Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Event Update For 2015-04-28





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

2015-04-28 - Massive fire engulfs two neighboring high-rise buildings in Jinzhong (China):
http://shanghaiist.com/2015/04/29/fire-engulfs-two-neighboring-towers-shanxi.php
http://www.getinews.com/news-9627386-Lingshi-Building-fire-found-three-injured-rescue-continues.html

Note: Wow, from the pics in the first link, at least one of those buildings looks completely destroyed. So far as I know, this is the first fire to involve multiple high-rise buildings burning, so this is one of those 'marker events' that we can look back on later as more high-rises go up in flames...

2015-04-28 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame, plane makes emergency landing in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20150429-47990-USA
http://www.wncn.com/story/28926791/passengers-report-smoke-and-fire-on-diverted-flight-from-rdu
http://www.wral.com/engine-fire-forces-emergency-landing-for-rdu-flight/14611088/
http://abc11.com/news/plane-from-rdu-makes-emergency-landing-in-philadelphia/685638/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/plane-engine-trouble-makes-emergency-landing-30654588
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150429_Engine_fire_forces_emergency_landing_at_Phila__airport.html
http://www.reflector.com/ap/statef/jet-engine-fire-makes-emergency-landing-philadelphia-2861735
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-plane-makes-emergency-landing-20150428-story.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/Philadelphia-International-Airport-Evacuation-301595131.html
http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=67814

Quote: "Authorities say a plane made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport after one of its two engines caught fire. One passenger was taken to a hospital after reporting chest pains."

Quote: "'Engine 2 is on fire... 48,000 pounds of fuel... 75 souls. And this is the inbound aircraft... on 2 mile final. The Brickyard. And he said the engine is on fire,' said another controller."

Quote: "One passenger sent NBC10 video of the propeller not moving as the plane continued to fly. Everett Cunningham, another passenger, told NBC10 he could see the propeller stop in mid-air as fire consumed it."

Note: This is the 52nd aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-04-28 - Ferry ship 'Sorrento' bursts into flame near the island of Mallorca (Spain), ship evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150429-47995-ESP
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Sorrento-9264312.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/europe-32504240
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/spain-ferry-fire-forces-lifeboat-evacuation/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/spanish-ferry-fire-passengers-abandon-ship-off-mallorca-10210743.html
http://www.thespainreport.com/16236/spanish-search-rescue-services-evacuating-157-from-burning-palma-valencia-ferry/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spain-mediterranean-ferry-catches-fire-passengers-evacuate-30646009
http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/17690/updated-fire-extinguished-on-evacuated-car-ferry
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/573527/Spanish-ferry-fire-Palma-Valencia
http://www.dw.de/passengers-safe-after-mallorca-ferry-catches-fire/a-18415833
http://twitter.com/thespainreport/status/593062661589442560/photo/1
http://twitter.com/participacionlv/status/593084494120353792/photo/1
http://inagist.com/all/593060891312132096/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R9qZAbGw_g

Quote: "The captain of the Sorrento called for help at 1:50 p.m. Spanish time when he was 15 miles west-south-west of the island of Dragonera, west of Mallorca, said the Coastguard in a statement. The captain first thought evacuation would not be necessary but the fire got out of control and the life boats were launched."

Quote: "'Due to the fire that it has suffered, The Sorrento may sink in the position in which it finds themselves,' the Balearic Islands port authority said in a tweet."

Quote: "The ferry was carrying 98 empty trucks and 25 with cargo."

Note: This is the sixth ferry ship to burn in April. Five burned in March, one burned in February and one burned in January, so this is the 13th ferry to burn in 2015. Here's an updated list of the 2015 ferry fires, with the date being the event update where the event was mentioned:

2015-04-28 - Ferry ship 'Sorrento' bursts into flame near the island of Mallorca (Spain), ship evacuated

2015-04-22 - Ferry ship burns just after midnight at dockyard in coastal Sarawak (Malaysia), nobody aboard

2015-04-16 - Ferry ship 'Victoria Clipper' bursts into flame near coastal Port Townsend (Washington)

2015-04-12 - Two ferry ships destroyed by fire, both sink, in coastal Pasay City (Philippine Islands)

2015-04-08 - Ferry boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, near coastal Phuket (Thailand), 1 killed

2015-03-28 - Ferry ship 'Leonora Christina' hit by fire en route to coastal Rønne (Norway)

2015-03-23 - Ferry boat 'Highspeed 5' bursts into flame in coastal Drapetsona (Greece), 1 killed

2015-03-22 - Ferry ship bursts into flame while docked in coastal Butterworth (Malaysia)

2015-03-17 - Ferry boat 'Korsfjord' hit by fire, truck ignites on car deck, near coastal Rørvik (Norway)

2015-03-08 - Ferry ship 'Silja Symphony' hit by truck fire on the car deck, in coastal Helsinki (Finland)

2015-02-10 - Ferry ship 'Vacancier' bursts into flame near coastal Souris (Canada)

2015-01-28 - Ferry ship 'Ullensvang' bursts into flame near coastal Hareid (Norway)

2015-04-28 - Cargo ship 'Maersk Londrina' damaged by explosion and fire north of Port Louis (Mauritius):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Maersk-Londrina-9527037.html
http://www.lemauricien.com/article/lundi-matin-cargo-en-feu-en-escale-port-louis
http://www.marinengineers.com/post/3072955/maersk-londrina-suffers-explosion-en-route-to-brazil-more-bad-lu
http://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/7311/container-ship-maersk-londrina-explosion-and-fire/
http://www.marinengineers.com/post/3072955/maersk-londrina-suffers-explosion-en-route-to-brazil-more-bad-lu
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/159163/maersks-boxship-catches-fire-off-mauritius/

Quote: "Container ship MAERSK LONDRINA suffered explosion and fire in one of cargo holds at around 1500 UTC Apr 25 in position 15 44S 068 48E, some 700 nm northeast of Port Louis. Vessel was drifting for several hours, then resumed sailing, heading for Port Louise Mauritius for shelter at full speed."

2015-04-28 - Boat explodes into flame while docked at Rosewood Landing in Socastee (South Carolina), near the coast:
http://www.wsmv.com/story/28923231/boat-catches-fire-at-horry-county-landing
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/28923231/boat-catches-fire-at-horry-county-landing
http://www.wave3.com/story/28923231/boat-catches-fire-at-horry-county-landing

Quote: "Witnesses said they heard a boom and saw black smoke. They said they ran over to the landing and saw the boat on fire. Rosewood Landing is located on Peachwood Ct. off Hwy 707 in Socastee."

Note: These are the 367th, 368th and 369th boats or ships to burn in 2015...

2015-04-28 - Major brush fire erupts in the exclusion zone near Chernobyl (Ukraine):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150429-47989-UKR
http://news.sky.com/story/1474064/fire-threatens-to-spread-chernobyl-radiation
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32502393
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-kiev-scientist-on-chernobyl-fires.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/firefighters-battle-forest-fire-threatening-chernobyl-n350296
http://news.sky.com/story/1474064/fire-threatens-chernobyl-nuclear-blast-site
http://www.sott.net/article/275663-Chernobyl-forests-arent-decaying-properly-significant-risk-of-fires-further-spreading-radiation
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/chernobyl-fire-ukraines-biggest-blaze-in-decades-threatens-to-spread-to-nuclear-plant-10211468.html

Quote: "Fire has engulfed a large sector of woods in the exclusion zone around the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant."

Quote: "'The situation is being controlled, but this is the biggest fire since 1992. We've not had this scale of fire,' a government spokesman said."

Quote: "The blazes comes just months after experts warned wildfires 'pose a high risk of redistributing radioactivity'."
 



2015-04-28 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire near Derby (Kansas), 1 killed:
http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article19781574.html
http://ksn.com/2015/04/27/victim-in-deadly-explosion-identified-by-family/
http://www.knssradio.com/pages/21427879.php?contentType=4&contentId=17278722
http://www.nebraska.tv/story/28915868/1-dead-after-house-explosion-in-suburban-wichita
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/House-explodes-in-southeast-Sedgwick-County-301507571.html
http://www.derbyinformer.com/news/derby_news/article_227aa3e6-ed69-11e4-84cb-83846b1b6123.html
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/crews-respond-to-possible-explosion-fullyinvolved-fire-in-derby/32608088

Note: This is the 177th residential explosion in 2015...

2015-04-28 - Refinery hit by fire, 30-foot-tall asphalt tank burns, in Superior (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/28924107/2015/04/28/explosion-fire-at-wisconsin-oil-refinery
http://www.channel3000.com/news/fire-burns-tank-at-superior-refinery/32626722
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/superior/3733074-crews-respond-fire-tank-calumet-refinery-superior
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/04/28/fire-burns-tank-at-superior-wis-refinery/
http://www.wqow.com/story/28923799/fire-burns-tank-at-superior-refinery
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/Firefighters-respond-to-reported-explosion-at-Calumet-Oil-Refinery--301601501.html

2015-04-28 - Massive pallet fire breaks out at business in Askern, Doncaster (Britain):
http://www.thornetimes.co.uk/firefighters-tackle-doncaster-pallet-blaze/
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/major-fire-at-doncaster-pallet-yard-1-7234092
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/major-fire-at-doncaster-pallet-yard
http://www.topix.com/uk/askern/2015/04/1504288NLA1S
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/985050608/major-fire-at-doncaster-pallet-yard
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/major-fire-at-doncaster-pallet-yard-3162034.html

Quote: "The fire involved wooden pallets in an area measuring around 100metres by 80 metres in size, taking up much of the woodyard to the rear of the property."

2015-04-28 - Lumber business goes up in flames just before 4:30 AM in Conover (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/story/28915109/fire-breaks-out-at-lumber-company-in-catawba-co-closes-road
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/conover-firefighters-battling-blaze-lumber-company/nk4qk/
http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/local/2015/04/28/fire-damages-lumber-yard-in-catawba-county/26497143/

2015-04-28 - Wood shavings business damaged by fire in Lincoln (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/04/28/news/penobscot/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-industrial-building-in-lincoln/

2015-04-28 - Underground explosion and fire blows manhole off on street in High Wycombe (Britain):
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/12920013.Manhole_cover_bursts_into_flames_after__explosion_/
http://www.mix96.co.uk/news/local/1599851/manhole-cover-explodes-then-catches-fire/
http://www.wycombetoday.com/2015-04-30-firefighters-attended-lansdowne-way-high-wycombe-following-a-report-of-manhole-cover-on-fire-following-explosion/

Quote: "Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue were called to an exploding manhole cover last night. Just after 7.30pm they were called to Landsdowne Road to reports of an explosion and a manhole cover on fire."

2015-04-28 - Transformer bursts into flame on street in the Town of Batavia (New York):
http://thebatavian.com/billie-owens/transformer-fire-clinton-street-road-national-grid-notified/47564
http://myinforms.com/en/a/12601878-transformer-on-fire-on-clinton-street-road-national-grid-notified/

Quote: "A caller reported flames 'like a flamethrower' shooting from the pole."

2015-04-28 - Underground coal mine fire spreading, residents fear, near Jeanesville and Tresckow (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/people-living-near-mine-fire-fear-it-is-spreading/41388/mHimFBdWoU2x37S_8kVh5w

Quote: "Cathy Ziller told Eyewitness News, 'We can smell it getting stronger everyday--it smells like rotten eggs--it stinks!' Her daughter added, 'I fear for my three year old son Hunter who plays in our backyard...'"

2015-04-28 - School bus bursts into flame in Milaca (Minnesota):
http://millelacscountytimes.com/2015/04/29/bus-evacuated-after-fire/

Quote: "Milaca seventh graders on their way to the school forest Friday, April 24 were evacuated from a bus upon which they were riding when the bus caught fire."

Note: This is the 77th school bus to burn in 2015 and the 244th bus to burn in 2015...

2015-04-28 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at waste transfer station in coastal Greenwich (Connecticut):
http://connecticut.news12.com/news/tractor-trailer-fire-breaks-out-in-greenwich-1.10341532

2015-04-28 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-35 in Round Rock (Texas):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150428/Semi-Truck-Fire-In-Round-Rock-TX-Round-Rock/

2015-04-28 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 1 AM on I-74 near Elmwood (Illinois):
http://www.1470wmbd.com/pages/21430245.php?contentType=4&contentId=17280425
http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Early-morning-truck-fire-closes-I-74-301573641.html
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/story/d/story/update-truck-fire-causes-tuesday-lane-closures/26345/i1_TGmfzkE6DcuaJkdmKyw
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20150428/NEWS/150429110/1994/NEWS

Quote: "The driver of the semi noticed flames from the trailer about 1 a.m. and pulled onto eastbound Exit 71 to Illinois Route 78, according to a release from Illinois State Police. The driver unhitched the trailer from the tractor-trailer before the cargo became engulfed."

2015-04-28 - Tractor bursts into flame in field near Adrian (Missouri):
http://drive.euoa.net/tractor-fire-north-of-adrian-28980.html

Note: These are the 684th, 685th, 686th and 687th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-04-28 - RV bursts into flame on street in coastal Anchorage (Alaska):
http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/fire-crews-responding-to-vehicle-fire-near-14th-avenune-and-gambell-street/32573856

2015-04-28 - RV bursts into flame then crashes on road in Hedgesville (West Virginia):
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/west_virginia/recreational-vehicle-catches-fire-in-w-va/article_12896a85-fa0e-57a7-9d15-5530707ab2e5.html

Quote: "A recreational vehicle went off the 8300 block of Hedgesville Road on Tuesday night after the vehicle caught fire, according to a Berkeley County 911 supervisor."

Note: These are the 121st and 122nd RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-04-28 - SUV bursts into flame on I-95 near coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/driver-lucky-be-alive-after-car-fire/nk45F/
http://www.fox30jax.com/news/news/local/driver-lucky-be-alive-after-car-fire/nk45F/

2015-04-28 - SUV bursts into flame on Highway 126 in coastal Ventura (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/ventura/crews-knock-down-vehicle-fire-near-highway-126-in-ventura_83478658

2015-04-28 - SUV and car destroyed by fire just before 1 AM in coastal St Austell (Britain):
http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/Police-investigate-multiple-car-St-Austell/story-26400554-detail/story.html

2015-04-28 - Two cars go up in flames at 2:30 AM while parked in carport at home in Hemet (California):
http://www.pe.com/articles/fire-765951-tuesday-release.html

Quote: "Two vehicles caught fire early Tuesday, April 28, in a carport of a Hemet home. Firefighters responded at 2:30 a.m. in the 800 block of South Buena Vista Street..."

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to garage and home, in Lakeville (Minnesota):
http://www.oxfordleader.com/Articles-News-c-2015-04-29-258313.113121-sub14475.113121-Vehicle-ignites-garage-fire-in-Lakeville.html

Quote: "A vehicle inside the two-and-a-half car garage caught fire and the flames spread to the surrounding structure and contents, according to the Morawski."

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked at South Central College in Mankato (Minnesota):
http://www.keyc.com/story/28924772/car-fire-at-south-central-college

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Baton Rouge (Louisiana):
http://www.lsureveille.com/web/car-catches-fire-in-commuter-lot/article_8feca640-edbe-11e4-87ad-3357fdb39405.html

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Carl's Jr. in Highland (California):
http://www.highlandnews.net/news/crime_and_fire/article_43926df2-edf5-11e4-84d6-8fa0489b5ce9.html

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked on street in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.hillnow.com/2015/04/28/fire-chars-car-on-h-street-ne/

Quote: "Eyewitness Kevin Williams said he saw smoke start to pour out of the closed windows of the navy blue Audi A6 as he walked along H Street. Then, the seemingly unattended car burst into flames. 'I thought it was going to blow up,' he said."

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked on street in Harrisburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/04/car_goes_up_in_flames_in_harri.html

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame, fire spreads to gas station, fire gets big, in Scotch Plains (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2015/04/blaze_at_scotch_plains_gas_station_causes_evacuati.html

Quote: "'I think it was probably the car in the garage that caught on fire,' said the station's owner Roman Pass."

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame on Haverford Street in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.jamaicaplainnews.com/2015/04/28/car-fire-on-haverford/11168
http://www.justbostonnews.com/car-fire-on-haverford/

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame at 11:30 PM on road in Garden City (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/28915056/car-found-burning-in-garden-city

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame on street in Mitchell (South Dakota):
http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/3732965-car-fire

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame before 6:30 AM on Ashley Drive in Wanniasa (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-04-27-203300-109518-1568.traffic

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame in Plainpalais area of coastal Geneva (Switzerland):
https://worldradio.ch/news/0415/road-closed-for-smart-car-fire.html

2015-04-28 - Two cars go up in flames at 3:09 AM while parked in underground carpark at apartments in Chelmsford (Britain):
http://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/countywide/12917406.Flats_evacuated_while_fire_crews_deal_with_two_blazing_cars/
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Residents-evacuated-Broomfield-road-flats-car/story-26399918-detail/story.html

2015-04-28 - Car and trailer burst into flame at 12:55 AM while parked on Leicester Lane in Desford (Britain):
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/car-trailer-destroyed-fire-9133059

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame before 6 AM on the M25 near Sevenoaks (Britain):
http://www.courier.co.uk/M25-car-causing-congestion-near-Sevenoaks/story-26399676-detail/story.html
http://www.southnews.org.uk/news/m25-car-fire-causing-congestion-near-sevenoaks
http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/Severe-delays-M25-Leatherhead-car/story-26399643-detail/story.html
http://www.canterburytimes.co.uk/M25-car-causing-congestion/story-26399712-detail/story.html

2015-04-28 - Car bursts into flame at 2:31 AM at Amersham Hill in High Wycombe (Britain):
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/12917123.Firefighters_tackle_High_Wycombe_car_fire/
http://m.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/12917123.Firefighters_tackle_High_Wycombe_car_fire/

2015-04-28 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-81 in Botetourt County (Virginia):
http://www.wsls.com/story/28923885/vehicle-fire-closes-i-81-n-in-botetourt-co
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/vehicle-fire-closes-part-of-interstate-81-north-in-botetourt-county/32625198
http://myinforms.com/en/a/12622083-vehicle-fire-closes-part-of-interstate-81-north-in-botetourt-county/

2015-04-28 - Two vehicles and home destroyed by fire at 2:20 AM in Wasaga Beach (Canada), near Lake Huron:
http://www.theenterprisebulletin.com/2015/04/28/family-escaped-home-just-in-time-after-alarm-doesnt-go-off-apparently-alerted-by-popping-tires-in-garage

Quote: "The fire destroyed the home and two vehicles, and also caused damage to a third van in the driveway. Six fire engines and around two dozen firefighters responded to quell the blaze around 2:20 a.m."

Note: Brave people, to still be parking vehicles in an attached garage. And by 'brave' I mean 'homeless'...

2015-04-28 - Vehicle and garage go up in flames at home in Moorhead (North Dakota):
http://www.inforum.com/news/accidents/3732873-vehicle-burns-south-moorhead-garage-fire
http://www.usatell.com/news/vehicle-burns-in-south-moorhead-garage-fire
http://www.wopular.com/vehicle-burns-south-moorhead-garage-fire

2015-04-28 - Auto shop goes up in flames in the wee hours in Alma (Arkansas), nobody there:
http://www.4029tv.com/news/crews-respond-to-autoplex-fire-in-alma/32611760
http://www.4029tv.com/news/firefighters-battle-fire-at-autoplex-in-alma/32612634
http://swtimes.com/news/fire-ignites-alma-collision-repair-shop
http://5newsonline.com/2015/04/28/crews-respond-as-alma-autoplex-goes-up-in-flames/

2015-04-28 - Brush fire breaks out in swampy area in Hillsborough (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150428/NEWS07/150429086

Quote: "He said firefighters 'encircled' the blaze, working toward a center to extinguish it, which took about four hours and included some firefighters entering a swamp to get to the fire's far end."

2015-04-28 - Brush fire breaks out, threatens homes, in coastal Burry Port (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150428-47973-GBR

2015-04-28 - Brush fire burns near North Honey Lake Road in Rochester (Wisconsin):
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/brush-fire-out-of-control-in-rochester/article_031eff5c-0fd3-5c91-a9f2-736631619db1.html

2015-04-28 - 70 tons of manure bursts into flame near Tudhoe (Britain):
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/southdurham/spennymoor/12919266.Fire_crews_deal_with_manure_blaze/

2015-04-28 - Transformer bursts into flame in building at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/transformer-fire-at-uc-causes-50k-damage/32612198

2015-04-28 - Cabinet business damaged by fire in Rossville (Georgia):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/28925088/commercial-fire-at-family-owned-business-in-rossville
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/-3-escape-building-fire-rossville-16776.shtml

2015-04-28 - Grain elevator destroyed by fire in Lake Park (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/04/28/crews-knock-down-northern-minn-grain-elevator-fire/
http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/-Fire-At-A-Grain-Elevator-In-Lake-Park-301494641.html

2015-04-28 - Multiple businesses go up in flames at 6 AM in coastal Queens (New York):
http://7online.com/news/2-alarm-fire-tears-through-commercial-building-in-whitestone-/684909/
http://7online.com/news/strip-of-stores-in-whitestone-on-fire/684909/

2015-04-28 - Bar damaged by fire at 3:30 AM in Cobbs Creek area of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/04/28/fire-breaks-out-inside-cobbs-creek-bar/

2015-04-28 - Adhesives factory damaged by explosion and fire in Ringley (Britain), near the River Irwell:
http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/12918138.UPDATED__Worker_airlifted_to_hospital_after_large_fire_and__explosion__at_factory/

2015-04-28 - Restaurant destroyed by fire at coastal Cruz Bay (US Virgin Islands):
http://newsofstjohn.com/2015/04/28/fire-destroys-morgans-mango/

Quote: "So very sad! First The Tap Room, and now this. What’s going on with theses fires?"

Quote: "Yeah, and don’t forget Cafe Roma."

2015-04-28 - Garage bursts into flame at 6:30 AM in coastal Long Beach (California):
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20150428/fire-damages-long-beach-garage-extinguished-quickly

2015-04-28 - Home destroyed by fire at 11 PM in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2015/04/28/suffolk-home-destroyed-in-fire-2/

2015-04-28 - Home destroyed by fire in Grand Island (New York), nobody there:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/grand-island/fire-engulfs-two-story-grand-island-home-20150428

2015-04-28 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in the wee hours in Thomasville (North Carolina), 100 people homeless:
http://myfox8.com/2015/04/28/fire-at-apartments-in-thomasville/

2015-04-28 - Blue Water Inn destroyed by fire, two adjacent businesses damaged, in coastal Ogunquit (Maine):
http://www.fosters.com/article/20150428/NEWS/150429316/14330
http://www.whdh.com/story/28926524/popular-maine-inn-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.wsvn.com/story/28925122/fire-damages-blue-water-inn-in-ogunquit
http://www.wcvb.com/news/large-fire-engulfs-3-ogunquit-businesses/32627520

Quote: "Route 1, Beach Street, River Road and Shore Road are all closed due to the fire."

Note: Seasonal hotel, not opened for business yet. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-04-28 - Deadly fire burns mobile home at 7:11 AM in Santa Rosa (California), 1 killed:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/home/3862061-181/body-found-in-santa-rosa

2015-04-28 - Deadly fire burns home in Hot Springs (Arkansas), 1 killed:
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/woman-pet-dog-killed-in-hot-springs-house-fire/75176/KFt--rE4R0-IPe6OqJriaw

2015-04-28 - Vacant garage erupts in flame, fire spreads to two more garages, in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/04/vacant_garages_catch_fire_in_f.html

2015-04-28 - Vacant home burns in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/28917197/abandoned-tulsa-home-damaged-by-fire

2015-04-28 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Salem (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2015/04/vacant_salem_city_home_a_total_loss_after_early-mo.html

2015-04-28 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 6 AM, motel damaged two hours later separately, in Abilene (Texas):
http://www.reporternews.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-vacant-north-side-home_20944298

2015-04-28 - Vacant home destroyed by fire shortly after 4 AM on Green Valley Road in Aleppo Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20150428/NEWS02/150429400

2015-04-28 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Cape Girardeau (Missouri):
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2190050.html
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/28919706/large-house-fire-in-cape-girardeau-considered-suspicious

2015-04-28 - Vacant apartment building destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Danville (Illinois):
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2015-04-28/fire-ravages-apartment-building.html

2015-04-28 - Vacant business burns in Goshen (Indiana):
http://www.abc57.com/story/28922847/firefighters-battle-fire-at-business-in-Goshen
 



2015-04-28 - More than 30 ducks found dead at Lake Havasu (Arizona):
http://www.havasunews.com/news/game-and-fish-to-test-dead-ducks-found-on-lake/article_0ac3341a-ee3c-11e4-a97e-bff06bcc7c8a.html

Note: A boat just burst into flame in Lake Havasu City the day prior too, mentioned in the 2015-04-28 update...

2015-04-28 - Massive number of fish dying in reservoir in Cherepovets (Russia):
http://newsvo.ru/news/90115
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnewsvo.ru%2Fnews%2F90115&edit-text=&act=url

2015-04-28 - Two elephants found dead in forest reserve in Sathyamangalam (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/two-elephants-found-dead/article7152406.ece

Quote: "During summer months, elephant mortality is usually high."

Note: That's interesting, and it might even be pertinent if we were actually in the summer months...
 



2015-04-28 - Man, 63, found burned to death in burning car in Sylacauga (Alabama):
http://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_news/sylacauga-police-fire-address-car-fire-discover-body-inside/article_fe271608-eed7-11e4-b2d1-6b92d16978ff.html

Quote: "The death of a man found inside a burning car in Sylacauga has been ruled accidental. The man, 63-year-old John Edward Crowe, of Odena, was discovered after the Sylacauga police and fire departments responded to a vehicle fire in the wooded area near South Norton and Walnut roads at roughly 4:15 p.m. Friday."

2015-04-28 - Person found burned to death before 6:30 AM in burning car in Oldham County (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/28915553/body-found-after-car-fire-in-oldham-county
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/Body-Found-After-Firefighters-Extinguish-Burning-Car-301542781.html
http://www.wdrb.com/story/28915537/possible-human-remains-found-in-burning-car-in-oldham-county
http://www.wtvq.com/story/d/story/body-found-after-firefighters-extinguish-burning-c/12324/A_KyyseENkyHMwdq2RU3sg
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/state/body-found-after-firefighters-extinguish-burning-car/article_0e24ac2c-a26d-5b87-9b4f-b1f9dc63c29f.html

2015-04-28 - Man, 44, US Navy officer, dies in the water during biathlon on the island of Oahu (Hawaii):
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/state-wire/high-ranking-navy-officer-drowns-during-oahu-biathlon

Quote: "Sweet was a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. After 25 years, he was set to retire Friday."

2015-04-28 - Man, 68, goes out on boat, next seen dead in coastal Kachemak Bay (Alaska), empty 'ghost boat' found first:
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/body-of-overdue-seldovia-boater-found-in-kachemak-bay/article_2666ce50-ee8e-11e4-ab47-dfdd9dbdda5f.html

Quote: "Alaska State Troopers say searchers have found the body of an overdue boater from Seldovia. Troopers say a pilot reported Monday evening that he was searching Kachemak Bay for 68-year-old boater, Robert Purpura, and had found the missing man's skiff, which was still running. There was no sign of Purpura."

2015-04-28 - Girl, 14, found dead in pond in Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/04/28/body-found-north-side.html
http://www.610wtvn.com/articles/wtvn-local-news-268656/body-of-missing-teen-found-in-13544097/
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/04/29/Divers_Locate_Body_Of_Missing_14YearOld_Girl_In_Pond/
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/28921676/body-of-missing-teenage-girl-found-in-pond-on-citys-northeast-side
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2015/04/28/columbus-ohio-divers-locate-body-of-missing-14-year-old-girl-in-pond.html
http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/westerville/news/2015/04/28/missing-westerville-students-body-recovered-in-pond.html

2015-04-28 - Man, 28, found dead in tent in coastal Wilmington (North Carolina):
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20150428/ARTICLES/150429707?Title=Police-release-ID-of-man-found-dead&tc=ar

2015-04-28 - Woman, 52, youngest member of the Partridge Family, drops dead at home in Laughlin (Nevada):
http://www.amny.com/entertainment/gossip/suzanne-crough-the-littlest-partridge-found-dead-in-nevada-1.10343985

2015-04-28 - Man, 42, drops dead in cottage at Mammoth Cave National Park in Mammoth Cave (Kentucky):
http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/Man-Found-Dead-at-Mammoth-Cave-National-Park-301544201.html
http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/news/iowa-man-found-dead-in-cottage-at-mammoth-cave-national/article_bc9da43c-ee13-11e4-8e02-83d715be4af7.html

2015-04-28 - Infant suddenly dies at home in Rocky Hill (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/28925061/rocky-hill-police-investigate-death-of-infant

2015-04-28 - Man, 60, drops dead in arroyo near his home in Cerro (New Mexico):
http://www.taosnews.com/news/article_8d75439c-ee0c-11e4-bd46-0ff047243527.html

2015-04-28 - Man, 47, found dead on the banks of the Fore River in coastal Portland (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/04/28/body-discovered-along-fore-river-in-south-portland/
http://www.wgme.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/body-found-south-portland-27067.shtml
http://www.wmtw.com/news/state-police-assisting-in-south-portland-body-investigation/32624866
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/04/28/news/portland/body-found-in-south-portland/

2015-04-28 - Person found dead in the Kanawha River near Patrick Street in Charleston (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/28923025/body-pulled-from-kanawha-river-near-patrick-street-in-charleston-wv
http://www.charlestondailymail.com/article/20150428/DM02/150429143
http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20150428/GZ01/150429145

2015-04-28 - Man found dead along South 4th Street in Salina (Kansas):
http://ksn.com/2015/04/28/body-found-in-downtown-salina/
http://www.ksal.com/body-found-near-downtown-salina/

2015-04-28 - Man found dead at 6:15 AM at airport in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://ktar.com/22/1829325/Body-found-in-road-at-Sky-Harbor
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2015/04/28/phoenix-sky-harbor-body-found-abrk/26505003/

Quote: "A police spokesman said the body was found on the main road into the terminal about 6:15 a.m. and that there were no obvious signs of trauma."

2015-04-28 - Woman, 27, found dead near Hot Springs Road in Cleveland National Forest (California):
http://abc7.com/news/body-found-near-san-juan-capistrano-identified-as-missing-erica-alonso/685507/
http://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/decomposed-body-found-ortega-highway
http://www.pe.com/articles/highway-765927-juan-san.html

2015-04-28 - Man drops dead in cargo hold of ship, 3 more lose consciousness, in coastal Hanstholm Harbour in Hanstholm (Denmark):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Corina-8908545.html
http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/krimi/2015-04-29-soefolk-besvimede-ville-redde-doeende-kollega

Quote: "One crew member died, while the other three were treated in the hospital in Hjørring in critical condition."

2015-04-28 - Man, billionaire, found dead near swimming pool at resort in coastal Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), possible toppler:
http://www.thecairopost.com/news/148314/news/ukrainian-billionaire-dies-in-sharm-el-sheikh
 



2015-04-28 - Man, 54, has 'medical condition', tractor trailer crashes into ravine along I-75 near Sidney (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/accident-reported-on-i75-north-near-sidney-exit/nk5Fw/
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local/accident-reported-on-i75-north-near-sidney-exit/nk5Fw/
http://www.navbug.com/article130114616/medical_problem_possible_in_semi_crash_off_i_75_dayton_daily_news.htm
http://www.facebook.com/whionews/posts/957251547639743

Quote: "John Depue, 54, of Charlotte, Mich., has no recollection of the accident and told troopers he was headed back to Michigan from Hamilton, Witcher said."

Quote: "A semitrailer drove off Interstate 75 North about 8 miles south of Sidney and ended up in a ravine near the Great Miami River."

2015-04-28 - Small plane crashes in field in Rochester (Washington), engine failure, 1 injured:
http://www.chronline.com/crime/article_d02f5a24-edda-11e4-b4eb-cb5ce6153b70.html
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Pilot-injured-in-small-plane-crash-in-Rochester-301588581.html
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pilot-injured-in-thurston-county-plane-crash/
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/pilot-hurt-when-plane-goes-down-lewis-county/nk5Bj/
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/04/28/small-plane-crashes-in-south-thurston-county/26524549/
http://www.theolympian.com/2015/04/28/3700178_small-plane-crashed-near-grand.html

2015-04-28 - Two passenger trains collide in Johannesburg (South Africa), injuries reported:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150428-47980-ZAF

2015-04-28 - Two freight trains collide head-on south of Roswell (New Mexico), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150428-47986-USA
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/1-killed-1-injured-in-new-mexico-head-on-train-accident/
http://krqe.com/2015/04/28/trains-crash-near-roswell-old-dexter-highway-closed/
http://www.newswest9.com/story/28918674/freight-trains-collide-head-on-near-roswell
http://www.abqjournal.com/576285/abqnewsseeker/freight-trains-collide-head-on-near-roswell.html
http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-sunlife/ci_28003611/state-police-investigate-early-morning-fatal-train-collision
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20150429/282192239538003/TextView

Quote: "Two freight trains collided in the Midway area early Tuesday morning, which is south of Roswell. This is a serious crash with injuries."

2015-04-28 - Passenger bus overturns into pit near Hardoi (India), 3 killed, 45 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150428-47982-IND

2015-04-28 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-70 near Silverthorne (Colorado), near Dillon Reservoir:
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2015/04/28/battery-acid-spill-after-big-rig-crash-on-i-70/26551371/
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/04/29/semi-overturns-near-silverthorne-spills-30-gallons-of-battery-acid/

2015-04-28 - Pickup truck and SUV collide head-on at 6:25 AM, in coastal Suffolk (Virginia), 2 killed:
http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2015/04/28/one-dead-one-hurt-in-crash/
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/mycity/suffolk/2015/04/28/one-person-killed-in-head-on-crash-in-suffolk/26500311/

Quote: "Both men were freed from their vehicles; one died at the scene and the other died at the hospital, said City spokeswoman Diana Klink."

2015-04-28 - Pickup truck crashes into wall near jewelry store, bursts into flame, in Arlington (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/04/28/truck-bursts-into-flames-after-crashing-into-jewelry-store/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Vehicle-Crashes-Into-Arlington-Jewelry-Store-301620511.html

Quote: "The driver of the truck apparently had an issue with the brakes and crashed into the building. The vehicle burst into flames but was quickly extinguished."

2015-04-28 - Car veers over centerline at 6:24 AM, hits tanker truck head-on, both burst into flame, near Cumberland (Wisconsin), 1 killed:
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/04/28/sheriff-1-killed-in-wis-head-on-crash-involving-milk-truck/
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/local/2015/04/28/1-dead-after-head-on-crash-with-milk-truck-in-wis/26526859/
http://www.news8000.com/news/Woman-dies-in-head-on-crash-with-milk-truck/32638188
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/NEW-INFORMATION-Name-of-woman-killed-in-Barron-Co-crash-released-301684101.html

2015-04-28 - Car veers over centerline, hits truck head-on, in Hackensack (New Jersey), 1 killed:
http://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-police-man-85-killed-in-head-on-crash-1.1320650
http://cliffviewpilot.com/driver-85-killed-in-head-on-hackensack-crash/

2015-04-28 - Car veers over centerline, hits SUV head-on, in Hammond (Illinois), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/killed-injured-in-head-on-crash-in-hammond/article_b73cfb62-dbcf-55ea-9395-054a34773ffd.html
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/559040/woman-killed-hammond-crash

2015-04-28 - Seven cars crash at 3:02 AM, at least one bursts into flame, on I-880 in coastal San Leandro (California), 2 injured:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/04/28/i-880-reopens-after-7-car-accident-in-san-leandro/
http://abc7news.com/traffic/fiery-crash-cleared-from-northbound-i-880-in-san-leandro/684936/

2015-04-28 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, near Carlton (Minnesota), 2 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.startribune.com/local/301671281.html
http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/s3779672.shtml
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3733669-victims-named-fatal-collision-carlton-county
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_28006989/carlton-2-drivers-dead-2-children-injured-head
http://www.fox21online.com/news/local-news/2-Killed-During-Head-On-Crash-in-Carlton-County/32618846

2015-04-28 - Two cars collide head-on, in coastal Monterey (California), 2 injured:
http://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/update-highway-68-back-open-after-serious-crash-crews-say/32626680
http://www.montereyherald.com/general-news/20150428/monterey-salinas-highway-in-monterey-reopens-after-head-on-crash

2015-04-28 - Car overturns, bursts into flame, on I-84 in Middlebury (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/28920142/i-84-in-middlebury-closed-after-car-fire
http://www.rep-am.com/news/local/doc553fc072f2773251610808.txt
http://www.nbc12.com/story/28920142/i-84-in-middlebury-closed-after-car-fire
http://patch.com/connecticut/woodbury-middlebury/traffic-alert-vehicle-fire-shuts-down-portion-i-84-middlebury-0

2015-04-28 - Car veers off road, hits tree, bursts into flame, in Paw Paw Township (Michigan), 1 killed:
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2015/04/woman_killed_after_ford_mustan.html
http://wwmt.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Gobles-woman-killed-in-crash-and-car-fire-in-Paw-Paw-123565.shtml
http://woodtv.com/2015/04/28/woman-trapped-inside-burning-vehicle-dies-from-injuries/

2015-04-28 - Car veers off road just after 1:30 AM, hits tree, bursts into flame, in coastal Queens (New York), 2 killed:
http://7online.com/news/2-dead-after-car-crashes-into-tree-in-flushing/684900/

2015-04-28 - Car crashes off overpass in Memphis (Tennessee), 1 injured:
http://wreg.com/2015/04/28/commuter-drives-off-a-bridge-and-survives/
 



2015-04-28 - Man, 19, strips naked in class, runs off, found disoriented in church bathroom, in Madison (Mississippi):
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/04/29/madison-central-student-hospitalized-after-naked-episode/26575235/

Quote: "Police located him still in the restroom, unclothed, distraught, and disoriented, Sanders said. Medical personnel were called to the scene and the teen was taken to the hospital."

Note: Very close to Lake Castle, and about 3 miles from the much larger Ross R. Barnett Reservoir. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-04-28 - Naked man, 30, walks into restaurant in Jalan Lahat (Malaysia):
http://malaysiandigest.com/frontpage/29-4-tile/551709-naked-man-surprises-customers-in-restaurant.html
http://www.facebook.com/malaysiandigest/posts/10155495149185156
 



2015-04-28 - Leopard threatens people, man fights it off with a stick, in Indore (India):
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/man-in-india-fights-off-wild-leopard-using-only-a-stick--video-10209840.html
http://www.sott.net/article/295808-Man-fights-off-wild-leopard-with-only-a-stick-in-Indore-India

2015-04-28 - Bear threatens man's dog, man punches bear in the face, bear leaves, in Placer County (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/04/28/placer-county-man-punches-bear-in-face-to-save-his-dog/
http://fox40.com/2015/04/29/meadow-vista-man-punches-300-pound-bear-to-protect-dog/

Quote: "Carl Moore is not a guy who scares easily. 'The man or beast that I run from ain’t been born, and his momma’s already dead,' he said."

2015-04-28 - Elephant attacks and kills doctor in Zambia:
http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?aid=50747
http://www.sott.net/article/295842-Elephant-tramples-traditional-doctor-to-death-in-Zambia
 



2015-04-28 - Landslide hits village, destroys 100 homes, in Badakhshan Province (Afghanistan), 52 killed:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32502302
http://www.sott.net/article/295837-Afghanistan-landslide-buries-remote-village-killing-52
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20150428-47984-AFG

2015-04-28 - Huge sinkhole opens, woman falls in, near Lake Palestine in Cherokee County (Texas), 1 injured:
http://www.sott.net/article/295838-Woman-rescued-from-35-ft-deep-sinkhole-in-Cherokee-County-Texas
http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/218627/woman-rescued-from-large-cherokee-county-sinkhole
http://www.kltv.com/story/28924303/neighborhood-weighs-options-to-repair-massive-sinkhole

2015-04-28 - Sinkhole opens on Georgia Street in Amarillo (Texas):
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/28919257/sinkhole-causing-traffic-delays-on-335-near-georgia-street
http://www.kgncam.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=1&item_id=35681

2015-04-28 - More than 100 landslides hit near Salvador (Brazil), at least 14 killed:
http://floodlist.com/america/floods-landslides-14-dead-salvador-brazil
http://www.sott.net/article/295831-Over-100-landslides-triggered-by-heavy-rain-leave-at-least-14-dead-in-Salvador-Brazil
 



2015-04-28 - Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off the coast of Ndori Island (Fiji Islands):
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us200029x8#general_summary
http://www.sott.net/article/295809-USGS-Earthquake-Magnitude-6-2-29km-S-of-Ndoi-Island-Fiji

2015-04-28 - Responders train for chemical attack in coastal Singapore:
http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/smoked-out-sports-hub

Quote: "More than a hundred spectators at the Singapore Sports Hub collapse in their seats as smoke fills the air. Some lie on the ground, twitching and foaming at the mouth. Others are wheezing in the stands, gasping for breath. This was the scene there last Friday night following a mock terrorist attack."

Note: Also perfect training for when a big ol' cloud of hydrogen sulfide blows ashore, like the cloud of 'toxic gas of unknown origin' that hit coastal Rayong (Thailand) in the middle of the night, sending thousands fleeing from their homes puking, mentioned in the 2014-06-08 update. The Earth seems waaaaay more likely to hit Singapore with poison gas than any terrorists, but they're not going to mention that...

2015-04-28 - St. Louis Zoo getting 2.5-year-old 850-pound orphaned polar bear:
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/301502911.html
http://www.ksdk.com/picture-gallery/life/2015/04/28/polar-bear-points-first-resident/26531501/
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/orphaned-polar-bear-to-move-from-new-york-to-st/article_b00e431c-edea-11e4-b213-2bd99bb30c6d.html

Quote: "Kali ended up in the Alaska Zoo, and then the Buffalo Zoo. Now, he’s 2 and a half years old, and about 850 pounds. He’ll soon be transferred from Buffalo to the brand new McDonnell Polar Bear Point in St. Louis. The 40,000 square foot, $16 million habitat is almost finished. It will include a deep pool with underwater viewing, plus a splash pool, and rocks, boulders, grass and fallen trees for Kali to play. It’s more than twice the size of the old polar bear pits, which were built roughly a century ago."

Note: This bear's got a veritable bear mansion waiting for him!

2015-04-28 - Arctic snowy owl seen in North Clare (Ireland) during spring:
http://clareherald.com/2015/04/15/rare-sighting-of-snowy-owl-in-north-clare-4536/
http://www.sott.net/article/295843-Arctic-snowy-owl-seen-in-North-Clare-Ireland-during-spring
 

4 comments:

  1. Hey, thanks to Tom N. and sharonjorgen for their comments yesterday. Today i'll probably be missing until either very late or tomorrow (unless i get a break somewhere). It would be nice if more people at least checked in once in a while. The personal stories in their own areas that don't make the news are IMPORTANT.

    [and people think it's just CO2 and methane that we have to worry about]

    Nitrogen fingerprints point to warmer world
    http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=11207

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baGrtqyWSRM
    Earth Under Water - Worldwide Flooding | Sea Level Rise (SLR)

    US North West submarine volcano 'Axial Seamount' likely just erupted, say stunned scientists
    http://www.sott.net/article/295870-US-North-West-submarine-volcano-Axial-Seamount-likely-just-erupted-say-stunned-scientists

    A new seafloor observatory operated by the University of Washington is providing unprecedented detail about the possible eruption of a submarine volcano off the Northwest coast.

    Beginning Thursday, April 23 — the day after the workshop ended — the new sensors recorded 8,000 small earthquakes in a 24-hour period. The volcano's caldera, which had been swelling rapidly from an influx of magma, collapsed like a deflated balloon.

    "A lot of magma moved, and that makes a lot of us think it had to erupt somewhere."

    The only way to find out for sure is to visit the site with a research vessel, which he and his colleagues will do this summer.

    Enjoy the remaining time whenever possible everyone.

    Tom

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  2. Damn, that's a lot of quakes for one day - that's almost one earthquake every 10 seconds! Gotta wonder how many OTHER volcanoes are erupting out in the oceans now, undetected, 20,000 feet beneath the surface, far from any observers.

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  3. Whew! i hate marking papers (especially now - at the end of the world, what effing difference does it make?)!

    Before i hit the hay, here's a few from around the tubes.

    Second dead dolphin washes ashore in a week in Mumbai, India
    http://www.sott.net/article/295893-Second-dead-dolphin-washes-ashore-in-a-week-in-Mumbai-India

    Chile volcano: Cloud of ash and gas spew into sky as Calbuco erupts again
    http://www.sott.net/article/295892-Chile-volcano-Cloud-of-ash-and-gas-spew-into-sky-as-Calbuco-erupts-again

    Pet monkey enters neighbourhood houses and attacks children in Nigeria
    http://www.sott.net/article/295891-Pet-monkey-enters-neighbourhood-houses-and-attacks-children-in-Nigeria

    USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.7 - 125km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
    http://www.sott.net/article/295889-USGS-Earthquake-Magnitude-6-7-125km-SSW-of-Kokopo-Papua-New-Guinea

    Portents and signs: Calf born with 2 heads at Florida farm
    http://www.sott.net/article/295887-Portents-and-signs-Calf-born-with-2-heads-at-Florida-farm

    Record April low temperatures logged overnight in parts of Northern Territory, Australia
    http://www.sott.net/article/295874-Record-April-low-temperatures-logged-overnight-in-parts-of-Northern-Territory-Australia

    Harsh winter kills 29% of blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay
    http://www.sott.net/article/295872-Harsh-winter-kills-29-of-blue-crabs-in-Chesapeake-Bay

    For the second straight year, a harsh winter killed more than a quarter of adult blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay.

    All for now, Jonny. See ya tamara!

    Tom

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  4. This morning the trash truck came to pick up the trash and it was a shiny bright red silver-chromed brand new beast of a truck. A garage was blocking my view of all but the front of it at first, so I wasn't sure it WAS a trash truck. It looked like the front of a show-car semi at a truck show or something. But I heard the sounds of a dumpster being unloaded and there is a dumpster where it was, and it was the right day for them to be picking up the trash, so I waited to see it pull all the way out, and yep, trash truck, but bigger and burlier than the previous iteration, and bright red instead of the previous green, with lots of shiny new chrome. They were kinda slow emptying the dumpster in it, but I think that's because they're getting used to it, the controls or whatever.

    So in the last year: roads dug up and new sewer/water and gas lines installed; utility poles replaced with brand new ones with some new equipment on the poles; and now brand new kickass-looking trash trucks. It's been an upgrade-a-thon around here! Not complaining - I'm sure all those things are useful and purposeful, and at least it shows they're trying.

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