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: Fires And Explosions
2014-02-18 - Underground electrical fires erupt in multiple areas in coastal New York City (New York):
http://www.westsiderag.com/2014/02/18/flames-shoot-out-of-manhole-on-66th
Quote: "FDNY tells us this is happening all over the city today. And it resulted in some dramatic flames and black smoke at a manhole on 66th street between Amsterdam and West End Avenue."
2014-02-18 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://wgntv.com/2014/02/19/underground-fire-causes-street-closures/http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/02/level-i-hazmat-for-underground-com-ed.html
http://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/1yaimp/something_going_down_at_madison_franklin/
https://www.facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies/posts/10152020504978108
Quote: "LEVEL I HAZMAT/UNDERGROUND VAULT FIRE MADISON ST AND FRANKLIN ST CHICAGO, IL"
2014-02-18 - Underground electrical fire erupts outside Honda dealership in Ardmore (Pennsylvania):
http://mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2014/02/18/main_line_times/news/doc5303af445eb58428186346.txthttp://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2014/02/19/main_line_times/news/doc5303af445eb58428186346.txt
Quote: "Lancaster Avenue was closed between Church and Argyle roads in Ardmore for over two hours Tuesday due to an underground transformer fire outside Martin Main Line Honda."
Quote: "A similar incident occurred Saturday when Route 30 was closed for nearly four hours."
2014-02-18 - Transformer bursts into flame at substation in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/02/18/transformer-on-fire-at-comed-station-in-rockford/
2014-02-18 - Transformer starts sparking, ignites grass fire, in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Grass-fire-in-west-Tulsa-is-out/Rz1vuQs15E6k7LInqW-8DQ.cspxhttp://www.krmg.com/feed/news/local/transformer-spark-causes-grass-fire-near-23rd-and/fYFHq/
2014-02-18 - Electrical substation damaged by explosion and fire in Greenville (Tennessee):
http://www.greenevillesun.com/Local_News/article/GLPS-Substation-Catches-Fire-After-Internal-Explosion-No-One-Injured-10000-Lose-Power-For-About-15-Minutes-id-327714
Quote: "One of three main transformers at the substation exploded just before 5 p.m."
2014-02-18 - Transformer explodes at substation in coastal Antalya (Turkey), 2 injured:
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/transformer-explosion-in-antalya2-injured/293451/
Note: Not looking too good for electrical infrastructure on this planet...
2014-02-18 - Home explodes and burns in Mahanoy City (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/02/18/explosion-fire-damage-mahanoy-city-home/
2014-02-18 - Home damaged by explosion in Cartersville (Georgia):
http://cartersville.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/cartersville-couple-ok-after-house-explosion
2014-02-18 - Explosion rocks Sviato-Pokrovska Mine in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, 4 killed, 13 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140218-42740-UKR
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/02/18/Explosion-rocks-Ukraine-mine-four-dead-13-injured/UPI-41741392727828/
Quote: "Eleven of the 13 injured miners were showing signs of poisoning by mine gas..."
2014-02-18 - Landfill fire burning since October worrying people near Katepwa Lake (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1157534/smouldering-landfill-fire-worries-katepwa-residents/
http://www.firefightingincanada.com/content/view/18048/213/
Quote: "Earlier this month, the Ministry of Environment conducted air quality monitoring for one week. 'The results were well within Canadian ambient air quality standards. In fact, on a 24 hour basis, 100 percent of the tests taken were in compliance,' said Ash Olesen with the ministry. However, Bobbee is not entirely convinced: 'It’s a particulate testing and it’s based over 24 hours so if you have two hours that’s not that great and it’s averaged over 24 it’s going to look like it’s pretty good.'"
Note: Not only that, but particulate testing won't pick up GASES, like hydrogen sulfide and methane, so you could stand there choking to death from hydrogen sulfide and particulate testing would tell you everything is just hunky-dory...
2014-02-18 - Inferno destrosy 18 warehouses in coastal Sharjah (UAE), at least 1 killed:
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/4df2adcd-28e6-428a-a5c9-4dc6e817f04f.aspx
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/crime/2014/February/crime_February51.xml§ion=crime
http://dubai92.com/body-found-after-sharjah-blaze/
2014-02-18 - Passenger plane hit by series of fire en route to coastal Abu Dhabi (UAE), over the Indian Ocean:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/20/passengers-terrified-fires-lit-etihad-airways-flight-australia
http://www.perthnow.com.au/travel/travel-news/claims-a-series-of-fires-were-lit-onboard-etihad-flight-from-melbourne/story-fnjjv9zm-1226831400670
Quote: "The arsonist first struck about 3 to 4 hours into flight, [when] we were over the sea. Most passengers were asleep and fairly unaware. It was extinguished and there was an announcement reminding us all smoking was strictly prohibited. [Airline staff] assumed that’s what caused it..."
Note: So this invisible unidentified unseen 'arsonist' set multiple fires on a passenger plane? Hah, yeah, somehow that doesn't sound too believable. They better convict someone (not merely arrest someone) because if there WAS an arsonist, it's not like he could hop in a car and flee the scene. Also, if someone enters a bathroom then exits it and smoke fills the cabin, people nearby would know who did it, and yet it seems nobody saw anyone who could be responsible. These fires broke out in bathrooms. Both methane and hydrogen sulfide are produced in sewers and sewage facilities and both are highly flammable...
2014-02-18 - Boat and three custom cars destroyed by fire in Abbottstown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.eveningsun.com/local/ci_25174368/custom-cars-boat-destroyed-abbottstown-fire
http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_75eeffeb-d860-513a-8714-4d293dc5be43.html
2014-02-18 - Power boat, bass boat, sailboat, ATV and garage destroyed by fire at home near coastal Bradenton (Florida):
http://www.bradenton.com/2014/02/19/5001449/manatee-couples-shed-of-dreams.html
Quote: "The shed also contained three kayaks, power boat, bass boat, sailboat, ATV, a freezer filled with meat and every tool known to mankind..."
Quote: "Losek said the cause was still under investigation, but Stephens said officials have a hunch the fire was caused by faulty wiring on the power boat."
Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. This place is right on the coast of Florida, downwind of the Gulf of Mexico. 'Electrical fires' like this have been occurring all over: transformers exploding and burning, vehicles spontaneously igniting, underground electrical infrastructure exploding and/or burning, power poles igniting, Boeing Dreamliner fire problems, the pace car that ignited at the race in Daytona Beach (also Florida), and on and on. Parking vehicles near each other just magnifies the risk that they ALL burn when ANY of them spontaneously ignite, like the six city garbage trucks that just went up in flames at 12:18 AM on Hillcreek Drive in Oberlin (Ohio), as mentioned in the 2014-02-16 update...
2014-02-18 - Tourist boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, near Ti Top Island in Halong Bay (Vietnam):
http://talkvietnam.com/2014/02/tourist-boat-fire-on-halong-bay/
http://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2014/02/tourist-boat-fire-on-halong-bay/
http://dtinews.vn/en/news/017004/33438/tourist-boat-fire-on-halong-bay.html
http://www.vietnamcolors.net/2014/02/tourist-boat-fire-on-halong-bay/
http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/pages/20140218-8-rescued-in-boat-fire-on-ha-long-bay.aspx
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/95883/cruise-ship-on-fire-in-ha-long-bay.html
http://news.silobreaker.com/cruise-ship-on-fire-in-ha-long-bay-5_2267745473550876759
Note: 'If you enjoyed your tour, please tip your crew!'
2014-02-18 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Harlingen (Texas), near the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1009088
2014-02-18 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Queen Street in Tideswell (Britain):
http://www.belpernews.co.uk/news/local/crew-puts-out-bus-fire-1-6446315
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/grassroots/crew-puts-out-bus-fire-1-6446315
http://www.bakewelltoday.co.uk/news/local/crew-puts-out-bus-fire-1-6446315
http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/local/crew-puts-out-bus-fire-1-6446315
http://news.silobreaker.com/crew-puts-put-bus-fire-5_2267743446326313072
2014-02-18 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Bury Road in Bolton (Britain):
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/news_in_brief/11018085.Bus_engine_catches_fire/
2014-02-18 - Passenger bus bursts into flame in Soma (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/soma-was-extinguish-fire-burning-bus/292796/
Quote: "For some reason as yet unknown in 18.00 parked 45 OR 90. smoke coming from the inside of a bus platter of citizens who reported immediately to the fire department. In a short time fire-fighting Soma gone to the scene by firefighters put out the fire. If starting an investigation into the incident has become unusable bus."
Note: Their English translation is a little lacking ('bus platter of citizens'), but you can still get the gist usually. In this case a bus caught fire, they don't know why, and they put it out. This town is near the Aegean Sea...
2014-02-18 - Semi tractor and three milk trucks destroyed by fire at 6:40 AM while parked at business in Spencer Township (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2014/02/18/half-dozen-departments-battle-fire-at-county-line-farms/
Quote: "There were three milk trucks and a semi inside at the time of the fire, all of which were destroyed. It is unclear what may have caused the fire."
2014-02-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame then crashes, on Route 680 near Grundy (Virginia), driver killed:
http://www.bdtonline.com/breakingnews/x2039927930/One-dead-after-tractor-trailer-catches-fire-crashes-over-an-embankment
http://www.tricities.com/news/local/article_0a7f61c0-98db-11e3-87d7-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.bdtonline.com/local/x2039927857/One-dead-following-accident-near-Southwest-Virginia-high-school
Quote: "A witness observed the vehicle’s brakes smoking heavily. As the vehicle rounded a curve at the bottom of the hill, it struck a utility pole, a road sign, a railroad bridge and then began to overturn, Burkes said. The vehicle went down an embankment and came to rest upside down in Dismal Creek. Mills was partially ejected and died at the scene..."
Quote: "Further investigation by the trooper and the Virginia State Police Motor Carrier Safety Team determined that the tractor-trailer had caught fire underneath moments before the crash..."
Note: His brakes ignited, then he probably lost braking capability then crashed and died. From the full hypothesis: "Massive vehicles such as big RVs, buses, tanker trucks, tractor trailers, dump trucks, and car-haulers will be destroyed by fire in escalating numbers after tires or brakes ignite." Okay, the fire didn't directly destroy the truck (this time), but indirectly it did, and killed the driver too. Lots of massive vehicles are losing their brakes and crashing now and it's gonna get worse...
2014-02-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-24 in Lyon County (Kentucky):
http://www.wkdzradio.com/I-24-Tractor-Trailer-Fire/18412829
2014-02-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-86 in Big Flats (New York):
http://www.mytwintiers.com/story/d/story/tractor-trailer-fire-causes-highway-traffic/12688/EmIb5ItL702hbKg5Us0jtg
2014-02-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:30 AM on I-10 near Jennings (Louisiana):
http://www.katc.com/news/i-10-east-vehicle-fire-near-jennings/
http://kpel965.com/state-police-working-vehicle-fire-on-i-10/
Quote: "State Troopers say the vehicle fire involves a semi-truck, and happened around 5:30 a.m."
2014-02-18 - Garbage truck bursts into flame in Flagstaff (Arizona):
http://flagscanner.com/fsfire-garbage-truck-fire-flagstaff/
2014-02-18 - RV bursts into flame on Pinfold Lane in Ruskington (Britain):
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-tackle-caravan-blaze-1-5885526
http://lincolnshirelocalnews.co.uk/2014/02/18/fire-crews-tackle-caravan-blaze/
2014-02-18 - RV bursts into flame on Lincomb Lane in Stourport-on-Severn (Britain), near the River Severn:
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/worcester/11017378.Caravan_fire_in_Stourport/
2014-02-18 - Camper-van bursts into flame at 12:20 AM in Wilmington (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11017342.Camper_van_destroyed_after_accidental_fire_in_Wilmington/
2014-02-18 - Van bursts into flame on the M4 in coastal Newport (Britain):
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/11017482.Van_fire_closes_Newport_M4_lane/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/van-fire-closes-newport-m4-lane
http://news.silobreaker.com/van-fire-closes-newport-m4-lane-5_2267743419482767568
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/van-fire-closes-newport-m4-lane
2014-02-18 - Van bursts into flame on busy road in Delhi (India):
http://inagist.com/all/435776491624738817/
http://twitter.com/heyyparth/status/435776491624738817/photo/1
http://savedelete.com/2014/02/19/fire-in-a-van-in-new-delhi/122772
2014-02-18 - SUV bursts into flame on Flat Top Lake Road in Ghent (West Virginia):
http://www.wvnstv.com/story/24759426/car-catches-fire-in-raleigh-county
Note: This road winds all around the shore of Flat Top Lake...
2014-02-18 - Pickup truck bursts into flame, ignites grass fire, on I-20 near Forney (Texas):
http://inforney.com/local-news/item/1603-forney-fire-department-extinguishes-truck-fire-grass-fire-along-ih-20
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked at apartments in Valdosta (Georgia):
http://debug.cnhi.zope.net/valdostadailytimes/local/x2039927689/Fire-engulfs-vehicle
http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/x2039927689/Fire-engulfs-vehicle
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Noblesville (Indiana):
http://currentnoblesville.com/noblesville-fire-contained-to-car-home-safe
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on I-395 in Washington DC:
http://www.popville.com/2014/02/car-fire-on-395-at-exit-4/
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in West Rockhill Township (Pennsylvania):
http://sellersvillefd.com/home/2014/2/17/working-car-fire.html
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Gemlik (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/car-fire-in-gemlik/292732/
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on road near coastal Kirkcaldy (Scotland):
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/car-catches-fire-in-dramatic-blaze-near-kirkcaldy-1.228628
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on Church Street in Sandbach (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-sandbach_18-02-2014_9-48-57
2014-02-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame on street in Nelson (Canada):
http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/246002341.html
http://thenelsondaily.com/news/nelson-fire-department-called-vehicle-fire-monday-28392
Note: Nelson is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Kootenay River...
2014-02-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame on US 40 near Daretown (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2014/02/upper_pittsgrove_vehicle_fire_tops_latest_salem_county_firelog.html
2014-02-18 - Boat, six vehicles, trailer and large home destroyed by huge fire in Cobb County (Georgia):
http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/24598397/article-Community-rallies-behind-Cobb-family-devastated-by-home-blaze
Quote: "The blaze ripped through to the family’s 4,500-square-foot home destroying everything in its way, including six automobiles, a boat and a trailer."
2014-02-18 - Barn destroyed by fire before 1:30 AM near Preebles (Ohio), 16 horses and a pony killed:
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/adams-county/barn
http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news/eastern-counties/16-horses-1-pony-killed-in-adams-county-barn-fire/24550678
Quote: "When Fire Chief Mike Estep arrived, he noted it was the biggest fire he'd responded to in 30 years."
2014-02-18 - Barn destroyed by fire in Oxford Township (Michigan):
http://www.clarkstonnews.com/Articles-News-i-2014-02-19-254092.113121-sub-Fire-destroys-barn-on-N-Coats-Rd-causes-estimated-260K-in-damage.html
Quote: "A smoldering pile of debris and hay was all that remained following a fire Monday afternoon that claimed a 2,400-square-foot barn at 887 N. Coats Rd., between Seymour Lake and Granger roads, in Oxford Township."
2014-02-18 - Barn destroyed by fire near Dyersville (Iowa), 2 sheep killed:
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_160cd718-98ed-11e3-a54d-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.kwwl.com/story/24758226/2-sheep-killed-in-barn-fire-in-northeast-iowa
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/sheep-killed-in-barn-fire-in-dyersville/article_e23cbfd8-98fc-11e3-b483-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.woi-tv.com/story/24758226/2-sheep-killed-in-barn-fire-in-northeast-iowa
2014-02-18 - Barn damaged by fire near Dublin (Virginia):
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/24545060
2014-02-18 - Silo full of sawdust bursts into flame, fire gets huge, at wood business in Louisa County (Virginia):
http://www.wric.com/story/24757538/crews-battle-fire-inside-louisa-silo
http://www.nbc12.com/story/24757029/multiple-crews-called-to-massive-structure-fire-in-louisa
2014-02-18 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Fairbanks (Alaska):
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/garbage-truck-fire-causes-a-stink-at-transfer-station/article_bcabe8ce-9943-11e3-a9a2-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-18 - Porch bursts into flame after 1:30 AM at seafood restaurant on coastal John's Island (South Carolina):
http://www.live5news.com/story/24748674/crews-responding-to-fire-at-gilligans-restaurant
http://charleston.gotnewswire.com/news/destroyed-back-porch-at-gilligans-have-owners-thankful
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140218/PC16/140219405/1006/crews-extinguish-fire-at-gilligans-restaurant-on-johns-island
2014-02-18 - Restaurant destroyed by fire at 2 AM, furniture store damaged, in Seminole Heights area of coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/domanis-restaurant-and-furniture-store-destroyed-in-seminole-heights-fire
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/crews-attack-fire-at-domani-bistro-lounge-in-seminole-heights
2014-02-18 - Flash fire erupts during work at Drakes Creek Marina in Hendersonville (Tennessee), 2 injured:
http://www.wtoc.com/story/24756495/two-burned-in-flash-fire-at-drakes-creek-marina
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24756495/two-burned-in-flash-fire-at-drakes-creek-marina
2014-02-18 - Pool house bursts into flame at hotel in Perry (Georgia):
http://www.macon.com/2014/02/19/2946105/perry-hotel-fire-cause-to-be-determined.html
2014-02-18 - House damaged by basement fire in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2014/02/18/fire-breaks-out-in-basement-of-providence-home/
2014-02-18 - Home damaged by blaze in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia), 1 injured:
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/18/one-person-transported-after-fire-at-portsmouth-home/
2014-02-18 - House destroyed by massive fire in the Box Canyon area of Simi Valley (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/18/firefighters-battle-massive-house-fire-in-simi-valley/
2014-02-18 - Multi-family home destroyed by huge 5-alarm fire in Weehawken (New Jersey):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fire-Weehawken-Union-City-New-Jersey-Hudson-County-245981571.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alarm-fire-breaks-3-story-house-new-jersey-article-1.1618192
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/5-alarm_fire_in_weehawken_now_under_control_north_hudson_fire_chief.html
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/union_city_blaze_in_row_of_atatched_homes_goes_to_4th_alarm.html
Note: Weehawken is located on the banks of the Hudson River...
2014-02-18 - Apartment building devastated by blaze in coastal Vallejo (California), second fire in two months:
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_25168089/two-alarm-fire-at-vallejo-apartment-complex-affects
Quote: "The fire was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. at the Marina Heights Apartments on the 100 block of Carolina Street. Vallejo Fire Battalion Chief Cliff Campbell said this was the second fire at the complex in a matter of months."
2014-02-18 - Vacant house burns in South Bend (Indiana), near the St. Joseph River:
http://www.abc57.com/news/local/Abandoned-home-catches-fire-245873271.html
2014-02-18 - Vacant home burns just before 2 AM in Croton-on-Hudson (New York), near the Hudson River:
http://westchester.news12.com/news/fire-damages-vacant-home-on-grand-street-in-croton-1.7117129
2014-02-18 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24752091/fire-spark-in-vacant-house-tuesday-morning
2014-02-18 - Vacant building damaged by basement fire at 3:55 AM in Binghamton (New York):
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Vacant-apartment-basement-catches-fire-245949091.html
2014-02-18 - Vacant building destroyed by huge blaze just before midnight on East River Street in Anderson (South Carolina):
http://www.wspa.com/story/24748313/anderson-firefighters-battle-huge-blaze-on-river-street
2014-02-18 - Vacant business burns at 4:40 AM on Deep Creek Boulevard in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/18/crews-put-out-fire-in-vacant-business-in-portsmouth/
2014-02-18 - Five vacant homes and apartment building go up in flames at 12:45 AM in Lake Wales (Florida):
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24752091/fire-spark-in-vacant-house-tuesday-morning
2014-02-18 - Three more dolphins wash ashore dead in coastal Chennai (India), six in the last two months:
http://m.newindianexpress.com/chennai/266786
2014-02-18 - Two US security contractors, men, both 44, found dead in cabin on cargo ship 'Maersk Alabama' in the Seychelles:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/02/19/americans-dead-captain-phillips-ship/5615165/
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24765680/2-us-security-officers-found-dead-in-seychelles
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/02/two-us-guards-found-dead-maersk-alabama
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/19/two-found-dead-on-captain-phillips-ship-maersk-alabama/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/19/2-american-contractors-found-dead-aboard-ship-featured-in-movie-captain-philips/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2563213/Two-former-Navy-SEALs-hired-guards-dead-aboard-Captain-Philips-ship-near-Madagascar.html
Quote: "The two men's bodies were found on Tuesday in their cabin on the ship where it was berthed in Port Victoria in the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles."
Quote: "The men worked for Virginia-based Trident Group and had boarded the ship Jan. 29. Their deaths were 'not related to vessel operations or their duties as security personnel,' Maersk Line spokeswoman Meredith Siviter said in a statement."
Note: This is by no means the first time multiple people have been found mysteriously dead on a boat and it won't be the last...
2014-02-18 - Two people found dead on migrant boat near the island of Lampedusa (Italy):
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/02/18/Two-bodies-found-aboard-migrant-boat-rescued-near-Sicilian-island/UPI-62371392731055/
2014-02-18 - Couple, 50 and 60, found dead in home in Napavine (Washington):
http://mynorthwest.com/174/2460709/Man-woman-found-dead-in-Napavine-Wash-home
http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/washington/man-woman-found-dead-in-napavine-wash-home/ndSmS/
Quote: "The sheriff's officer says there was no sign of forced entry and 'no obvious signs of lethal injury.'"
2014-02-18 - Man found dead at beach in coastal Fleetwood (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-02-18/man-found-dead-on-fleetwood-beach/
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/local/body-found-on-the-beach-1-6445661
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/body-smartly-dressed-man-found-washed-3158075
2014-02-18 - Body found in the River Ouzel in Leighton Buzzard (Britain), may be missing man:
http://www.heart.co.uk/bedford/news/local/breaking-news-body-found-in-leighton-buzzard/
http://www.mix96.co.uk/news/local/1209417/body-found-in-leighton-buzzard-could-be-missing-man/
2014-02-18 - Man found dead near Lake Ivanhoe in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/body-found-near-lake-ivanhoe-in-orlando-police-say/-/1637132/24546400/-/8hcg9kz/-/index.html
http://www.wesh.com/Police-investigating-body-found-in-Lake-Ivanhoe/24547918
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750az52bw/Body-found-near-Lake-Ivanhoe-in-Orlando-police.htm
2014-02-18 - Man found dead on the shoreline in coastal College Point (New York):
http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2014/8/collegepointbody_web_2014_02_21.html
2014-02-18 - Missing man, 33, found dead in Meadow Lakes (Alaska):
http://www.frontiersman.com/medical-examiner-body-ided-as-missing-palmer-man/article_ddd81d5c-991a-11e3-badb-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-02-18 - Woman, 70, found dead in canal in the village of Kildwick, North Yorkshire (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11018081.Woman_s_body_found_in_canal_at_Kildwick/
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/body-found-north-yorkshire-canal-6725278
2014-02-18 - Popular pastor drops dead at woman's home in Nairobi (Kenya):
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/thecounties/article/2000104993/pastor-found-dead-in-a-woman-s-house
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Pastor-found-dead-in-womans-house/-/1056/2212206/-/3bk63nz/-/index.html
2014-02-18 - Man, 61, found dead in hotel room in South Jakarta (Indonesia):
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta/foreign-national-found-dead-in-south-jakarta-hotel-room/
2014-02-18 - Man found dead in Bell Street in Reigate (Britain), near Priory Pond:
http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/Man-dead-Reigate/story-20652084-detail/story.html
2014-02-18 - Woman found dead outside her home, and man, 71, found dead along ditch, in Kathmandu (Nepal):
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Two+bodies+recovered+++&NewsID=406384
2014-02-18 - Man, 34, goes missing while swimming, washes ashore dead on the island of Trinidad:
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Grooms-body-found-246011691.html
2014-02-18 - Woman, 30, found dead in her home in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2014/02/18/woman-30-found-dead-inside-her-brooklyn-home/
2014-02-18 - Passenger plane experiences severe turbulence near the island of Hokkaido (Japan), 11 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140218-42738-JPN
Note: And the day prior, a passenger plane experienced severe turbulence, with several people injured, near Billings (Montana), as mentioned in the 2014-02-16 update. As the atmospheric composition changes, it appears that 'unexpected severe turbulence' may very well be one consequence, which only makes sense...
2014-02-18 - Small plane crashes in Breckenridge (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.oaoa.com/news/article_17e3fa2a-998e-11e3-ac43-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.breckenridgeamerican.com/ci_25179977/midland-man-dies-plane-crash
http://www.ktxs.com/news/midland-man-38-killed-in-breckenridge-plane-crash/-/14769632/24565072/-/imoogq/-/index.html
2014-02-18 - Small plane crashes while landing at airport in Moorabbin suburb of coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/two-escape-injury-in-moorabbin-light-plane-crashlanding/story-fngnvmhm-1226830446939
2014-02-18 - Freight train derails in Tontogany (Ohio):
http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=1008817
2014-02-18 - School bus veers off road and crashes into ditch in Fernbank (Australia), near the coast, 20 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140219-42741-AUS
Quote: "The incident took place in Fernbank, a town along the nation's southern coast about 160 miles east of Melbourne."
2014-02-18 - Tractor trailer hauling bacon veers off road into ditch and overturns, on I-70 in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://fox4kc.com/2014/02/18/semi-loses-load-of-bacon-on-i-70/
http://www.veooz.com/news/GtIfWM.html
2014-02-18 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-57 in Mississippi County (Missouri), 1 injured:
http://www.wafb.com/story/24751753/1-lane-of-i-57-closed-due-to-semi-truck-crash
2014-02-18 - Tractor trailer hauling paper overturns near Paper Mill Road in Wyomissing (Pennsylvania):
http://readingeagle.com/news/article/overturned-tractor-trailer-near-berkshire-mall
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/tractor-trailer-rolls-onto-side-near-berkshire-mall/-/121418/24539602/-/tpouogz/-/index.html
2014-02-18 - Cattle truck overturns on the B1010 in Althorne (Britain), near Burnham:
http://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/11017638.Overturned_cattle_lorry_shuts_Burnham_road/
http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/maldon/11017638.Overturned_cattle_lorry_shuts_Burnham_road/
http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/north_essex_news/11017638.Overturned_cattle_lorry_shuts_Burnham_road/
2014-02-18 - Van veers over centerline, hits pickup head-on, in the Town of Adams (Wisconsin), 3 injured:
http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/three-hurt-in-head-on-collision-in-green-county/article_b0e9f34b-cab3-5f52-ba97-40095cc88dfe.html
2014-02-18 - SUV and truck collide head-on, SUV bursts into flame, in Rajasthan (India), 4 killed:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/suv-catches-fire-after-headon-collision-with-truck-four-die/452862-3-239.html
2014-02-18 - SUV veers over centerline at 6:30 AM, hits school bus head-on, in Lake Stevens (Washington), 2 injured:
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140218/NEWS01/140219090/Lake-Stevens-school-bus-SUV-in-head-on-crash-2-injured-
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140218/NEWS01/140219090/1172/School-bus-SUV-collide
2014-02-18 - Pickup truck veers over centerline, hits pickup head-on, in Watertown (New York), 6 injured:
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/6-Injured----2-Critically----Following-Head-On-Crash-245945681.html
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140218/NEWS07/702189862
https://www.nyspnews.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=36121
2014-02-18 - Car veers over centerline, hits patrol car head-on, in Richland (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/state_police_still_investigating_head-on_crash_between_investigator_and_oswego_c.html
2014-02-18 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, on US 95 near Potlatch (Idaho), 2 injured:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/feb/18/head-collision-near-potlatch-sends-2-hospital/
2014-02-18 - Car veers off road at 4:15 AM, hits pole, bursts into flame, near Baton Rouge (Louisiana), 1 killed:
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/louisiana-news/baton-rouge-news/item/612657-one-dead-after-car-hits-pole-and-catches-fire
http://www.wafb.com/story/24749739/one-dead-after-car-hits-pole-and-catches-fire
http://theadvocate.com/news/police/8408578-123/story.html
2014-02-18 - Car overturns, bursts into flame, on Nevada 160 in Pahrump Valley (Nevada), 1 critically injured:
http://pvtimes.com/news/one-critical-weekend-rollover-car-fire.html
2014-02-18 - In separate events, 'killer bees' attack and injure 2 people in home, and injure 5 people and kill horse(s) in parade, in coastal Costa Rica:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20140219-42742-CRI
http://insidecostarica.com/2014/02/18/expats-forced-home-killer-bee-attack/
Quote: "Two U.S. citizens were forced from their home in Desamparaditos de Puriscal yesterday when a swarm of Africanized honeybees, known colloquially as 'killer bees,' filled their home. Firefighters who attended the scene found the home completely overrun with the aggressive bees. Water and special foam were used to control the insects. During a separate incident on Sunday, a swarm of Africanized bees attacked a horse parade known as a 'tope' in Ciudad Colon. The Red Cross attended at least five people who were injured in the attack. Horses fell to the ground after suffering large numbers of stings and required treatment. At least one horse died from its injuries, and there are reports that at least four horses in total may have died from their injuries."
2014-02-18 - Pit bulls terrorizing neighborhood in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/orange-county/residents-pit-bulls-terrorizing-orlando-community/24546656
2014-02-18 - Sinkhole opens in yard, swallows woman and dog, both rescued, in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.ktvz.com/news/Portland-woman-dog-rescued-from-sinkhole/-/413192/24552650/-/nb61dwz/-/index.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/02/se_portland_sinkhole_swallows.html
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Firefighters-rescued-woman-from-a-sinkhole-in-SE-Portland-246092911.html
2014-02-18 - Man rampages through supermarket, sets himself on fire, injures 3 cops, in Covington (Georgia):
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/man-sets-himself-on-fire-inside-kroger-in-covingto/ndSgK/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/g-man-lights-fire-supermarket-injures-cops-article-1.1618977
2014-02-18 - Fire officials expect bad fire season in New Mexico:
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/bad-fire-season-expected-in-nm/24549598
http://www.kpho.com/story/24754287/officials-2014-fire-season-underway-in-az-nm
Quote: "We don't want people to panic..."
Hey Jonny:
ReplyDeleteThat article about the underground transformer fire in Ardmore PA is my old home "stomping grounds."
It's a bit disconcerting to see the electrical grid failing before our eyes and that we're basically helpless to prevent it (and before too long, it won't be possible to keep up with replacements).
Tom
Yeah, it's a bit disconcerting. (Hah, nice understatement!)
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