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In the 21st Century -a Summary of aspects Repeating the 1930's:
1. We are again in an era of dominant Cardinal sign placements held by the powerfully influential Pluto, Uranus and Saturn in 2011-2012. Plus, the mutable energies (primarily Sagittarius & Pisces) follow that group, as in the 1930's.
From July 2010 Saturn's drying and blocking influence has held sway in the cardinal sign Libra, relating to issues of balance/imbalance in the environment .
Saturn remains in Libra until October 6 2012, after which the sign of
Scorpio follows for almost 3 years. The effects of Saturn now bring
endings, transformation and new beginnings, commonly marked by the
symbolism and actuality of death. ( land, crops, pasture, stock die or are radically transformed)
2. Saturn in mutable Sagittarius will square Neptune in mutable Pisces from December2015-October 2016 - a significant drought indicator but most likely also in this timeframe to indicate environmental emergencies in places subjected to excess water (Clear signs are building regarding very vulnerable places, nations, islands concerning flooding )
The imbalance is now set in place for such extremes.
3. 2011 sees the start of a long-term 90 degree square-off involvingPluto in Capricorn and Uranus in Aries (2011-2016). (in terms of elements: hot wind vs deep changes in lunar, tidal, fluid levels & earth structural conditions)
Essentially, the Pluto-Uranus cycle is being witnessed again as in the thirties, USA, dust bowl drought and the effects of Saturn on water are repeated in vulnerable places
update August 1 2015
The El Nino atmospheric pattern has been weak in the recent period:
The strongest event in recent decades was the 1997-98 El Nino.
Weak El Ninos occurred 2004-2007, Moderate in 2009-10.
The
return of El Nino for 2015-2016 is potentially strong to very strong
& if a run of El Nino years occurs as in 1930-1933 or 1939-1942
then the flow on economic effect will also be sustained.
A sustained El Nino is highly consistent with the forecasting outlined above using contemporary and upcoming planetary indicators along with the historic record -see 2015 post on China and El Nino and the post on drought in the US
Before looking ahead, I urge each of you readers to watch the award winning movie The Inside Job (2010) by Charles Ferguson. Here is a brief trailer, just a taste of what the full length documentary movie reveals.
Even if you feel you already know the full extent of the corrupt practices which underscored the 2008 crash in America and resulting recession. Even if you feel you've decided it will never happen again.
For 2015 updates scroll to end of post
This documentary reveals the deeply embedded system in America, designed to create millions in profit for the engineers of the set up. Way beyond the realm of high roller casino gambling, the financial system embroiled in the 2008 crash is based on the schemes and dreams of men who play with multiple millions of dollars, at the expense of the everyday citizen. Rotten to the core, but still very much alive, the industry is loaded with Dead Men Walking, bankrupt in every manner possible, aside from their personal fortunes. Shockingly, for New Zealanders, our current Prime Minister, John Key, learnt his financial trading skills in the employment of Merrill Lynch, one of the top American finance companies, named and shamed in this movie.
The story, clearly, does not end in 2008.
If you, like millions of Americans thought the election of Barack Obama would see all that was wrong, evil, corrupt and unjust magically eradicated in the USA, you will understand, in watching this movie,that the President, as figurehead, is far less empowered than you could ever imagine. The appointments made, in his regime, re top financial advisories and controls, simply resume as normal the agendas of the past, pre-recession. This realisation alone will rock you, if you hold out hope that good always wins out over evil, because seriously negative forces are in control of America. They are known collectively as the finance sector.
In other words, the 2008 events, from the perspective of those who wheel and deal with your money, were just a blip, a temporary stutter. It's now business as usual, and in a bigger better way than before. You are witnessing human immorality, selective blindness, addiction and corruption at its most sophisticated, entrenched and determined. It is truly frightening.
Such conduct is ultimately anti-nature as well, because it acts in defiance of larger cyclic forces which are capable of obliterating anything and everything that humans have created.
Financiers have some inkling of this and scores of papers and books have been published with different versions of the primary factors which drive the cycles. Not surprising then that a substantial body of traders rely (discreetly) on planetary indicators of bull and bear markets, commodity highs and lows etc. After all, Kings, Queens and Presidents throughout history have done the same regarding territory and war, but in a hush-hush way. The Merriman Market Analyst is one such example of a contemporary Wizard providing tips on trading opportunities, based on planetary cycles.
Ray Merriman's April 2011 Report is worth a read and also look at his Weekly Previews along with any other similar planetary based market predictions you may locate online, because opinions and interpretations will vary.
The bottom line is: 2012 could see the start of a major recession/ classic Depression.
The termPerfect Storm has not entered common usage just because of a gripping movie. We are living in times so complex and powerful, that the scenario of factors combining to create mega-events is unmistakeable. They have already begun - from 2008 and sustained through to 2016, with flow on effects for many years beyond that focal period. Be assured that the environment/climate will play a much more significant role than in the 1930's. Be assured that globalization will assist in the contagion.
There is enough time for those who wish to re-establish themselves in a more modest way and with greater self-sufficiency, but some major life changes are likely to be entailed.
The more embedded you are in the systems that will fail, the more you will face losing. This includes that cash assets you may have in the markets and banks.
Conversely, those who have little now, have little if anything to lose.
Update
Renowned American libertarian socialist, Noam Chomsky writes of the preceding era: There was also a sharp change in the U.S. economy in the 1970s, towards financialization and export of production. A variety of factors converged to create a vicious cycle of radical concentration of wealth, primarily in the top fraction of 1% of the population -- mostly CEOs, hedge-fund managers, and the like. That leads to the concentration of political power, hence state policies to increase economic concentration: fiscal policies, rules of corporate governance, deregulation, and much more. Meanwhile the costs of electoral campaigns skyrocketed, driving the parties into the pockets of concentrated capital, increasingly financial: the Republicans reflexively, the Democrats -- by now what used to be moderate Republicans -- not far behind. Chomsky adds: ...financial crises that began as the regulatory apparatus was dismantled starting in the 1980s. As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome. And before we laugh, we might also bear in mind that the current economic crisis is traceable in no small measure to the fanatic faith in such dogmas as the efficient market hypothesis, and in general to what Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, 15 years ago, called the "religion" that markets know best -- which prevented the central bank and the economics profession from taking notice of an $8 trillion housing bubble that had no basis at all in economic fundamentals, and that devastated the economy when it burst. The full political-economic text is worth reading source
Update July 17
Merriman's latest poston urgent issues facing America
In New Zealand are we in a situation far removed from American style economics? The answer, is of course, No. Liam Dann writing in the Herald says: If it's a boom why are so many feeling bust? Disconnect between figures and what economy feels like has people questioning statistics And if you haven't yet watched The Inside Job, you will still assume that ratings agencies like Moody's, Standard and Poor's actually have some sort of god-like intelligence and the independence of a saint. Under questioning, as seen in the movie, they will only reiterate the Mantra of the Unaccountable: It's Only An Opinion
Update July 18
Arnold Bock reiterates my conclusions re 2012 and the Perfect Storm in this article A Financial Crisis in 2012 is Inevitable! Here’s Why, located today, from the website Financial Sense
Confirmed by more commentary by a planetary analyst
For those needing some keyword help to understand planetary concepts as discussed in political contexts.
Here's a case study from the 1340's - How Venice Rigged The First, and Worst, Global Financial Collapse yes over 600 years ago - Human behaviour has changed little. From a planetary point of view, in the mid 1340's the two big players prominent today, Pluto and Uranus were conjunct and in the cardinal sign Aries, marking the start of a long term cycle.
Update July 30
For a while I did'nt really get John Key's (NZ Prime Minister) fascination with Obama, other than of course the obvious narcissism of worshipping someone with a very similar planetary lineup -they were born the same week in 1961 -Obama August 4, Key August 9. Different times, different countries, but hey, enough shared energy for a bromance. Now, since hearing Yves Smith talking ( author of ECONned: How Unenlightened Self Interest Undermined Democracy and Corrupted Capitalism) and accessing her blog website Naked Capitalism,it is possible to see Obama as further to the right than his voting public could ever have believed.Similarly, Centre Right is where John Key positions himself, yet a lot of his opinions on social issues depict a position much further to the right. Two men with a chameleon ability, a charismatic charm, a dangerous capacity to mislead.
Obama's exact birth-time is known so correct chart analysis is possible. This chart link gives some interpretation, but overlooks that central aspect: Neptune tightly square Sun-Mercury for Obama and we find Neptune tightly square Mercury, widely square Sun, for Key - lies, deceit, dishonesty, fudging, being creative with the facts. Mercury is what you say, how you think, your method of communication. With Neptune in Scorpio, both are with-holding information, holding onto secrets.They speak the same language and they are far more aligned than their overt politics suggest.
Update August 6
This video has just been brought to my attention. Here in NZ these American economics authors may not have hit the radar yet, since they failed to initially get any mainstream coverage in the US.
The offer of a free copy is now expired but the video alone is well worth watching. Time will tell whether 2012 -or 2013 -as highlighted in the video - is the major collapse point. In a just published interview, the authors reveal what this means for the average citizen - expect many of the consequences noted to have global similarities.
Of course events during August-Sept 2011 only confirm the trends evident to observers across the world. Heres a new video featuring a market trader, which seems to have slipped through the BBC, shocking the interviewer with his level of candor about the current and upcoming economic reality
April 14 2012 - NZ columnist Brian Gaynor writes about why the New Zealand economy is basically in crisis compared to neighbourhood nation Australia - report
April 26 2012
Helen Clark, former NZ Prime Minister makes reference to this global report re causes such as over-population and over consumption and their impacts on economic and environmental crises in this present century - report
2013 updates April 2013
A confused economic picture globally with signs pointing in both directions, but warnings remain in place that the rot has not been excised from the system.
Human nature will lead many again into the folly of debt and pre-crisis lending behaviour by banks in New Zealand for housing investment is again commonplace IMF report Auckland housing boom warning March 2013
The dangerous aspect of the present era is the capacity for misinformation to prevail in all manner of circumstances.
Though profound collapse has not yet affected global markets, the disease factors are ever present.
March 11 Telegraph UK business editorAmbrose Evans-Pritchardreports on the global economy Sputtering global economy belies stockmarket boom Asia's economic recovery is losing momentum and Europe's slump is proving deeper than expected, raising concerns that soaring stock markets globally have jumped ahead of economic reality. full report November 17 2013
I recently watched Niall Ferguson's series China Triumph & Turmoil [ You Tube has 4 episodes] in order to understand the mind of the dragon nation - now as we face an increasingly easternized world - see this post also related to Ferguson's proposals for an historical shift
While watching the episode related to the famine in the years surrounding 1960 -the Great Chinese Famine 1958-1961 with mass fatalities from starvation on account of a mega failure of Maoist policy involving greatly reduced food production, coupled with drought & adverse weather I was very interested to se the astrological picture in effect at that time and the connections to the astrology of China
To select a "birth" chart for a nation is not easy because there can be many new beginnings. When the Chinese Soviet Republic chart [1931] is considered there is much more of current relevance than the People's Republic chart [1949]
I believe the austerity,famine, drought, large scale transformational energy of this chart was activated during the Great China Famine - and that it will be activated again in the period starting in the middle of 2015, further strengthening from March 2016, noticeably as 2017 begins, throughout 2017, sustained through 2018, 2019 In the China Soviet chart:
Saturn 18 Capricorn-Pluto 22 Cancer both at 90 degree angle to Uranus at 16 Aries with midpoint of 19 Cardinal are the energy points about to be re-awakened
The Energy Re-visited:
The process begins from 2015 with Uranus, Pluto and Saturn all activating the 16-22 degrees of the cardinal signs Aries and Capricorn
The spectre of drought-related food shortages and severe reductions in production is revisited with Saturn passing through the growth and production sign Sagittarius in the period 2015-2017
The Consequences
The scale of impact gives rise to considerations of an economic meltdown impacting the world -but which originates in China -not in the West eg the Eurozone - as many expect. Global effects are now the consequence of globalisation & the expanded footprint China has in multiple countries
The Deeper Meaning:
Activations of the cardinal signs Aries, Libra, Cancer, Capricorn signify gross imbalances come to light and must be corrected.
Humanity faces the agenda preprogrammed by natural forces
In the Great China Famine:
Saturn was in Sagittarius in 1957-1958 = the decline in growth & production [Saturn returns to Sagittarius in late Dec 2014-late Dec 2017] Environmental factors very relevant as well as policy effects
Saturn was in Capricorn 1959, 1960, 1961 = extreme austerity phase With Sun-Mercury-Venus in Scorpio in the China-Soviet chart - transformational periods are very natural in the course of China's modern history. Pluto [by connection to Scorpio] is therefore very relevant and having intense links to Saturn [by opposition] and Uranus [by 90 degree square] the potential for cycles of mass disaster, death, annihilation and destruction are anticipated both in the human and natural environments
November 26 2013
The Pope has released a document defining his papacy. His comments of capitalism as "a new tyranny" are very relevant in this time of major social, economic, political & environmental upheaval since he essentially is pointing out the gross imbalances underlying inequality and poverty
The full text of his address [in English] can be accessed via this link Related news report in The Independent
2015 updates 2014 has passed and the meltdown is yet to occur, despite multiple sources seeing relevant indicators. One important reminder as stated here in 2013 Saturn returns to Sagittarius in late Dec 2014 & exits late Dec 2017. This is a global indicator of restrained growth. The period 2015, 2016 2017 represents a high potentiality for a significant global downturn. This could occur as soon as 2015.
Capricorn and therefore its connected planet Saturn carry the energy of banks and the banking system. Libra relates to finance in general, accountancy [balancing the books] These two Cardinal signs are highly affected by the dominant transformational energy of the period 2012-2016 -the revolutionary impetus of Pluto in Capricorn offset at 90 degrees to Uranus in Aries. It seems that the tail end of the cycle is where the fruit is - where real change for the better is possible. A major economic crisis provides much positive opportunity to create collectively better systems.
note: for what it's worth, since "sensitive degrees" are found to cluster around events of similar nature: Saturn, the Sun and Neptune all conjunct at 7degrees [in Sagittarius and Pisces] at the end of Nov 2015-start of Dec. the lunar nodes are at 26-27 degrees in mid Dec 2015
In August 2007 as the GFC began to unfold: the lunar nodes were at 7 Pisces Saturn was at 27 degrees Chiron at 13 degrees [Aquarius]
In October 1929 the Wall St Crash precipitating the Great Depression; Saturn was at 26 degrees Chiron and the nodes at 13 & 12 degrees [Taurus]
US Drought Monitor 2020-2023: A snapshot inserted here January 2024
Update April 2020
Looking at Drought in the 2020s
Since the original post was compiled in 2011 evidence continues to affirm the author's observations that particular positions of the outer planets are signposts of drought - the ancients used direct observation - the modern observer has historical records and search engines -and the ability to match these with predictions using the methodology outlined is clear. Data is data
The advantage of knowing planetary movements in advance using an Ephemeris enables advance warning far beyond the time frames of standard meteorology.
What is clear when viewing the 2020s is that - as usual - there are preceding conditions that feed into the present era.
With current references to "megadrought" conditions it is timely to look ahead. By now conditions in your local landscape will confirm where you are placed on the spectrum of severity regarding what is to come
The buildup of outer solar system planets in the dryness indicator Capricorn since 2008 has seen firstly Pluto & briefly Jupiter then Saturn [from 2018], next a return of Jupiter late in 2019 all combining in that primary drought signifier Capricorn.
Prior research has shown that outer planets in any one or more the Cardinal sign group: Aries Libra Cancer Capricorn feature consistently in drought periods. [these 4 signs are our seasonal markers and identify the Tropics and their lateral angles]
Outer planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune and Pluto in these signs are the significant carriers of the energy in these signs - modern era events in the periods 1970-1974 India & West Africa; late 1980's North America, UK & Europe; 1990's China Australia New Zealand - are some of the examples displaying this pattern.
The other main sign indicator is Pisces [water] which can be excessive/extreme when carried by a transit of Neptune -but the extreme can go from deluge to drought if Neptune is harnessed by a planet in a restraining state or sign - and when a restraining planetary energy - especially Saturn - is in Pisces.
Cardinal sign Aries is second in line after Capricorn in meteorological terms. Aries is heat so if a major planet is in Aries and one or more in Capricorn [1990's] then the effect is strong.
Overall all 4 Cardinal signs play a role in creating balance and imbalance
Looking at a timeline projection:
2020 Jupiter Saturn [partly] Pluto in Capricorn
2020 Neptune in Pisces
2021 Pluto in Capricorn Neptune in Pisces
2022 Pluto in Capricorn Neptune in Pisces
2023 Jupiter in Aries Saturn in Pisces
2023 Neptune in Pisces Pluto in Capricorn
2024 Saturn in Pisces Neptune in Pisces
2024 Pluto in Capricorn
2025 Saturn in Pisces Neptune in Aries
2026 Saturn in Aries Neptune in Aries
2027 Saturn in Aries Neptune in Aries
2028 Neptune in Aries until start of 2039
Neptune in Aries heats water/the seas/the oceans.
Check the variable states of Mars during the period from 2025-39 as Mars in Aries will aggravate the heat - as will other fire signs Leo and Sagittarius. Mars in Pisces and Cancer will be less intense. Scorpio is water but is a destructive mode. Mars in earth signs especially Taurus and Capricorn heats the Earth.
Pluto's long reign 2008-24 has not occurred in Capricorn since 1762-1778 so observations are much more limited for the longest cycle planet [which happens to be small but powerful]
Outer planets in Taurus show impacts upon the Earth itself and soil.
In 2020 planet Uranus is part way through its 7 year stint in Taurus [last cycle in Taurus was WW2 era mid 1930's-early 1940s when the earth was shaken by bombs and warfare] Uranus is a sudden shock unusual changeunexpected event type of energy. Uranus was in the heat sign Aries before entering the physical form sign Taurus in 2018. The cycle of Uranus is approximately 7 years per sign for a full cycle of 84 years.
2018-2026 is when Uranus in Taurus changes the nature of physical forms especially the Earth itself and the soil and everything derived from the land -even before such changes are visible.
All combined it is clear that a very long complex event is underway starting in 2008 and significant until at least 2030 when Saturn leaves Taurus, leaving just Neptune still in hot water mode. Saturn in Taurus is a rebuilding energy which may restore some of the aftermath effects on the soil of Saturn in Aries.
Drought is clearly a natural and recurrent event on this planet -with variable intensity as highlighted using this method. The past is full of lessons learnt. May those be well used in this decade
Prior records and research follow with the original post at the end of the updates section.
Planetary cycles are indicating
In 2011, US drought indicators resembled the early stages
of the Dust Bowl which rocked the USA in the 1930's.
This blog tracks developments from then using analysis and forecasts based on planetary cycles.
Conclusions are reached which line up with those
from diverse perspectives including historic records
A 2010 environmental report cites relevant climate events involved.
This post looks at various examples, including the USA & other global situations noticing significant drought events.
For those who wish to read about the role of solar system planetary cycles in altering Earth's climate, the detailed analysis in the original post below identifies which factors are repeating in this era up to 2016.
Please refer first to latest updates -or scroll down to read the original 2011 report
Western drought abated in August while flood arises further east -typifying prevailing drought/deluge conditions as forecast in full report below the following updates:
As stated in 2011 the planetary pattern regarding drought in 2016 was identified:
"Saturn in mutable Sagittarius will square Neptune in mutable Pisces fromDecember 2015-October 2016 - a significant drought indicator" which has potential formultiple global contexts.
Full detail in main report
2015
November -record El Nino-exceptional drought in California also spells scenarios of funneled flooding
While wildfires rage in the north, a mid september deluge in the Los Angeles region proved how parched earth simply funnels most of the hydrating fluid across surfaces rather then down. A chaotic outcome affecting all types of infrastructure.
This season added around a thousand more wildfires in California than the tally for the last season
Extract re the environmental effects of Saturn on our terrestrial conditions from thespecial report
Conditions related to the creation of floods and droughts will be a significant factor at certain points: late November early Dec 2015, May, June, July, August, September 2016. Hemisphere differences and localised patterns will be the clue as to whether it is more likely to be an excess or deficit of water"
The periods noted in 2015-2016 reflect when the water element is either destroyed or becomes destructive. This equates to loss of water or too much water - both are environmental negatives.
[Saturn is at 90 degrees to Neptune an angular dynamic that offsets earth structure against water. ]
El Nino events related to this comparative study, occurred in the periods 1925-1926, 1930-31, 1932-1933, 1939-1940, 1940-1941, 1941-1942. The strongest event in recent decades was the 1997-98 El Nino. Weak El Ninos occurred 2004-2007, Moderate in 2009-10. The return of El Nino for 2015-2016 is potentially strong to very strong & if a run of El Nino years occurs as in 1930-1933 or 1939-1942 then the flow on economic effect will also be sustained.
April 11
Video and graphics explain implications of California extreme drought for US economy
April 4
The latest drought monitor map for the US is clear in emphasising the state of California
This section summarises the analysis of cyclic universal factors, in the form of planetary pairings and positions which according to historic events, repeatedly feature in environmental consequences on Earth Developments to note include the return of Saturn to Sagittarius = a signature of stunted growth, deformity which translates at the fundamental level to crop failure.
Saturn remains in Sagittarius for the most part - Xmas 2014 to Dec 21 2017 - 3 years, aside from a brief retrograde into Scorpio . The drought-deluge potentials are emphasised in the last week of Nov 2015 and through the first week of Dec 2015.
This is when Saturn and Neptune both hover around 7 degrees -offset at 90 degrees to each other.
Places prone to drought will most likely get intensification then.
Places prone to deluge will most likely get destructive water that also destroys growth. Drought also causes water funnelling, floods.
Note also that snow is water.
Snow can provide destructive effects on growth and damage in the melt phase. This is also a Saturn-Neptune combo
Full details in the original post
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2014 updates
July 12
Multiple influences affecting jetstream creating locked in patterns: drought versus deluge. You will know by now what prevails in your local environment.
The influences are intensifying through July and into August 2014
The West Without Water a text by Ingram & Malamud-Roam
"The West Without Water documents the tumultuous climate of the American west over twenty millennia, with tales of past droughts and deluges and predictions about the impacts of future climate change on water resources."read more
Some data via tornadotitans.com
Long range forecaster Cliff Harris has some very interesting articles on the Long Range Weather site.
This historical global trend graphic is worth a look
Cliff Harris reports that the Weather Science Foundation identified 4 historical cycles -cold-dry, cold-wet, warm-wet, warm-dry.
2014 remains in the warm-wet, heading for warm-dry.
The 1930's was a warm-dry and the cycle of around 100 years is expected by their calculations to resume around the 2030's
Exceptionally strong weather extremes including the winter snows are also noted by Cliff Harris.
End of April 2014:Exceptional drought zones have enlarged
2014 - February:
Very clear now that the drought conditions have moved West of California
Uranus in Aries is warm wind. Saturn in Scorpio is transformed land - which is likely to dry out and add to drought issues in vulnerable areas - particularly as the pattern ranges over the next 6 months -being exact again in early October 2013 [Saturn 10.27 Scorpio, Uranus 10.27 Aries on October 5]
US Drought Monitor -April
Research:
...this cycle [current sunspot Cycle 24 ] should be like Sunspot Cycle No 14, and be followed by two that will create a brief ice age. During the 1920s and ‘30s Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology published research about the sun/climate relationship, especially Sunspot Cycle No 14, showing that it probably caused the worst drought then on record.
The sun ejects enormous quantities of matter continuously in the form of the solar wind, or periodically as either a mix of high energy protons and electrons (Coronal Mass Ejections, (CMEs)), or as mostly high energy protons (Solar Proton Events (SPEs)). The earth’s atmosphere is more sensitive, and more reactive, to the CMEs and SPEs than to the sun’s short wavelength radiation, to which it is, in any case, highly reactive. The effect of the solar wind, CMEs and SPEs is to reduce the amount of ozone and as a result, warm the middle atmosphere. The overall effect on climate is more turbulence: stronger winds, more storms and greater precipitation....the entire field of planetary-lunar-solar dynamics, including gravitational dynamics, has to be studied so the dynamics of terrestrial climate can be understood - source
little rain in 3 months over much of New Zealand to April 2013
March12 2013
The United States drought of 2012 was unprecedented in many states and depleted water resources through the year. Drought conditions are still rated as "exceptional" right across the midwest, from Texas to the Great Lakes, nearly a year later. - Dr James Renwick is Associate Professor of Physical Geography at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Wikipedia reference on current North American drought has some background info.
From New Zealand: a Greenpeace perspective on the drought's impact on NZ agriculture - report
From Australia: ..."the agricultural sector is now brushing close to Great Depression conditions" read this report regarding debt & crop loss in the Wheat Belt of Western Australia - report
March 10 2013The UK Met Service calls for urgent action to prepare for extreme weather events
noting that "droughts and floods will be common events in Britain'. - report
New Zealand now reports the worst drought in almost 70 years, officially declared now for most of the North Island -but soon to cover parts of the South Island.
It seems the extremes are what the world now faces, rather than a simplistic warming scenario
March 4 2013 New Zealand - after a baking hot summer, begins to declare official drought, starting from the north of the North Island (latitude 34.35-36.48 South) & soon to include other North Island regions -report report2 & NZ climate maps
US:As a comparison refer to this Dec 2012 drought map compared to January & February 2013
2012 updates
June 2012
The latest USA drought map courtesy ofNOAA - click to enlarge all graphics
Colorado wildfires
Tens of thousands evacuated in June 2012 as the worst fires in the state's history rage - report
US Heatwave -more than a thousand heat records broken in a week, late June 2012 - report
Both North & South Korea experiencing 'worst in a century" drought - report
2012 mid April
Drought expands throughout USA. Hasn't been this dry in 5 years -full report
Abnormally dry areas recorded north, south, east and west - see Drought Monitor map
What is interesting about this Lake in China is that it sits at latitude 29North -which is shared by areas in America's drought zone. Changes in the planet's jet streams may be involved in this connection.
What is fascinating about this July 2011 forecast map from the American environmental agency NOAA, is the extent of the drought zone - outlined in brown - far more extensive than in the 1930's -below
Update July 12
A NOAA map has been inserted in the main body to show current drought in the Dust Bowl and a comparative map of the Dust Bowl region.
climate events - such as flood and drought - can and do exist together and occur very close to one another, or even at the same time under particular planetary configurations, which I remind everyone are cyclical.
Here's some climate maps and commentary re July 2011 in the US -showing extremes
Update August 26
There is ongoing interest from online searches in this post so want to add an excellent global map from NOAA showing how extreme the central US drought zone is. (may be slow to download)
Original Post From July 2011 onwards, begins here, featuring indepth identification of planetary indicators impacting Earth's environment
Watching the massive Arizona dust storm of early July 2011 brings to mind the Dust Bowl era, which dominated the American natural environment and economy in the 1930's A 2010 environmental report cites relevant climate events involved Anyone with a long memory, or the ability or inclination to research cycles can see how history repeats, often too in the same place, since every place, person and thing has an inherent vibrational resonance - and like a tuning fork, will respond when a matching vibration arises from the larger, universal environment. So if we look at the period 1931-1939 inclusive, people from different disciplines will uses their frame of reference to identify what was happening then, to create particular consequences. Farming methods were blamed but nature itself was in control. Climatologists will use the terms jet stream and southern oscillation, amongst others, now, looking back with hindsight. We are witnessing in 2011 the early stages of events which rocked the 1930's USA. This conclusion can also be reached from diverse perspectives. Here is the analysis based on planetary cycles: The cycles of the planets, are detailed fully for the present, past and future in an ephemeris, compiled using software, using known patterns of movement over time. The mathematics alone show how points in time are connected when a planet is positioned at the same or an angularly related position. ( positions within say 3 degrees of exact, along with 45 degree, 90 (square), 135 and 180 (opposition) degrees are particularly important - and found to feature when the energy of two or more planets merge in time with an observable outward event. The outer planets and Moon's Nodes emphasis on Cardinal signs in 1931 is strong, with positions in Cancer Capricorn, Aries and Libra all involved in strong planetary dynamics. These four signs are the seasonal markers as well as marking the equatorial north and south passage points ( Aries-Libra) and the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn - these all cover the territory where the sun, moon and planetary belt interacts with Earth. These powerful astronomical factors of how earth is impacted by other bodies in space, means I believe, that these 4 cardinal signs have significant environmental impact when the power group Pluto, Uranus and Saturn in particular pass through those sectors. 1931 1. Pluto in Cancer opposite Saturn in Capricorn 2. Pluto and Saturn both square the moon's nodal positions in Aries-Libra 3. Uranus in Aries squares both Pluto and Saturn 1932, 1933, 1934 Uranus in Aries square Pluto in Cancer (in terms of elements: hot wind vs deep changes in lunar, tidal, fluid levels)
1934 Saturn, the planet corresponding with restriction, dryness and drought ( see extended keywords ref.) is in the sign related to wind [Aquarius] and this intensifies the destructive effects of Pluto and Uranus.- as tight alignments occur in this year
After the emphasis on cardinal signs in the early 1930's, the focus then moved to mutable signs
(Pisces, Virgo, Gemini, Sagittarius)
1935 Saturn enters the water sign Pisces and interacts with the energies of Jupiter and Uranus Pluto the transformer makes a hard [destructive] contact with Neptune, the planetary signifier of water, Pluto is in exact contact with the Moon's nodal position, emphasising destructive effects from changes in lunar, tidal, fluid levels and earth-planet/soil structural aspects Uranus is exactly square to the moon's nodes = the effects of hot wind on the above aspects 1936 Saturn gains dominance over drought conditions, being both in the water sign Pisces and opposite Neptune. Any planetary opposition generates issues re a need for balance 1937 The year begins with Saturn still in Pisces, opposing Uranus in earthy systems sign Virgo Jupiter in Capricorn (abundant dryness, restricted growth) opposes Pluto in Cancer (deep changes in lunar, tidal, fluid levels) 1938 The prevailing energies already set in motion, keep their momentum during this year
1939 The year begins withabundant (Jupiter) water (Pisces) energy In March, when Jupiter in Pisces opposes Neptune in Virgo , the energy is set in place for the drought-breaking rains to arrive in the next fall. Those are the standout factors for this comparison ( though not a full analysis of all contributing planetary elements) because when the current and upcoming period is examined, repeating aspects are evident.
Drought In the 21st Century -a Summary:
1.We are again in an era of dominant Cardinal sign placements held by the powerfully influential Pluto, Uranus and Saturn in 2011. Plus, the mutable energies follow that group, as in the 1930's. The cycle repeats From July 2010Saturn's drying and blocking influence has held sway in the cardinal sign Libra, relating to issues of balance/imbalance. Saturn remains in Libra until October 6 2012, after which the sign of Scorpio follows for almost 3 years. The effects of Saturn now bring endings, transformation and new beginnings, commonly marked by the symbolism and actuality of death - re Saturn's domain of the surface crust & soil. 2. 2011 sees the start of a long-term 90 degree square-off involvingPluto in Capricorn and Uranus in Aries (2011-2016). This is a signature of environmental extremes (in terms of elements: hot wind vs deep changes in lunar, tidal, atmospheric & fluid levels; earth element [ soil & ground ] undergoing restructuring; imbalances exposed) 3. In 2013 early April and early October are two markers with Saturn in Scorpio offset against Uranus in Aries: transformation of the soil element in conjunction with hot winds; death and transformation from dryness. This pattern reinforces the already strong drought indicators in play 4. Saturn-Uranus Neptune-Nodes July 2014 - drought and imbalance indicators 5. Saturn in mutable Sagittarius will square Neptune in mutable Pisces from December 2015-October 2016 - a significant drought indicator
Essentially, the Pluto-Uranus cycle is being witnessed again as in the 1930's, USA, and the effects of Saturn (restriction) on water are repeated. This post is primarily about environmental matters, but a further reinforcement of repeated cycles comes in this commentary on 1930's financial issues in America: During that month of June, 1931, there was a foretaste--and a sour one--of many a financial scandal to come, when three officers of the Bank of United States were convicted by a jury in New York, after shocking disclosures of the mismanagement of the bank's funds during the speculative saturnalia of 1928 and 1929 - source
Whether the drought conditions target America again is an interesting question, but the issue is, as stated initially, one of resonance - wherever on earth matches this particular combination of planetary conditions. In 2011 it is the Horn of Africa as well as the USA responding to the Pluto Uranus factors. The epicenter of the drought lies on the three-way border shared by Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, a nomadic region where families heavily depend on the health of their livestock. Uganda and Djibouti have also been hit.(HuffPost)
The Cardinal Crisis
Floods, Fires & Drought
This fascinating study of the period 1628-1643, during the Maunder Minimum ( extremely low sunspot period) provides a lot of mapped climate data from China during the Ming dynasty. Sustained planetary patterns were in process bearing the signatures of drought and flood -
drought signatures in that time frame being typically Saturn square Neptune, Saturn square Jupiter, Saturn square Nodes& Saturn in Pisces.
As expected, Pisces, mutable signs, Neptune figured continually in the flood signatures-but with Saturn in mutable SAG square the Nodes in mutable Pisces (1634) this would translate to a drought scenario, due to the over-riding effect of Saturn to restrict energies.
This ends the original 2011 post
Dust Bowl Drought, the Return of Cycles
addendum May 2018
It can be added at this point that the May 2018 entry of Uranus [unexpected or sudden change] into Taurus [earth, land, soil] will usher in further signs of change in the condition of the land & of the planet in general during the period up to 2026.
Due to the process of climate shift developing over many years the outcomes are sustained long-term with deluge and drought continuing as the hallmarks of nature in a state of severe imbalance -different locations will generally get the wet or the dry expected typical for their regional climate -but in a more extreme fashion.
