. The lack of tsunami during the 7 of 10 sinking of the Sunda Plate is one such example. We predicted at the start of the 7 of 10 scenarios in late 2010 that the Sunda Plate sinking would occur within 2-3 weeks, yet it dragged on through 2011. At the time we had predicted tsunami on the Sunda Plate, in general equivalent in height to the loss of elevation for a coastline. None of this occurred due to the slower pace.

The pace of mountain building in S America, where slowed, has still resulted in rumpling up and down the Andes, and stretch zone accidents likewise in lands to the east of the Andes. The shape of S America has clearly changed. Will the islands in the Caribbean be spared? At some point, as with the magnitude 7.9 quake in Acapulco on March 2, 2012 a significant adjustment will need to occur, and this will include depressing the Caribbean Plate so it tilts, sinking the islands and lands on that portion of the plate to the degree predicted. But the S American roll will likely continue to avoid the magnitude 8 quakes we originally predicted in deference to slow rumpling mountain building. The African roll was anticipated to be a silent roll in any case, so the slowed pace would not affect the outcome.

Will the slowed pace prevent the 7 of 10 scenarios for the Northern Hemisphere? Bowing of the N American continent has reached the point of pain, with breaking rock booming from coast to coast, but still there have been no significant quakes in the New Madrid area. Yet this is past due, and cannot be held back indefinitely. What has and will continue to occur for the Northern Hemisphere scenarios are silent quakes for Japan, which has already experienced drastic subduction under the north island of Hokkaido where mountain building is occurring as a rumple rather than a jolt. However, the anticipated New Madrid adjustment cannot be achieved without trauma. But this could potentially occur in steps and stages such that any European tsunami would be significantly lessened.

Source: http://www.zetatalk.com/7of10/7of10109.htm

ZetaTalk , Written March 10, 2012

What happens when the pace of plate movement is slowed? The likelihood of tsunami is definitely reduced, as can be seen in the sinking on the Sunda Plate. The sinking occurred, and is almost complete, yet the possibility of tsunami we predicted for various regions on the Sunda Plate were avoided. The height and force of a tsunami is directly related to the degree of displacement in the sea floor, and if this happens in steps rather than all at once the displacement will be less for any given step.

This bodes well for the European tsunami. If the Council of Worlds is still imposing a slower pace on the 7 of 10 plate movements, this tsunami will definitely be lessened. The tear in the North Atlantic will be slight, each time. The amount of water pouring into this void will be less, each time. And the rebound toward the UK will likewise be less, each time. But our prediction is the worst case situation, and it also reflects what the Earth changes, unabated, would produce.

But what does a slower pace do to land masses where jolting quakes are expected? Does this reduce the overall magnitude of the quakes anticipated? Large magnitude quakes result when a catch point along plate borders is highly resistant, but snapping of rock finally results. Usually there is one place, the epicenter, where this catch point resides and a long distance along the plate border where smaller quakes have prepared the border for easy movement. A point of resistance within the body of a plate, such as the New Madrid, can likewise resist and suddenly give.

There is no way to lessen the resistance at these catch points, though the tension that accompanies such points can be reduced so that the quake itself is delayed. What this means for a slower 7 of 10 pace is that large magnitude quakes will be spread apart in time, and their relationship to our predictions thus able to be camouflaged by the establishment. Where sinking (such as the Caribbean Island of Trinidad) or spreading apart (such as to the west of the Mississippi River) are to occur, these land changes will eventually arrive. But like the sinking of the Sunda Plate, a slower pace unfortunately allows the cover-up time to maneuver and develop excuses.

Source: http://www.zetatalk.com/ning/10mr2012.htm

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Comment by Stanislav on May 19, 2016 at 3:46pm: Sri Lanka

19 May, 2016

19 May, 2014

Notwithstanding the adverse flying conditions, a Bell 412 helicopter was deployed from the SLAF base in Ratmalana to carry out a recce mission in Aranayake, Kegalle District, around 11:00 a.m. today. Pictured here is an aerial view of the landslide affected area, which till now has reported at least 18 deaths. Image courtesy Sri Lanka Air Force. Source: roar.lk

Aerial view of flooding in Kelaniya. Image courtesy Sri Lanka Air Force. Source: roar.lk

Source: globalkashmir.net

Photo: Sri Lanka Red Cross Society. Source: floodlist.com

Roads in Kelaniya submerged due to flooding. Image courtesy Sri Lanka Air Force. Source: roar.lk

The Disaster Management Centre requested those living around the Kelani River to evacuate, as the water levels were steadily rising. Image courtesy Sri Lanka Air Force. Source: roar.lk

19 May, 2016. Red Cross responds as floods and landslides affect half a million people in Sri Lanka

Source: colombotelegraph.com

Since the beginning of the week large areas of Sri Lanka have been deluged by torrential rains caused by a slow moving tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal which has brought Flash floods and landslides to 22 of the countries 26 districts.

Source: colombotelegraph.com

An estimated 500,000 people have been directly affected with some places experiencing up to 300 mm of rainfall. According to the governments Disaster Management Centre, 43 people have been killed and close to 307,000 people displaced by the flooding. They are now being housed at 594 temporary camps across Sri Lanka.

Landslide in Aranayake

K. D. Piyasena lived in the village of Sirpura situated in Aranayake district secretariat, approximately 140kms away from the capital Colombo in the hills of Kegalle district. Piiyasena lived in a modest house with his wife and three sons. He earned a small income from selling lottery tickets. Every day, his elder son who worked in a bank would buy 100 tickets for Piyasena to sell in the town.

“I got a call from my son on Tuesday evening asking me to come home. It wasn’t anything urgent, he just told me it was raining and I should come home,” said Piyasena. “When I got home, there was a massive pile of dirt. I was confused. I didn’t know where I was. I honestly thought that I had taken a wrong turn somewhere and ended up in this pile of dirt”. Source: ifrc.org

Comment by Stanislav on May 17, 2016 at 9:54pm

U.S.

Severe flooding in Louisiana. Associated USA flood around Gulf of Mexico with 7 of 10? I do not know why but I think it is a loss of height. [and from another] http://www.disasternews.net/news/article.php?articleid=4510 Flood waters submerged parts of southern Louisiana Tuesday after heavy rains caused flash flooding and forced hundreds of rescues. The National Weather Service estimated 12 to 18 inches of rain fell across the region, with totals reaching up to 20 inches in some areas. Among the hardest hit areas in Lafayette Parish was Carencro, where reports indicated water was as high as high as 8 feet on some roads.

Just as the bowing in the S American Plate has produced stretching and consequent sinking in the swath of land from Rio to Buenos Aires, the bowing in the N American Plate has produced stretching and consequent sinking along the eastern seaboard and land bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Stretched land has only so many options. It can rip open to form a crevasse or a landslide or a sinkhole, or rock layers can pull apart so that train rails zip and zag and cause derailments and bridges pull from their moorings. In this case there is an adjustment in certain places, a pulling apart, which relieves the stress.

Stretched land also almost invariably drops in elevation, because the crust is thinned. This may not be apparent on the surface if the rock layers are pulling apart deep underground or under a river bed. But the underlying rock cannot spread out and thin without some evidence of this process above. For Florida, this evidence is the increasing number of sinkholes swallowing houses. Lopsided buildings, drooping roadways, and swamps extending their borders are other such symptoms. Drainage is invariably affected, as water lingers where it formerly drained. Rains and tides thus confuse the issue, with high tides blamed for much flooding, when sinking due to stretching is the cause.

ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for March 17, 2012; ZetaTalk blog - THE STRETCH ZONE, THAT SINKING FEELING

17 May, 2016. New Orleans is sinking: New Nasa maps show the city and surrounding areas are dropping up to two inches a YEAR

An annual 1.6 inch drop was observed at Bonnet Carré Spillway east of Norco, which is the area's last line of protection against springtime river floods blowing over the levees. Subsidence rates around Norco, Louisiana, and the location of flood protection levees (white). Experts call this drop in evaluation 'subsidence', which when the Earth sinks as a response to geological or man-induced causes

The study was a collaboration of multiple scientific groups and covered the period from June 2009 to July 2012
Maps were generated with data from Nasa's Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR)
Bonnet Carré Spillway is sinking 1.6in a year, which is the area's last line of protection against springtime floods
Other factors include withdrawal of water, oil and gas, compaction of shallow sediments, faulting, sinking of the Earth's crust from the weight of deposited sediments and ongoing vertical movement of land covered by glaciers

Using Nasa airborne radar, Scientists have generated maps that reveal New Orleans and its surrounding areas are sinking at 'highly variable rates'.
The highest rates were found upriver along the Mississippi near industrial areas and in Michoud - both experienced annual drops of up to two inches.
Although the study names multiple contributing, researchers found the major culprits behind the drop in elevation were groundwater pumping and dewatering.

Using Nasa airborne radar, Scientists generated maps that reveal New Orleans and surrounding areas are sinking at 'highly variable rates'. Although the study names multiple factors as contributors, researchers found the major culprits were groundwater pumping and dewatering. Scroll down for video Map shows ground elevation movements in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, from June 2009 to July 2012

Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, UCLA and the Center for GeoInformatics at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, collaborated on the study, which covered the period from June 2009 to July 2012.
Other notable sinking was found in New Orleans' Upper and Lower Ninth Ward in Metairie, where the measured ground movement could be related to water levels in the Mississippi.
In the case of New Orleans, it is mostly caused by groundwater pumping and dewatering – surface water pumping to lower the water table, which eliminates standing water and soggy ground.
Other contributing factors include withdrawal of water, oil and gas, compaction of shallow sediments, faulting, sinking of Earth's crust from the weight of deposited sediments and ongoing vertical movement of land covered by glaciers during the last ice age.
JPL scientists and lead author Cathleen Jones say the results of this research could greatly improve existing models of subsidence for the Mississippi River Delta, which could give officials the upper hand when formulating plans for future events.
'Agencies can use these data to more effectively implement actions to remediate and reverse the effects of subsidence, improving the long-term coastal resiliency and sustainability of New Orleans,' Jones said.
'The more recent land elevation change rates from this study will be used to inform flood modeling and response strategies, improving public safety.' The maps were generated with data from Nasa's Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR). This technology uses what is called interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR), which compares radar images of Earth's surface over time to map surface deformation with centimeter-scale precision

Other factors contributing to sinking include withdrawal of water, oil and gas, compaction of shallow sediments, faulting, sinking of Earth's crust from the weight of deposited sediments and ongoing vertical movement of land covered by glaciers during the last ice age. The red stars represent locations where levees breached during Hurricane Katrina -- areas that will experience problems the more they sink

Surface elevation changes from all sources were also measured, in addition to human and natural, deep seated and shallow.
UAVSAR's spatial resolution makes it ideal for measuring subsidence in New Orleans, where human-produced subsidence can be large and is often localized, said researchers.
Jones said another key advantage of this study is that UAVSAR enabled better resolution of small-scale features than previous studies.
'We were able to identify single structures or clusters of structures subsiding or deforming relative to the surrounding area,' she said.
Up-to-date GPS position information for the industrial and urban areas were provided by the Center for GeoInformatics, which helped the team develop the rate of ground movement at specific locations.

In the case of New Orleans, the sinking is mostly caused by groundwater pumping and dewatering – surface water pumping to lower the water table, which eliminates standing water and soggy ground. The map shows the location of water wells active in 2012, local industry and the Bonnet Carre Spillway. The highest subsidence forms a bowl within the refinery site to the south of the river

This study isn't the first to reveal New Orleans' fate or other coastal regions that are said to be slowly sinking into the ocean. <...> Source: dailymail.co.uk

Sri Lanka

17 May, 2016. Over 225,000 people affected, 11 die in Sri Lanka floods and landslides

At least 11 people have died and over 225,000 people have been affected in Sri Lanka by floods and landslides as heavy rains lashed the country for the past three days, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Tuesday.

According to the latest situation report of the DMC, 226,115 people belonging to 53,092 families have been affected by the floods and landslides while 137,606 people belonging to 29,786 families have been evacuated to 226 shelters. At least 11 people have died and another six have gone missing following a landslide occurred at Ranwala area in Kadugannawa early Tuesday morning. Another 19 persons have been injured. Landslide warnings have been issued to several districts following the inclement weather. The Disaster Management Centre has informed especially those living in the hill country areas to be on alert.

Several main roads in the country are submerged in flood restricting travel. Avissawella - Colombo old road has been closed from Hanwella area due to the overflowing of Kelani River. The Kaduwela Entrance of the Colombo outer circular road has also been closed due to floods restricting entry to the expressway. Many roads in central hills are obstructed by landslides. <...> Source: colombopage.com

Indonesia

17 May, 2016. Death Toll in North Sumatra Flash Floods Rises to 18
Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. The local Disaster Mitigation Agency, known as BPBD, confirmed that 18 bodies have been evacuated after a flash flood near Dua Warna Waterfall, a popular local tourism spot in Deli Serdang District, North Sumatra.

Deli Serdang BPBD head Darwin Surbakti said as of Monday afternoon (16/05) the team had removed at least 18 bodies from the areas near Sibolangit River stream where the flash flood occurred on Sunday. He added three other people are still missing while a joint team of police, military, BPBD, Search and Rescue (SAR), Indonesian Red Cross officers and local volunteers are slated to continue the search on Tuesday morning.

“The search will be focused to three main streams of the river in the villages of Tambunan, Derek and Ujung Deleng. Those are around three kilometers far from the waterfall,” Darwin told reporters in Deli Serdang on Monday.

During the incident at the Dua Warna Waterfall, at least 57 people survived the flash flood meanwhile 21 others announced missing. Source: jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com

Comment by Stanislav on May 15, 2016 at 3:21am: Land subsidence in central Mexico and Indonesia: Differences and Similitudes from Regional ALOS Time-series Surveys
Chaussard, Estelle¹; Wdowinski, Shimon¹; Amelung, Falk¹; Cabral-Cano, Enrique²; Abidin, Hasanuddin³; Hong, Sang-Hoon⁴
¹University of Miami, RSMAS, UNITED STATES; ²Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MEXICO; ³Institute of Technology Bandung, INDONESIA; ⁴Korea Aerospace Research Institute, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Massive groundwater extraction is common both in Mexico and Indonesia and is suspected to result in well spread land subsidence. However, most surveys dedicated to land subsidence focus on one single city and thus fail to provide a comprehensive picture of the problem. Here we use InSAR SBAS time series analysis to monitor land subsidence in the entire central Mexico and western Indonesia areas. We used data from ALOS, processed over 1600 SAR images acquired between 2007-2011 and produced over 6000 interferograms. In central Mexico we identify land subsidence in twenty-one areas, including seventeen cities. Subsidence rates of 30 cm/yr are observed in Mexico City, while in the other locations typical rates of 5-10 cm/yr are noticed. In Indonesia we identified subsidence in nine areas, including six major cities, at rates up to 22 cm/yr. We use averaged velocity maps in conjunction with mapping of surface geology and identification of land use to (1) define the activities causing land subsidence, (2) identify the role of stratigraphic features (type of sediments, thickness, and faults), and (3) evaluate the temporal variability of land subsidence. In Indonesia industrial ground water extraction causes rapid land subsidence in cities, whereas outside cities agricultural water extraction is responsible for land subsidence. We do not observe any direct correlation between the distribution of subsidence and surface geology. In Indonesia land subsidence seems rather constant and its main consequence is the direct threat to highly populated coastal areas likely to end up under relative sea level within few decades. In Mexico groundwater extraction for agricultural uses is the main cause of land subsidence, followed by urban use. The subsiding areas are characterized by high velocity gradients often coinciding with existing faults, motion on these faults being driven by water extraction rather than by tectonic activity. Temporal and spatial variability is observed, likely reflecting different stages of the subsidence process. In Mexico the main consequences of land subsidence are ground failure hazards, especially threatening multiple sites of the UNESCO World Heritage list and a decrease in the water quality. Regional surveys of this type are necessary for the development of hazard mitigation plans and efficient use of ground-based monitoring. Sustainability of groundwater resources at regional scale requires the integration of InSAR with other monitoring techniques to understand the aquifer system hydraulic properties.

Click to view (below pdf)

Source pdf: seom.esa.int; rsmas.miami.edu; seom.esa.int

Cumulative land subsidence over the period 1974 – 2010 in Jakarta, Indonesia (Deltares, 2011). Source: ccop.or.th; deltares.nl

In a study of subsidence in the Mekong Delta over the period 1995–2010, Laura Erban and colleagues used well-monitoring data to estimate annual average rates of aquifer drawdown (A) and associated compaction-based subsidence at the well locations (B). These estimates corresponded closely to subsidence rates estimated from satellite imagery (C). Overall, the Mekong Delta is estimated to be subsiding at a rate of 1.6 cm per year.

Source: Erban et al. (2014). ehp.niehs.nih.gov; iopscience.iop.org

Indonesia

14 May, 2016. Indonesia port city battles to save homes from floods

Seasonal tides in Central Java province leave residents struggling to save homes from flood waters. Residents are seen in the house filled with flood waters after heavy monsoon rains in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, on May 13, 2016. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) Indonesia declares flood elevation of sea water reached 1.16 meters. ( Dhana Kencana - Anadolu Agency )

Parts of the Indonesian port city of Semarang remained underwater Saturday, after high seasonal tides flooded coastal areas of Central Java province.

For the past week, residents of Semarang say they have fought an ongoing battle to stop the water -- known locally as "the Rob" -- rising. Soaked and exhausted in the 33 degrees midday heat, they struggle with sandbags, furniture and plastic bags as their possessions become consumed.

"We've been trying everything to keep the rob out of our homes, but when the battle is so easily lost it all seems in vain," Ahmad Yusuf told Anadolu Agency by phone from his Semarang home Saturday. He added that each year the waters appear to be getting higher and higher.

With post offices, markets, and the local police station inundated with water, many people are forced to just get on with their lives and wait for the waters to pass.

Retno Widyaningsih, the head of observation and information at the country's meteorology maritime station, told Anadolu Agency on Saturday that the Rob had reached 1.16 meters (3.80 feet) in some parts of Semarang, causing traffic jams up to 15 kilometers long

He offered words of warning to those struggling against the tides "The rob for May is expected to reach its peak this week," he said. Source: aa.com.tr

Malaysia

15 May, 2016. Worst flash floods in 30 years

The flash floods on Thursday evening was the worst to hit Jalan Bangsar in 30 years. Business operators in the area scrambled to save their goods from being damaged following two hours of heavy rain. Kenny Yap, who owns a sports equipment store, said the lack of planning by the authorities resulted in Jalan Bangsar to be flooded whenever there was a downpour.

“I thought I had seen the worst but Thursday’s episode was the worst ever. We spent more than two hours cleaning up the mess. I had to even ask four of my customers to help out,” he said, adding he suffered losses amounting to RM1,000. He said he was also forced to come to work earlier yesterday to clean up the remaining mess. “It floods whenever it rains heavily and the drains are incapable of containing the heavy volume of water. Business owners have to pay a hefty price due to the incompetency of the authorities.

He also felt drains in the area were also not clogged at the time of the incident as he has seen Alam Flora workers regularly cleaning drains in the area. Source: themalaymailonline.com

14 May, 2016. KL flash floods cause traffic chaos

A picture taken by a Universiti Malaya student that went viral on social media shows students standing on higher ground after flood waters rose on Thursday. — file pic

Traffic along several major roads was temporarily paralysed on Thursday as heavy rain caused flash floods in the federal capital.

City Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (Operations) Azizan Ismail said the department received distress calls after flash floods hit Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim and Jalan Lingkungan Budi.

He said they also received reports of flash floods along Jalan Bangsar. Online social networking sites were flooded with pictures and personal accounts of flash flood victims. A Facebook user going by the name of Han Min Ng posted pictures of cars submerged in floods. He also wrote a post saying: "Oh my god! God help us! We are trapped in the car! How could this happen?" The floods are not the first to hit the Klang Valley this week. Flooding was reported in Shah Alam on Tuesday. Source: straitstimes.com

Vietnam

12 May, 2016. Large-scale landslide becomes new threat for Ca Mau

A house collapsed because of landslide.

Landslide and subsidence have occurred repeatedly on a large area in the southern most province of Ca Mau. Experts said the phenomenon was caused by drought, which has lasted for several months in southern Vietnam.

In Tran Van Thoi District alone, up to 228 cases of landslides and subsidence have been reported recently, damaging many roads.
Nguyen Dong Khoi, Chairman of Khanh Binh Dong commune in Tran Van Thoi district, said the number of landslide and subsidence cases is on the rise. This has damaged the only road to the commune center.
Such incidents have occurred very often in the districts of Tran Van Thoi, U Minh and Thoi Binh. Hundreds of roads are cracked and landslides, hindering traffic. Some irrigation works were also affected.
In the districts of Dam Doi, Nam Can and Ngoc Hien, landslides are affecting 132 households living along the river.
Nguyen Long Hoai, Head of Ca Mau Irrigation Division, said that landslide tends to expand and the local authorities told people to quickly move to safe places if they see signs of landslide and subsidence.
According to the latest research by the Southern Region Geological Mapping Federation under the General Department of Geology and Minerals of Vietnam, Ca Mau peninsula is continuing to sink.
Dr. Do Van Linh, Deputy Head of the Southern Region Geological Mapping Federation, said the deepest subsidence in Ca Mau was measured 1.71 cm a year, while the average subsidence due to groundwater exploitation was about 0.35 cm a year.
There are three reasons for this situation: subsidence due to young sediment and water exploitation, and by tectonic movements. This trend will continue in the coming years.

Previously, studies of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) showed that Ca Mau is sharply subsiding. The subsidence speed measured was higher than the studies of the Southern Region Geological Mapping Federation.
According to NGI, Ca Mau may suffer from serious subsidence on the surface, as the result of surface water pumping activities of 109,096 wells with the total pumped water volume of 373,000 m3 a day.
If the exploited water volume is divided for the total area of Ca Mau province (approximately 4,350 km2), the speed of subsidence is 1.9 to 2.8 cm a year. If the area of Ca Mau province is 5,300 km2 instead of 4,350 km2, the subsidence rate is 1.56 to 2.30 cm a year.
NGI's research also pointed out, in 15 years (1998-2013), ground subsidence rate would be 30-80 cm and it is predicted that in the next 25 years, the rate of subsidence will increase to 90-150 cm and 210 cm in the next 50 years. Source: english.vietnamnet.vn

India

10 May, 2016. Sea water floods farmlands after tidal waves damage sluice gate.

Agricultural lands in villages under Mahakalapada block of Kendrapada district were inundated when tidal waves damaged a sluice gate at Barakandha late on Sunday. The saline water dashed the hopes of farmers to plough their fields on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, which marks the beginning of the sowing season, on Monday.
Sources said this is the fate of around 3,000 acres of lands in Barakandha, Bajarapur, Aakhadasahi, Paligada, Rajendranagar, Patachela, Kochila and Sarumuhi.
"There are 60 sluice gates in the seaside villages under Rajnagar and Mahakalapada blocks and these are on the verge of collapse. The authorities are doing nothing to repair or maintain them," said sarpanch of Ramanagar Bijaya Shukla.
The tidal waves have also transgressed the weak saline embankment in these seaside villages. "Owners of prawn farms damage the embankments to allow saline water into their hatcheries to breed shrimps, but no action is being taken against them," alleged Arabinda Jena of Barakanda. The villagers spend sleepless nights during high tides as they fear that the ingress of sea water into farmlands may cause massive damage to crops as well as to their lands, he added.
"The damaged sluice gate is being repaired. The other gates and embankments will be taken up soon," said executive engineer of saline embankment division Jugal Kishore Tripathy. Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.co

Mexico

10 May, 2016. Dozens of families leave their homes by landslides in the Northern Division. google translate https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&a...

Tuesday morning came a new landslide in the colony Northern Division, prompting the evacuation of eight families who were housed temporarily at the premises of Kindergarten Rosaura Zapata.
A trench halved the playground of the school, where no classes are held three weeks ago by the movements.
The school principal, Hortensia Leon Medina said that since last March 8 began to be noticeable cracks in the floor area used for recreation of children.

"Ten years ago there was a cave 300 meters from here and the school was well until 8 March this year, when we noticed the cracks in the ground," he said.
The principal and other staff on campus were dedicated to monitor cracks, recording the ground subsidence progressed from 2 to 3 centimeters every day.
The 133 students of this school were gradually relocated from the authorized by the State Education System closure.

Source: lacronica.com

U.S.

9 May, 2016. As if Atlantic City didn't have enough problems, flooding will be an issue.

I’ve been going to the Jersey Shore since the 50s. My parents have lived there full-time for about 20 years. So I’m pretty familiar with how things have changed. The bottom line: IT FLOODS MORE FREQUENTLY AND MORE SEVERELY. Ask anyone who lives near the back bays in Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, and more, and they’ll tell you the same thing.

In the old days, it would take an actual storm to produce flooding. It could be a strong Nor’easter or a brush with a Hurricane, but floods were not frequent. The blocking pattern last week is a perfect example of how easy it is for flooding to occur at the shore.

LESS THAN A FOOT?

In the National Weather Service discussion early last week, there was a special section on coastal flooding. Tides were going to be high regardless of any storms, simply due to the coming new moon. (Tides get higher near the full moon and new moon). There’s also a thing called “Spring Tides”, when the Earth, Sun and Moon are in a line. Their gravitational pulls reinforce each other, and the resulting high tides are even higher than others during the year. But still….

The NWS statement :

THE FRIDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLE WILL ONLY NEED A SURGE OF .7 FEET
TO RAISE THE WATER LEVEL TO MINOR (flood) THRESHOLD.

So, wait a minute! Are they saying that the “storm” only has to raise the water level by 0.7 feet to create coastal flooding? Less than ONE FOOT? Yup, they are.

SEA LEVEL RISE HAS BEEN BIGGER AROUND HERE

The sea level doesn’t rise equally across the world. It’s simple physics: warm the oceans, and sea level will rise. It’s called “thermal expansion”.

And there’s no doubt the sea level all along the East Coast has been rising in the past century. Here’s what the Atlantic City graph looks like:

New Jersey’s sea level rise is about more than the general warming of the oceans that is affecting coastlines all over the world. It’s been rising faster in our area due to “subsidence” (the land sinks a bit), plus changes in the nearby Gulf Stream (possibly related to global warming as well). It all adds up to trouble: sea level has risen about 8 inches in Atlantic City since 1970 alone (about 15 inches since 1900). That doesn’t seem like much, but look at what it’s done. It floods with a wimpy, barely-there Nor’easter! And that’s NOW; what happens in the future, as sea level continues to rise? <...>

AND THAT DOESN’T EVEN INCLUDE…..

The above scenarios are based on sea level rise based on future ocean warming and continued subsidence (sinking) of the land. Future increases in ice melt in Greenland and parts of Antarctica (already in progress) will add to the rise.

<...> Source: philly.com

3 May, 2016. In Louisiana, the U.S. has its first ‘climate-change refugees’

In this 2015 photo, brackish sea water washes over the center line of a street in Charleston, S.C. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration notes that nuisance flooding - that is flooding from ordinary high tides exacerbated by sea level rise and accompanying land subsidence - has increased 400 percent in Charleston since 1960.

In January, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced grants totaling $1 billion in 13 states to help communities adapt to climate change, by building stronger levees, dams and drainage systems.

One of those grants, $48 million for Isle de Jean Charles, is something new: the first allocation of federal tax dollars to move an entire community struggling with the impacts of climate change. The divisions the effort has exposed and the logistical and moral dilemmas it has presented point up in microcosm the massive problems the world could face in the coming decades as it confronts a new category of displaced people who have become known as climate refugees.

“We’re going to lose all our heritage, all our culture,” lamented Chief Albert Naquin of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw, the tribe to which most Isle de Jean Charles residents belong. “It’s all going to be history.” Source: politics.blog.ajc.com

3 May, 2016. A disastrous global scenario is creating refugees in the US

If you've heard doom-and-gloom stories about climate change refugees, you've probably thought of the problem as something that only affects people living in far-flung places — countries that are not the United States.

Well, you'd be wrong. Climate change — particularly sea level rise — is already creating refugees right here in the US, according to a story from The New York Times.

Take the Isle de Jean Charles, a low-lying island on the Gulf coast of Louisiana, for example. It is sinking.

While only a few dozen people call the island home, their way of life stretches back generations. And it's proving extremely difficult, and expensive, to resettle them.

The island, which was once 22,000 acres, has been reduced to only 320 acres, according to The Huffington Post.

Following Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, which ravaged the coast of Louisiana in 2005 (much of which lies below sea-level), state officials devised a master plan of flood walls and levees to cope with the rising tide — costing taxpayers billions of dollars, according to The New York Times.

But Isle de Jean Charles lies outside the planned walls. With the unstoppable onslaught of climate change, the island's residents will have no choice but to relocate, as saltwater floods their homes and destroys their soil.

Out of the $1 billion dollars set aside by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to build climate-resilient infrastructure, $52 million is planned to help Isle de Jean Charles residents resettle, per The Huffington Post.

However, many islanders — who have deep ancestral ties to the island — don't want to relocate, and would rather take their chances.

"I’ve lived my whole life here, and I’m going to die here," says Hilton Chaisson, a long-time island resident told The New York Times. "We always find a way." Source: businessinsider.com

Comment by Kojima on May 10, 2016 at 7:10am: * JP.JNU; Oita Nakatsue; 33.12 N, 130.88 E

http://rev.seis.sc.edu/stations/?zip_or_station_code=JP.JNU

[2016/04/24 - 05/09]

Comment by Kojima on May 4, 2016 at 1:30pm: * Monitoring of Ground Motion in REV

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[Caribbean]

1) PR.EMPR; Manati; 18.48 N, 66.26 W

2) PR.MLPR; Magueyes; 17.97 N, 67.04 W

3) PR.PDPR; Patillas, Dam; 18.02 N, 66.02 W

1) PR.EMPR; Manati

http://rev.seis.sc.edu/stations/?zip_or_station_code=PR.EMPR

[2016/03/14 - 05/03]

2) PR.MLPR; Magueyes; 17.97 N, 67.04 W

http://rev.seis.sc.edu/stations/?zip_or_station_code=PR.MLPR

[2014/09/19 - 2016/05/02]

[2-1) 2014/09/19 - 12/10]

[2-2) 2015/02/10 - 11/26]

[2-3) 2016/04/08 - 05/02]

3) PR.PDPR; Patillas, Dam; 18.02 N, 66.02 W

http://rev.seis.sc.edu/stations/?zip_or_station_code=PR.PDPR

[2014/09/19 - 2016/05/02]

[3-1) 2014/09/19 - 11/27]

[3-2) 2015/02/27 - 11/26]

[3-3) 2016/01/01 - 05/02]

http://www.zetatalk.com/info/tinfx370.htm

[Troubled Times/ Caribbean 7 of 10]

As can be seen from plate tectonics, Central America is being pushed over the Cocos Plate. When this is done violently during the 7 of 10 roll, the crumbling we have described for these lands will occur. The small islands just to the east of Central America will participate in this crush. The Caribbean Plate will be pushed up behind them, bunched up, fracturing the rock layers so they go in all directions, up as well as down. This is an issue not so much of sinking as of unpredictability. The fate of these small islands is unpredictable. They may survive from the jumble, or disappear entirely. The hump of the S American Plate intrudes into the Caribbean, and as it moves to the west it will push the Caribbean Plate above Colombia down forcefully. The trend has already been noticed this past year along the Colombian coastline.

Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao ride on the hump, and thus will survive. The island chain along the eastern edge of the Caribbean Plate was formed when the Caribbean Plate was pushed up during expansion of the Atlantic. But this is countered by the hump of S America pushing the Caribbean Plate down, overall. Thus those islands in the chain close to S America will lose in elevation, while those islands at the top of the chain will not. From Antigua south, the islands in this chain can expect a minimum of an elevation drop of 57 feet, on average, with this being irregular throughout due to the trauma to the area. Islands just to the north of S America will be affected the most such that Barbados to Tobago may sink entirely except for the highest points, losing several hundred feet in elevation, and Trinidad will be torn apart in addition to sinking as it rides on the plate border.

A plate, being solid rock in layers, tends to move as one. Thus if the southern part is pushed down, it will tilt, the northern part lift up. The larger islands along the northern part of the Caribbean Plate could be assumed to gain elevation except that the entire Caribbean Plate is losing, overall. Thus the southern shores of these larger islands will experience some elevation loss, where beaches may emerge on the northern shores. To the extent that fracturing is occurring in the plate, as occurs for Haiti, fracturing can be expected. This will be a rough ride for all, with sloshing and clashing water and the Caribbean Plate which at first may seem to rise, then drop as the roll proceeds.

ZetaTalk ™ January 15, 2011

Comment by Kojima on April 30, 2016 at 4:00pm: * Monitoring of Ground Motion in REV

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[Antarctica]

ER.HOO; Hoopers Shoulder, Mt Erebus Volcano Observatory Network; 77.53 S, 166.93 E

http://rev.seis.sc.edu/stations/?zip_or_station_code=ER.HOO

[2016/04/05 - 04/29]

http://www.zetatalk.com/newsletr/issue482.htm

[The ZetaTalk Newsletter/ Issue 482, Sunday December 27, 2015]

Antarctic Moving

What do quakes outlining the Antarctic Plate say about the status of the 7 of 10 plate movements? The sequence of events during the 7 of 10 movements began when the Indo-Australian Plate tilted its eastern edge up, while plunging India under the Himalayas. The opening in the south Pacific then allowed S America to roll, falling to the west over the Nazca Plate. As the southern Atlantic rips open, the African Plate begins its roll eastward. All of this is in process.

Comment by Kojima on April 26, 2016 at 4:33am: * Monitoring of Ground Motion in REV

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[Kumamoto Earthquakes]

1) JP.JNU; Oita Nakatsue; 33.12 N, 130.88 E

2) JP.JSU; Kagoshima Suzuyama; 31.51 N, 130.45 E

3) JP.JMN; Kochi Monobe; 33.73 N, 133.88 E

http://g-ever.org

[Asis-Paciffic Region Global Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption Risk Management (G-Ever) Hubsite]

http://g-ever.org/updates/?p=214

[The M6.5 and M7.3 Kumamoto Earthquakes on April 14 and 16, 2016]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Kumamoto_earthquakes

[2016 Kumamoto earthquakes]

http://www.zetatalk.com/7of10/7of10-53.htm

[ZetaTalk: Japan Quakes]

Japan is rattled almost daily by earthquakes of magnitude 5 and 6. It is only when the magnitude is large enough to be classified as a 7 that international news even pays attention. The country has learned to live with such quakes, its infrastructure built in anticipation of earthquakes, and before the modern era, housing was built with bamboo and with very flexible construction designs that can creak and tilt but not shatter. So what would constitute large earthquakes sufficient to be a herald for the New Madrid adjustment? We are speaking here of quakes with a magnitude of 8 or higher, truly in the scale of a 9 but perhaps not called that because of the USGS coverup on quake magnitude. These quakes will rival the large quakes that Japan has historically suffered periodically, but will be characterized by sympathetic adjustments in the Pacific Ring of Fire not normally accompanying large Japan quakes. The whole region will be seen as under pressure from subducting Pacific plates and the reaction to this pressure.

How does this spate of large quakes fit in with the overall scheme of the plate movements that have been described for a movement to a 7 of 10? We are not allowed to say what will come first among the scenarios described, or whether there will be other scenarios that will occur that were not included in the holographic presentation. This presentation described plate movement, not overall impact. It did not include sinkholes or deluge or weather extremes or exploding volcanoes or quakes large enough to ravage cities. We are not allowed to provide the sequence of events, nor warn of just when a particular devastation will strike.

Japan is at the juncture of several plate boundaries. The southern islands are situated on the great Eurasian Plate, and fare the best because this plate is massive and stable. The northern islands are on a tongue of the great N American Plate, but this tongue is likewise stable although it comes under extreme stress particularly at its tip, sometimes called the Okhotsk Plate. It is the pressure from the Pacific that is the issue, as the Pacific is compressing. Likewise, the Philippine Plate is at issue, as it loses in the compression game and in essence is pushed under and lost. The Philippine Plate is tipping, rising at the Mariana Islands and diving under the tongue of the Eurasian Plate that holds Indonesia. This tongue is itself being pushed down. Imagine the domino effect of the Mariana Trench folding against the Philippine Plate, tipping this sideways to drive the western edge under the tongue holding Indonesia, which is at the same time breaking and bending to subduct under the curve of the Indo-Australian Plate.

This is a domino pressure, happening almost simultaneously. The scenario guarantees that the islands of southern Japan will be doing mountain building, particularly at the point where these plates converge at Mt. Fuji. The pressure from the compressing Pacific is applied directly on the northern islands of Japan, however, where the Pacific Plate is pushing under these islands. Thus when plate movement begins, there will first be a tipping and pushing down and under the south of Japan, and then as resistance here is eased, pressure on the northern part of Japan increases until an adjustment is made there likewise. The great quakes to afflict Japan prior to the pole shift will be thus in the south first, followed by great quakes in the northern islands of Japan with consequent tsunami heading for N America. Just when this will hit, and how much time will pass between the quakes in the south to be followed by quakes in the north, we cannot say.

The folding of the Pacific (whereby the Marian Trench folds against the Mariana Plate, which folds against and under the Philippine Plate, which folds against and under the plate tongue holding Indonesia) will of course involve Japan in the shocks. How would this not be so? The Philippine Plate is also pushing under the south island of Japan, and the point of juncture at Mount Fiji, a three-plate boundary where the Pacific and Philippine plates slide past each other, will be a focus. The south island will have jolts as the Philippine Plate tilts and pushes under it, and Mount Fiji will also receive jolts as the Pacific Plate reverberates from having the Philippine Plate scrape along its side. These quakes we would place in the magnitude of 8, though they will be downgraded to be in the range of magnitude 7. The north island shocks will be worse, as the Pacific Plate is not going to tilt the way the Philippine Plate did, thus it will ram its way under the north island. Here is where the great shocks will occur, where they will unquestionably be called of a magnitude 8 but will in truth be more akin to magnitude 9 quakes.

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1) JP.JNU; Oita Nakatsue; 33.12 N, 130.88 E

http://rev.seis.sc.edu/stations/?zip_or_station_code=JP.JNU

[2015/07/24 - 2016/04/23]

2) JP.JSU; Kagoshima Suzuyama; 31.51 N, 130.45 E

http://rev.seis.sc.edu/stations/?zip_or_station_code=JP.JSU

[2015/07/24 - 2016/04/23]

3) JP.JMN; Kochi Monobe; 33.73 N, 133.88 E

http://rev.seis.sc.edu/stations/?zip_or_station_code=JP.JMN

[2015/07/24 - 2016/04/23]

Comment by Stanislav on April 25, 2016 at 11:11pm

Argentina

Macri described the floods as "an environmental catastrophe". Source: diariofe.com

Source: taringa.net

The Federal Emergency System (SIFEM) explained there is "total 9,895 evacuees and others 18,980 affected by flooding in seven provinces" (EFE). Source: diariolasamericas.co

Source: corrientesvirtual.com

21 April, 2016

30 March, 2016

21 April, 2016

30 March, 2016

25 April, 2016. Floods: the losses reach 15% of the soybean crop. Google translate

While most estimates speak of a loss of between 3 and 4 million tons of soybean, Federated Farmers Argentinos (AFA) cooperative calculated that under the waters will be much more than that: almost 9 million tons, up 15% harvest was expected. According to the report, this means that a shortage of 31,500 million pesos to producers affected by floods.

He surprised by the AFA, whose stockpiles are scattered throughout the Pampas region, with this closed on April 21, after nearly twenty days of incessant rains over the central agricultural zone of the country, which proved fatal for soybeans and other rural activities prognosis.

But technicians joined volume losses harvested the expected loss by falling commercial quality.

Thus, they concluded that soybean production would be only 50.28 million tons, about 8.76 million fewer than expected until earlier this month, before the storm. Source: ieco.clarin.com

25 April, 2016. 40,000 affected by heavy flooding in Northeast region

Floods continued to wreak havoc across multiple provinces in low-lying provinces in Argentina’s North and East yesterday, with over 40,000 people reported affected and thousands of hectares of land under water according to the Interior Ministry.
As in other recent cases of heavy flooding to hit the northeast, Entre Ríos province, sandwiched between the Paraná and Uruguay rivers, was the most severely stricken, and a province-wide “state of emergency” was declared over the weekend by Governor Gustavo Bordet.
“The situation is complicated throughout the province,” Bordet said yesterday during an interview on Radio Vorterix.
Elsewhere, thousands of people were affected in other northeastern regions, including in the northern province of Chaco, which reported over 8,000 evacuees as a result of the floods.
Interior Minister Rogelio Frigerio said yesterday that “between 3.5 and 3.8 million tons” of their crops, mainly soy, had been lost as a result of the floods.
President of the local Association of Rural Workers (CARSFE) in the province for his part estimated massive losses of agricultural revenue as a result of the widespread flooding across provincial farmland.
“Some US$2.5 billion” would be lost in revenue due to the floods, he said. Source: buenosairesherald.com

23 April, 2016. Macri: "We are facing an environmental catastrophe". Source: telam.com.ar

19 April, 2016. San José de Mayo faces the worst flood of the past 60 years. Google translate
San José de Mayo faces the worst flooding since 1959, when water, as happened this weekend, exceeded the bridge entrance on Route 11 (Puente Carretero). The emergency situation was so surprising in the capital maragata many neighbors came out with nothing and places determined by the Departmental Emergency Committee to welcome the displaced -the Rural Association and the neighborhood community hall overflowed Roberto Mariano. Source: uypress.net

23 April, 2016. 100% of the dairy farms are affected Santa Fe. Google tranlsate

Floods resulting from extraordinary rains put another sword over the head of producer

The president of the Provincial Bureau of Dairying Santa Fe, Marcelo Aimaro, said that "100% of the Santa Fe dairy farms is affected by floods" due to heavy rains which in some areas exceeded 800 millimeters ( mm) in less than a month and stressed that "can not yet quantify the damage."

Aimaro stressed that "lives santafesina dairy basin saw the worst disaster in 49 years" and said that "what worries is not the present but the future because the tambero producer was already the limit."

"It is cut the chain of payments in some towns, as dairy live entire villages," he said, and stressed that "when the water goes down, there should be a committee with an engineer and a veterinarian who relieved producer for producer for see the problems they have and assist them financially. "

For his part, Minister of Santa Fe Production, Luis Contigiani, said the impact of the rains "was very aggressive" and called it "a tsunami" with "loss of animal and fall very large production in a sector already He came in crisis. " "In other cases, as in soy, where we had great expectations, the activity is on standby; no damage and prospects know what we will have, "said provincial official.

Dairy farmers claim that "is a shot of grace," the worst crisis in the history of the sector is that floods are occurring produced a logistical chaos and aggravate the finances of the activity. Source: lagaceta.com.ar

Peru

23 April, 2016. Cajamarca: About 250 meters from the road sank by geological fault. Google translate

About 250 meters from the road sank by geological fault. It happened on the road linking the north coast with Cajamarca

Sliding from a hill this morning destroyed more than 250 meters from the road linking the north coast with Cajamarca region at kilometer 130 in the province of San Pablo.

The Cave Azañero family, residing for many years a few meters away was the first to hear a loud noise. It was about 7:45 in the morning. On leaving the peasants housing witnessed a fact that so far has frightened. Part of the hill the road holding his possibly sank because of a geological fault.

The first reports of Civil Defense of Cajamarca indicate that the ground would also slipped by the existence of a puquio or also known as 'waterhole' that wet part of the hill. This area has a weak geography because the ground lost consistency over the years.

Spokesmen for Provías Cajamarca estimated that about 250 kilometers of asphalt came off and that the road will be closed for at least two months. The transition to Cajamarca flows through an alternative pathway located in the district of San Pablo. Source: elcomercio.pe

India

25 April, 2016. Assam floods affect 92,000, Arunachal district cut off

Torrential rains on the other hand have triggered off massive landslides in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Assam

The flood situation in Assam worsened on Monday with the number of people affected in six districts rising to over 92,000, of whom 7,200 have shifted to 40 relief camps. As several tributaries of the Brahmaputra continued to flow above the danger level and inundated fresh villages, the authorities have also deployed the Army, NDRF and SDRF personnel in rescue operations.
Torrential rains on the other hand have triggered off massive landslides in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Assam, disrupting railway traffic in the Lumding-Badarpur hill section for the third consecutive day. Landslides have cut off Anjaw district in eastern Arunachal Pradesh and Mon district in Nagaland, official reports said.
The six districts that have been reeling under floods included Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Cachar, officials in the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said. In Dima Hasao district on the other hand several labourers engaged in stone quarrying were feared washed away due to flash floods in the Jatinga river. Landslides have cut off both road as well as railway links in the district. Source: indianexpress.com

Vietnam

22 April, 2016. Each year, Ca Mau sinks by 1.71 cm

Ca Mau peninsula is continuing to sink, according to research by the Southern Region Geological Mapping Federation under the General Department of Geology and Minerals of Vietnam. Dr. Do Van Linh, Deputy Head of the Southern Region Geological Mapping Federation, said the deepest subsidence in Ca Mau was measured 1.71 cm a year, while the average subsidence due to groundwater exploitation was about 0.35 cm a year.

There are three reasons for this situation: subsidence due to young sediment and water exploitation, and by tectonic movements. This trend will continue in the coming years.
Previously, studies of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) showed that Ca Mau is sharply subsiding. The subsidence speed measured was higher than the studies of the Southern Region Geological Mapping Federation.
According to NGI, Ca Mau may suffer from serious subsidence on the surface, as the result of surface water pumping activities of 109,096 wells with the total pumped water volume of 373,000 m3 a day.
If the exploited water volume is divided for the total area of Ca Mau province (approximately 4,350 km2), the speed of subsidence is 1.9 to 2.8 cm a year. If the area of Ca Mau province is 5,300 km2 instead of 4,350 km2, the subsidence rate is 1.56 to 2.30 cm a year.
NGI's research also pointed out, in 15 years (1998-2013), ground subsidence rate would be 30-80 cm and it is predicted that in the next 25 years, the rate of subsidence will increase to 90-150 cm and 210 cm in the next 50 years. Source: english.vietnamnet.vn

Drought and Saltwater Intrusion Situation Update No. 2 (as of 14 April 2016). Source: reliefweb.int

Since January 2016, severe drought and saltwater intrusion is significantly affecting the livelihoods, food security and water supply of nearly 2.3 million people (MARD report, 30 March) across all provinces in South-Central, Central Highlands and Mekong Delta regions.
To date, 39 out of 63 provinces in Vietnam have been impacted by drought, of which 34 provinces have received some support from central Government.
14 provinces have declared a state of emergency.
In April, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, United Nations and NGOs partners conducted a joint multisector rapid assessment 6 of the most affected provinces (Ben Tre, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Gia Lai, Kon Tum and Kien Giang) to inform response planning.
Priority humanitarian needs are in the following areas: (a) provision of clean drinking water, (b) ensuring access to clean water sources, (c) containing rising cases of diseases, (d) addressing food shortages, and (e) addressing malnutrition.

Situation Overview

Ongoing drought, water shortage and saline intrusion are affecting some 2.3 million people (MARD report, 30 March) in the South-Central, Central Highlands and Mekong Delta regions of the country. To date, 14 provinces have declared a State of Emergency (Binh Thuan, Ben Tre, Vinh Long, Soc Trang, Ca Mau, Tra Vinh, Tien Giang, Long An, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Ninh Thuan, Kien Giang, Bac Lieu and Dak Lak).

Induced by the El Nino phenomenon, the drought in South Central Coast and Central Highland provinces has led to serious groundwater depletion in several water-scarce districts. The Mekong Delta provinces are facing saline water intrusion as a result of low water levels in the Mekong River.
In coastal areas, saltwater intrusion now reaches inland up to 90 kilometres inland in some areas, making water unfit for drinking, bathing, irrigation and livestock.

Water supply is not reaching some remote communities, commune-level clinics and schools. Increasingly this is forcing families to rely on unsafe and limited water supply from depleted and untreated ponds and rivers.

Forecast by the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (as of 8 Apr 2016)

The level of salt water intrusion in the downstream rivers of the Mekong Delta continued to increase during the past week, with highest increases recorded in Ben Tre and Tien Giang stations. Salt water intrusion levels in the downstream rivers has lessened slightly in comparison to the previous week, but levels are still higher than the annual average records in most of the hydro-met stations in the Mekong Delta.

There have been slight increases in the water levels in the wider Mekong Delta. This is likely to be due to actions by upstream countries to release additional water upstream as a result of the emergency in Viet Nam. The level in the two main stations of Mekong Delta was 0.2-0.3 meters higher than the previous week at the Sai Gon and Dinh An hydro-meteorological stations. However, water levels in the most drought affected Mekong Provinces such as Ben Tre are still significantly below seasonal averages.

Water levels in the rivers of the Central Region and Central Highlands are at a very low level at 35-60% less than the annual average records. They are particularly low in Cai and La Nga rivers where the water levels are 77-93% lower than the annual average. Drying up of the river is expected to continue in Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Kon Tum, Gia Lai and Dak Lac. Source: reliefweb.int

Indonesia

24 April, 2016. West Java Floods Cause Billions of Rupiah in Economic Loss: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that floods that hit a number of areas in West Java province have caused billions of rupiah in economic losses.

"The majority of floods that hit West Java have receded. The floods have left muds and billions of rupiah in financial losses,” said Head of BNPB Public Relations and Information Data Center Sutopo Purwo Nugroho in his press release in Jakarta on Sunday.

According to Sutopo, floods did not only occur in areas near the center of the rivers but also in the downstream areas.

"The floods were not only caused by rivers that overflew and the dykes that broke down in the center of the rivers but they were also caused by tides in the downstream areas," he added.

For the record, floods hit Karawang Regency on Thursday (21/4) and affected 438 households or 1,053 people in four districts. On the same day, floods also hit Bekasi city and inundated a number of densely-populated residential complexes. Still on Thursday, floods also hit the villages in Bogor Regency, namely Bojongkulur, Jatisari and Tarikolot. Source: en.tempo.co

22 April, 2016. Bekasi Floods Worst in City`s History

The flood in Bekasi City, West Java, on Thursday, April 21, 2016, caused by the overflowing of Bekasi River was the worst in the city’s history as the flow rate of the river dam reaches 780 cubic meter per second. “Bigger than the flood in 2007,” Bekasi River dam’s operator Wildan said yesterday.

Wildan said, the peak of water discharge came around 10 am when all southern regions of the dam had been inundated. Pondok Gede Permai residential complex experienced the worst with 4-meter high flood. Whereas other residential complex had an average of 1.5-meter high floods.

A number of residents admitted that the flood was the worst in the city’s history. For instance, Pondok Gede Permain residential complex had often experienced floods up to the entrance of the complex. This time, it had gone beyond it.

“Vila Nusa Indah bridge used not to be inundated; this time, it’s been hit by 1-meter high flood,” said a resident, Kelik Widiyanto.

Head of Highway and Water Management Department of Bekasi City, Tri Adhianto said the water discharge from Bogor was substantial. The water did not recede within one day, even though Bekasi River dam has been opened with the flow rate of 780 cubic meter per second. “We recommend [the goverment to announce it as] an extraordinary event,” Tri said.

Therefore flood handling could immediately be carried out, he said. For example, to restore a 20-meter long levee at a neighborhood in Jatirasa Village, Jatiasih Sub-district. “It would be difficult if we use APBD [regional budget], [the process is] too long,” Tri said.

According to him, by raising the status into an extraordinary event, a contingency fund of Rp30 billion could promptly be used. No later than one week after the decision of raising the status, the fund could be disbursed so that the levee restoration could be carried out. “The levee must be replaced with sheet piling; regular concrete or layer of gabions won’t last long,” he said. Source: en.tempo.co

Comment by Stanislav on April 5, 2016 at 1:39pm: Fiji floods: One reported dead, one missing. 5 April, 2016

Flooding in Rakiraki, Fiji Photo: RNZI Sally Round

One person is reported dead and another missing in the widespread flooding which has hit Fiji over the past two days.

The body of a 70-year-old man was found floating in the Sabeto River this morning, FBC News reported. The broadcaster said the man was believed to have gone for an early morning swim. A 19-year-old girl, meanwhile, has been reported missing after she was washed away by strong river currents last night. More than 3500 people have moved to 79 evacuation centres in the north and west of the main island Viti Levu, as two tropical depressions continue to affect the country.

Authorities are warning people not to travel because of the risk of more heavy rain and flooding.

The town of Nadi has been under metres of floodwaters, and people throughout Fiji are bracing for more over the next 24 hours. Source: radionz.co.nz

Comment by Stanislav on April 4, 2016 at 8:59pm: Pakistan

Pakistani villagers watch at flash flooding on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on April 3, 2016. Mohammad Sajjad—AP. Source: time.com

Poverty and poor infrastructure greatly exacerbate the impact of floods. Source: bbc.com

Heavy pre-monsoon rains are common in the region. Source: bbc.com

Thousands stranded by floods and landslides in north-west Pakistan. 4 April, 2016

Men collect their belongings from their makeshift shop which was damaged by flood water after heavy rain on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, April 3, 2016. – Reuters photo. Source: newagebd.net

Officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province say they are consulting the military about a rescue operation

Rescuers are attempting to reach thousands of people stranded by floods and landslides in Pakistan’s north-west and parts of Kashmir after the death toll rose to 55.

Disaster management officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where 47 people have died since the downpour began on Saturday night, said they were consulting the military about a rescue operation there amid fears the death toll could still climb. “We are trying to arrange a helicopter to reach the people stuck under debris of their houses,” Latifur Rehman, a spokesman for the provincial disaster management authority, told AFP.

The authority said it had received reports of damage to dozens of houses but had failed to reach people stranded in three districts of the province. “We need to get bodies and the injured out from under the rubble and provide food and tents to the survivors,” Rehman said, adding that four truckloads of supplies had been sent to affected districts. Source: theguardian.com

Thailand

MWA advises residents to save water. 31 March, 2016

People in Bangkok and its vicinity should save water for household use over the next few days as raw water pumping might be temporarily suspended due to salt water intrusion.

The intrusion has reached the Sam-Lae water pumping station, the biggest tap water producer for the capital.

Narongrit Srisatidnarakul, deputy governor of the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA), said the salinity level at the Sam-Lae station in Pathum Thani was measured at 0.32 of a gramme per litre, higher than the monitoring level' of 0.25 grammes per litre.

He said it is possible the salinity will rise above 0.5 of a gramme per litre, in which case the authority will stop pumping raw water to produce tap water as the high levels of salt would damage the water production system. The saltwater enters the Chao Phraya River from the Gulf of Thailand, and ends up at the power station. Source: bangkokpost.com

As worst drought in 50 years drags on, govt looks to water conservation, Songkran limits. 29 March, 2016

THE GOVERNMENT is calling on people to lower their household water consumption by at least 20 per cent in the face of the severe drought.

Songkran revellers are also being asked to keep in mind the country's water shortage.

The Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA), which provides tap-water services to most parts of the country, has described the drought as the "worst in half a century".

"Please save water," Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister General Chatchai Sarikalya said at a press conference yesterday, joining top executives of relevant organisations. <...>

He said saltwater intrusion had already affected sources of raw water at five PWA branches.

The authority is now trying to encourage people to save water and to find alternative sources of raw water.

The Royal Irrigation Department's director general Suthep Noipairoj said conservation would protect against a severe water shortage.

A source said the Secretariat of the Prime Minister had already set up a committee to supervise the implementation of short-term and long-term water-saving measures.

In Uttaradit's Nam Pat district, authorities are delivering 18,000 cubic metres of water a day to a local hospital to ensure it can continue normal services in the face of drought. Source: nationmultimedia.com

Vietnam

Viet Nam’s farmers suffer as El Niño contributes to widespread drought. 4 April, 2016

A Red Cross staff conducts an assessment with a household in Ben Tre province in Viet Nam. Photo credit: Viet Nam Red Cross Society By Ly Nguyen, IFRC

Since the end of 2015, unusually dry conditions and a shortage of rainfall have seriously affected Viet Nam. These conditions which are associated with El Niño, have led to severe drought in parts of the central, central highlands and southern regions of the country, including the Mekong Delta. Some water levels are at the lowest recorded in 90 years.

“In 2015, there was lower than average rainfall during the rainy season which ended two months earlier than in previous years. Water shortage has been compounded by saltwater intrusion. Salinity is four times higher than seasonal averages,” said Phan Duy Le, Vice Chairman of Quoi Dien commune in Thanh Phu district, Ben Tre province. “The consequences are very concerning. The drought and salty water have been threatening crops and agricultural production, and most importantly, access to drinking water for local people.”

Saltwater intrusion has affected fifty percent of the Mekong Delta region, reaching 70-90 kilometer inland, 20-25 kilometers further than seasonal averages.
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“I have never experienced such a drought and salinity in my life,” said 65-year-old Vo Thi Hoa, who is living with her husband and two nephews in Quoi Dien. “Norrmally, safe drinking water remains available and could be stored in January. I have never bought water before but so far I have had to buy it three times”.
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El Niño has been affecting a number of Southeast Asian countries since the last quarter of 2015. Viet Nam is one of the most severely affected, largely as a consequence of higher temperatures and below-average precipitation during the rainy season. 39 out of the countries 63 provinces have been affected by drought and saltwater intrusion, of which 12 provinces have declared drought and saltwater intrusion emergencies at different levels. Source: ifrc.org

Chinese dams blamed for exacerbating Southeast Asian drought. 1 April, 2016.
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Much of Southeast Asia is suffering its worst drought in 20 or more years. Tens of millions of people in the region are affected by the low level of the Mekong, a rice-bowl-sustaining river system that flows into Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Fresh water is running short for hundreds of thousands of people in Vietnam and Cambodia, and reduced water for irrigation has hurt agriculture, particularly rice growing in Thailand, where land under cultivation is being cut significantly this year.

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Vietnam says the saltwater intrusion into its southern Mekong Delta is unprecedented. In mid-March, it asked China to double the amount of water discharged from its Jinghong dam in Yunnan province. China agreed and the increased water flow is expected to continue until April 10. Source: salon.com

Drought in Vietnam will become 'dangerous' in April: forecast. 29 March, 2016.

Drought and saltwater intrusion in Vietnam’s southern and central regions will persist through April, according to experts.
Nguyen Dang Quang, a drought expert at the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, said at a Monday forum in Hanoi that the intense El Nino phenomenon from last year will last for two more months.
Temperatures in the central and southern Vietnam in April and May will be around one degree Celsius higher than the average in recent years.
“April will be an extremely dangerous time for drought and saltwater intrusion in the regions,” Quang said, as cited by Tuoi Tre newspaper.
Experts at the conference said salinization of the Tien and Hau Rivers, the main tributaries of the Mekong River, will hit an alarmingly high level.
Nearly half of the 2.2 million hectares (5.4 million acres) of arable land in the Mekong Delta had been attacked by saltwater and hundreds of thousands of locals are suffering from water scarcity.
Economic impacts
Bui Quang Vinh, Minister of Investment and Planning, said at a government meeting last Saturday that the damage to agriculture activities may drag economic growth this year to 5.45 percent, from 6.68 percent in 2015.
A report from the Southern Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said in the southern region the mercury will rise to 39 degrees in April and early May. Source: thanhniennews.com

Bangladesh

Women’s rights undercut by water crisis in Bangladesh. 4 April, 2016

In the coastal areas of southern Bangladesh, the search for freshwater, and saltwater intrusion, stand in the way of women’s freedoms

Women are on the frontlines of climate change, both as those affected by it, and as the first responders to the crisis. This holds across the region, as women in Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh struggle to deal with the crisis of water.
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NK: Does this have any effect on social relations?
CB: Yes. There is a social crisis in the area also related to the water problems. As most of women spend the early hours of the day collecting drinking water, they face problems in completing the other household chores on time. This, in turn, creates tensions and disputes within families, and often leads to domestic violence. In addition, young girls face “eve teasing” [a South Asian term for sexual harassment], as they need to travel far from their own village. Because of this harassment girls refuse to collect water and consume available saline water. Another thing is that much of the population of southern Bangladesh lives below the poverty line. Further economic loss due to salt water intrusion leads to even more hardship, especially as time spent in water collection limits time that can be spent to earn money. Due to high unemployment a number of families are planning to migrate to India or other countries, or even migrate inland.
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We also have to solve governance issues. The intrusion of salt water is not only due to climate change. Shrimp cultivation has expanded haphazardly in Bangladesh. But shrimp need salt water to breed, and inland salt water ponds to breed shrimp can contaminate freshwater sources. For example, when water levels rise during the rainy season, the salt water overflows the shrimp farms and pollutes the freshwater sources. The owners of the shrimp farms tend to be rich and powerful, and thus the local communities, especially the women who are most directly affected, are unable to get redressal. If law enforcement authorities took action to protect the drinking water sources by regulating the creation of saltwater shrimp farms, or by ensuring compensation by their owners if the shrimp farms polluted freshwater sources, then this additional pressure would be removed from the women in these communities. Source: scroll.in