Monday, February 24, 2014

Event Update For 2014-02-23





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
 
2014-02-23 - Landfill hit by major fire in suburb of coastal Melbourne (Australia), toxic smoke hits the city:
http://www.allnewsau.com/term/Landfill%20Residents%20Told
http://www.melnews.com/news/toxic-fire-shuts-residents-in-their-homes
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/residents-in-melbournes-southeast-urged-to-stay-indoors-as-toxic-landfill-fire-spreads-potentially-hazardous-fumes/story-fni0fit3-1226835192700
 
Quote: "Residents in Melbourne’s southeast are being urged to stay indoors as a toxic fire at a landfill site spreads potentially hazardous fumes over the area."
 
Quote: "Authorities are warning residents to take immediate shelter and switch off heating and cooling systems. Father-of-four Dragan Jovic said being bunkered in his Dandenong South residence made him feel like a prisoner in his own home. 'We can’t even enter our own streets. We don’t know what’s going on,' Mr Jovic said. 'The smell is unlike anything. It seems quite hazardous.'"
 
2014-02-23 - Recycling plant erupts in flame at 5 AM in Worksop (Britain), third blaze here in six months:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-26315632
http://www.gainsboroughstandard.co.uk/news/local/worksop-fire-at-recycling-plant-1-6457604
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/worksop-fire-at-recycling-plant
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/worksop-fire-at-recycling-plant
http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local/video-firefighters-get-the-recycling-centre-fire-under-control-1-6457658
http://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/news/local/worksop-fire-chief-assures-public-recycling-centre-fire-will-be-out-as-soon-as-possible-1-6459711
 
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Trash-related facilities such as recycling centers and landfills will burn hard too, as hydrogen sulfide is absorbed into flammable absorbent materials like wood, paper, cardboard, straw, hay, dried brush, generic trash, clothing, cotton, wool."
 



2013-02-23 - Explosion and fire destroys home in Henry County near Salem (Iowa), 2 killed:
http://www.kcci.com/news/officials-identify-2-killed-in-fire/24638678

Quote: "The state Medical Examiner's Office said the Loyds were killed by the blast and subsequent fire."

2014-02-23 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Blackburn (Britain):
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/blackburn/11030632.Underground_cable_fire_tackled_in_Blackburn_by_fire_crews/
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11030632.Underground_cable_fire_tackled_in_Blackburn_by_fire_crews/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/underground-cable-fire-tackled-in-blackburn-by-fire-crews
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/underground-cable-fire-tackled-in-blackburn-by-fire-crews

2014-02-23 - Underground electrical explosion hits Manchester (Massachusetts):
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x1196455199/Manchester-Police-Fire-No-injuries-reported-in-street-explosion

2014-02-23 - Generator bursts into flame at casino in Kinder (Louisiana), near Lake Charles, panic ensues, some injured:
http://www.examiner.com/article/injuries-confirmed-coushatta-casino-resort-fire-evacuation-on-saturday-night

Quote: "What started out as a controlled evacuation quickly turned to panic and chaos at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, LA last night. Lake Charles news stations associated with KALB reported that two electrical generators exploded at the casino. They were running on generator power as one transformer went out earlier that day, according to staff on the scene."

Note: So a transformer went out in this area, so they went to backup generators. Then one of those burst into flame. I've mentioned this before, but once the grid goes down, you won't be able to safely count on generators as backup, because they may explode and/or burn too...

2014-02-23 - Numerous wildfires erupt in northern Arizona, homes and cars destroyed:
http://azdailysun.com/news/winter-wildfires-destroy-homes-cars-over-weekend/article_9a8ed818-9d86-11e3-bb31-0019bb2963f4.html

Quote: "It looked like urban warfare -- like a bomb dropped..."

Note: Good thing it's not fire season. Wait, maybe that's not a good thing...

2014-02-23 - More than 30 brush fires break out in North Carolina:
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20140224/NEWS01/302240028/1001/NEWS

Quote: "Thirty-four brush fires were reported statewide Sunday, burning 110 acres, according to the N.C. Forest Service. That included a 30-acre Jackson County blaze in the Greens Creek community off U.S. 441 south of Sylva."

2014-02-23 - Rash of fires hits Echo Park neighborhood in coastal Los Angeles (California), residents on edge:
http://www.theeastsiderla.com/2014/02/echo-park-fires-have-residents-on-edge/

2014-02-23 - Sailboat bursts into flame while anchored near coastal Miami Beach (Florida), dog killed:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/23/3955310/fire-destroys-sailboat-off-miami.html
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/02/23/sailboat-catches-fire-in-miami-beach/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Dog-Missing-After-Sailboat-Fire-on-Flagler-Monument-Island-246768871.html

2014-02-23 - Fishing boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, near coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-boat-fire-rescue-20140223,0,5528131.story
http://www.wsvn.com/story/24800282/2-boats-catch-fire-in-separate-incidents-dog-
http://www.whdh.com/story/24800282/2-boats-catch-fire-in-separate-incidents-dog-dies
http://www.allvoices.com/news/16599204-boat-sinks-after-catching-fire-at-sea-3-rescued
http://www.roonte.com/www/boat-sinks-after-catching-fire-at-sea-3-rescued
http://www.topix.com/military/coast-guard/2014/02/boat-sinks-after-catching-fire-at-sea-3-rescued
http://www.wopular.com/boat-sinks-after-catching-fire-sea-3-rescued

Quote: "A sunny South Florida morning ended in flames for two boat owners after their vessels caught fire in separate incidents in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, claiming the life of one dog in Miami Beach..."

Note: So two boats went up in flames in 'separate' incidents in coastal southern Florida. Very similar to the three boats that went up in flames in two 'separate' incidents within 3 minutes in Washington DC recently, as mentioned in the 2014-02-11 update...

2014-02-23 - Houseboat bursts into flame in Burnham (Britain):
http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/maldon/11030523.Blitz_spirit_keeps_couple_going_after_houseboat_fire/
http://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/11030523.Blitz_spirit_keeps_couple_going_after_houseboat_fire/

2014-02-23 - Passenger bus bursts into flame between Jerusalem and Ma'aleh Adumim (Israel):
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/287781

Quote: "A bus went up in flames, Sunday afternoon, on the highway between Jerusalem and the eastern suburb of Ma'aleh Adumim."

2014-02-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 in Rockcastle County (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/news/semi-fire-shuts-down-interstate-for-short-time/

2014-02-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5 AM on Highway 97 in Lake Country (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/Central-Okanagan/109588/Tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/246787061.html
http://www.lakecountrycalendar.com/news/246918291.html

2014-02-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Buchanan Highway in Cedartown (Georgia):
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/polkfishwrap/news/local/cedartown-firefighters-called-to-truck-fire/article_5715eef0-9d6d-11e3-845d-0017a43b2370.html

2014-02-23 - Postal truck bursts into flame in Munfordville (Kentucky):
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/munfordville-ky/TBUGF9LGK6PVTB0PQ

Quote: "Why have no residents been notified that their was a mail vehicle fire on sat 2/22? the mail had not yet been delivered so mail was destroyed. Residents have been given no notice, have no idea what to do about missing bills, checks, packages etc. Not even a courtesy letter! When will we hear about it? In 2 weeks in the paper? Never?"

Note: So a mail truck went up in flames and nary a word about it. Suppression of news may be escalating now. Things are getting kinda obvious. They can't stop all the explosions and fires and people and animals sickening and dying, but they CAN take some steps to ensure people don't hear about at least some of the events. Orwell would not be surprised...

2014-02-23 - RV bursts into flame at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building in Santa Rosa (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140223/articles/140229793

2014-02-23 - RV bursts into flame at Walmart in Sikeston (Missouri), 1 injured:
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/24798405/man-injured-after-rv-fire-on-wal-mart-parking-lot
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/24798405/man-injured-after-rv-fire-on-wal-mart-parking-lot

2014-02-23 - Van bursts into flame on the A17 at Leadenham (Britain):
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/local/van-was-ablaze-on-the-a17-at-leadenham-1-5897013
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/van-was-ablaze-on-the-a17-at-leadenham-2250228.html

2014-02-23 - In separate incidents, SUV and parked car burst into flame, near Dunningsville and in Roscoe (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourmonvalley/yourmonvalleymore/5650052-74/roscoe-fire-ambulance

Quote: "An SUV ignited while traveling on Interstate 70 westbound 11 a.m. Saturday. The fire occurred at the 29.5 mile marker, midway between the Dunningsville and Kammerer exits."

Quote: "Meanwhile, firefighters from Roscoe, Stockdale, California and Washington Township responded to a car fire in Roscoe. But by the time they arrived on the scene, the car ignited a building..."

2014-02-23 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, minivan and garage destroyed too, in Hampden Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_hampden_township_scenery.html
http://cumberlink.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/family-displaced-after-hampden-township-garage-fire/article_b7400a5a-9cf4-11e3-8de2-001a4bcf887a.html

Quote: "Hampden Township Police Cpl. Shawn Fullerton said the blaze, which broke out around 1:30 p.m., was first reported by witnesses who saw a Lincoln Navigator that had caught on fire in the driveway."

2014-02-23 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in Ramona (California):
http://www.ramonasentinel.com/2014/02/23/firefighters-extinguish-late-night-blaze-that-spread-from-vehicle-to-garage/

2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Arch Street in Cumberland (Maryland):
http://www.times-news.com/latest_news/x2039932700/Clues-sought-in-city-car-fire

2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Fairfield (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2014/02/24/car-catches-fire-for-unknown-reason/
http://www.fairfield-sun.com/20712/fire-destroys-car-closes-i-95-exit-ramp-for-an-hour/
http://fairfield.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/driver-lucky-to-escape-car-fire-unscathed
http://www.minutemannewscenter.com/articles/2014/02/23/fairfield/news/doc530a728275a1a419752445.txt
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10048724/
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/750az97rg/Driver-Lucky-to-Escape-Car-Fire-Unscathed.htm

2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on Clinton Way in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Car-Fire-Caught-on-Camera-246813391.html

2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home in Lincoln (Nebraska):
http://www.1011now.com/home/headlines/Engine-Heater-Blamed-for-Car-Fire-246822501.html?ref=501

2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame at 3:20 AM while parked in Wayville (Australia):
http://www.sapolicenews.com.au/sturt.html/19-lsa/21937-car-fire-wayville.html

2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on Oxford Street in coastal Burnham-On-Sea (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28130&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/11030709.Car_fire_in_Oxford_Street__Burnham/

2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on Derriford Road in Derriford in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28128&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame in Afan Valley (Britain), near the River Afan:
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/crews-called-Afan-Valley-car/story-20685966-detail/story.html

2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on the B3230 near Barnstaple (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28131&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-02-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 80 in Mount Arlington (New Jersey):
http://new-jersey.icito.com/all-lanes-of-route-80-east-reopen-following-vehicle-fire-in-mount-arlington/
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/02/vehicle_fire_shuts_down_pair_of_lanes_on_route_80_in_mount_arlington.html
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/02/all_lanes_of_route_80_east_reopen_following_vehicle_fire.html
http://www.roonte.com/www/all-lanes-of-route-80-east-reopen-following-vehicle-fire-in-mount-arlington
http://jerseycity.gotnewswire.com/news/all-lanes-of-route-80-east-reopen-following-vehicle-fire-in-mount-arlington

2014-02-23 - Tractor, car and auto shop destroyed by fire at 3:50 AM in Mill Township (Ohio):
http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20140223/NEWS/140229680/1994/NEWS

Quote: "A fire of undetermined origin, reported at 3:50 a.m. Sunday, destroyed Standiford’s Auto Body Shop at 9938 Feed Spring Hill Road SE in Mill Township. Capt. Rick Kinsey of the Uhrichsville Fire Department said the 30- by 90-foot metal structure and its contents are being considered a total loss. Included in the fire were a tractor and a 1934 Lincoln automobile."

2014-02-23 - Car and garage destroyed by fire in Waterloo (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Waterloo-Garage--246795901.html

Quote: "The fire destroyed a car that was being stored in the garage."

2014-02-23 - Three vehicles, home and barn burn in Robersonville (North Carolina):
http://www.wcti12.com/news/firefighters-barn-house-cars-go-up-in-flames/-/13530444/24636560/-/ej7y79/-/index.html

2014-02-23 - 14 vehicles and auto shop burn in Te Rapa (New Zealand), near the coast:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9755574/Car-repair-shop-owner-dazed-by-fire-damage

Quote: "De la Cruz said about 14 cars parked inside and outside of his workshop were damaged in the blaze."

Note: That's less than 1 mile from the Waikato River...

2014-02-23 - Boat repair shop destroyed by huge fire near Grand Lake in Grove (Oklahoma), 2 firefighters sicken:
http://www.newson6.com/story/24798956/frankies-marine-in-grove-destroyed-by-fire
http://grandlakenews.com/news/article_1b144b03-3722-5cd5-a5af-c4252b452ac4.html
http://newsok.com/two-firefighters-get-ill-battling-boat-business-fire-on-grand-lake/article/3936613
http://www.newsdump.com/news/two-firefighters-get-ill-battling-boat-business-fire-on-grand-lake
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Fire-in-Grove-destroys-Frankies-Marine-Repair-a/dcxpIOSFtEWMK7R42IRzig.cspx
http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/fire-destroys-grove-boat-business-firefighters-hospitalized/article_3d5ada7c-9cdf-11e3-8271-001a4bcf6878.html

Quote: "For more than five hours Saturday, 15 agencies including nine area fire departments battled a major commercial structure fire at Frankie’s Marine north of the Cowskin/Elk River Bridge on Highway 10."

Quote: "Millions of dollars in damage and fire officials are calling it the largest structure fire in Delaware County in decades."

Quote: "FOX23 found out, Howerton had very little insurance and he estimates there is nearly $3 million in damage."

2014-02-23 - Tire factory hit by huge fire in coastal Mumbai (India), 4 injured:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-massive-fire-breaks-out-at-warehouse-of-ceat-tyres-4-people-injured/453855-3-237.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Major-fire-breaks-out-at-tyre-company-in-central-Mumbai/articleshow/30909339.cms
http://www.fatindiatimes.com/videos/news/Major-fire-breaks-out-at-tyre-manufacturing-unit-in-central-Mumbai/videoshow/30910215.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/Major-fire-breaks-out-at-tyre-manufacturing-unit-in-central-Mumbai/videoshow/30910215.cms

2014-02-23 - Barn destroyed by fire in Grant (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2014/02/23/crews-respond-to-grant-barn-fire/
http://www.westmichiganreader.com/crews-respond-to-grant-barn-fire/
http://grandrapidscity.com/news/articles/crews-respond-to-grant-barn-fire

2014-02-23 - Barn destroyed by fire in Defiance County (Ohio):
http://www.crescent-news.com/local%20news/2014/02/21/photo-fire-destroys-defiance-county-barn

2014-02-23 - Barn destroyed by fire near Cosperville (Indiana):
http://www.kpcnews.com/news/latest/newssun/article_9ca6a376-32d7-59f6-998f-e62d406c37e5.html

2014-02-23 - Barn destroyed by fire near Sedro-Woolley (Washington):
http://www.goskagit.com/news/local_news/barn-destroyed-in-fire/article_756796c6-9da2-11e3-a36c-0019bb2963f4.html

2014-02-23 - Barn damaged by fire in Randle (Washington):
http://www.chronline.com/news/article_a5b8cb7a-9da6-11e3-ab76-0019bb2963f4.html

2014-02-23 - Barn damaged by fire in Burlington (Indiana):
http://wlfi.com/2014/02/23/barn-catches-fire-in-burlington/

2014-02-23 - Museum heavily damaged by blaze in St. Clair (Missouri), roof collapses, nobody there:
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/02/24/st-clair-museum-fire/

2014-02-23 - Storage building destroyed by fire at 4:52 AM in Amarillo (Texas):
http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=1011026
http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=1011482

2014-02-23 - Pest control business heavily damaged by fire in Amherst (New York), nobody there:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/amherst/amherst-fire-causes-500000-in-damage-20140223

2014-02-23 - Flooring business damaged by blaze in Papillion (Nebraska), nobody there:
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Papillion-Business-Damaged-By-Fire-246790841.html

2014-02-23 - Building bursts into flame at sawmill in DeKalb (Missouri):
http://www.stjoechannel.com/story/d/story/dekalb-sawmill-catches-fire/33528/RNJkUbzVXkajRkPYvVQqWA

2014-02-23 - Storage trailer damaged by fire at racetrack in coastal Oceanport (New Jersey), nobody there:
http://www.app.com/article/20140223/NJNEWS10/302230073/1001/rss

2014-02-23 - Construction business destroyed by fire on Pine Creek Road in Elkhart (Indiana), nobody there:
http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2014140229823
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/blaze-damages-elkhart-concrete-firm/article_004c5bb2-9cd3-11e3-97a1-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-02-23 - Sauna building bursts into flame at sports complex in Bearsden (Britain):
http://www.milngavieherald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/fire-in-sauna-closed-allander-sports-centre-1-3315260
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/fire-in-sauna-closed-allander-sports-centre

2014-02-23 - Mixed-use building destroyed by fire in Sand Springs (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/24797795/man-and-woman-rescued-from-downtown-sand-springs-fire
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Multiple-fire-departments-fight-fire-in-Sand/qvyigZeMaEaH3qdCjavEcQ.cspx
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/sand-springs/early-morning-fire-destroys-downtown-sand-springs-building-two-people-escape-with-no-injuries

2014-02-23 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Kingsport (Tennessee):
http://www.wcyb.com/news/fire-claims-home-in-kingsport/-/14590844/24634584/-/3wjbqe/-/index.html

2014-02-23 - House damaged by fire at 12:03 AM in coastal Rainier Beach, Seattle (Washington):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/smoke-alarm-alerts-sleeping-residents-rainier-beac/ndZM7/
http://fireline.seattle.gov/2014/02/23/smoke-alarm-helps-sleeping-residents-escape-house-fire/

Quote: "Seattle Fire investigators determined that the roof fire was accidental and caused by an electrical fire near the exterior porch light."

Note: I've mentioned this vulnerability before. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, so any exterior wiring is a potential vulnerability. Not really different from all the 'electrical fires' burning up vehicles (running or not), the Boeing Dreamliner fires, the power pole fires, the underground electrical explosions and fires, etc. There was one incident where a parked SUV burst into flame at one home and dimmer switch wiring ignited in the adjacent home at the same time, at 3:30 AM, in Stuttgart (Arkansas), as mentioned in the 2013-02-05 update. Coincidence? Hah, no way...

2014-02-23 - Home damaged by fire on Mariners View in coastal Amble (Britain):
http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/update-house-fire-in-seaside-town-1-6456708
http://www.newsnortheast.org.uk/news/update-house-fire-in-seaside-town

2014-02-23 - House destroyed by fire in coastal Annandale (New York), on Staten Island:
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/two-alarm_blaze_tears_through.html

2014-02-23 - Apartment building hit by deadly fire at 6:57 AM, eight units destroyed, in Dallas (Texas), child killed:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/02/23/fire-rips-through-south-dallas-apartments-one-child-dead/
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Child-found-dead-after-fire-at-Oak-Cliff-apartments-246765641.html

2014-02-23 - Apartment building heavily damaged by blaze on Spring Valley Road in Dallas (Texas), 40 people homeless:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Dozens-displaced-by-North-Dallas-apartment-fire-246805361.html
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/02/23/2-alarm-north-dallas-apartment-fire-displaces-40-people/

Note: Dallas is looking pretty burny there...

2014-02-23 - Multi-family house destroyed by basement fire at 5:30 AM in coastal Bronx (New York), 4 families homeless:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9442021

2014-02-23 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire near Lakewood (Oklahoma):
http://www.kten.com/story/24800992/abandoned-trailer-near-mead-destroyed-in-suspicious-fire

2014-02-23 - Vacant home burns in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/crews-monitor-fire-at-vacant-kansas-city-home/24631592

2014-02-23 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/02/fire_engulfs_vacant_house_near.html

2014-02-23 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just after 6 AM in the Fieldston Beach area of coastal Marshfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20140224/NEWS/140228401/1994/NEWS
http://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20140224/NEWS/140228362/12581/NEWS

2014-02-23 - Vacant building burns at 12:30 AM in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.cp24.com/news/crews-battle-one-alarm-blaze-at-vacant-building-in-west-end-1.1699850

2014-02-23 - Vacant apartment building burns in Bonne Terre (Missouri):
http://dailyjournalonline.com/bonneterre/news/fire-heavily-damages-empty-home/article_cfd993d8-9b7d-11e3-bdaa-001a4bcf887a.html
 



2014-02-23 - Whale found dead in Chesapeake Bay near Salisbury (Maryland):
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/latest-news-ap/officials-probe-death-of-whale-in-chesapeake-bay/article_7fbe96ca-9cc0-11e3-8a9a-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-02-23 - Seven Sumatran elephants found dead in coastal Riau (Indonesia):
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/seven-elephants-found-dead-in-riau/
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140224/indonesian-elephants-found-dead-poisoning-suspected-0

Quote: "Seven Sumatran elephants have been found dead in western Indonesia and it is thought they were poisoned..."

Note: Yes, they probably were poisoned, though most likely by hydrogen sulfide, not by humans. This area is also being hit hard right now by huge peat fires. Peats, bogs, swamps and marshes are low-lying areas where hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate, and it is highly flammable...
 



2014-02-23 - Man, mid-40s, drops dead in hotel room in Meriden (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/24800138/man-found-dead-at-meriden-inn
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-meriden-inn-dead-person-0224-20140223,0,7647968.story
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/news/latestnews/3766981-129/body-found-in-meriden-inn.html
http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/2014/02/23/mans-body-found-at-meriden-motel/

Quote: "Meriden police are investigating what they are calling an 'untimely death.' According to police, a man who appeared to be in his mid-40s was found dead in one of the hotel rooms."

Note: Meriden, that sounds familiar. Oh right, the day prior a 'rotten smell' wafted over the city, as mentioned in the 2014-02-22 update. Hydrogen sulfide is deadly at 1 part per thousand and can have a delayed reaction before you keel over dead from respiratory paralysis. He probably got a whiff near a creek or pond or something while out doing his daily business then dropped dead a little later in his hotel room...

2014-02-23 - Woman, 41, found dead in hotel room in coastal Riverhead (New York):
http://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2014/02/51981/breaking-news-police-investigating-death-at-greenview-inn/

2014-02-23 - Woman, 46, found dead in swimming pool at home in Tallahassee (Florida):
http://health.wusf.usf.edu/post/podiatrist-questioned-wifes-death
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20140223/NEWS/140223002/Update-Former-french-model-found-dead-northeast-Leon-County-home-identified

Note: Husband was arrested...for interfering with child custody, not anything to do with his wife's corpse...

2014-02-23 - Man, 46, drops dead on road near Laurel Creek near Sabine (West Virginia), near Pineville:
http://woay.com/News.aspx?nid=10333
http://www.wvnstv.com/story/24797009/first-on-59-body-found-in-wyoming-county

2014-02-23 - Man, 49, found dead in the Augusta Canal in Augusta (Georgia):
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2014-02-24/body-found-augusta-canal-identified
http://www.wfxg.com/story/24799351/body-found-under-bridge
http://www.gadailynews.com/news/augusta/217863-body-found-in-augusta-canal.html

2014-02-23 - Man, 60, found dead in the Poudre River near Greeley (Colorado):
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/10332470-113/saturday-river-stewart-body

2014-02-23 - Woman found dead in submerged vehicle in Otter Creek in Jerusalem Township (Oregon):
http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=1011054
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/24798570/body-found-in-submerged-vehicle-in-oregon

2014-02-23 - Man found dead at 1:15 AM in restaurant stairwell in Athens (Ohio), possible toppler:
http://www.athensohiotoday.com/news/man-found-dead-on-court-street/article_cc8bd899-cc5c-5c11-a093-27f8ba6080e3.html

2014-02-23 - Boy, 3, found dead in swimming pool at home in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.gvnews.com/sahuarita_sun/news/green-valley-boy-drowns-in-phoenix-pool/article_149427ee-9cec-11e3-abd5-001a4bcf887a.html

2014-02-23 - Nurse drops dead in hospital in Bahawalpur (Pakistan):
http://www.dawn.com/news/1088876/nurse-found-dead-at-bvh

2014-02-23 - Popular comedian, man, 35, drops dead in California:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2566304/Beloved-Vine-comedian-dead-apparent-heart-attack-35.html

2014-02-23 - Woman abandons car before 4 AM, found dead in the Penobscot River in Prospect (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/02/23/news/midcoast/body-found-in-river-near-penobscot-narrows-bridge/

2014-02-23 - Man, 67, found dead in RV in Onondaga Township (Michigan):
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20140223/NEWS01/302230060/Onondaga-Twp-man-s-body-found-recreational-vehicle

2014-02-23 - Missing woman, 47, found dead in pond at White Oak River Campground in Maysville (North Carolina):
http://www.jdnews.com/news/crime/missing-maysville-woman-s-body-found-on-pond-bank-1.282062
http://www.counton2.com/story/24799005/police-body-found-in-maysville
http://www.wcti12.com/news/body-of-woman-found-in-campground-near-maysville/-/13530444/24630146/-/jinfqdz/-/index.html

2014-02-23 - Woman drops dead before 4:30 AM in jail cell in Norman (Oklahoma):
http://www.normantranscript.com/previous/x1783686577/Woman-found-dead-inside-county-jail-cell

2014-02-23 - Man, 43, found dead at apartments in Georgetown (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2014/02/23/mans-body-found-at-georgetown-apartment-complex/5757889/
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20140222/NEWS/302230009/Police-ID-man-whose-body-found-outside-Georgetown-apartment

2014-02-23 - Woman, 52, found dead on side of road in Marshall (Texas):
http://www.ksla.com/story/24798737/body-found-near-roadway-in-marshall-police-investigating
http://www.kltv.com/story/24798630/authorities-investigating-body-found-on-roadway-in-marshall

2014-02-23 - Man, early 50s, found dead in field near campus in Denton (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/02/23/police-days-old-body-found-in-denton-field/
 



2014-02-23 - Small plane crashes in Lake County (Florida), 2 lightly injured:
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/two-injured-lake-county-plane-crash/ndZDy/
http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/orange-county/2-hurt-in-mt-plymouth-plane-crash/24629950
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/24798993/reports-of-small-plane-crash-in-orange-county
http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/orange-county/2-hurt-in-mt-plymouth-plane-crash/24629950#mid=18423390

2014-02-23 - Small plane crashes near coastal Apopka (Florida), 2 seriously injured:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/small-plane-crash-injures-1-in-apopka/-/1637132/24629734/-/14o6rwkz/-/index.html

2014-02-23 - Small plane crash lands in field in Hollister (California), engine failure, 1 injured:
http://www.kesq.com/news/np-headlines-channel/Plane-makes-hard-landing-in-Hollister-1-injured/-/24415658/24626494/-/m5put6z/-/index.html

2014-02-23 - Small plane crashes into field, flips over, in Woods Cross (Utah), engine failure:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865597213/Pilot-uninjured-after-crashing-plane-in-field.html
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/pilot-walks-away-crash-landing-uninjured-9822.shtml
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=28823354&nid=148&title=single-engine-plane-crashes-in-woods-cross
http://www.4utah.com/story/d/story/pilot-walks-away-from-woods-cross-plane-crash/16648/_xpgC1s8tUKxIFQU9XGhGQ
http://www.davisclipper.com/view/full_story/24630663/article-Single-engine-plane-crashes-in-WX

2014-02-23 - Small plane flips over at airport in Concord (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/23/vintage-biplane-replica-flips-concord-airport/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/world-war-i-replica-aircraft-flips-over-runway-no-/ndZFZ/

2014-02-23 - Small plane crashes at airport at Ak-Chin Indian Reservation (Arizona), near Maricopa, 1 killed:
http://ktar.com/22/1705456/Smallplane-crash-kills-1-south-of-Phoenix
http://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/ultralight-crash-on-ak-chin-reservation-kills/article_33cdac1a-cf7d-5ccd-8519-b47c98661b6b.html

2014-02-23 - Paraglider crashes near the Cedar Valley Airport (Utah), 1 killed:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865597215/Man-dies-in-paragliding-accident-near-Cedar-Valley-Airport.html

2014-02-23 - Multiple crashes occur around coastal Miami (Florida), 5 killed, 8 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140224-42804-USA

2014-02-23 - Tanker truck overturns, bursts into flame, on Highway 13 between Craig and Rifle (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/02/24/highway-reopens-in-western-colorado-after-tanker-fire/
http://www.postindependent.com/news/rifle/10344410-113/fire-highway-colorado-rifle
http://www.kjct8.com/home/headlines/Semi-goes-up-in-flames-246816131.html
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/378817/222/Semi-truck-erupts-in-flames
http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/Semi-goes-up-in-flames-246816131.html

2014-02-23 - Tractor trailer overturns on the Maine Turnpike in coastal Kennebunk (Maine):
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/photo-gallery.aspx?storyid=270851

2014-02-23 - Tractor overturns on Bear Creek Road, plunges 200 feet down canyon, near Briones Regional Park (California), 1 killed:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_25214434/contra-costa-person-killed-after-tractor-overturns
http://sanfrancisco.gotnewswire.com/news/contra-costa-person-killed-after-tractor-overturns

2014-02-23 - Tractor trailer veers off road into field at 6 AM in Barton Mills (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/update_a11_closed_while_crashed_hgv_is_recovered_from_field_north_of_barton_mills_1_3352905

2014-02-23 - Dump truck and 4 cars crash, car bursts into flame, on I-240 in Memphis (Tennessee), 5 injured:
http://wreg.com/2014/02/23/interstate-wreck-sparks-fire-injures-drivers-and-jams-up-traffic/

2014-02-23 - Van plows into home at 1 AM in Garden City area in Winnipeg (Canada), 1 injured:
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2014/02/23/21490796.html
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/23/van-rips-through-garden-city-home

Quote: "When we arrived we saw the fire truck from down the street … when you got closer you realize the alarm company didn't say anything about a van in our living room."

2014-02-23 - Car veers over centerline, hits pickup head-on, in Birchwood (Tennessee), 3 injured:
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/24800364/head-on-crash

2014-02-23 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, near Orient (Ohio), 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20140223/NEWS01/302230009/Two-dead-after-head-on-crash-on-U-S-22
 



2014-02-23 - Shark attacks and injures man off the island of Huahine (French Polynesia):
http://sharkattacksurvivors.com/2014/%EF%BB%BFkitesurfer-bitten-by-shark-in-french-polynesia.html

2014-02-23 - Pack of dogs attacks and injures one person, sends another man up a tree, in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.wkrn.com/story/24807571/pit-bulls-in-nashville-neighborhood

Quote: "A pack of dogs described alternately as mixed breed, wild or pit bulls are blamed for attacking a pedestrian leaving a pool of blood Sunday night and sending another person up a tree for safety Monday morning."
 



2014-02-23 - Sinkhole opens in coastal Broadstairs on the Isle of Thanet (Britain), third this month:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Sinkhole+filled+investigation+continues/9539722/story.html

Quote: "The sinkhole on Victoria Road is the third discovered in the town after one was found in St Peters school field and in Percy Avenue earlier this month."

2014-02-23 - Sinkhole opens on street on the seafront in coastal Cleethorpes (Britain):
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/PICTURES-Sink-hole-appears-Cleethorpes-seafront/story-20686181-detail/story.html
 



2014-02-23 - Building collapses in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 2 injured:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/23/2-injured-in-ogontz-building-collapse/
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20140223_ap_fdc652dbeec742df921f95493890a3f2.html
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/24800762/two-people-injured-after-building-collapse-in
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9442600

2014-02-23 - Bridge collapses in Lai Chau (Vietnam), 8 killed, dozens injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20140224-42803-VNM
http://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2014/02/eight-dead-in-lai-chaus-bridge-collapse/
http://talkvietnam.com/2014/02/collapse-of-suspension-bridge-kills-seven-in-lai-chau/
http://www.dtinews.vn/en/news/017002/33520/collapse-of-suspension-bridge-kills-seven-in-lai-chau.html
 



2014-02-23 - Child suffers seizure, fire truck takes child to hospital, in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.ems1.com/ems-management/articles/1677143-DC-medics-transport-child-in-fire-truck-closest-ambulance-7-miles-away/
http://flashovertv.firerescue1.com/videos/1677181-dc-medics-transport-seizing-child-in-fire-truck/
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/02/24/with-closest-ambulance-across-town-child-transported-to-d-c-hospital-in-fire-truck/

2014-02-23 - Space station to get laser cannon:
http://www.universetoday.com/109239/space-station-to-get-a-laser-cannon/
http://gizadeathstar.com/2014/02/things-make-go-hmmmm-space-station-get-laser-cannon/

Quote: "CATS will be installed on the Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility (JEM-EF) and will demonstrate the utility of state-of-the-art multi-wavelength laser technology to study aerosol distribution and transport in the atmosphere. Such knowledge is critical in understanding the path and circulation of aerosols and pollutants worldwide."

2014-02-23 - Scientists to construct even larger super-collider than the Hadron Collider:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/beyond-cern-now-physicists-prepareto-construct-the-even-larger-hadron-collider-9139495.html

Quote: "Barely five years after the Large Hadron Collider began smashing atoms together in a bid to solve the mysteries of the universe, scientists are already planning to replace it with an enormous machine four times as large. The plans, discussed by scientists at a meeting on 'Future Circular Colliders' in Geneva last week, would see a super collider built around the Swiss city in a tunnel 100km long. The current collider, built by the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) for £6bn, started up in late 2008."
 

2 comments:

  1. Jonny:

    Amid all the collapsing buildings, etc. I've been checking out the trees on my way to work (and driving around in general) and see many huge branches just sheared off, whole trees uprooted (exposing very little root structure - even for tall trees) and toppled over and broken branches still stuck way up in many trees just waiting for the first good-sized wind to fall to the ground. We'll probably see more tree-related deaths and major fire activity as the spring and summer seasons roll in (since we already have some of this and it's only February).

    Trees are being affected by the concentrations of toxic gases in the atmosphere - they take them in and sicken from it, hang around for years dying slowly and remaining upright while rotting from the roots to the core on the inside, while displaying signs in their crowns, on their bark and leaves indicating stress and problems.

    Witnessing this steady degradation of the biosphere is hard to deal with on a personal level (ie. it's depressing to say the least).

    Keep up the great documentation and collation of information - I really appreciate it!

    Tom

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    1. Yep, trees are taking a hit. Remember those 500 million trees that died of drought in Texas a coupla years ago? I don't think many burned last year, so now they've had 2 years to dry out, and Texas is a Gulf Coast state. And yeah, it's all depressing. There's much dark humor to be mined in these here parts!

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