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Drinking water quality in the United States. Drinking water quality in the United States is generally safe. In 2016, over 90 percent of the nation's community water systems were in compliance with all published U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) standards. [1] Over 286 million Americans get their tap water from a community water system.
2016 Chiloé earthquake. A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Chile spurs tsunami warnings. (BBC) 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash. A Russian Tu-154 military passenger airplane carrying 92 people including the Alexandrov Ensemble crashes into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff from Sochi. The airplane was headed towards Khmeimim, Syria.
Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. president to visit a U.S. mosque in Baltimore, Maryland. February 4 – Six people are found dead, five from stab wounds and one from gunshot wounds, at a house in Chicago. February 7. Super Bowl 50 is played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
List of United States tornadoes from September to December 2016. 2016 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
A map of snowfall totals from a major blizzard that struck the Northeastern United States on March 14–17. The 2016–17 North American winter was quite warm across North America in general, due in part to a weak La Niña that was expected to influence weather conditions across the continent. Several notable events occurred during the season ...
December 27, 2017 - A fire broke out at an oil tank, in Cherokee County. [181] January 3, 2018 - An oil tank fire in Madison County. [182] January 24, 2018 - An explosion & fire at an oil rig injures 1, in Karnes County. [183] Feb. 25, 2018 - A lightning strike caused an explosion & fire, at an oil storage facility in Gonzales County. [184]
In the United States, the typical water consumption per capita, at home, is 69.3 US gallons (262 L; 57.7 imp gal) of water per day. [10] [11] Of this, only 1% of the water provided by public water suppliers is for drinking and cooking. [12] Uses include (in decreasing order) toilets, washing machines, showers, baths, faucets, and leaks.
Floods in the United States (2000–present) Floods in the United States (2000–present) is a list of flood events which were of significant impact to the country during the 21st century, since 2000. Floods are generally caused by excessive rainfall, excessive snowmelt, storm surge from hurricanes, and dam failure.