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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Sand storm in Wassit causes 278 suffocations
2011-04-16
Here's a weather disaster you don't read about every day...
WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: Southern IraqÂ’s Wassit Province has witnessed a strong sand storm that caused loss of sight and 278 suffocation cases among its citizens, WassitÂ’s Health Director said on Wednesday.

“A sand storm hit Wassit Province since Tuesday night, causing loss of sight, closing all shops, along with several suffocation cases,” Falah Qassim told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

He said the ProvinceÂ’s hospitals had received 278 cases of suffocation, caused by the sand storm, out of which 100 cases were registered in Kut, the center of Wassit Province. Sand storms have covered several Iraqi provinces since Tuesday night.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  It would be Osaka they move to, Joseph. I doubt it will come to that.
Posted by: newc   2011-04-16 09:56  

#3  RENSE > [NoInvite.com = Bulgaria, ITAR-TASS] JAPAN MULLS MOVING CAPITAL OVER DISASTER WORRIES, from Tokyo/Tokyuu to Osaka or Nagoya???


and

* SAME > JAPANESE EXPERTS FEAR NEW MASSIVE QUAKE.

ARTIC = MAG8.0-or-higher as per JAPAN METEROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 03/11 AFTERSHOCK off Ibaraki Perfecture may NOT be the biggest one as recorded to occur.

* TOPIX > ONAGAWA [Nucplant] REACTOR SUFFERS JOLT GREATER THAN DESIGNED IN AFTERSHOCK.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-04-16 01:00  

#2  Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-04-16 00:40  

#1  Well, the US per se may experience "DUST BOWL" ERA CROPS BLIGHT + DUST STORMS BEFORE THE ONSET OF DE FACTO ICE AGE OR "MINI-ICE AGE", iff the GWCC Perts are correct???

Meanwhile ...

*ION AU NATURA, FREEREPUBLIC > SWARMS OF NEVADA QUAKES HAVE EXPERTS CONCERNED.

NETTERS = link to YELLOWSTONE SUPER-CALDERA???

* TOPIX > SIZE [+ Power] OF JAPAN QUAKE SURPRISED EVEN SCIENTISTS.

ARTIC > Massive deformations in Japan Trench = pressure for TOHOKU = "Sendai" Quake may had been building up for 500-1000 Years.

Wait until Nipponese start moving to China, or perhaps Russia to join Uncle Muammar.

[1980's MADONNA "LOVE DON'T HERE ANYMORE", "LIVE TO TELL" MTV Videos here].

Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-04-16 00:38  

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