Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Event Update For 2015-08-11





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

2015-08-11 - Charter bus bursts into flame before 6:47 AM on I-85 in Rowan County (North Carolina), 4 injured:
http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/traffic/2015/08/11/charter-bus-catches-fire--i-85/31452083/
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/80-passengers-escape-injury-after-bus-catches-fire/nnHKk/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29757458/bus-fire-causes-traffic-delays-on-i-85-in-rowan-county
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article30684858.html
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/29758962/rowan-county-bus-fire-strands-80
http://www.fox46charlotte.com/story/29757858/rowan-county-bus-fire-strands-80
http://www.wistv.com/story/29757458/fire-marshal-driver-of-burning-bus-left-while-passengers-tried-to-escape
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/fox25news/631205191082184705

Quote: "Passengers were on board when the flames erupted near mile marker 79 in Rowan County. No one was seriously hurt, but there were four people taken to the hospital with minor injuries from either jumping out the windows of the bus or trying to put out the fire."

2015-08-11 - Tour bus bursts into flame inside tunnel in Sogn og Fjordane (Norway), 5 injured:
http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/08/11/bus-fire-forced-tunnel-evacuation/
http://norwegianfirstnews.blogspot.com/2015/08/bus-fire-in-gudvanga-tunnel-dagbladetno.html
http://highway.transportation.infrastructurenews.org/?p=17678
http://ttgnordic.com/swedish-bus-catches-fire-in-norwegian-tunnel/
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/van-driver-saves-32-people-tunnel-fire/nnH3Q/
http://www.epa.eu/disasters-photos/transport-accident-photos/tourist-bus-on-fire-in-norway-photos-52115060
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WPXI/631533516698841088

Quote: "A Swedish bus carrying Asian tourists caught fire inside the 11.4 kilometer-long Gudvangatunnelen in the mountainous western county of Sogn og Fjordane on Tuesday. Police reported that around 30 to 40 people were in the tunnel at the time and were evacuated. Odd Arve SolvÄg, operations leader for the Sogn og Fjordane Police District, had earlier told state broadcaster NRK that there were no reports of injuries, but five people were later taken to hospital in Voss. The extent of their injuries was unclear."

Quote: "Emergency personnel responded to both sides of the tunnel, but the fire quickly spread to four other vehicles. Fortunately, a man in a van was able to save the 32 people on the bus by packing them inside his van and driving them out of the tunnel. It took firefighters two hours to put the fire out."

Note: Multi-cultural bus fire - a Swedish bus carrying Asian people burning in Norway. Bus travel, bringing people together, one fire at a time!

2015-08-11 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway near Leskovac (Serbia):
http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2015&mm=08&dd=11&nav_id=95057

2015-08-11 - Passenger bus bursts into flame near bus depot in Pretoria (South Africa):
http://rekordmoot.co.za/47226/putco-bus-catches-fire-near-depot/
http://8tunes.com/rekordnewspapers/putco-bus-caught-fire-near-bus-depot-in-eskia-mphahlele-drive
http://www.pretoria-news.co.za/putco-bus-catches-fire-near-pretoria/
http://newshost.co/2015/08/11/putco-bus-catches-fire-near-pretoria/

Quote: "A Putco bus caught fire near the Mabopane highway on Tuesday afternoon. Motorists were shocked to see the bus burst into flames in E’skia Mphahlele Road, said eyewitnesses Shimon Theron and Billy Hewie."

Note: These are the 500th, 501st, 502nd and 503rd buses to burn in 2015. Yesterday was RVs Burning Day so I thought I'd point out the bus fires today, although another 10 RVs were destroyed by fire while parked at a storage yard on this day, in Santa Maria (California)...
 



2015-08-11 - Underground explosion and fire hits downtown Edmonton (Canada), blackouts ensue:
http://www.630ched.com/2015/08/11/underground-explosion-leads-to-power-outage-downtown/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/underground-explosion-cuts-power-to-parts-of-downtown-edmonton/article25922185/
http://www.wopular.com/underground-explosion-cuts-power-parts-downtown-edmonton

2015-08-11 - Transformer explodes and burns in Chattanooga (Tennessee), blackouts ensue:
http://newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/transformer-explosion-downtown-chattanooga-causes-power-outages-19377.shtml

2015-08-11 - Mysterious explosions in the wee hours alarm people in coastal Leith (Scotland):
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/mystery-over-loud-bangs-heard-in-leith-1-3854310
http://www.sott.net/article/300090-Mystery-over-loud-bangs-heard-in-Leith-Scotland

2015-08-11 - Pipeline explodes near plant in Monterrey (Mexico), 5 killed:
http://sputniknews.com/latam/20150812/1025651972.html
http://news.yahoo.com/gas-explosion-behind-oil-plant-northern-mexico-kills-034208883.html

2015-08-11 - Scrap yard hit by fire, 10+ cars and two semi trailers burn, in Enon Valley (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/29762451/fire-erupts-at-enon-valley-auto-wrecking-business
http://wytv.com/2015/08/11/scrap-yard-fire-in-lawrence-county/
http://wkbn.com/2015/08/11/scrap-yard-fire-in-lawrence-county/

2015-08-11 - Large pile of tires erupts in flame before 4 AM in Silver Springs (Nevada):
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/local/17670605-113/tire-fire-lights-up-silver-springs
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Large-Tire-Fire-in-Silver-Springs-321377041.html
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2015/08/11/large-tire-fire-silver-springs-contained/31458899/
http://www.ktvn.com/story/29757036/tire-fire-in-silver-springs

Quote: "Fire crews will be working on containing and extinguishing the fire throughout the night and morning. They say morning commuters will be able to see smoke and flames."

Note: 'We better leave early, honey - smoke and flames this morning!'

2015-08-11 - Passenger plane hit by fire on runway, aborts takeoff, in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/08/11/alleged-fire-forces-newark-bound-plane-to-abort-takeoff-from-sfo/

Quote: "Parker says witnesses reported seeing flames, but she could not confirm that and United wouldn’t comment. A passenger onboard said he heard a very loud bang and then saw fire trucks pull up."

Note: This is the 95th aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-08-11 - Boat bursts into flame at dock on Doctors Lake (Florida), near the coast, 1 injured:
http://metrobugle.com/blog/2015/08/11/fire-rescue-at-least-1-injured-at-boat-fire-in-clay-county/
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/videos/news/local/2015/08/11/boat-fire-in-clay-county/31488095/
http://www.news4jax.com/news/boathouse-catches-fire-in-clay-county/34659732
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2015/08/11/fire-rescue--least-1-injured--boat-fire--clay-county/31480023/

2015-08-11 - Boat explodes and burns on Big Green Lake near Ripon (Wisconsin):
http://www.riponpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=36&ArticleID=8898

Note: These are the 719th and 720th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-55 in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://wreg.com/2015/08/11/truck-fire-stops-traffic-on-southbound-i-55/
http://www.wsmv.com/story/29765227/flames-engulf-car-on-i-55-s-mallory
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29765227/flames-engulf-car-on-i-55-s-mallory
http://www.fox8live.com/story/29765227/flames-engulf-car-on-i-55-s-mallory
http://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-news/truck-fire-shuts-down-i-55-southbound
http://www.waff.com/story/29765227/semi-truck-carrying-cantaloupes-catches-fire-on-i-55-s-mallory

Quote: "A semi truck burst into flames on southbound Interstate 55 and Mallory Avenue Tuesday night. It is unclear what caused the fire, but TDOT cameras showed the truck engulfed by flames."

2015-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Marion (North Carolina):
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/29757319/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-1-lane-of-i-40-east
http://www.wafb.com/story/29757319/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-1-lane-of-i-40-east
http://www.kait8.com/story/29757319/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-1-lane-of-i-40-east
http://www.fox8live.com/story/29757319/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-1-lane-of-i-40-east
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15373809-tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-1-lane-of-i-40-east/

2015-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6:30 AM on I-65 in Johnson County near Whiteland (Indiana):
http://www.wthr.com/story/29757032/semi-fire-blocks-nb-i-65-south-of-whiteland
http://wishtv.com/2015/08/11/semi-fire-closes-i-65-in-johnson-county/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/semi-fire-shuts-down-i-65-northbound-in-johnson-county
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/fox59/2015/08/11/semi-fire-shuts-down--65-nb-johnson-county/31450547/

2015-08-11 - Tractor (excavator) and van go up in flames on the B9170 near Turriff (Scotland):
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/van-and-jcb-on-fire-on-north-east-road/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15375236-van-and-jcb-on-fire-on-north-east-road/
http://wpcluster.dctdigital.com/eveningexpress/fp/news/local/van-and-jcb-on-fire-on-north-east-road/

Note: These are the 1332nd, 1333rd, 1334th and 1335th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-11 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on I-64 in Gibson County (Indiana):
http://www.14news.com/story/29760867/vehicle-fire-causes-major-traffic-backup-on-i-64

2015-08-11 - Utility truck bursts into flame near refinery in Mandan (North Dakota):
http://www.kfyrtv.com/home/headlines/Mandan-Fire-Department-Responds-to-Vehicle-Fire-321439531.html

2015-08-11 - At least 10 RVs destroyed by fire, more damaged, while parked at storage yard in Santa Maria (California):
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/rvs_reported_destroyed_in_fire_in_santa_maria
http://www.keyt.com/news/multiple-rvs-catch-fire-in-santa-maria/34665866
http://www.kclu.org/2015/08/12/fire-rips-through-rv-storage-facility-on-central-coast/
http://www.ksby.com/story/29775496/rv-owners-return-to-find-charred-remains-after-tuesday-night-fire

Quote: "Nearly two dozen RVs were damaged or destroyed Tuesday night when a fire broke out at a storage yard near the Santa Maria Public Airport."

Quote: "Investigators trying to determine how the fire started will be aided by video cameras and gate codes for entry into the storage area, the chief said. He estimated some 10 to 12 RVs were destroyed and nearly the same number have heat or smoke damage."

Note: These are the 263rd through 272nd RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-08-11 - Camper-van explodes at 2:47 AM in Croyde, Braunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34002&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-11 - Camper-van bursts into flame on street in Beechdale (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Camper-van-damaged-Beechdale/story-27584286-detail/story.html
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/camper-van-damaged-in-beechdale-fire-3402497.html
http://nottingham.dotnewz.com/camper-van-damaged-in-beechdale-fire/

2015-08-11 - Day care van bursts into flame on street in Spring (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/day-care-van-catches-fire-in-northwest-harris-county/34658458
http://houstonsunpost.com/2015/08/day-care-van-catches-fire-in-spring-area/
http://newspindle.com/day-care-van-catches-fire-in-spring-area/
http://www.motohouston.com/forums/showthread.php?t=319105

2015-08-11 - Van bursts into flame on Wilson Road in Hadleigh (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/updated_van_fire_in_hadleigh_1_4188906
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUWZDFvkU8I

2015-08-11 - Van bursts into flame on Peveril Drive in Ilkeston (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Van-tackled-Ilkeston/story-27584319-detail/story.html
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Late-night-van-Ilkeston/story-27584246-detail/story.html

2015-08-11 - Van bursts into flame at 4:31 AM at Victoria Gate in Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34003&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.centralsomersetgazette.co.uk/crews-called-van-blaze-Taunton/story-27585179-detail/story.html
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/13586959.Van_on_fire_at_Victoria_Gate__Taunton/

2015-08-11 - Van bursts into flame on Woodington Road in West Wellow (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/13588610.display/

2015-08-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home on Milan Avenue in coastal Norwalk (Connecticut):
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/gallery/8061621

Note: Also see the car that burned on Richards Avenue in Norwalk on this day...

2015-08-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Quincy (Illinois):
http://www.wgem.com/story/29764327/2015/08/11/truck-catches-fire-on-broadway-in-quincy
http://www.wkow.com/story/29764327/2015/08/11/truck-catches-fire-on-broadway-in-quincy
http://www.kwwl.com/story/29764327/2015/08/11/truck-catches-fire-on-broadway-in-quincy
http://www.ktiv.com/story/29764327/2015/08/11/truck-catches-fire-on-broadway-in-quincy

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Dietz Estates in Conewago Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_28618476/firefighters-extinguish-vehicle-fire-conewago-township

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame just after midnight while parked at home in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2015/08/12/rfd-responding-to-vehicle-fire/

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on I-805 in the University City area in coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Car-Fire-Blocks-I-805-Lanes-in-UTC-321494641.html
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150811/Car-Fire-Breaks-Out-On-CA-Highway-San-Diego/

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Richards Avenue in coastal Norwalk (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2015/08/todays-vehicle-fire-32/

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame at Harbour Road in coastal Paget Parish on the island of Bermuda:
http://bernews.com/2015/08/photos-van-fire-extinguished-paget/
http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20150811/NEWS/150819919
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjJ0mvrzrgI

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame in the Ballyfermot area in coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/fire-brigade-battles-car-fire-in-south-dublin-31443271.html

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame at 4:50 AM while parked at Alloy Industrial Estate in Pontardawe (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Investigation-stolen-car-burned/story-27584284-detail/story.html

Quote: "At that point fire officers believed the car may have been stolen. But police later ruled out the possibility that that was the case. 'No further action is being taken,' said a South Wales Police spokesman. The incident was closed at 5.39am. The fire service was also called to [coastal] Llanelli to deal with a fire to an external electric light fitting at the back of a house in the Coedcae area. Officers had the call to Brynallt Terrace at 12.01am."

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on the M56 near Hapsford (Britain), big rig overturns separately:
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/second-vehicle-fire-m56-causing-9831708
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/m56-re-open-second-vehicle-9831899

Quote: "There was a minor vehicle fire eastbound at around 8am today (Tuesday) – just hours after a separate gas tanker fire gridlocked the motorway for more than seven hours."

Note: The gas tanker fire was mentioned in the 2015-08-10 update...

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 near Milton Keynes (Britain):
http://www.onemk.co.uk/news/2015/8/milton-keynes-traffic-car-fire-on-m1-northbound-by-newport-pagnell-services-closes-two-lanes-110820150063.html

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame in auto garage in Bletchley (Britain):
http://www.onemk.co.uk/news/999/fire-brigade/2015/8/vehicle-fire-on-m1-milton-keynes-and-in-bletchley-garage-120820150005.html

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on the A14 near Needham Market (Britain):
http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/local/latest-news/firefighters-called-to-car-fire-on-a14-near-needham-market-1-6896642
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15370747-firefighters-called-to-car-fire-on-a14-near-needham-market/

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Station Road in York (Britain):
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13588073.BMW_badly_damaged_by_fire_near_York_railway_station/

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Canefields Avenue in Yealmpstone, Plympton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34009&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Bescot Crescent in Palfrey (Britain):
http://www.walsalladvertiser.co.uk/Car-caught-close-Walsall-FC-middle-road/story-27585299-detail/story.html

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on the M6 near Tebay Services (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/crews-called-to-car-fire-close-to-tebay-services-1.1225243

Quote: "At 16:19 firefighters were called to a report of a car on fire on the M6 between junctions 38 and 39. The two occupants of the vehicle had left the car and got themselves to a place of safety behind the barrier."

2015-08-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/vehicle-fire-blocking-4-i-95-lanes-in-west-palm-be/nnHkg/

2015-08-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 6 in Wellsboro (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2015/08/wellsboro-dispatched-to-vehicle-fire-on.html

2015-08-11 - 37 golf carts destroyed by fire while parked at Yahnundasis Golf Club in New Hartford (New York):
http://www.uticaod.com/article/20150811/NEWS/150819836/-1/news
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/08/fire_destroys_golf_cart_barn_at_new_hartford_golf_course.html
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2015/08/11/yahnundasis-golf-club-new-hartford.html
http://www.wktv.com/news/321490951.html

2015-08-11 - Auto shop devastated by huge fire at 3 AM in Mission (Canada):
http://www.missioncityrecord.com/news/321403671.html

2015-08-11 - Barn and 2000 tons of hay destroyed by fire at 12:31 AM in Lebanon (Oregon):
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33390898-75/hay-barn-in-lebanon-on-fire-expected-to-burn-for-days.html.csp
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2015/08/11/barn-fire-near-lebanon-expected-burn-days/31510081/

2015-08-11 - Barn full of hay destroyed by fire in Clarington (Canada):
http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/5792815-clarington-barn-packed-with-bales-of-hay-burns/
http://m.durhamregion.com/news-story/5792815-clarington-barn-packed-with-bales-of-hay-burns

2015-08-11 - Barn damaged by fire at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Breaks-Out-in-Barn-at-Cheshire-Academy-321508341.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/29765205/crews-respond-to-fire-at-cheshire-academy
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Crews-Put-Out-Fire-in-Cheshire-Academy-Barn-321531491.html

2015-08-11 - Barn and 80 tons of hay go up in flames in Sydling St Nicholas (Britain):
http://www.dorsetfire.gov.uk/live-incident-feed/barn-fire4/

2015-08-11 - Jerusalem Fire gets huge, grows to 16,000 acres in California:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-wildfires-20150812-story.html
http://news.yahoo.com/video/explosive-jerusalem-fire-expands-more-033426175.html

2015-08-11 - Wildfires have burned more than 5 million in acres in Alaska this year, and Alaska is still burning:
http://gizmodo.com/wildfires-have-devasted-5-million-acres-and-alaska-is-1723298896

2015-08-11 - Garbage bursts into flame at 5:30 AM in garbage truck in Windham (Maine), near the coast:
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/08/11/accident-at-raymond-windham-line-closes-route-302/

2015-08-11 - Office building damaged by fire in Fort Stewart (Georgia), nobody there:
http://savannahnow.com/news/2015-08-12/empty-fort-stewart-building-catches-fire

2015-08-11 - Catering business heavily damaged by fire at 1:18 AM in coastal East Falmouth (Massachusetts), nobody there:
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20150811/NEWS/150819890

2015-08-11 - Garage bursts into flame at home in Manitowoc (Wisconsin):
http://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2015/08/11/manitowoc-garage-fire/31493865/

2015-08-11 - Home damaged by fire at 2 AM in Sahuarita (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/29757380/ruralmetro-responds-to-early-morning-fire

2015-08-11 - Home damaged by fire in coastal Hallandale Beach (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/hallandale/fl-hallandale-beach-house-fire-20150811-story.html
http://www.local10.com/news/child-burned-on-foot-in-hallandale-beach-house-fire/34660270

2015-08-11 - Home destroyed by fire on North River Drive in Sweet Home (Oregon):
http://democratherald.com/news/local/fire-destroys-north-river-drive-home/article_cc42cceb-932c-517a-92ee-f091667f5654.html

2015-08-11 - Home destroyed by fire at 2:15 AM, second home damaged, in McKees Rocks (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/two-homes-damaged-in-mckees-rocks-fire/34647840
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/08/11/cause-of-two-alarm-fire-in-mckees-rocks-under-investigation/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/west/2015/08/11/Early-morning-fire-in-McKees-Rocks/stories/201508110126

2015-08-11 - High-rise residential building smoked out by fire in coastal Melbourne (Florida):
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/08/11/heavy-smoke-trinity-towers/31469451/
http://www.floridatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/2015/08/11/fire-trinity-towers-east/31490107/

Quote: "The fire — the second to be reported at one of the two towers in less than a week — also raised concerns from residents about safety and evacuation plans."

2015-08-11 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home in coastal Clearwater (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/one-dead-in-clearwater-mobile-home-fire
http://tbo.com/news/crime/at-least-one-dead-after-fire-at-clearwater-mobile-home-park-20150811/
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/08/11/1-dead-in-mobile-home-fire-in-clearwater/31502019/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-08-11 - Deadly fire burns apartment building in Lahore (Pakistan), 1 killed, 12 injured:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1199807/one-dead-12-wounded-in-lahore-building-fire

2015-08-11 - Vacant mobile home burns at 5:45 AM in Woodhaven (Michigan):
http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2015/08/11/news/doc55ca292156242595196687.txt

2015-08-11 - Vacant home burns at 11:30 PM on Lake Avenue in Albert Lea (Minnesota):
http://www.albertleatribune.com/2015/08/vacant-house-damaged-by-late-night-fire/

2015-08-11 - Vacant home burns in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo/fire-causes-55000-damage-at-vacant-buffalo-house-20150811
http://www.wopular.com/fire-causes-55000-damage-vacant-buffalo-house

2015-08-11 - Vacant barn destroyed by fire at 4 AM in Matthews (North Carolina):
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article30678234.html
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29756665/abandoned-barn-catches-fire-in-matthews
http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/local/2015/08/11/fire-rips-through-barn-in-matthews/31449593/
http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/2015/08/11/fire-destroys-nc-barn/31459293/

2015-08-11 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/crews-put-raging-fire-vacant-000822668.html

2015-08-11 - Vacant blues bar burns in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/suspicious-fire-guts-former-kc-blues-jazz-bar/34649194
 



2015-08-11 - Woman found dead in swimming pool at home in Mooresville (North Carolina):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/29762364/officials-fedex-driver-finds-womans-body-floating-in-mooresville-pool
http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/news/local/Body-Found-In-Mooresville-Pool-321503381.html
http://www.wafb.com/story/29762364/officials-fedex-driver-finds-womans-body-floating-in-mooresville-pool
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/mooresville-nc/TFNKB9CJ185V6HPGC

2015-08-11 - Woman, 33, drops dead before 3:50 AM in driveway at her home in El Paso (Texas):
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_28620436/police-investigating-body-found-central-el-paso

Quote: "El Paso police found no visible wounds on a woman found dead early Tuesday in the driveway of a home in the Central area, officials said. Police spokesman Sgt. Robert Gomez said officers were called at 3:50 a.m. after a 33-year-old woman was found on a driveway in the 3700 block of La Luz Avenue."

2015-08-11 - Man, 21, goes missing while swimming, next seen dead in Barren River Lake (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/29768754/crews-recover-mans-body-from-barren-river-lake
http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/Possible-Drowning-321189951.html
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/barren-river-lake-drowning-victim-id-d/article_7fc80099-57b9-55dc-b9ee-8d54a2756a8e.html
http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/news/body-recovered-from-narrows/article_e6035748-40a9-11e5-9687-db497d57f5e6.html
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/drowning-at-the-narrows-claims-life-of-bg-man/article_b2ff0c36-f0ca-5ec6-a902-08f7460e6f62.html

2015-08-11 - Man, 19, goes missing while swimming, next seen dead in Lake Wylie (South Carolina):
http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/local/2015/08/10/dive-team--scene--possible-drowning--lake-wylie/31427665/
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article30691437.html
http://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/article30687837.html

2015-08-11 - Man, 22, goes fishing, next seen dead in mine pond in Clarion County (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8900141-74/body-pond-tuesday
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/29767256/body-of-western-pennsylvania-man-pulled-from-old-mine-pond
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/1ba2e45aa73a474f83a9812c13617c80/PA--Body-Clarion-Pond
http://newsunited.org/news/body-of-western-pennsylvania-man-pulled-from-old-mine-pond
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2015/08/11/Man-found-dead-in-pond-in-Clarion-County-death-appears-accidental/stories/201508110194

2015-08-11 - Man, 62, found dead in the Youghiogheny River in Ohiopyle State Park (Pennsylvania):
http://wkbn.com/2015/08/11/body-found-near-youghiogheny-rapids/
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/08/11/mans-body-found-at-ohiopyle-state-park/
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news/hsnewsnow/body-found-in-yough-river-in-ohiopyle/article_a2ec4a63-6ac3-5177-a03a-5d7b5baeecdc.html

2015-08-11 - Man, landscaper, found dead in the Peconic River in coastal Riverhead (New York):
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/victoriano-cohon-garcia-s-body-found-floating-in-peconic-river-1.10730671?qr=1

Note: A huge number of fish were found dead in the Peconic River in Riverhead in June too, mentioned in the 2015-06-15 update...

2015-08-11 - Person found dead in vehicle at Love's truck stop in coastal Biloxi (Mississippi):
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/08/12/6363390_body-found-in-vehicle-at-biloxi.html?rh=1

2015-08-11 - Man, trucker, found dead in his truck at Love's truck stop in Franklin (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2015/08/11/driver-found-dead-at-truck-stop-in-franklin/

2015-08-11 - Man, 21, soldier, found dead in barracks in Fort Hood (Texas):
http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2015/08/11/fort-hood-ids-soldier-found-dead-barracks/31479681/
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2015/08/midland_county_soldier_found_d.html

Quote: "Snear's death is the second reported by Fort Hood this month; Spc. Brenton Wade Blume was found dead Aug. 2 in Belton Lake after what witnesses told law enforcement was a cliff-diving mishap."

Note: Cliff-diving into...water. Lotta people diving into water and not resurfacing these days. Think about that. When you jump in water, you take a breath first, so your lungs are filled with air, which makes your body buoyant. And yet people are jumping into water and not resurfacing. The only way that can happen is if they exhale the air from their lungs immediately after diving into water, and the only reasons for that are 1) they're unconscious; 2) they're dead; or 3) they purposely expel all the air from their lungs because they're trying to commit suicide by drowning. In the vast majority of these cases, you can eliminate option 3 as a possibility. So that leaves instantaneous or near-instantaneous unconsciousness or death as the only possibilities. Hydrogen sulfide is water-soluble, it is a heavier-than-air gas that accumulates wherever water does, it is created by anaerobic digestion of biomatter at the bottom of bodies of water, and it is called a 'knockdown agent' because it can cause immediate unconsciousness or death. The only way you're going to know if water is safe is by jumping in. If you don't die then it was safe...

2015-08-11 - Man, 21, jumps in water, doesn't resurface, next seen dead in Tanque Verde Falls (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081215_tanque_verde_death/young-man-found-dead-after-jumping-from-tanque-verde-falls/
http://tucson.com/news/blogs/police-beat/man-missing-from-eastside-falls-tuesday-found-dead/article_c91169f8-40f5-11e5-a61c-1fe32cf8a9f2.html

2015-08-11 - Boy, 15, falls into the Chunky River and dies in Lauderdale County (Mississippi):
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/08/11/teen-found-dead-in-chunky-river/31474515/

2015-08-11 - Man, 47, found dead in the Great Miami River in Hamilton (Ohio):
http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/crime-law/body-reportedly-found-in-great-miami-river/nnHf7/
http://local12.com/m/news/features/top-stories/stories/Coroner-works-to-identify-body-found-in-river-184108.shtml

2105-08-11 - Girl, 9, goes missing from home, next seen dead in the White Oak Bayou near Houston (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/breaking-childs-body-found-in-nw-houston-bayou/34650864
http://cw39.com/2015/08/11/nine-year-old-girls-body-found-in-white-oak-bayou/
http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Child-s-body-found-in-water-in-NW-Houston-6437368.php

2015-08-11 - Man in his 20s found dead along road in coastal Brownsville (Texas):
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_45cb991a-405f-11e5-9365-e3deeeef3859.html
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_8d9573be-4097-11e5-8d9d-a776ff7523ce.html

2015-08-11 - Man, 67, drops dead near homeless camp in Pahrump (Nevada):
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada/man-found-dead-near-pahrump-homeless-camp

2015-08-11 - Man, 20, flees cops, next seen dead in La Joya Lake (Texas):
http://www.krgv.com/news/local-news/Body-Found-in-Lake-Identified/34681938
http://www.krgv.com/news/local-news/Irrigation-Workers-Find-Body-in-Lake/34653768

2015-08-11 - Man, 81, falls into Lake Smith and dies in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/2015/08/12/drowning-investigation--va-beach/31519807/

2015-08-11 - Boy, 5, found dead in swimming pool on the island of Grand Bahama (Bahamas):
http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/gbi-district/5-yr-old_dead_in_Grand_Bahama_after_being_pulled_from_a_swimming_pool_unresponsive43405.shtml
 



2015-08-11 - Passenger plane runs off runway, nose gear collapses, in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Southwest-Plane-Skids-Off-Pavement-at-Orlando-Airport-321512431.html
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/oia-runway-closed-after-plane-goes-off-runway/34666668
http://www.wesh.com/news/plane-skids-off-runway-at-orlando-international-airport-goaa-says/34668756
http://www.wesh.com/news/runway-shut-down-at-orlando-international-airport/34665348
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/stuck-plane-closes-runway-oia/nnHqS/

2015-08-11 - US F-16 fighter jet crashes and burns near Engelmannreuth (Germany):
http://gma.yahoo.com/us-air-force-jet-crashes-germany-120714042--abc-news-topstories.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-f-16-jet-crashes-germany-pilot-survives-police-n407716
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/pilot-ejected-us-air-force-f-16-plane-crashes-germany
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/08/11/air-force-f-16-crashes-southern-germany-pilot-ejects-safely/31450571/

2015-08-11 - Small plane makes emergency landing at airport in Manchester (New Hampshire), landing gear problem:
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150811/NEWS07/150819796

2015-08-11 - Small plane crashes near Akureyri (Iceland), 1 killed:
http://icelandreview.com/news/2015/08/11/crash-near-akureyri-update

2015-08-11 - Helicopter crashes in Arunachal Pradesh (India), 3 killed:
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/debris-of-missing-chopper-located-in-arunachal/1/457749.html
http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-101933.html
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arunachal-pradesh-bodies-of-pawan-hans-helicopter-crash-victims-found-says-police-1038466.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mutilated-bodies-of-missing-Arunachal-chopper-occupants-found/articleshow/48437519.cms

2015-08-11 - Tractor trailer overturns then gets slammed by prison bus shortly after 1 AM on I-8 near Gila Bend (Arizona), 13 injured:
http://www.kpho.com/story/29757612/wb-i-8-closed-near-gila-bend-after-prison-bus-crash
http://ktar.com/2015/08/11/arizona-inmates-bus-driver-injured-in-freeway-crash-with-big-rig/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/prison-bus-with-51-inmates-crashes-on-arizona-interstate/vp-BBlEahi
http://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/bus-with-50-inmates-crashes-in-arizona/

2015-08-11 - Two tractor trailers crash, one bursts into flame, on I-75 near Forsyth (Georgia), 2 injured:
http://www.41nbc.com/story/d/story/tractor-trailer-on-fire-i-75-southbound-lanes-bloc/36558/eNT0Vxzqk0G_eGQeXTFpJA
http://www.wgxa.tv/news/local/Fire-destroys-tractor-trailer-on-Interstate--321469361.html

2015-08-11 - Tractor trailer and car crash, semi bursts into flame, on I-76 in Jackson Township (Ohio), 2 killed:
http://wkbn.com/2015/08/11/accident-fire-on-i-76-near-turnpike-interchange/

2015-08-11 - Tractor trailer overturns on Route 460 in Bonsack (Virginia):
http://wsls.com/2015/08/11/police-fire-and-rescue-respond-to-tractor-trailer-rollover-on-rt-460/
http://www.virginiafirst.com/news/overturned-tractor-trailer-along-rt-460-in-roanoke-county-causes-backups

2015-08-11 - Cement truck veers off road and overturns into ditch, near Abita Springs (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/08/overturned_cement_truck_closes.html

2015-08-11 - Van veers off road, crashes into business, in Arab (Alabama), 1 injured:
http://www.kplctv.com/story/29764673/salvation-army-van-slams-into-business-driver-injured

2015-08-11 - Minivan veers off road, plunges into Lake Michigan, in Two Rivers (Wisconsin), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2015/08/10/car-lake-michigan/31417117/

2015-08-11 - SUV veers over centerline, hits pickup head-on, near Bend (Oregon), 3 injured:
http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/3412529-151/head-on-crash-on-us-highway-97
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/08/head-on_collision_sends_three.html
http://www.navbug.com/article138958415/three_seriously_injured_in_hwy_97_head_on_crash_s_of_bend_ktvz.htm

2015-08-11 - Pickup truck veers off road just before 4 AM, hits gas station, fire erupts, in Roosevelt (New York), 1 injured:
http://abc7ny.com/news/fire-sparked-after-truck-crashes-into-gas-pump-on-long-island/920640/

2015-08-11 - Car and truck collide head-on at 7:15 AM in Charlotte (North Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/serious-crash-closes-busy-southeast-charlotte-road/nnHyk/

2015-08-11 - Car veers over centerline, hits SUV head-on, near Golden (Colorado), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_28625304/head-crash-near-golden-kills-driver-injures-two
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15400131-head-on-crash-near-golden-kills-driver-injures-two/
http://www.wopular.com/head-crash-near-golden-kills-driver-injures-two
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/denverpost/631442528076574721

2015-08-11 - Two cars collide head-on, on Topside Road near Lakeside Drive in Alcoa (Tennessee), 2 injured:
http://www.thedailytimes.com/news/two-taken-to-hospital-after-head-on-collision-on-topside/article_6925f822-c22a-529f-9d12-0ccb514ebf80.html

2015-08-11 - Car veers off road just after midnight, crashes up embankment, bursts into flame, in West Brandywine Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20150811/car-crashes-and-burns-in-west-brandywine-township-driver-ok
 



2015-08-11 - Dog attacks and injures boy and pit bull in River Crossing area in Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/29774882/local-boy-pit-bull-attacked-by-neighbors-dog
 



2015-08-11 - Deck collapses at apartment building on Ocean Drive in coastal Emerald Isle (North Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.wcti12.com/news/another-deck-collapse-in-emerald-isle-sends-one-to-hospital/34643962

Quote: "Emerald Isle Town Manager Frank Rush has confirmed a deck collapse not far from the same location where a deck collapsed in July."

2015-08-11 - Hangar collapses at Centennial Airport (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2015/08/10/centennial-airport-hanger-collapse/31430269/
 



2015-08-11 - Man goes out on boat, goes missing, empty 'ghost boat' found, at Lake Mead (Nevada):
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/search-underway-for-missing-boater-at-lake-mead

Quote: "According to National Park Service Rangers, there were multiple calls on the evening of Aug. 10 reporting an unoccupied boat floating in the Virgin Basin of Lake Mead. Rangers immediately began searching the water for the boater. The man reportedly launched the boat around 4 a.m. on Monday at Callville Bay."

2015-08-11 - Man, 18, goes out on kayak, goes missing, at coastal Swan's Island (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/08/11/coast-guard-launches-nighttime-search-for-missing-kayaker-in-maine/

2015-08-11 - Crew member goes missing from cargo ship near coastal Ocean City (Maryland):
http://6abc.com/news/coast-guard-searching-for-missing-crew-member/922442/

2015-08-11 - Toxic algae killing water life and contaminating water supplies in the US:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/toxic-algae-blooms-contaminate-us-drinking-water/vi-BBlFOPu

2015-08-11 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) outbreak hits Chaohu Lake (China), China's 5th largest freshwater lake:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150811-49617-CHN

Quote: "Environment authorities in eastern China's Anhui province are battling an intense blue algae outbreak in Chaohu lake, the country's 5th largest fresh water lake, as they struggle to ensure clean water for local residents, the media reported on Monday. Blue algae grew by as much as 852 per cent from the normal level and it has been hard to contain..."

2015-08-11 - Half of the population of the US vulnerable to earthquakes:
http://www.rt.com/usa/312216-earthquake-danger-zones-damage/
http://www.sott.net/article/300054-Half-of-population-in-US-vulnerable-to-earthquakes

2015-08-11 - Heavy rains and flooding wipe out homes, cars and crops in Burkina Faso:
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/aug/11/burkina-faso-calls-aid-floods-worsen
http://www.sott.net/article/300023-Floods-destroys-homes-carries-away-grain-and-livestock-in-Burkina-Faso

2015-08-11 - Flash flooding hits Morocco, at least 5 people missing:
http://www.emirates247.com/news/five-missing-after-morocco-flash-flood-2015-08-11-1.599978
http://www.sott.net/article/300064-Five-missing-after-flash-flood-in-Morocco

2015-08-11 - New tadpole disease affecting frogs:
http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/new-tadpole-disease-affecting-frogs-1.1897815#.VcsSmG5VhBc

2015-08-11 - Two-headed snake born in Yulin (China):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/watch-terrifying-two-headed-snake-6233655
http://www.sott.net/article/300026-Signs-and-Portents-Two-headed-snake-born-in-Chinese-zoo

2015-08-11 - Rare white humpback whale spotted off the Gold Coast (Australia):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/national/rare-white-whale-spotted-near-australia/nnHDz/

2015-08-11 - Meteorite lights up the skies in Tamworth (Australia):
http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2015/08/early-morning-tamworth-explosion-mystery-solved-sonic-boom.html
http://www.sott.net/article/300020-Loud-explosion-and-large-glowing-object-in-the-sky-reported-from-Tamworth-Australia

2015-08-11 - Double-sun-halo seen on the Jersey Shore (New Jersey):
http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-outdoor-photos/696462-double-halo-rainbow-around-sun.html
http://www.sott.net/article/300076-Double-sun-halo-appears-over-New-Jersey-shore

2015-08-11 - Mysterious 'Stonehenge' monolith found off the coast of Sicily:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mysterious-monolith-found-in-deep-water-off-coast-of-sicily_55c8f28ae4b0923c12bdaea9

2015-08-11 - Britain investigating effects of cosmic rays on planes and plane passengers:
http://www.sott.net/article/300049-Urgent-investigation-launched-into-effects-of-cosmic-rays-on-airplanes
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3182835/Fears-airline-passengers-urgent-investigation-launched-effects-cosmic-rays-sun-planes.html

2015-08-11 - Mysterious completely silent 'ghost plane' seen by couple in Rowsley (Britain):
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Ghost-plane-spotted-skies-Derbyshire/story-27563571-detail/story.html
http://www.sott.net/article/300087-Ghost-plane-seen-in-the-skies-of-Derbyshire-UK

2015-08-11 - Wedge-tailed eagle attacks drone, knocks it out of the sky, in Australia:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/eagle-wins-battle-drone-ferocious-attack-article-1.2322564
http://www.cnet.com/news/watch-this-majestic-eagle-swoop-in-and-take-down-a-drone/
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/29774943/eagle-knocks-drone-out-of-sky
http://fortune.com/2015/08/12/eagle-punches-drone/
 

5 comments:

  1. That enormous explosion in China is all over the news this morning. No word on the big fire in Moscow.

    Here's a couple stories i picked up this morning:

    Ceiling collapses at packed Minneapolis concert venue
    http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ceiling-collapses-at-packed-minneapolis-concert-venue/ar-BBlHvK8?ocid=iehp

    Patrons scrambled for the exits at the legendary First Avenue club in Minneapolis after a 30-foot by 30-foot section of the ceiling fell in several pieces around 10 p.m. during a performance by the Canadian hard rock band Theory of a Deadman.

    "We have no idea why or how it happened," First Avenue GM Nate Kranz told the Star Tribune.

    Car slams into Santa Monica cafe, triggers building fire
    http://news.yahoo.com/video/car-slams-santa-monica-cafe-172408954.html

    [video news report]

    Monthly average of US jobless claims falls to 15-year low
    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/monthly-average-us-jobless-claims-falls-15-low-123459650--finance.html

    [the article is propaganda as far as i'm concerned]

    "Werewolf" caught on security camera in Sao Paulo, Brazil?
    http://www.sott.net/article/300106-Werewolf-caught-on-security-camera-in-Sao-Paulo-Brazil

    Hot weather moving in for the next week or so here (and in CA where i'm going - no escape!)

    Tom

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  2. Toxic fumes up to half a kilometer away detected from Tianjin blast area
    http://www.sott.net/article/300118-Toxic-fumes-up-to-half-a-kilometer-away-detected-from-Tianjin-blast-area

    Sulfur oxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide, all products of combustion, have been found in the air, Xinhua reported. Plumes of white and yellow smoke, which may be an indicator of toxic hydrogen sulfide, were seen rising over the area.

    2 more people killed by lightning strikes in India
    http://www.sott.net/article/300112-2-more-people-killed-by-lightning-strikes-in-India

    Cars washed away by floodwater in Rossano, Italy after violent storms sweep across region
    http://www.sott.net/article/300110-Cars-washed-away-by-floodwater-in-Rossano-Italy-after-violent-storms-sweep-across-region

    2nd giant Chinese sinkhole in 2 days swallows entire building
    http://www.sott.net/article/300109-2nd-giant-Chinese-sinkhole-in-2-days-swallows-entire-building

    [bad times for China lately]

    It's amazing how the weather has gotten so extreme - droughts or floods, hail, high winds, waterspouts, heat and humidity or unusually cold. The new normal.

    Tom

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  3. Check this out:

    http://www.katu.com/news/local/Portland-Oregon-man-thinks-perseid-meteor-hit-earth-starts-fire-in-his-front-yard-321801302.html

    A boom, a flash of light, and a circle of this guy's lawn caught on fire. That was a gas plume igniting with a small explosion, which burned his lawn. Imagine if one of those goes off on your home - your home will ignite. Or if it happens out in the middle of nowhere then you get a wildfire. Or if it happens at a chemical or explosives warehouse at a port in China then you might get a gigantic explosion. This is probably happening all over now but as time goes on, it'll happen more and more. A lot of homes have been burning down with nobody there, but nearby people say the fires started with 'popping sounds' or an explosion - same thing.

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  4. Yeah, we're in for a rough ride - it's pluming faster and wider than ever now.

    Some more on that port explosion:

    China explosions: death toll rises to 50 as troops dispatched to assist cleanup
    http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/13/tianjin-explosions-china-sends-troops-cleanup

    [begins]

    Elite military units trained to deal with chemical, nuclear and biological disasters have been dispatched to the site of a deadly explosion in northern China, where fires still smouldered in a landscape of destruction more than a day after the original devastating blasts.

    At least 50 deaths have been confirmed and 701 people admitted to hospital with injuries – 71 of those said to be “severe” – after a fire at warehouse containing “dangerous chemicals” sparked a series of blasts on Wednesday night.

    [very informative;sample quote below]

    “According to the Tianjin Tanggu environmental monitoring station, hazardous chemicals stored by the company concerned include sodium cyanide, toluene diisocyanate and calcium carbide , all of which pose direct threats to human health on contact.”

    Sodium cyanide is highly toxic, as it releases hydrogen cyanide gas, which interferes with the ability to breathe and can be “rapidly fatal”, the US centre for disease control said. It has a distinctive smell that has been described as bitter almonds or “musty old sneakers” but many people cannot detect it.

    Blue-green algae blooms increasingly threaten drinking water worldwide
    http://www.sott.net/article/300133-Blue-green-algae-blooms-increasingly-threaten-drinking-water-worldwide

    Egyptian heatwave has killed 61 people, hundreds hospitalized for heat exhaustion
    http://www.sott.net/article/300131-Egyptian-heatwave-has-killed-61-people-hundreds-hospitalized-for-heat-exhaustion

    Elephant rams tourist car in South Africa
    http://www.sott.net/article/300125-Elephant-rams-tourist-car-in-South-Africa

    Unusual animal behaviour: Whale with plastic bags caught in mouth swims up to fishing boat and seems to ask for help, Sydney, Australia
    http://www.sott.net/article/300123-Unusual-animal-behaviour-Whale-with-plastic-bags-caught-in-mouth-swims-up-to-fishing-boat-and-seems-to-ask-for-help-Sydney-Australia

    4 dead humpback whales found off British Columbia coast in a week
    http://www.sott.net/article/300122-4-dead-humpback-whales-found-off-British-Columbia-coast-in-a-week

    Nasa video of Perseid fireball over New Mexico
    http://www.sott.net/article/300120-Nasa-video-of-Perseid-fireball-over-New-Mexico

    part II to follow

    Tom

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  5. August 13th is Earth Overshoot Day this year – In less than eight months, humanity has used up nature’s budget for the entire year
    http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2015/08/august-13th-is-earth-overshoot-day-this.html

    [begins]

    In less than eight months, humanity has used up nature’s budget for the entire year, with carbon sequestration making up more than half of the demand on nature, according to data from Global Footprint Network, an international sustainability think tank with offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

    Global Footprint Network tracks humanity’s demand on the planet (Ecological Footprint) against nature’s ability to provide for this demand (biocapacity). Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. Earth Overshoot Day has moved from early October in 2000 to August 13th this year.

    The costs of this ecological overspending are becoming more evident by the day, in the form of deforestation, drought, fresh-water scarcity, soil erosion, biodiversity loss and the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The latter will significantly amplify the former, if current climate models are correct.

    46 million Americans go to food banks, and long lines for dwindling food supplies begin at 6:30 AM
    http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/46-million-americans-go-to-food-banks-and-long-lines-for-dwindling-food-supplies-begin-at-630-am

    [this is what i'm always going on about - if JJFH doesn't get us first, this will be the one that turns civilization upside down; scary read]

    i grow squash, cucumbers, etc. and donate a bunch to the local food pantry here in PA. The plants are prolific now, but the leaf damage is noticeable due to ozone and the other air pollution so that i don't get the yields i used to. i wonder how long they will hold out. Maybe some year soon the plants won't make it past seedling stage. If i had to choose - i'd rather go instantly with H2S than starve.

    Tom

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