The sky is falling!
Yeah ,sometimes it does seem like there are a lot more "disasters" (negative stars) than usual, but I think it is just coincidence - the natural ones, anyway.
Speaking of disasters, the dust storm could be interesting - there seems to be no sure idea of how dense the cloud will become or what the effects might be.
We seem to be safe here from most fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc, but just wait til the 9.5 quake hits the west coast...