update on Columbia earthquake in South America

 from google ai at https://share.google/aimode/71F0mOxvBpfZ7xWsU

294 deaths

300 missing

12,000 homes completely flattened

74,000 homes damaged

18 health centers with heavy damage

(how did they lose 12,000 homes but only 294 people ? - do they use Styrofoam building blocks ?) (do they have a robust alerting system?)

Venezuela - 18,000 to 50,000 still missing after earthquake

 https://share.google/aimode/oqlb0i59BVAYbjhP7 - info from Google AI - with source materials

fema daily headsUp for Monday Aug 17 2026

 National Current Operations / Monitoring – August 16-17, 2026

New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Operations:
• Tropical Storm Lala – HI – FINAL
• Severe Weather / Flooding – IN

Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Thunderstorms – Northern / Central Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley, and Southern Appalachians to Mid-Atlantic
• Heavy Rain / Flash Flooding – Ohio Valley, Central Appalachians
• Tropical Activity
  ○ Central and Eastern Pacific:
      • Tropical Storm Lala
      • Disturbance 1: High (70%)
      • Disturbance 2: Medium (50%)
  ○ Western Pacific:
      • Invest 92W: Low

Disaster Declaration Activity:
•  No new declaration activity

Event Monitoring:
•  No new significant events

(no major changes on western wildfires - Bug Fire near Reno NV now listed as final with 9 homes destroyed and 1 death)

Trump's support is firmly rooted in racism

https://share.google/aimode/eECRPUGhm21g1HsFG probably also firmly rooted in narcissism, ableism, misogyny, etc (reposted for the greater good of mankind lol)

fema daily headsUp for Sunday Aug 16 2026

 National Current Operations / Monitoring – August 15-16, 2026

New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Operations:
•  Tropical Storm Lala – HI
• Severe Weather / Flooding – IN

Hazard Monitoring:
• Excessive Rainfall / Flash Flooding – Central Plains to Great Lakes, Hawaii
• Tropical Activity
  ○ Central and Eastern Pacific:
      • Tropical Storm Lala
      • Disturbance 1: Medium (50%)
      • Disturbance 2: Medium (50%)

Disaster Declaration Activity:
•  Approval: Emergency Declaration – IN

Event Monitoring:
•  No new significant events

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one final fire report - Modrite Fire - in Ferry County WA - 57,000 acres burnt - 74 homes destroyed - 14 other blds destroyed - 170 homes damaged - 20 other blds damaged - no deaths - 18 injuries

note - "destroyed" = more than 50% damaged

note - injury = someone transported to a hospital (maybe)

also - Sinlahekin Fire - in Yakima County WA - 152.000 acres - 33 homes destroyed (per the chart - but the map shows zero destroyed)

its possible that both the Sinlahekin Fire and the Modrite Fire were on Indian Reservations primarily

live tornado chasing in ohio

https://www.youtube.com/live/83UYZtMIwR0?si=Iw2dWXSTrb04jf8Y tornado almost on ground

bakersfield calif - cops vs guy with gun

https://www.youtube.com/live/vMjimpqA0XI?si=XEWQ_yt6M9fUYiPd newshound rolling up soon some guy just shot at a car - 824 pm edt