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Biden Starts the Largest Drawdown in the Reserve's History
BESTÄTIGT88 % SICHERHEITvor 4,6 JahrenDOE's press release is dated 1 March 2022, the day the President authorised the release; the notice of sale followed on 2 March.[1]Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Biden ordered crude out of the SPR as the US share of an IEA release of 60 million barrels. It did not stop there: by that summer 180 million barrels had gone, the biggest emergency sale the reserve had ever made, and it left the stockpile at levels not seen since the 1980s.0.64Katrina Empties 11 Million Barrels From the Reserve
BESTÄTIGT88 % SICHERHEITvor 21,1 JahrenDOE dates the President's Finding of a Severe Energy[2][3] Supply Interruption to 2 September 2005; the White House fact sheet announcing the 30-million-barrel release is dated the next day.Hurricane Katrina shut in about half of US domestic oil production and knocked out refineries and import terminals, so on 2 September 2005 President Bush found a severe energy supply interruption and ordered a sale. DOE offered 30 million barrels and sold 11 million; the first oil left Bryan Mound on 26 September.0.62Sturm Daniel lässt die Dämme von Darna bersten
BESTÄTIGT92 % SICHERHEITvor 3 JahrenDie Quelle datiert den Dammbruch auf die frühen Morgenstunden des 11. September: „Anwohner erinnerten sich an laute Explosionen zu dem Zeitpunkt, als die Dämme barsten; Videos zeigen, wie die Flut Darna kurz vor 03:00 EET am 11. September erreichte“ – nachdem der Sturm am 10. September nahe Bengasi auf Land getroffen war.[1]Zwei Staudämme oberhalb von Darna brachen in den frühen Morgenstunden und schickten das Wadi Darna durch die Stadt. Mehr als 5.900 Menschen starben und mindestens 8.000 weitere wurden vermisst – beim tödlichsten je registrierten tropenähnlichen Mittelmeerzyklon.0.62The Bhola Cyclone Kills at Least 300,000 in the Ganges Delta
Bhola Island, Ganges Delta, Bangladesh
BESTÄTIGT90 % SICHERHEITvor 55,9 JahrenThe source[1] dates the strike in its opening line — it "struck East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) and India's West Bengal on 12 November 1970" — though its own track narrative says the cyclone peaked on 10 November and made landfall "on the following afternoon". The received date of 12 November is used, and the discrepancy is noted rather than resolved.The deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded drove a storm surge over the low-lying islands of the Ganges Delta. At least 300,000 died, and the Pakistani government's response helped set off the Bangladesh Liberation War.0.62The First 412,000 Barrels Go Underground at West Hackberry
BESTÄTIGT90 % SICHERHEITvor 49,2 JahrenDOE's own 40th-anniversary piece gives the day: "On July 21, 1977, the SPR received its first oil delivery."[1]The Strategic Petroleum Reserve took its first delivery on 21 July 1977: about 412,000 barrels of Saudi Arabian light crude, pumped into salt caverns near Lake Charles, Louisiana. Construction had started that April, when the government bought up existing caverns along the Gulf Coast rather than wait to dig its own.0.61Typhoon Haiyan Makes Landfall at Guiuan
BESTÄTIGT87 % SICHERHEITvor 12,9 JahrenThe landfall is timed in UTC by the source[1]: "At 20:40 UTC on November 7, 2013, the eye of the typhoon made its first landfall in the Philippines at Guiuan, Eastern Samar at maximum strength." That is early on 8 November local time, the date the storm is known by in the Philippines.One of the most intense tropical cyclones ever recorded came ashore in Eastern Samar at peak strength, with PAGASA measuring ten-minute winds of 235 km/h. At least 6,300 died in the Visayas alone.0.61Lesotho Delivers Its First Water to South Africa
BESTÄTIGT80 % SICHERHEITvor 28,7 JahrenWikipedia[2] gives an exact date: "Water delivery officially began on 22 January 1998," after the Katse Dam was completed in 1996 and its reservoir filled by 1997.Water begins flowing from the newly completed Katse Dam through the Lesotho Highlands Water Project to Johannesburg, the first payment on a 1986 treaty that turns Lesotho’s rainfall into its biggest export.ZAR 9.3B0.60The First B-21 Raider Arrives at Ellsworth Air Force Base
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BESTÄTIGT90 % SICHERHEITvor 126 JahrenThe source[1] says the system "peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (235 km/h) on September 8" and "made landfall around 8:00 p.m." that evening — about 02:00 UTC on 9 September. The storm is known by its local date of 8 September.A Category 4 hurricane drove a storm surge of over 15 ft across Galveston Island, killing between 6,000 and 12,000 people. It remains the deadliest natural disaster in United States history.0.59The Reserve Falls Below 300 Million Barrels, Its Lowest Since 1983
BESTÄTIGT88 % SICHERHEITvor 44 TagenThe figure comes from the Energy[3] Department's weekly stocks data released on Monday 10 August 2026, as reported the same day.Weekly Energy Department data published on 10 August 2026 put the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at 298.7 million barrels, down 6.1 million in a week and the lowest reading in the EIA series since January 1983. The stockpile had held about 415 million barrels before the Iran war began.0.59The Cyber Resilience Act Starts Demanding Breach Reports
GEPLANT85 % SICHERHEITvor 12 TagenThe date is set by the regulation itself, per the European Commission: "New Cyber Resilience Act reporting obligations take effect on 11 September 2026".[1]The EU's Cyber Resilience Act reaches its first live phase: manufacturers of any product with digital elements sold in the EU must report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents to ENISA and their national CSIRT - an early warning within 24 hours, a full notification within 72, and a final report within 14 days.0.59
Lesotho Highlands Development Authority
