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
2014-03-31 - Home explodes and burns on Sturgeon Bay Road on Drummond Island (Michigan), 1 killed:
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1025521
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=1025541
http://www.freep.com/article/20140331/NEWS06/303310113/Drummond-Island-house-explosion
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/03/woman_found_dead_after_drummon.html
http://abc10up.com/police-investigating-drummond-island-house-explosion-and-death/
http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/state-region/woman-s-body-found-after-explosion-on-up-island/article_2e2cc50a-b90f-11e3-9054-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-31 - Home explodes, burns and collapses in Danville (New Hampshire), woman missing, probably dead:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/03/31/elderly-woman-missing-after-nh-house-explosion/
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/03/31/firefighters-say-explosion-fire-house/QUlryhKNexv5QDj0tGlpbI/story.html
http://www.wmur.com/news/crews-fight-fire-at-danville-home/25248072
http://www.wmur.com/news/update-danville-home-collapses-in-fire-explosion/25249448
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/statenewengland/1032759-469/firefighters-say-explosion-fire-at-nh-house.html
2014-03-31 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in St. Louis Park (Minnesota), 1 injured:
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/local/2014/03/31/crews-respond-to-house-explosion-fire-in-st-louis-park/7139617/
http://www.startribune.com/local/west/253306261.html
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3382421.shtml
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/03/31/st-louis-park-fire
http://hennepin.kstp.com/news/news/514412-crews-scene-st-louis-park-house-fire
Quote: "A St. Louis Park homeowner escaped her burning house after she and neighbors heard explosions Monday night."
2014-03-31 - Mobile home destroyed by explosion and fire in Petaluma (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140401/articles/140409951
Note: The home construction industry and mortuary and headstone businesses might fare pretty well with all these homes exploding. Explosive economic growth! I swear, I can put a positive spin on just about anything...
2014-03-31 - Natural gas processing plant hit by explosion and fire along the Columbia River near Plymouth (Washington), 4 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140331-43202-USA
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/03/31/3126858/explosion-heard-20-miles-away.html
http://www.twincities.com/nation/ci_25458689/1-hurt-natural-gas-blast-at-washington-plant
http://q13fox.com/2014/03/31/gas-pipeline-rupture-injures-4-sends-fireball-into-air/
http://www.khq.com/story/25118444/breaking-fire-and-explosion-at-natural-gas-plant-near-plymouth
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/03/fire_crews_responding_to_natur.html
http://www.kptv.com/story/25118846/natural-gas-explosion-reported-in-plymouth-wa
Quote: "A large explosion and fire Monday at natural gas processing plant near the Washington-Oregon border injured four workers and led to the evacuation of about 200 people from nearby homes as flames and a mushroom-shaped cloud of black smoke reached high into the air. The 8:20 a.m. blast at the Williams Northwest Pipeline plant in the town of Plymouth, along the Columbia River, also punctured a liquefied natural gas storage tank."
2014-03-31 - Port of Brownsville hit by explosion in Brownsville (Texas), 2 injured:
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_48956284-b8f2-11e3-a586-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/explosion-at-port-of-brownsville-injures-two/article_c7d65f08-b8f7-11e3-987c-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-31 - Coal mine rocked by explosion in Linfeng Township (China), 4 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/four-killed-in-china-mine-explosion/article5855131.ece
2014-03-31 - Landfill burns in coastal Sydney (Australia), residents worried about toxic smoke:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/22304503/fire-fears/
Quote: "The fear of deadly toxins, though, was only heightened as fire fighters used asbestos proof suits to assess the mountain of smoking rubble, which has forced families to shut themselves inside their homes."
Quote: "But the police and RMS wanted to know if motorists were exposed to steaming piles of toxic rubble, while Fire and Rescue confirmed air safety checks were confined to the site. Mr Wren added: 'We do have a Hazmat Unit here spasmodically monitoring the smoke to make sure it's safe again for the workers and for Fire and Rescue staff.'"
Note: I think he meant 'sporadically', unless the people doing the measuring are having spasms, which actually wouldn't be too shocking. Also, will updated tourism literature mention the deadly toxins blowing around there? Just curious!
2014-03-31 - Landfill erupts in flame, flames 200 feet high, on the island of Anguilla (Britain):
http://www.thedailyherald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46862:large-fire-burns-at-corito-landfill&catid=1:islands-news&Itemid=54
Quote: "Fire Consultant Jim Bunting from the United Kingdom described the fire as severe, with flames up to 200 feet high and covering an area of about two acres. Black billowing smoke was seen over much of the south and western areas of the island. The fire burnt profusely due to the amount of combustible material in the metal objects."
2014-03-31 - Pool supply business destroyed by inferno in coastal Seaford (New York), on Long Island:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/massive-fire-destroys-long-island-pool-supply-store-article-1.1740828
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/fire-at-island-recreational-in-north-massapequa-extinguished-1.7560391
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/31/Fire_at_Island_Recreational_closes_Hicksville_Road_in_North_/
2014-03-31 - Around 300 homes destroyed by massive blaze in Dimsu (Darfur):
https://www.radiodabanga.org/node/70122
http://afriquejournaliste.com/news/massive-fire-destroys-300-houses-in-south-darfur/
2014-03-31 - At least 20 homes destroyed by inferno in Rautahat District (Nepal):
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=71937
2014-03-31 - Underground fire could endanger community if it reaches nuclear waste, in Bridgeton (Missouri):
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/new-epa-analysis-community-could-be-risk-if-landfill-fire-reaches-radioactive-waste-bridgeton
http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/editorial-concern-about-the-bridgeton-landfills-is-not-enough/article_6281bf00-dc6a-5f07-a466-28e01a671794.html
Quote: "The EPA agrees that the heat will not make the waste more or less radioactive, or cause it to explode. But since no one knows what else is mixed in with the radioactive waste, a subsurface fire could potentially react with those unknown substances, causing an explosion."
Note: So we could theoretically see explosions blowing radioactive material into the air, and radon gas spewing out, if the underground fire reaches the nuclear waste. I hope it didn't take any rocket scientists to figure out that it'd be bad news...
2014-03-31 - Pilot smells smoke, passenger plane makes emergency landing in coastal Jamaica:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/04/01/3749760/crews-assess-jetblue-plane-after.html
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140401-43205-JAM
Quote: "Maintenance teams were evaluating a JetBlue plane at a Jamaican airport on Tuesday, a day after the Florida-bound jetliner was forced to return to the island because the flight crew smelled smoke minutes after takeoff."
2014-03-31 - Fishing ship 'Ho-Fu-Mei No 6' bursts into flame near the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.oceanuslive.org/main/viewnews.aspx?uid=00000850
http://www.nation.sc/article.html?id=241182
2014-03-31 - Large 60-foot yacht bursts into flame while docked in coastal Ladner (Canada), nobody aboard:
http://www.delta-optimist.com/news/boat-damaged-in-fire-in-ladner-1.937028
Quote: "A 60-foot yacht suffered extensive damage after it caught fire in Ladner Sunday afternoon. There were no injuries and no one was on board at the time."
2014-03-31 - Boat bursts into flame off the coast of Hayling Island (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/small-fire-on-cabin-cruiser-1-5969725
2014-03-31 - Train engine bursts into flame in Nashville (Tennessee), HazMat called:
http://www.wsmv.com/story/25116206/hazmat-called-to-scene-of-train-engine-fire-in-north-nashville
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame, explosion mentioned, on the Belle Vernon Bridge in Speers (Pennsylvania):
http://www.newscastic.com/news/truck-catches-fire-on-speersbelle-vernon-bridge-1608880/
http://www.wtae.com/news/truck-catches-fire-explosion-speers-belle-vernon-bridge/25254110
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/593724-speers-bridge-belle-vernon-bridge-truck-catches-fire-and-explores-in-pa/
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/03/31/reported-big-rig-fire-and-explosion-on-rostraver-township-bridge/
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5866014-74/accident-belle-bridge
Quote: "Witnesses reported an explosion after a truck caught fire on the Belle Vernon Bridge early Monday evening. Also known as the Speers Bridge, the span carries Interstate 70 over the Monongahela River between Washington and Westmoreland counties."
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2:30 AM at business in East Manchester Township (Pennsylvania):
http://fox43.com/2014/03/31/tractor-trailer-fire/
http://www.topix.com/forum/county/york-pa/T66CJEQF5AQ6CMLDR
Note: East Manchester Township is located on the banks of the Susquehanna River...
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-35 near Lorena (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/news/local/headlines/Truck-Fire-Stops-Traffic-on-I35-253301981.html
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Truck-Fire-Stops-Traffic-on-I35-253301981.html
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 in Houston (Texas):
http://inagist.com/all/450740555606011904/
http://twitter.com/BillBishopKHOU/status/450740555606011904/photo/1
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 1 in Langley area of coastal Vancouver (Canada), another overturns:
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/semi-fire-rollover-cause-delays-on-highway-1-in-langley-1.1754685
http://www.langleytimes.com/news/253277751.html
http://vancouver.cityandpress.com/node/7614034
Quote: "A semi-truck fire and an unrelated rollover snarled traffic in both directions at 232nd Street Monday afternoon. The blaze broke out in the eastbound lanes near 232nd Street Monday afternoon, leaving little of the truck on the road beyond its charred wheels. A container truck hauling chicken feed in the other direction toppled into a ditch not far away, spilling its cargo all over the highway."
Note: One big rig burning and another overturning, same highway, different sides, same time - wouldn't be so sure those were unrelated. They definitely had a few things in common: timeframe, geographic area and the atmosphere...
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A14 in coastal Felixstowe (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/felixstowe_a14_firefighters_tackle_lorry_fire_1_3511070
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/felixstowe_a14_firefighters_tackle_lorry_fire_1_3511070
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/felixstowea14-firefighters-tackle-lorry-fire
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 4:38 AM on the A5 in Shrewsbury (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/03/31/queues-after-lorry-hit-by-fire-on-a5-in-shrewsbury/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/queues-after-lorry-hit-by-fire-on-a5-in-shrewsbury
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A20 near Capel (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/lorry-destroyed-by-fire-on-a20-a96320/
2014-03-31 - Tractor bursts into flame near Junction City (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/25120620/2014/03/31/train-delays-firefighters-rushing-to-tractor-fire
http://www.myfoxwausau.com/story/25120620/2014/03/31/train-delays-firefighters-rushing-to-tractor-fire
2014-03-31 - Truck bursts into flame on road in Makkah Province (Saudi Arabia):
https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/fire-burns-down-truck-load-000000650.html
2014-03-31 - Truck bursts into flame on the West Gate Bridge over the Yarra River in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/truck-fire-on-west-gate-bridge-causes-traffic-gridlock/story-fni0fit3-1226870541431
2014-03-31 - Camper-van bursts into flame on Clenchwarton Road in King’s Lynn (Britain):
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local/latest-local-news/van-blaze-shuts-west-lynn-road-1-5970919
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/video_and_photo_gallery_camper_van_bursts_into_flames_on_clenchwarton_road_in_king_s_lynn_1_3511570
2014-03-31 - Van bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked at facility on River Street in coastal Beverly (Massachusetts):
http://beverly.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/beverly-firefighters-extinguish-burning-national-grid-van
Quote: "At approximately 3:30 a.m., Beverly firefighters responded to a report of a van burning in a row of vehicles in the National Grid parking lot."
Note: They're lucky that whole row of vehicles didn't go up in flames...
2014-03-31 - Van bursts into flame on road in Sialkot (Pakistan):
http://pakistan.onepakistan.com.pk/news/city/293691-van-burnt-due-to-short-circuit-in-electrical-system.html
2014-03-31 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on logging road in Gastonia (North Carolina):
http://www.gastongazette.com/news/local/truck-fire-spreads-to-woods-1.298528
http://www.wbtv.com/story/25121109/truck-engine-catches-fire-spreads-to-woods-in-gaston-co
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Gastonia-vehicle-fire-singes-nearby-wooded-area-253264501.html
2014-03-31 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at Lake Road Cemetery in St. Albans (Vermont):
http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/story/d/story/truck-catches-fire-in-st-albans-cemetery/47959/LL_qvH9fa0WjDf-shPBGTQ
2014-03-31 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 5:45 AM on street in Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.kvoe.com/news/2831-pickup-destroyed-by-fire
2014-03-31 - Two cars go up in flames at 6 AM while parked at Walmart in coastal Martinez (California):
http://claycord.com/2014/03/31/several-vehicles-damaged-by-fire-in-the-martinez-wal-mart-parking-lot/
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=9486068
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/vehicles-damaged-martinez-wal-mart-parking-lot-fir/nfPRb/
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame while being towed by tow truck on I-91 in Meriden (Connecticut):
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/meriden/meridennews/4082848-129/state-police-respond-to-car-fire-on-i-91-n-by.html
Note: Meriden's been having problems. A propane tank exploded at a work site in Meriden, mentioned in the 2014-03-19 update. A car burst into flame as a man worked on it, mentioned in the 2014-03-06 update. A noxious smell blew through Meriden recently, starting at 4:30 AM, mentioned in the 2014-02-21 update. Two days after that, a man in his mid-40s dropped dead in a hotel room in Meriden, mentioned in the 2014-02-23 update...
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame on I-24 in Clarksville (Tennessee):
http://clarksvillenow.com/local/vehicle-fire-reported-monday-near-exit-1/
http://z975.com/local/vehicle-fire-reported-monday-near-exit-1/
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame, ignites field fire, near Kamloops (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-112157-48-.htm
http://www.castanet.net/news/Kamloops/112157/Field-on-fire
Quote: "A car fire east of Kamloops started the fire. It has spread to a field and we have sent a three person initial attack crew to build a guard around the fire to stop it from spreading."
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame on Cromwell Avenue in Waltham Cross (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/News/Car-fire-on-Cromwell-Avenue-Waltham-Cross-20140331143346.htm
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame on the A64 near Askham Bryan (Britain):
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11115261.Car_fire_closes_part_of_A64/
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/car-fire-closes-part-of-a64
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/car-fire-closes-part-of-a64
https://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/news-events/breaking-news/car_fire_a64_e
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame at 2:27 AM in field in Ilfracombe (Britain):
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Car-explodes-early-morning-blaze/story-20886968-detail/story.html
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame on Oxford Road in Ryton (Britain):
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/local-news/car-catches-fire-on-road-in-warwickshire-1-5971817
2014-03-31 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Somerset (Pennsylvania), fiery crash ensues too:
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2014/04/01/Vehicle-fire-crash-close-lanes-of-Pennsylvania-Turnpike/stories/201404010162
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/crash-forces-closure-turnpike-between-somerset-co-/nfPsF/
Quote: "The lane restrictions began when the vehicle fire was reported about 9:45 p.m. Monday at mile marker 100. But the situation got worse after a turnpike service truck responded to the scene, only to be hit by a tractor-trailer and caught fire shortly after 10:30 p.m."
2014-03-31 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 near coastal Edgewater (Florida):
http://www.freenewspos.com/news/article/c/1420039/today/traffic-vehicle-fire-blocks-i-95-in-edgewater
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/31/Traffic_Vehicle_fire_blocks_I95_in_Edgewater/
http://www.wopular.com/traffic-vehicle-fire-blocks-i-95-edgewater
http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/feeditem/traffic-vehicle-fire-blocks-i-95-edgewater
2014-03-31 - Vehicle bursts into flame at New Bridge Hill in Poundsgate (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28548&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-31 - Tractor, truck and barn destroyed by fire in Billericay (Britain), schoolkids sent home:
http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/south_essex_news/11114865.UPDATE__Schoolchildren_sent_home_after_fire_in_Billericay/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/11114865.UPDATE__Schoolchildren_sent_home_after_fire_in_Billericay/
http://www.brentwoodgazette.co.uk/Barn-causes-huge-plume-smoke-Billericay/story-20886318-detail/story.html
2014-03-31 - Van and home destroyed by fire at 5:29 AM, dump truck damaged, in Upper Frankford Township (Pennsylvania), nobody home:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/03/firefighters_at_structure_fire.html
2014-03-31 - RV trailer and garage destroyed by fire at home in Saginaw (Minnesota), nobody home:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/content/garage-camper-destroyed-fire-saginaw
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/saginaw-fire-claims-garage-and-camper-trailer/
2014-03-31 - Two cars and a shed damaged by fire at 12:46 AM on Thelwall Lane in Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-involving-shed-and-cars
2014-03-31 - Jeep and garage destroyed by fire in San Bernardino (California), rare 1952 Ford Fairlane saved:
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/03/31/san-bernardino-classic-car-spared-from-garage-fire/
2014-03-31 - Barn destroyed by fire just at 2:30 AM in North Yarmouth (Maine), 500 chickens and 30 sheep killed:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Barn_fire_reported_in_North_Yarmouth.html
http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/2014/03/31/barn-fire-north-yarmouth/7104203/
http://www.wgme.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/barn-fire-north-yarmouth-21736.shtml
http://www.wmtw.com/news/north-yarmouth-barn-destroyed-by-early-morning-fire/25242968
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/2014/03/31/animals-feared-lost-north-yarmouth-barn-fire/uRiUFr4OTs2PwQGCEfUp8H/story.html
2014-03-31 - Barn destroyed by fire in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/03/31/several-emergency-personnel-respond-to-a-large-barn-fire/
http://www.rrstar.com/article/20140331/NEWS/140339884
2014-03-31 - New barn destroyed by fire at 3 AM at stockyard in Lafayette (Tennessee):
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/home_top-news/4045545/Stockyard-fire-hits-early-Monday-morning
2014-03-31 - Barn damaged by fire in Muncie (Indiana):
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20140331/NEWS01/140331007/Ind-28-briefly-shut-down-barn-fire-near-Delta
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10825873/
2014-03-31 - Transformer explodes and burns at 1:28 AM on pole in Fairfield (New Jersey):
http://thealternativepress.com/articles/passaic-avenue-closed-at-beverly-road-fairfield
http://thealternativepress.com/towns/west-essex/categories/west-essex-police-and-fire/articles/passaic-avenue-closed-at-beverly-road-Fairfield
2014-03-31 - Transformer bursts into flame in Williamsburg (Virginia), near the coast:
http://wydaily.com/2014/03/31/williamsburg-transformer-fire-knocks-out-power-in-capitol-landing-road-area/
http://www.vagazette.com/news/va-vg-transformer-incident-wmbg-20140331,0,3391849.story
2014-03-31 - Transformer bursts into flame at courthouse in McClain County (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/news/electrical-fire-causes-evacuation-of-mcclain-county-courthouse/25253446
2014-03-31 - Sign business damaged by fire in the wee hours in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Crews-Battle-Early-Morning-Fire-253173831.html
2014-03-31 - 911 call center damaged by fire in Montgomery County (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9485634
Quote: "Investigators say a back-up power supply caught fire but the flames were quickly put out."
Note: Backup power supply means batteries, which means electrified copper...
2014-03-31 - Three garages heavily damaged by fire at 12:27 AM on Dorset Close in Frome, Somerset (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28541&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-31 - House damaged by fire at 11 PM in coastal Myrtle Beach (South Carolina), nobody home:
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1025319
2014-03-31 - Home destroyed by fire at 2:20 AM in Taylor Mill (Kentucky):
http://www.local12.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/overnight-fire-taylor-mill-9938.shtml
2014-03-31 - House destroyed by fire just after 2:45 AM in Indianapolis (Indiana), 1 injured:
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-east-side-home-injures-1
2014-03-31 - Mansion destroyed by fire on the oceanfront in Falcon Cove (Oregon), near Cannon Beach:
http://koin.com/2014/03/31/falcon-cove-house-fire-destroys-upscale-home/
Quote: "It took firefighters from three districts to fight a fire in an ocean view house near Cannon Beach, Ore."
2014-03-31 - Multi-family home ravaged by blaze at 5:15 AM in coastal Salem (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/crews-battle-3alarm-blaze-in-salem/25243154
2014-03-31 - Apartment building heavily damaged by blaze at Lakeshore Apartments in Caledonia (Wisconsin), 18 families displaced:
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/apartment-fire-empties-three-buildings/article_3488a1de-b89d-11e3-a8c1-001a4bcf887a.html
Note: Caledonia is located on the banks of Lake Michigan...
2014-03-31 - Apartment building heavily damaged by blaze shortly after 5 AM, at Woodlake Oaks Apartments in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/news/slideshows/Photos-2-alarm-fire-destroys-westside-apartments-253185521.html
Quote: "More than a hundred residents were forced out of their beds early Monday when a two-alarm fire broke out. The Houston Fire Department says the blaze was reported shortly after 5 a.m. at the Woodlake Oaks Apartments on Ella Lee Lane near S. Gessner Road."
2014-03-31 - Apartment building destroyed by fire on Main Street in Republic (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/03/31/building-goes-up-in-flames/
2014-03-31 - Four buildings ravaged by huge blaze in Paterson (New Jersey), 5 injured:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/4-Alarm-Fire-Paterson-New-Jersey-Floor-Collapse-253307031.html
Quote: "Five people, including four firefighters who fell through two flame-weakened floors, were hurt Monday night as a four-alarm blaze tore through several buildings in New Jersey, officials say."
2014-03-31 - Deadly fire tears through home at 11:30 PM in Fitchburg (Massachusetts), 2 killed:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/03/31/2-killed-in-fitchburg-house-fire/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/2-killed-in-overnight-fire-in-fitchburg/25242796
http://www.turnto10.com/story/25114489/deadly-morning-fire
2014-03-31 - Deadly fire damages home on Black River Road in Pocahontas (Arkansas), 2 killed:
http://www.kait8.com/story/25117876/2-dead-after-pocahontas-house-fire
http://www.wmctv.com/story/25120540/2-dead-in-pocahontas-house-fire
2014-03-31 - Deadly fire burns through home in Thief River Falls (Minnesota), 1 killed:
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2014-03-31/person-found-dead-thief-river-falls-house-fire
http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/one-found-dead-after-house-fire-near-thief-river-falls
2014-03-31 - Vacant home burns in the wee hours in Springfield (Illinois):
http://www.sj-r.com/article/20140401/NEWS/140409985/1994/NEWS
http://www.wics.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_16386.shtml
2014-03-31 - Vacant house burns at 2:23 AM in Atlantic (Iowa), another home burns separately:
http://www.kjan.com/index.php/2014/03/2-house-fires-in-atlantic-overnight/
2014-03-31 - Vacant home burns in Hedgesville (West Virginia):
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/606728/Fire-damages-vacant-Hedgesville-home.html
2014-03-31 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Alorton (Illinois):
http://www.kmov.com/news/slideshows/Photos-Firefighters-battle-Metro-East-house-fire-253170631.html
Note: Alorton is just east (downwind) of the Mississippi River near St. Louis (Missouri)...
2014-03-31 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/03/vacant_house_in_flints_north_s.html
2014-03-31 - Vacant school burns in coastal Wellington (New Zealand):
http://www.3news.co.nz/Fire-at-disused-Wellington-school/tabid/1655/articleID/338158/Default.aspx
2014-03-31 - Thousands of fish found dead in the Hennepin Canal in Milan (Illinois):
http://wqad.com/2014/03/30/thousands-of-dead-fish-popping-up-in-quad-city-area/
Quote: "A walk along the peaceful bike path off the Hennepin Canal in Milan, Illinois looks like something out of a horror film. Thousands of dead fish have washed up on shore as of Sunday, March 30, 2014."
Note: Authorities say it's normal. People who live there say they've never seen anything like it. Who do you believe? I think I'll go with the folks who have been living in the area...
2014-03-31 - Deer reported dying in forest near Joshimath (India):
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/three-deer-found-dead-near-joshimath-114033100664_1.html
Quote: "Three deer were found dead today in the forests of Nandadevi National Park near Joshimath during a search in the wake of reports that they were dying one after another of some infectious disease in the area."
Note: Or maybe they breathed some poisonous hydrogen sulfide, or drank some contaminated water. That'd be more likely to make them die one after another than any disease...
2014-03-31 - Two more dolphins wash ashore dead in Beaufort County (South Carolina), 5 since March 17, 2014:
http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/03/31/3033489/two-more-dolphins-found-dead-in.html
2014-03-31 - Hundreds of fish wash ashore dead along the banks of the Shipra River (India):
http://freepressjournal.in/hundreds-of-fish-dead-in-kshipra/
2014-03-31 - Tourist, 45, found dead in room bleeding from nose in Uttarakhand Ashram (India):
http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=834906
Quote: "An Austrian national was found dead today in his room at Parmarth Niketan Ashram, a leading spiritual organisation located on the banks of the Ganga here."
Quote: "When police broke open the door, they found Frieman lying dead on his bed, the SP said, adding he was bleeding from the nose."
Note: As mentioned, hydrogen sulfide poisoning can cause bleeding from nose, mouth, ears. This place is located right on the banks of the Ganga River. Numerous people have been found dead after mysteriously bleeding from nose/mouth/ears just like this...
2014-03-31 - Man, 43, goes fishing, next seen dead in Mud Lake at Chain O’Lakes State Park near Albion (Indiana):
http://www.kpcnews.com/news/latest/newssun/article_d42ea080-b90b-11e3-b8ff-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-31 - Man, 23, found dead on trail in the Cypress Creek Field area of Land O’Lakes (Florida):
http://jbnewsradio.com/2014/03/30/body-found-on-trail-in-land-olakes/
Note: Not a good day to be near Anything O'Lakes...
2014-03-31 - Man dies in idling car on street in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2014/03/911-man-found-dead-in-car-on-broadway-e-capitol-hill-safeway-cleared-by-mystery-odor/
Note: Well, at least this man died politely, while idling, instead of dying while driving on a highway and then veering into oncoming traffic and hitting other people head-on, which is becoming pretty common...
2014-03-31 - Man in his 50s goes out for a run, next seen dead in an alley in Rochester (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/man-found-dead-15103/
Note: Alleys are little valleys between buildings...
2014-03-31 - Teenage girl found dead in alley in Viking (Canada):
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonton/Woman+found+dead+alley+Viking/9682207/story.html
http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/rcmp-investigating-after-young-woman-found-dead-in-viking-1.1754084
http://www.news.nom.co/rcmp-investigating-after-young-8674804-news/
2014-03-31 - Man, 53, falls into the Black Warrior River and dies, in Walker County (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/04/body_of_missing_walker_county.html
2014-03-31 - Person found dead on street in New Iberia (Louisiana):
http://www.katc.com/news/body-found-near-breaux-alley-in-new-iberia/
2014-03-31 - Man found dead in desert near Lake Havasu City (Arizona):
http://www.kswt.com/story/25134826/lake-havasu-city-police-body-found-in-desert
2014-03-31 - Person found dead near the Schuykill River in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2014/03/body_found_near_sun_oil_refinery_in_philadelphia.html
2014-03-31 - Man falls off pier and dies while fishing, in Fort Morgan (Alabama):
http://www.utv44.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wpmi_body-missing-ft-morgan-fisherman-found-9604.shtml
2014-03-31 - Man, 22, found dead near dumpster in Springfield (Illinois):
http://www.wics.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_16391.shtml
2014-03-31 - Four tractor trailers, truck and van crash on the A12 at Brentwood (Britain), 4 injured:
http://www.brentwoodgazette.co.uk/A12-northbound-partially-blocked-Brentwood/story-20886412-detail/story.html
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/5323/
2014-03-31 - Three tractor trailers crash at 1:30 AM on the M42 in Worcestershire (Britain), road closed for 10 hours:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-26815388
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer overturns at 12:46 AM on I-27 in Bedminster (New Jersey):
http://bridgewater.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/overturned-tractor-trailer-spills-glass-bottles-over-guardrail-in-Bedminster
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-495 in Littleton (Massachusetts):
http://www.necn.com/03/31/14/Tractor-trailer-rolls-over-on-I-495-in-L/landing.html?blockID=864501&feedID=11106
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer overturns on road near Poplar Bluff (Missouri):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/25123085/tractor-trailer-carrying-herbicide-overturns-near-poplar-bluff
http://www.wfxg.com/story/25123085/tractor-trailer-carrying-herbicide-overturns-near-poplar-bluff
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer overturns on the New York State Thruway near Sloatsburg (New York):
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/2014/03/31/tractor-trailor-trash-overturn/7105553/
2014-03-31 - SUV and big rig crash, big rig bursts into flame, on Highway 425 in Henderson (Kentucky), 1 killed:
http://www.wistv.com/story/25118840/car-vs-semi-in-henderson
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/25118840/1-person-killed-in-car-vs-semi-accident-in-henderson
2014-03-31 - Pickup and big rig crash, big rig bursts into flame, on freeway in Houston (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-traffic/article/Fatal-wreck-closes-all-southbound-lanes-of-5364397.php
http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2014/03/vehicle_fire_effing_up_59_sout.php
http://www.news.nom.co/truck-fire-closes-all-8675586-news/
2014-03-31 - Pickup truck veers over centerline, hits car head-on, in Adairsville (Georgia), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2014-03-31/head-crash-kills-ga-pastor
http://www.wtoc.com/story/25116717/pastor-of-rome-church-killed-in-head-on-collision
http://www.gadailynews.com/news/augusta/228173-head-on-crash-kills-ga-pastor.html
2014-03-31 - Car and semi collide head-on, on I-59 in Attalla (Alabama), 1 killed:
http://www.therepublic.com/w/AL--Attalla-Interstate-Crash
2014-03-31 - Car and SUV collide head-on, car bursts into flame, in Sharpsburg (Georgia), heroic man saves two, 2 injured:
http://www.times-herald.com/local/20140331WEB-Wreck-Hwy-34-E--Wpic2014-03-31T14-25-44
2014-03-31 - Car veers over centerline, hits SUV head-on, in Hanover (Massachusetts), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/04/01/man-dies-head-collision-hanover/IMbnilsNDfwLDbl2L66jrK/story.html
2014-03-31 - Car veers over centerline at 6:44 AM, hits car head-on, in West Hartford (Connecticut), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.westhartfordnews.com/articles/2014/03/31/news/doc53399c9e7e02c431964847.txt
2014-03-31 - Two cars collide head-on, one bursts into flame, in the Town of Sherman (Wisconsin), 2 injured:
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Two-people-hospitalized-after-crash-in-Clark-County-253269301.html
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/article/20140331/MNH01/303310309/
2014-03-31 - Two cars collide head-on, in coastal Yarmouth (Massachusetts), 4 injured:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140331/NEWS11/140339956
2014-03-31 - Vehicle veers over centerline, hits vehicle head-on, near Hopper Canyon Road in Fillmore (California), 10 injured:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-headon-crash-fillmore-20140330,0,676126.story
Quote: "The accident took place on a straightaway lined by orchards, vineyards and ranches, away from any intersection. There was no obvious reason why one of the drivers crossed into oncoming traffic, the spokesman said."
Note: Unconscious driver, seizure, 'medical event'?
2014-03-31 - Naked man seen wandering around Morton (Britain):
http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/local/naked-man-reported-to-police-1-6532732
Quote: "Police have received two separate reports of a naked man wandering around in public. A member of the public reported seeing the man on Evershill Lane, Morton, at 4.10pm today (Monday, March 31), and the British Transport Police reported seeing him at Clay Cross south junction at 4.20pm. In one of the reports, the man was wearing a balaclava."
2014-03-31 - Swarm of bees attacks and kills 1 person, 10+ injured, in Nangal Sushawatan in Jaipur (India):
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/65yearold-man-killed-12-injured-in-honey-bee-attack/461826-3.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/1-killed-10-injured-as-bees-attack-gathering-at-funeral/articleshow/33041159.cms
Quote: "Most of the people in the gathering were young and managed to escape, however, those who were elderly and above 40 could not run."
Note: I'm older than 40 and I bet you if bees are stinging the crap out of me, I can still run pretty fast!
2014-03-31 - Two pit bulls attack and kill 3-year-old boy in Thornton (Kentucky):
http://www.wmctv.com/story/25123844/sheriff-pit-bull-kills-boy-3-in-holmes-county
http://djournal.com/news/pit-bull-kills-3-year-old-holmes-county/
http://www.gwcommonwealth.com/news/article_6dc6ad86-b9cb-11e3-838c-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-31 - Pit bull attacks and injures child and mother in League City (Texas), cops kill dog:
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_5124b981-f51c-5365-b096-43ab89d84b5e.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/31/pit-bull-attacks-toddler-girl/7137459/
2014-03-31 - Two pit bulls attack and injure five people, one gets shot dead, in coastal Hampton (Virginia):
http://www.dailypress.com/news/hampton/dp-hampton-vicious-dog-0331,0,4355513.story
2014-03-31 - Giant sinkhole gobbles up some more land in Bayou Corne (Louisiana):
http://lasinkhole.wordpress.com/
http://theadvocate.com/home/8781654-125/assumption-sinkhole-claims-another-patch
http://www.nola.com/news/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/04/assumption_sinkhole_claims_ano.html
2014-03-31 - Sinkhole opens in grassy area, swallows deaf and blind dog, dog rescued, in Frederick (Maryland):
http://www.9news.com/story/news/weird/2014/03/31/dog-rescued-from-sinkhole/7107413/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/deaf-blind-elderly-dog-rescued-maryland-sinkhole-article-1.1741590
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/deaf-blind-dog-rescued-from-sinkhole-in-frederick/2014/03/31/b487beea-b8c7-11e3-899e-bb708e3539dd_story.html
Note: That deaf, dumb and blind dog sure plays a mean sinkhole...
2014-03-31 - Four-story building collapses in Cairo (Egypt), 2 killed:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201403312010.html
http://www.news.nom.co/egypt-building-collapse-kills-8663249-news/
2014-03-31 - California fire crews gear up for long fire season:
http://www.kesq.com/news/state-fire-crews-gear-up-for-long-wildfire-season/25244220
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/calfire-prepares-touch-wildfire-season-begins-hiri/nfPRm/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Cal-Fire-at-Peak-Staffing-as-Wildfire-Activity-Remains-High-253257841.html
Quote: "Cal Fire crews today will go into 24-hour stand-by mode at fire stations in Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties in the face of tinderbox conditions exacerbated by meager winter rainfall. The seasonal workforce increases in Southern California don't typically begin until May or June. So far this year, Cal Fire has responded to more than 800 wildfires. In an average year, its personnel would typically fight fewer than 275 blazes."
Note: So, a month or two before they would normally call up seasonal workers and already they've fought more than 800 fires compared to 275 for an average year! That's a huuuuuge increase...
2014-03-31 - Ebola outbreak hits Guinea, spreads to Liberia:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26825869
Quote: "The Ebola outbreak that has killed 78 people in Guinea is 'unprecedented', a medical charity has said."
2014-03-31 - Volcano Ubinas erupts, spews ash onto village of Querapi (Peru):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VE-20140401-43203-PER
2014-03-31 - Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes near the Three Gorges Dam (China):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20140331-43197-CHN
Quote: "Zigui and nearby counties are not traditionally associated with earthquakes, according to the historic record. Some 18 earthquakes were recorded in 2003 when the Three Gorges project started operation, the 21st Century Business Herald reported. Neighboring Badong county had one earthquake in 1,000 years before 1985. Between 2003 and 2011, there have been more than 70 earthquakes of magnitude-2 or stronger, the Beijing-based newspaper reported."
Note: Three Gorges holds a whole lot of water, and water is heavy, so all that extra mass is adding stress to the underlying geology. The same thing is happening all around the world as vast amounts of mass flow from the thick continental plates to the thin oceanic plates as the ice around the world melts away, resulting in more quakes and volcanic eruptions, especially in the oceans and near coastlines...
2014-03-31 - Fire-detection cameras considered in Austin (Texas):
http://kxan.com/2014/03/31/fire-detection-cameras-could-make-their-way-into-austin-neighborhoods/
It's all pretty bad news. I've passed through the area by the refinery in Philly and there are always small ponds of water around, while the refinery itself sits right by a river (Delaware, I believe), so it doesn't surprise me that gases (beside those that the refinery vents into the air on a 24/7 basis as part of their operation) are causing problems there. The same holds for vehicles crossing bridges now - it's a crap shoot whether you'll make it all the way across (and even after that you aren't safe).
ReplyDeleteEarthquakes are becoming more intense (as in the Chile earthquake you mentioned at the end of the last comment box) and numerous.
I really don't like the fact that diseases like ebola and various novel flu strains are expanding despite our efforts to slow or stop them. Hope I pass out instantly from H2S than go through a protracted and agonizing demise from one of the weird diseases floating around now.
Keep up the good work.
Tom