Friday, February 14, 2014

Event Update For 2014-02-13





The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.



A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.

Category: Other Stories Of Interest
 
2014-02-13 - Mount Kelud violently erupts, heard 120 miles away, ash blankets cities, people flee, 3 airports closed, in Indonesia:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VE-20140213-42680-IDN
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/13/world/asia/indonesia-volcano-eruption-evacuation/
http://abcnews.go.com/story?id=22502220
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/02/13/world/asia/ap-as-indonesia-volcano-erupts.html
http://twitter.com/hilmi_dzi/status/434038470126747648/photo/1
http://www.dw.de/indonesia-volcano-eruption-closes-three-international-airports/a-17429923?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
 
Quote: "Volcanic ash from a major eruption in Indonesia shrouded a large swath of the country's most densely populated island on Friday and closed three nearby international airports. Local media reported two people were killed when parts of their homes collapsed after Mount Kelud's explosive eruption overnight. The initial blasts sent millions of cubic meters (feet) of dust and rocks into the atmosphere, according to the country's disaster agency, and could be heard up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) away. Ash up to an inch (2.5 centimeters) deep covered Surabaya, the country's second-largest city, and even farther afield in Jogyakarta, where motorists switched on headlights in daylight. TV footage from towns closer to the peak showed cattle covered in ash."
 
2014-02-13 - Wintery blast hits the US East Coast, lots of power outages, 20 people killed:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/15/us-usa-weather-idUSBREA120WG20140215
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/new-snowstorm-on-deck-for-midw/23273115
 
2014-02-13 - More heavy snow paralyzes Tokyo (Japan):
http://japandailypress.com/more-heavy-snow-paralyzes-tokyo-commuters-1444258/
 
Note: Volcanic winter may have begun. If it hasn't already begun, all the volcanoes that are erupting are likely to begin it. Time will tell. I'm watching 'cold events' pretty closely now, along with major volcanic eruptions. The signs are becoming more ominous. Volcanic winter all by itself could easily wipe out 90%+ of the human race, yet even if we DO get volcanic winter it's still not the worst problem we face...
 



2014-02-13 - Man's clothes ignite at construction site in coastal Saco (Maine), man badly burned:
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/02/13/news/portland/mans-clothes-catch-fire-while-working-at-saco-construction-site/

Note: I've seen numerous similar fires now, sometimes resulting in people burning to death. Peoples' clothes are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane, then not only do they ignite very easily, but the fires burn very hot and cause serious burn injuries. Watch where you keep your clothes. Keep them off the floor, away from ventilation systems, and spend as little time as possible outdoors, especially near or downwind of low-lying areas like bodies of water...

2014-02-13 - Vacant home explodes and burns in Bettsville (Ohio):
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2014/02/13/Explosion-damages-Seneca-County-house.html
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/24714391/home-explosion-reported-in-nw-ohio-cause-unclear
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/24713812/home-explosion-reported-in-bettsville

Note: Map shows proximity to Lake Erie...

2014-02-13 - Home explodes and burns in Perryton (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.myhighplains.com/story/d/story/house-explosion-in-perryton/38081/EwNC0L5XrUiW4mUwv77z7w

2014-02-13 - Mysterious explosion alarms residents in Tipton and Fayette Counties (Tennessee):
http://www.wmctv.com/story/24715131/an5-investigates-big-boom-heard-throughout-tipton-fayette-counties

2014-02-13 - Underground gas line explodes at 1 AM, destroys 2 homes, plus barns, cars, in Knifely (Kentucky), 2 injured:
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Gas-line-explosions-causes--245340641.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/houses-fire-ky-gas-line-explosion/story?id=22491794
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2014/02/13/ky-gas-line-blast-hospitalizes-2-destroys-homes.html
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/02/13/Gas-line-explosion-injures-2-in-rural-Kentucky/UPI-91751392302283/
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/02/13/3287531/kentucky-natural-gas-explosion/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/13/natural-gas-line-explosion-rural-kentucky/5447025/

Quote: "Officials said rocks that flew from the explosion were as large as small cars. Adair County remains in a state of emergency for aid."

Quote: "I could feel the heat outside my home and debris was falling, rocks and dirt. I was in the Army 20 years and I’ve never experienced an explosion like that..."

2014-02-13 - Yacht explodes and burns at marina in coastal Cairns (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.allvoices.com/news/16536877-man-burned-in-cairns-boat-fire
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/02/14/14/18/man-burned-in-cairns-boat-fire
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/man-burned-in-cairns-boat-fire/story-e6frfku9-1226827214535
http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/emergency-crews-battle-fire-at-cairns-marlin-marina/story-fnjpusyw-1226827102653

2014-02-13 - Transit bus bursts into flame on expressway near Ja-Ela on the island of Sri Lanka:
http://voiceoflankauk.com/2014/02/14/a-passenger-transport-bus-gutted-in-fire-on-expressway/
http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=25746
http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/43072-bus-on-fire-on-e3.html
http://www.dailynews.lk/local/bus-catches-fire-expressway
http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/02/police-launches-investigation-expresseway-bus-fire/20055
http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/25838-bus-catches-fire-along-colombo-katunayake-highway.html
http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/02/bus-erupts-fire-colombo-katunayake-expressway/20002

2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame before 6 AM on expressway on coastal Staten Island (New York):
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/delays_reported_on_the_staten.html

Quote: "FED EX double trailer. why no photos of the accident which when I passed by at 6am, looked worse than a truck fire. There was an axle with wheels behin the truck and what appeared to be a mangled metal mess in front of the truck cab... misleading (with photos) and poor account of what is truely going on."

Note: Quote is a comment. The pic in the story is of a bus driving on a street, which had absolutely nothing to do with the truck burning...

2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:52 AM on expressway in coastal Dorchester (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/truck-fire-snarls-morning-commute-on-route-3/24453446
http://www.whdh.com/story/24712426/left-lane-open-on-93s-after-truck-fire
http://wpri.com/2014/02/13/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-mass-highway/
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/02/13/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-south/xZAsF7Lnjl9xul4y6CWPwK/video.html

2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 3:15 PM on I-10 in El Paso (Texas):
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/firefighters-battle-vehicle-fire-i10-at-porfirio-diaz-3602.shtml
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_25133929/traffic-update-vehicle-fire-causes-delays-i-10
http://www.ktsm.com/news/traffic-tracker/traffic-alert-i-10-vehicle-fire-eastbound-porfirio-diaz
http://www.newsdump.com/news/traffic-update-vehicle-fire-causes-delays-on-i10-east-and-porfirio-diaz

Quote: "About 16 fire fighters are working to extinguish a cargo truck that is on fire at I-10 at Porfirio Diaz."

2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 8:30 AM on I-10 in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Semi-carrying-Depends-fully-engulfed-in-flames-5231954.php

Quote: "Ken McConnell, who runs Seguin RV and was driving to work, said the smoke and fire could be seen from a mile away. 'Diesel tanks exploded and blew fire all over the road,' McConnell said. 'It was spectacular. …That thing is a melted, twisted mess.' Firefighters had to cut open the front of the trailer, where they saw the heat had damaged some cartons of Depends, Outlaw said."

Note: Not a good day to be a big rig driver on I-10 in Texas...

2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at business near Prineville (Oregon), in Crook County:
http://www.crookcountyfireandrescue.com/news/fullstory/newsid/203409

Quote: "Crook County Fire and Rescue was dispatched to 1207 NW Madras HWY for a semi-truck on fire. One engine and water tender responded with 5 firefighters and quickly extinguished the fire. The semi-tow truck was completely destroyed and there was minor damage caused to other tow trucks in the area."

2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 3:30 AM on Highway 95 in Needles (California):
http://zachnews.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/breaking-news-needles-ca-truck-fire-on-highway-95-in-needles-california/

Quote: "According to the San Bernadino County Fire Department, a truck fire happened at least 2 hours ago, 3:30am PT, on Highway 95 near 5 Mile Road in Needles, California. The truck’s tractor was fully involved."

2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M6 near Knutsford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/lorry-fire-on-m6-southbound-near-knutsford

2014-02-13 - Semi bursts into flame while parked inside truck rental business in Enid (Oklahoma):
http://www.enidnews.com/localnews/x488690293/Semi-blaze-strikes-at-Penske-Truck-Rental

2014-02-13 - Cement truck bursts into flame on I-70 in Genesee (Colorado):
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/cement-truck-catches-fire-on-westbound-interstate-70-during-thursday-morning-commute

2014-02-13 - FedEx truck bursts into flame on street in Sweetwater (Texas):
http://www.sweetwaterreporter.com/content/fedex-truck-catches-fire

2014-02-13 - Snow plow truck bursts into flame at 4:20 AM on street in Ardmore (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2014/02/13/main_line_times/news/doc52fcbb92f38a4405002890.txt?viewmode=fullstory

2014-02-13 - Snow plow truck bursts into flame on Fox Run Drive in Salisbury Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2014/02/snow_plow_truck_catches_fire_i.html

2014-02-13 - Truck (LGV) bursts into flame on the M54 near Wellington (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/02/13/m54-lorry-fire-causes-extra-delays-in-roadworks/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/m54-lorry-fire-causes-extra-delays-in-roadworks

2014-02-13 - Snow plow pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Asheboro (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/02/13/snow-plow-truck-catches-fire-in-asheboro/

2014-02-13 - Snow plow pickup truck bursts into flame at Bluefield Plaza in Bluefield (West Virginia):
http://www.bdtonline.com/local/x1708326702/Snow-removal-truck-fire-at-Bluefield-Plaza
http://www.topix.com/city/bluefield-wv/2014/02/snow-removal-truck-fire-at-bluefield-plaza

2014-02-13 - RV and horse trailer burst into flame on Salmon Falls Road in El Dorado County (California):
http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/rv-horse-trailer-and-grass-burn-on-salmon-falls/

2014-02-13 - RV bursts into flame near Helston (Britain), 2 lightly injured:
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/11009903.Two_treated_by_paramedics_after_caravan_destroyed_by_fire_near_Helston/
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-caravan-blaze-near-Helston/story-20623275-detail/story.html
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/firefighters-tackle-caravan-blaze-near-helston
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-caravan-blaze-near-Helston/story-20623275-detail/story.html

2014-02-13 - School van bursts into flame on road in Parasala (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/School-Van-Catches-Fire-No-One-Hurt/2014/02/14/article2055904.ece
http://www.news.nom.co/school-van-catches-fire-no-one-hurt-8045940-news/

2014-02-13 - Van and 2 motorcycles burst into flame while parked in car park in coastal Singapore:
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/smoke-seen--explosion-heard-from-toh-guan-carpark-143223856.html

2014-02-13 - Van bursts into flame at 12:49 AM while parked on Moss Side Lane in Rixton, Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/van-fire-in-rixton-warrington
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/van-fire-in-rixton-warrington

2014-02-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Bradford (Canada):
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/4368101-fire-destroys-truck-in-bradford/

2014-02-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home in Scappoose (Oregon):
http://portlandtribune.com/scs/83-news/210945-68710-fire-destroys-truck-in-scappoose

2014-02-13 - In separate incidents, on different days, two parked cars explode in coastal areas on Long Island (New York):
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/police-investigate-minor-explosions-that-damaged-vehicles-1.7065549
http://longisland.news12.com/news/police-probe-cause-of-island-park-car-explosion-1.7054620
http://merrick.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/cops-probing-south-shore-car-explosions

Quote: "No one was injured in the explosions, which occurred Saturday in Oceanside and Wednesday in Island Park..."

2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame inside garage, fire destroys garage, at home in New Philadelphia (Ohio):
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-tuscarawas/woman-starts-car-in-garage-ignites-fire
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54377817/
http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20140213/NEWS/140219618

2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame at 6:40 AM on the 610 Loop in Houston (Texas):
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-traffic/article/Car-fire-shuts-North-Loop-near-Northwest-Freeway-5231282.php
http://www.news.nom.co/car-fire-shuts-north-loop-near-northwest-8038236-news/

2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame on I-880 in coastal Oakland (California):
http://inagist.com/all/433980730058604546/
http://twitter.com/sal_castaneda/status/433980730058604546/photo/1

2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame on the A127 between Nevendon and Billericay (Britain):
http://www.brentwoodgazette.co.uk/Car-causes-blockage-A127-Nevendon-Billericay/story-20623214-detail/story.html
http://www.basildonrecorder.co.uk/news/11010205.Car_on_fire_on_A127/
http://www.theenquirer.co.uk/car-fire-on-a127-brings-traffic-to-a-standstill/

2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame on Chester Road in Hartford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/hartford-car-fire

2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame on John Nash Drive in Dawlish (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28028&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame at 3:16 AM while parked on Lords Close in Bletchley (Britain):
http://www.mkweb.co.uk/News/Arson-suspected-after-car-fire-in-Beltchley-20140213094544.htm

2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame on Auchmill Road in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-called-out-to-aberdeen-car-blaze-1.220442

2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame while parked outside apartments in New Alipore (India), people freak out:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Car-catches-fire-flames-touch-New-Alipore-flat/articleshow/30364957.cms

2014-02-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-75 in Mundy Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/02/traffic_alert_vehicle_fire_clo.html
http://michigan.icito.com/traffic-alert-vehicle-fire-closes-northbound-i-75-at-hill-road-in-mundy-township/

2014-02-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on H-3 near the Harano Tunnel (Hawaii):
http://khon2.com/2014/02/13/vehicle-fire-on-h-3-freeway-causes-traffic-jam/

2014-02-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-94 in Minneapolis (Minnesota):
http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/245361161.html

2014-02-13 - RV trailer bursts into flame at construction site near Saunton Beach, Near Braunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28024&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-caravan-near-Saunton-Beach/story-20623146-detail/story.html
http://devonlocalnews.co.uk/2014/02/13/firefighters-tackle-caravan-fire-near-saunton-beach/

2014-02-13 - Generator bursts into flame inside landfill building on Days Cove Road in coastal White Marsh (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/crews-battle-building-fire-in-white-marsh/24471394
http://perryhall.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fire-at-days-cove-rubble-landfill-in-white-marsh-on-february-13-2014

Quote: "The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company assisted units from Baltimore County with a building fire at the Eastern Sanitary Landfill in the 6200 block of Days Cove Road in White Marsh just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Fire crews reported a large generator on fire inside the building, which they extinguished using dry chemical fire extinguishers, officials said."

2014-02-13 - Minivan and garage destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM at home in Redford (New York):
http://www.pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x1196434044/House-burns-in-Saranac

2014-02-13 - Several cars and auto shop destroyed by fire, fire spreads to apartment above, in Milford (Indiana), 2 killed:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140213/LOCAL07/140219650/-1/LOCAL11
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/25572849-418/2-found-dead-after-fire-in-northern-indiana-town.html
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/several-departments-respond-to-milford-fire-possible-entrapment/24455654
http://www.goshennews.com/breakingnews/x1783668849/Five-local-fire-departments-battling-blaze-at-auto-mechanics-shop-in-Milford

Quote: "Officials said firefighters weren't able to go inside the building for a few hours because of the fire's heat and the presence of several cars and oil products inside."

Note: Nobody was in the auto shop when the fire broke out. Living in an apartment above an auto shop seems decidedly unsafe these days...

2014-02-13 - Several cars and auto shop destroyed by fire in Cedar Grove (Florida), near the coast, 2 dogs killed:
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Cedar-Grove-Business-Fire-245359571.html

2014-02-13 - Auto shop damaged by blaze at 1:20 AM on Cox Lane in Chessington (Britain):
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11007378.Fire_at_repair_centre_in_Cox_Lane__Chessington/
http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/11007378.Fire_at_repair_centre_in_Cox_Lane__Chessington/

2014-02-13 - Multiple barns destroyed by fire on Curtis Chapel Road in McEwen (Tennessee):
http://www.wkrn.com/story/24718971/humphreys-county-fire

2014-02-13 - Barn destroyed by blaze near Redfield (South Dakota), some horses and dogs killed:
http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/barn-fire-near-redfield-kills-horses/?id=160159

2014-02-13 - Barn destroyed by fire near La Motte (Iowa), 2 horses and 2 pigs killed, 1 person injured:
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_8d825544-95ae-11e3-865c-0017a43b2370.html

2014-02-13 - Barn heavily damaged by huge fire in Whitchurch-Stouffville (Canada), 20,000+ chickens roasted:
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/barn-fire-in-whitchurch-stouffville-kills-thousands-of-chickens-1.1684264
http://www.news.nom.co/barn-fire-in-whitchurch-stouffville-8039698-news/
http://www.cp24.com/news/thousands-of-chickens-killed-in-barn-fire-north-of-toronto-1.1684147
http://www.citynews.ca/2014/02/13/crews-battling-fire-at-aurora-farm/

2014-02-13 - Underground electrical fire and explosion erupts near Brooklyn Borough Hall in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/fire-hole-brooklyn-borough-hall-2014-02-13-213000

2014-02-13 - Transformer bursts into flame outside care home in Hutchinson (Kansas):
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/article_628a2faa-e8f2-5940-8cf6-0777eb2c1f65.html

2014-02-13 - Carport bursts into flame at home under construction in Denver (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/02/13/fire-damages-carport-at-home-under-construction/

2014-02-13 - Two million pounds of lumber goes up in flames at Stonebury Farm near Buntingford (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/News/Large-fire-near-Buntingford-being-tackled-by-six-fire-crews-20140212141259.htm

2014-02-13 - Woodworking shop catches fire at midnight at high school in Pasadena (California):
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20140213/south-pasadena-high-woodworking-shop-catches-fire

2014-02-13 - Elevator bursts into flame at the Navy Pier, Children’s Museum closed, in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/25573229-418/elevator-fire-at-navy-pier-briefly-closes-childrens-museum.html

2014-02-13 - Indoor sports complex burns and collapses in Nanuet (New York), near the Hudson River, nobody there:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/02/13/fire-leads-to-building-collapse-at-nanuet-sports-complex/
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/northern_suburbs&id=9431788

2014-02-13 - Church destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Jonesboro (Arkansas), nobody there:
http://www.kait8.com/story/24712431/overnight-fire-destroys-a-jonesboro-church

2014-02-13 - Commercial building erupts in flame at 5:30 AM in Tigard (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Firefighters-battle-fire-at-Tigard-office-building-245366531.html
http://koin.com/2014/02/13/crews-battle-2-alarm-fire-tigard-dental-office/

2014-02-13 - Main lodge destroyed by fire at Girl Scout camp in Hillsborough (New Jersey), nobody there:
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20140214/NJNEWS10/302140023/Fire-destroys-main-lodge-Camp-Agnes-Dewitt
http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_destroys_main_girl_scouts_lodge_at_camp_dewitt_in_hillsboroughs_sourland_mountains.html

2014-02-13 - Garage bursts into flame at 7:30 AM at home in Gales Ferry (Connecticut):
http://www.theday.com/article/20140214/NWS01/302149974/-1/NWS
http://www.theday.com/article/20140213/NWS04/140219798/1047

2014-02-13 - Mobile home destroyed by fire in the wee hours in coastal Riverview (Florida), nobody home:
http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/356622/8/Mobile-home-destroyed-by-fire-in-Riverview
http://tbo.com/news/breaking-news/fire-destroys-mobile-home-in-dover-20140213/

2014-02-13 - House destroyed by fire in coastal Newport News (Virginia), nobody home:
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/13/section-of-jefferson-avenue-shut-down-due-to-fire/
http://www.dailypress.com/news/newport-news/dp-newport-news-firefighters-battle-blaze-wilcox-bait-and-tackle-20140213,0,7505282.story

2014-02-13 - Three homes destroyed by major fire at 6:15 AM in Swissvale (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/allegheny/swissvale-fire-destroys-house-damages-2-others/24456684
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/02/13/firefighters-battle-2-house-fire-in-swissvale/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/east/2014/02/13/Several-homes-on-fire-in-Swissvale/stories/201402130274

Quote: "Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire that destroyed three homes Thursday morning in Swissvale."

2014-02-13 - Two mixed-use buildings damaged by blaze on River Street in Paterson (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Paterson_firefighters_battling_blaze_at_two_buildings.html
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Roof_collapse_as_firefighters_battle_Paterson_blaze.html

2014-02-13 - Apartment building ravaged by huge fire in Eastchester Bay area of coastal Bronx (New York), 16 injured:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9430522
http://nypost.com/2014/02/13/several-seriously-injured-in-bronx-fire/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Firefighters-Hurt-Bronx-Fire-Dean-Avenue-245383291.html

Quote: "It was like a scene from Dante's Inferno..."

2014-02-13 - Apartment building destroyed by massive inferno in Dallas (Texas), 36 people homeless:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Dallas-firefighters-battle-four-alarm-apartment-fire-245462331.html
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/02/14/four-alarm-apartment-fire-cause-may-never-be-known/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Massive-Fire-Guts-Apartment-Building-245524281.html

2014-02-13 - Hotel under renovation destroyed by fire in Catterick Bridge, North Yorkshire (Britain):
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11007346.Catterick_hotel_destroyed_by_fire/
http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/11007346.Catterick_hotel_destroyed_by_fire/
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northyorkshire/11009964.Cause_of_fire_at_Catterick_Bridge_pub_is_still_unknown/

2014-02-13 - Deadly fire rips though home at 6 AM in coastal Washington DC, 1 killed:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/24712508/1-killed-in-nw-dc-house-fire
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/One-Dead-in-Northwest-DC-Fire-245346961.html

2014-02-13 - Vacant home burns in Hickory (North Carolina):
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/article_6cd5fba4-9408-11e3-84a2-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-02-13 - Vacant house destroyed by blaze in Beecher City (Illinois):
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/local/x488689033/Fire-ruins-family-home

2014-02-13 - Vacant gas station destroyed by fire near Eldon (Missouri):
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=1007089
 



2014-02-13 - In separate incidents, 3 men (56, 57 and 61) drop dead outside in Howard County (Maryland), 2 while shoveling snow:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/columbia/ph-howard-schools-closed-snow-021214,0,5411822.story

2014-02-13 - Man found dead in a lake area near a river and canal bridge west of town center in Northampton (Britain):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-26171722
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/crime/man-s-body-found-near-cycle-path-in-northampton-1-5873568

2014-02-13 - Woman drops dead in car at gas station in Fort Collins (Colorado):
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/womens-body-found-in-parking-lot-in-fort-collins
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20140213/NEWS01/302130068/Police-investigate-after-body-found-gas-station-south-Fort-Collins

2014-02-13 - Woman, 23, drops dead in parking lot on Scenic Lake Drive in Ypsilanti Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/02/autopsy_of_woman_found_dead_in.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/02/police_woman_found_dead_outsid.html

Quote: "Autopsy of woman found dead in parking lot reveals 'no signs of assault or trauma'..."

2014-02-13 - Woman, 33, found dead at home at 5:30 AM in coastal Adelaide (Australia):
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/police-rule-womans-body-discovered-at-huntfield-heights-in-adelaides-south-not-suspicious/story-fni6uo1m-1226825842184

2014-02-13 - College student found dead in dorm at campus in North Yorkshire (Britain):
http://www.nouse.co.uk/2014/02/13/studentfounddeadoncampus/
http://news-ury.blogspot.com/2014/02/york-uni-student-found-dead-on-campus.html

2014-02-13 - Body found just off a path in the Chester Creek area in coastal Anchorage (Alaska):
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/dog-walker-finds-body-in-anchorage/article_9d417ade-95b6-11e3-b080-001a4bcf6878.html

Quote: "The newspaper says the body was the second found in the area in the past two weeks."

2014-02-13 - Body found in retention pond in Houston (Texas)
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9431694

2014-02-13 - Man, 50, drops dead in the wee hours just after release from jail in Victorville (California):
http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/victorville-45006-dead-hours.html
http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20140213/body-found-near-victorville-courthouse

2014-02-13 - Woman, 54, found dead in garbage room at hotel in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://missionlocal.org/2014/02/body-found-in-a-garbage-chute-at-a-valencia-motel/
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Body-found-in-SF-garbage-chute-5231536.php
http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/police-investigating-dead-body-in-garbage-chute-of-mission-district-motel/Content?oid=2704634

2014-02-13 - College student falls from apartment building and dies, in Newport area of Jersey City (New Jersey), possible toppler:
http://thestute.com/2014/02/14/graduate-student-found-dead-in-jersey-city/

2014-02-13 - Woman, 62, found dead in Danielson Provincial Park, north of Lake Diefenbaker (Canada):
http://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/body-of-missing-bladworth-woman-found-1.1687177

2014-02-13 - Man, 30, found dead in field 2 day before his wedding, in coastal Selangor (Malaysia):
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/02/14/Man-found-dead-two-days-before-wedding/

2014-02-13 - Tourist, 45, drops dead in hotel room in coastal Anjuna (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/British-tourist-found-dead-in-Anjuna/articleshow/30360392.cms

Note: A tourist recently dropped dead near a market in Anjuna too, as mentioned in the 2014-01-30 update...

2014-02-13 - Woman, 55, found dead outside her home in Batesville (Arkansas):
http://www.kait8.com/story/24716082/police-searching-for-missing-batesville-woman
 



2014-02-13 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing at airport in Selangor (Malaysia), chemicals detected in cargo:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140213-42669-MYS

Quote: "It is believed that the Indian budget airline IndiGo flight from Singapore to Madras made the landing at about 8am after detecting chemical substances in the cargo bay."

Quote: "The department's Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) team was sent in to inspect the cargo bay but did not find any dangerous chemicals as at 12:20pm."

2014-02-13 - Small plane takes off then crashes, at Galion Municipal Airport (Ohio), engine failure:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140214-42682-USA
http://www.wmfd.com/local-news/single.asp?story=58376

2014-02-13 - Small plane crashes in field and creek in Boulder (Colorado), 1 killed:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25133332/pilot-killed-crash-experimental-plane-boulder
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/02/14/pilot-dies-in-crash-of-small-plane/

2014-02-13 - Semi and five cars crash on I-70 in Aurora (Colorado), car hits pole and ignites brush fire, injuries reported:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25136142/car-semi-crash-possible-brush-fire-ties-up
http://www.roonte.com/www/5-carsemi-crash-brush-fire-closes-i70-near-dia-exit-in-aurora

2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer overturns on the Beltway near Washington DC:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Overturn-Truck-Shuts-Down-Portion-of-Inner-Loop-245361781.html

2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer crashes off overpass just before midnight in Vernon (Connecticut), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.roonte.com/www/tractortrailer-crashes-off-conn-highway-overpass
http://www.boston.com/cars/news-and-reviews/2014/02/14/tractor-trailer-crashes-off-conn-highway-overpass/z2kBOv9qIsHO8pPoTjiPLM/story.html

2014-02-13 - Tanker truck overturns on bridge near Bloomsdale (Missouri), tank and tractor burst into flame, 1 killed:
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2051867.html
http://www.kmov.com/news/just-posted/Semi-truck-fire-prompts-I-55-in-St-Genevieve-County-shutdown-for-hours-245501941.html
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/02/14/deadly-and-life-threatening-overnight-accidents/

Quote: "The vehicle overturned and separated, with the trailer going down a ravine into a creek bed, where it caught fire, while the truck flipped onto the roadway and caught fire, Wheetley said."

2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-44 in Fenton (Missouri):
http://www.kmov.com/news/slideshows/Photos-Tractor-trailer-overturns-in-Fenton-245329911.html

2014-02-13 - SUV veers over centerline, hits car head-on, in McCracken County (Kentucky), 2 injured:
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/24716293/2-injured-after-head-on-crash-in-mccracken-county

2014-02-13 - Two pickups collide head-on, near Lake Waikaremoana (New Zealand), 2 injured:
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/head-collision-near-lake-waikaremoana/5/181465
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/64342-utes-crash-on-old-highway.html

2014-02-13 - Car veers over centerline, hits pickup head-on, near Bridge of the Gods (Washington), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Fatal-car-crash-closes-Highway-14-245457841.html

2014-02-13 - Car veers over centerline, hits pickup head-on, in Diggers Rest (Australia), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/man-killed-in-headon-crash-at-diggers-rest/story-fni0fee2-1226826646655

Quote: "His death takes the state’s road toll to 34, compared to 27 at the same time last year."

Note: That's about a 25 percent increase in fatalities year-over-year, so far...

2014-02-13 - Car and pickup truck collide head-on just after 5:20 AM in Stoney Creek (Canada), 3 injured:
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4365106-head-on-crash-closes-centennial-parkway/

2014-02-13 - Two cars collide head-on, near Te Whaiti in the Bay of Plenty (New Zealand), 4 injured:
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/291560/serious-crash-bop

2014-02-13 - Car slams into building in coastal Miami (Florida), 2 injured:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/02/13/car-crashes-into-building/

2014-02-13 - Car crashes into home in Abilene (Texas), 3 injured:
http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/story/d/story/car-hits-home-in-north-abilene-three-sent-to-hospi/33540/zV9D_6jb90evcePjErfa1Q

2014-02-13 - Two vehicles collide head-on, near Florence (Arizona), 2 injured:
http://www.trivalleycentral.com/florence_reminder_blade_tribune/news/head-on-crash-hospitalizes-two/article_5fbd5a92-9427-11e3-af1e-001a4bcf887a.html
 



2014-02-13 - Teen skydiver, 16, has parachute malfunction, loses consciousness, falls 3500 feet, lives, in Chickasha (Texas):
http://kfor.com/2014/02/13/teen-jumps-from-a-plane-loses-consciousness-and-lives-to-talk-about-it/

2014-02-13 - Mariner, 47, strokes out on tanker ship near San Juan (Puerto Rico), medevac'd off:
http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2090910/-Video-Available-Coast-Guard-crews-rescue-crewman-from-tanker-vessel-north-of-San-Juan-Harbor

2014-02-13 - Scientists make headway into developing nuclear fusion:
http://rt.com/usa/fusion-energy-power-ignition-806/
http://5continentnews.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-us-scientists-make-crucial-step-to-limitless-power/

Quote: "'In 30 years, we’ll have electricity on the grid produced by fusion energy – absolutely,' Prager said. 'I think the open questions now are how complicated a system will it be, how expensive it will be, how economically attractive it will be.'"

Note: Another open question is how many people will even be alive in 30 years, or 10 years, or 5 years. Best put this research on overdrive!
 

5 comments:

  1. Of course they'll still have to figure out what to do with the massive amount of nuclear waste we have NOW, that'll be around for, oh, hundreds of thousands of years . . . .

    Tom

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    1. Ahhh, there's nothing like a fresh cup of BUZZKILL to start the weekend! Heh, just kidding, and who am I to talk anyway?!

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  2. Jonny, you are DA MAN! This is one of the best blogs out there - illustrating for all to see, exactly what's comin' down the pike. I saw today on Yahoo news a tiny blurb about John Kerry meeting with his counterpart in China, wait for it, to discuss cooperating on steps to remedy climate change!!!! That was the funniest thing I read this morning - spewed coffee all over the monitor and practically choked to death laughin' so hard. My wife had to come in to see if I was all right - I just pointed to the article (she didn't get it). The two biggest polluters on the planet are going to cooperate to deal with climate change - yeah, right, while they keep building coal-fired power plants, nuclear plants and keep gobbling up all the resources, never mind the population explosion, and rampant capitalism, and the fact that it's about 50 to 100 years too late!! - it was just freakin' priceless! Best joke I ever heard. Ah well, back to reality.

    Tom

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  3. Check this out: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-26185361

    Fire in a peat bog on the coast.
    "Residents say were surprised by the fire given the recent wet weather."

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    1. Thanks, and yep, that's not normal! 'Wet weather' seems like a mild term for the storms and waves that have been hammering Britain too.

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