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Interior Signs the 2027-2028 Colorado River Guidelines, Cutting Lower Basin Water
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE34 days agoReclamation's release 'For Release: Aug 21, 2026': 'Secretary Burgum signs 2027-2028 Operating Guidelines and Record of Decision'; the guidelines provide 'reductions in deliveries ... of 1.25 million acre-feet in each year of the next two years', so the period runs through 2028.[1]Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed the Record of Decision and 2027-2028 Operating Guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead, cutting Lower Basin deliveries by 1.25 million acre-feet a year for two years, 50,000 of them Nevada's, as both reservoirs hit record lows.0.64Mount St. Helens Blows Out Its North Face
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE46.4 years agoThe moment is recorded to the second: "An earthquake at 8:32:11 am PDT (UTC-7) on May 18, 1980, caused the entire weakened north face to slide away", which is 15:32:11 UTC.[1]An earthquake at 8:32 a.m. local time dropped the volcano's weakened north face away in the largest subaerial landslide on record, uncorking a lateral blast toward Spirit Lake. Fifty-seven people were killed.0.58Storm Daniel Bursts the Derna Dams
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE3.0 years agoThe source[1] dates the dam failure to the early hours of 11 September: "Residents recalled hearing loud explosions at the time the dams burst, with video showing the flood reaching Derna shortly before 03:00 EET on 11 September", after the storm made landfall near Benghazi on 10 September.Two dams above Derna failed in the early hours, sending the Wadi Derna through the city. Over 5,900 died and at least 8,000 more were missing in the deadliest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone on record.0.57The Reserve Falls Below 300 Million Barrels, Its Lowest Since 1983
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE45 days agoThe 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.0.57Lake Nyos Suffocates 1,746 People With Carbon Dioxide
Lake Nyos, Northwest Region, Cameroon
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE40.1 years agoThe source[1] opens with the date and the toll: "On 21 August 1986, a limnic eruption at Lake Nyos in northwestern Cameroon killed 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock." No hour is given, so the pin is all-day.A limnic eruption released 100,000-300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from a crater lake in northwestern Cameroon. Heavier than air, the cloud rolled downhill and suffocated everyone and everything within 25 km.0.56Las Vegas Visitation Falls 7.5% to 38.5 Million in 2025
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE239 days agoNews 3 (29 Jan 2026): 'Las Vegas tourism in 2025 ultimately fell by 7.5% compared to the previous year, according to new figures released Wednesday' - Wednesday 28 January 2026.[1]The LVCVA reported 38.5 million visitors for 2025, down 7.5% from 41.7 million in 2024 and capped by a 9.2% drop in December, with hotel occupancy down 3.3 points to 80.3%.0.55DC Water Launches the Boring Machine Mary Under the Potomac
West Potomac Park, Ohio Drive SW, Washington, D.C. 20024, United StatesDistrict of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE167 days agoDC Water's[1] own release of April 10, 2026 announces the launch as having happened that day.DC Water lowered the tunnel boring machine Mary into a 100-foot-deep shaft in West Potomac Park and started her north towards Georgetown University, the first 2.4 miles of a 5.5-mile combined sewer overflow tunnel. The $819 million tunnel is part of the Clean Rivers Project and will cut Potomac overflow events from 74 a year to four; a second Herrenknecht machine, Emily, bores south towards Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.0.54Gross Dam Raise Tops Out at 470 Feet
CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE113 days agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "workers placed the final load of roller-compacted concrete on the top of the dam, bringing Gross Dam to a height of 470 feet."Denver Water finished raising Colorado's Gross Dam by 131 feet, topping out the concrete work that will nearly triple the reservoir's storage capacity.0.53Kansai Airport Could Sink Below Sea Level by 2056
ESTIMATED60% CONFIDENCEin 30.3 yearsA target, per the source[1]: "current forecasts predict that Kansai could drop below sea level by 2056 if it continues sinking at the current rate."Built on an artificial island, Japan's Kansai International Airport has sunk more than 13 metres since opening and could drop below sea level by 2056 if its current subsidence rate continues.$20B0.53An LC-130 Skibird Lands on Freshwater Ice for the First Time
CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoThe Aviationist[3] reported the 109th Airlift Wing’s LC-130H landed on freshwater ice at Parsons Lake on March 5, 2025, the first time in the unit’s history.On March 5, 2025, a New York Air National Guard LC-130H Skibird touched down on freshwater ice at Parsons Lake, Canada, a first for the unit’s ski-equipped Hercules fleet.0.53The 2027 Austrian Grand Prix
SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEin 290 daysFormula 1's[2] own 2027 schedule gives this round's weekend as "09 - 11 Jul"; the Grand Prix is run on the Sunday, the last day of the weekend.The shortest lap of the season runs up and down a Styrian hillside in barely over a minute.0.52San Diego Voters Reject Measure A Empty Homes Tax
CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE114 days agoStated as firm by the Registrar of Voters' bulletin, "Gubernatorial Primary Election, June 2, 2026, Official Results", which lists "CITY OF SAN DIEGO MEASURE A - Majority-Required to pass".[1]City voters turned down an $8,000-a-year tax on second homes left vacant more than half the year, 53.2% to 46.8%, the latest in a run of failed San Diego tax measures.0.52
