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Biden Starts the Largest Drawdown in the Reserve's History
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE4.6 years agoDOE'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
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE21.1 years agoDOE 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.0.62Storm 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.0.62The Bhola Cyclone Kills at Least 300,000 in the Ganges Delta
Bhola Island, Ganges Delta, Bangladesh
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE55.9 years agoThe 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
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE49.2 years agoDOE'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
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE12.9 years agoThe 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
CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE28.7 years agoWikipedia[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
ESTIMATED74% CONFIDENCEin 1.3 yearsA year with no day, per militarytimes.com[1]: Gen. Dale White "confirmed that the first operational aircraft of the stealth bombers are on track for a 2027 Ellsworth delivery as initially projected in February", so the pin takes the last day of that year.The US Air Force’s first operational B-21s are due "on the ramp" at their first operational base in South Dakota in 2027. The stealth bomber programme has raised production capacity by 25%, heading for about seven aircraft a year and a fleet of at least 100.0.599-1-1 Season 10 Premieres
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Galveston, Texas, United States
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE126.0 years agoThe 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
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE44 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.0.59The Cyber Resilience Act Starts Demanding Breach Reports
SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCE12 days agoThe 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
