Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Event Update For 2017-02-14





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: Variety Pack

2017-02-14 - Temperature hits almost 100 degrees in winter in Mangum (Oklahoma):
http://thinkprogress.org/its-been-45-above-normal-in-oklahoma-this-february-ba30f7bde27a
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/02/oklahoma-temperatures-hit-nearly-100f.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028657061
http://newsok.com/article/5537866

Quote: "Oklahoma just endured a spell of exceptionally hot weather. Mangum, Oklahoma saw temperatures close to 100º F, setting a state record. The average February high in Mangum is 56º F."

Note: Holy sh#t, that's crrrazy! Only one state over from me. If that happened here in Misery in the middle of winter, I'd be freaking out. Kinda freaking out anyway!

2017-02-14 - Person found dead in burning car near pond in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/article/body-found-in-burned-car-in-southeast-kansas-city/8800584
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/body-found-in-burned-car-in-southeast-kansas-city
http://www.devilslakejournal.com/news/20170215/body-found-inside-burned-car-in-southeast-kc
http://fox4kc.com/2017/02/14/body-found-in-burned-car-near-woods-chapel-road-and-little-blue-parkway/
http://www.kctv5.com/story/34508453/body-found-in-burned-vehicle-in-southeast-kansas-city
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article132682869.html
http://www.therepublic.com/2017/02/15/mo-burned-body-vehicle/

2017-02-14 - Coal mine rocked by explosion at 1:30 AM in Hunan Province (China), 8 killed, 3 missing:
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2070790/eight-dead-three-missing-after-explosion-chinese-coal-mine
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-4223392/Huge-explosion-rips-coal-central-China.html
http://www.kalb.com/content/news/8-dead-3-missing-in-central-China-coal-mine-explosion-413658003.html
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201702141050649652-8-killed-mine-southeastern-china/

Note: In other more positive news, 8-11 coal miner jobs just opened in Hunan Province in China!

2017-02-14 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame at 5 AM in El Paso (Texas):
http://kfoxtv.com/news/local/fire-breaks-out-at-sa-recycling-in-the-lower-valley
http://www.kvia.com/news/top-stories/fire-in-recycling-plant-now-under-control/332898378
http://cbs4local.com/news/local/fire-under-control-at-sa-recycling-center-in-the-lower-valley

2017-02-14 - Two wildfires rage in the Port Hills, several homes destroyed, near coastal Christchurch (New Zealand):
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/02/port-hills-family-loses-classic-car-collection-home-in-fire.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/89420865/Smoke-from-Christchurch-Port-Hills-fires-blankets-city
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/02/15/hundreds-evacuate-after-new-zealand-wildfires.html
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/live-its-pretty-sad-all-blacks-legend-richie-mccaw-port-hills-fires-disaster
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/zealand-wildfires-prompt-hundreds-evacuations-45501659
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/89420865/More-homes-evacuated-as-Christchurch-Port-Hills-fire-rage-out-of-control
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/89376043/two-fires-on-christchurchs-port-hills-destroy-house-force-evacuations
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/two-large-fires-in-port-hills-south-christchurch
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/89372687/Christchurch-Port-Hills-ablaze
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/89378018/Photos-Huge-fires-tear-through-Christchurchs-Port-Hills

2017-02-14 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azfamily.com/story/34500252/car-fire-spreads-to-phoenix-home
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/34500252/car-fire-spreads-to-phoenix-home

2017-02-14 - Sea ice extent shrinks to lowest level ever recorded in Antarctica:
http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article132718374.html
 



2017-02-14 - Apartment building and boats destroyed by massive explosion and fire along the River Thames in Oxford (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20170216-57150-GBR
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4224388/Huge-explosion-Oxford.html
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/588208/house-explosion-oxford-video-osney-mead-boat-fire
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/oxford-gas-explosion-block-flats-9817832

Note: Looks like at least two boats went up in flames, so this is the 62nd residential explosion in 2017, and these are the 104th and 105th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-02-14 - Mobile home explodes and burns on Coble Church Road in Guilford County (North Carolina), nobody there:
http://myfox8.com/2017/02/14/firefighters-investigating-explosion-fire-at-guilford-county-mobile-home/

2017-02-14 - Home explodes and collapses in Bahawalnagar (Pakistan), 6 killed, 15 injured:
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/375105-Bahawalnagar-Six-killed-after-house-collapsed-due
http://www.geo.tv/latest/131102-Six-of-a-family-killed-in-Bahawalnagar-cylinder-explosion
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1326556/six-reported-dead-cylinder-blast-inside-house-bahawalnagar/

Note: These are the 63rd and 64th residential explosions in 2017...

2017-02-14 - At least twelve boats destroyed by fire while dry-docked at the Seaport Inlet Marina in coastal Belmar (New Jersey):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Raging-Fire-Engulfs-Marina-in-Belmar-413734773.html
http://abc7ny.com/news/fire-destroys-at-least-12-boats-at-marina-in-new-jersey/1754397/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Raging-Fire-Engulfs-Marina-in-Belmar-413734773.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/new-jersey/articles/2017-02-14/more-than-a-dozen-boats-burn-in-marina-fire-in-belmar
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/fire-destroys-nearly-a-dozen-boats-at-seaport-inlet-marina-in-belmar-1.13123022?firstfree=yes
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Raging-Fire-Engulfs-Boat-Marina-in-Belmar_New-York-413774473.html
http://www.app.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2017/02/14/boats-burn-belmar-blaze-mayor-reports/97899288/
http://patch.com/new-jersey/manasquan/big-blaze-belmar-thick-black-smoke-boats-fire
http://nj1015.com/more-than-a-dozen-boats-burn-in-jersey-shore-marina-fire/
http://www.newsdump.com/article/boats-burn-in-belmar-marina-fire
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/02/14/belmar-marina-fire/

Quote: "A raging fire engulfed a marina in Belmar on Tuesday, and at least a dozen boats burned in the blaze, authorities said."

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

2017-02-14 - Boat damaged by explosion and fire in coastal Wrightsville Beach (North Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.kxxv.com/story/34499580/man-burned-after-boat-explosion-in-banks-channel
http://www.fox19.com/story/34499580/man-burned-after-boat-explosion-in-banks-channel
http://luminanews.com/2017/02/explosion-rips-sailboat-wrightsville-beachs-banks-channel-burns-send-sailor-hospital/

2017-02-14 - Boat destroyed by fire just after 1:30 AM in coastal Rathmines (Australia):
http://www.mix.com.au/news/newcastle/boat-goes-up-in-flames-in-rathmines/
http://www.triplem.com.au/news/newcastle/boat-goes-up-in-flames-in-rathmines/
http://www.4tofm.com.au/news/newcastle/boat-goes-up-in-flames-in-rathmines/
http://www.hit.com.au/news/newcastle/boat-goes-up-in-flames-in-rathmines/
http://www.mix.com.au/news/newcastle/boat-goes-up-in-flames-in-rathmines/
http://www.2gofm.com.au/news/newcastle/boat-goes-up-in-flames-in-rathmines/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/9NewsSyd/831745115148451847

Note: These are the 106th through 119th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-02-14 - School bus bursts into flame at Rocky Top Elementary School in Thornton (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/02/14/school-bus-catches-fire-with-students-on-board/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/denver/school-bus-catches-fire-with-students-on-board/
http://kdvr.com/2017/02/14/driver-credited-with-getting-kids-off-school-bus-after-it-caught-fire/
http://growingdenver.com/colorado-news/news/adams-school-bus-catches-fire-four-students-evacuated/
http://ripplenews.com/read/denver/driver-credited-with-getting-kids-off-school-bus-after-it-caught-fire-1ro7eksq
http://article.wn.com/view/2017/02/15/School_Bus_Catches_Fire_With_Students_On_Board/
http://www.onenewspage.us/video/20170215/6852291/Students-Escape-School-Bus-Fire.htm
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/14/adams-school-bus-fire/

2017-02-14 - School bus bursts into flame while parked on Parnell Drive in Smithtown (New York), near the coast:
http://patch.com/new-york/smithtown/school-bus-fire-reported-smithtown
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/officials-mini-school-bus-catches-fire-in-smithtown-1.13123662

2017-02-14 - School bus bursts into flame on Macdermid Crescent in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/school-bus-catches-fire-on-citys-east-side
http://globalnews.ca/news/3249752/all-4-children-safety-taken-off-school-bus-on-fire-in-saskatoon/
http://ckom.com/article/1315924/campfire-flames-bigger-school-bus-catches-fire-saskatoon-neighbourhood
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/fire-destroys-saskatoon-bus-four-children-rescued-1.3983201
http://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/school-bus-goes-up-in-flames-moments-after-students-ushered-off-1.3285582
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-school-bus-a-complete-loss-after-starting-on-fire-1.3984311
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/school+catches+fire+city+east+side/12910610/story.html
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/school+catches+fire+city+east+side/12910610/story.html
http://www.leaderpost.com/school+catches+fire+city+east+side/12910610/story.html
http://www.sasknow.ca/local-news/79672-nobody-hurt-in-school-bus-fire

Note: These are the 28th, 29th and 30th school buses to burn in 2017 and these are the 165th, 166th and 167th buses to burn in 2017...

2017-02-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 in Cumberland County (Tennessee), dogs killed:
http://1057news.com/several-dogs-killed-in-truck-fire-along-i-40-tuesday/
http://uppercumberlandnow.com/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-on-interstate-40-tuesday/
http://uppercumberlandnow.com/update-numerous-dogs-killed-in-tuesday-tractor-trailer-fire/

2017-02-14 - Semi tractor bursts into flame in Custer County (Oklahoma):
http://www.clintondailynews.com/news/custer-county-truck-burns-near-canton-rock-facility

2017-02-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at business in Midland County (Texas):
http://www.ksla.com/story/34502176/diesel-truck-catches-fire-at-midland-co-business
http://www.kait8.com/story/34502176/diesel-truck-catches-fire-at-midland-co-business
http://www.wafb.com/story/34502176/diesel-truck-catches-fire-at-midland-co-business
http://www.newswest9.com/story/34502176/diesel-truck-catches-fire-at-midland-co-business

2017-02-14 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame near Skirmett Road in Hambleden (Britain):
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/15091560.Combine_harvester_catches_fire_in_field/

Note: These are the 248th, 249th, 250th and 251st tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-02-14 - Truck and tent destroyed by fire on Theophilis Smith Road in South Dennis (Massachusetts), near the coast:
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20170214/fire-destroys-truck-and-tent-in-south-dennis
http://www.capecod.com/cape-wide-news/truck-fire-in-dennis/
http://capecoddaily.com/news/226216/

2017-02-14 - Truck bursts into flame just after 6 AM on I-4 near Orlando (Florida):
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/traffic/os-i4-traffic-orlando-central-florida-pkwy-20170214-story.html
http://www.clickorlando.com/traffic/vehicle-fire-blocks-i-4-in-orange-county
http://www.wesh.com/article/vehicle-fire-slows-i-4-near-s-r-528/8778338
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/orlandosentinel/831469630367600640

2017-02-14 - RV bursts into flame at 11:41 PM while parked at home in coastal Fort Walton Beach (Florida):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20170215/rv-destroyed-in-tuesday-night-fire

2017-02-14 - RV bursts into flame while parked in Pasco (Washington), near the Columbia River:
http://keprtv.com/news/local/fire-reduces-pasco-motor-home-to-ashes-sends-owner-to-hospital
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article132782304.html
http://610kona.com/video-pasco-motorhome-destroyed-fire-one-person-sent-hospital/
http://www.navbug.com/article233974866/pasco_man_lost_everything_when_fire_destroys_motorhome.htm
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/wa-man-loses-everything-in-motorhome-fire/

2017-02-14 - RV bursts into flame at 11:15 PM on Manston Road in Ramsgate (Britain):
http://www.kentlive.news/a-motorhome-was-destroyed-in-a-fire-in-ramsgate/story-30138184-detail/story.html
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/fire_rips_through_converted_motorhome_in_ramsgate_1_4891201
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/crews-tackle-coach-blaze-120577/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/kent-and-sussex-courier-published-a-motorhome-was-completely-destroyed-by-a-fire-in-ramsgate

Note: These are the 49th, 50th and 51st RVs to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-02-14 - Camper-van bursts into flame on Mary Street in Scunthorpe (Britain):
http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/fire-crew-called-to-camper-van-fire/story-30136434-detail/story.html
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/calvin-robinson-published-fire-crew-called-to-camper-van-fire
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/fire-crew-called-to-camper-van-fire-4761996.html

2017-02-14 - Van bursts into flame on Furze Lane in Legbourne (Britain):
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/fire-crews-attend-van-fire-in-legbourne-1-7821109

2017-02-14 - Pickup truck bursts into flame in drive-thru at Jack in the Box in Glenn Heights (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Raw-Video-Truck-Fire-Caught-on-Dash-Camera_Dallas-Fort-Worth-413784093.html
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/watch-glenn-heights-police-officer-saves-restaurant-from-burning-car/408346523
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Glenn-Heights-Officer-Uses-Car-to-Push-Engulfed-Truck-413794523.html
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/fire-1/2017/02/14/holy-smokes-glenn-heights-cop-pushes-burning-truck-jack-box-drive
http://kxan.com/2017/02/15/video-car-engulfed-in-flames-at-texas-jack-in-the-box-drive-thru/
http://www.rt.com/usa/377457-truck-fire-cop-dashcam/
http://www.my9nj.com/news/235842361-video

2017-02-14 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in coastal Corpus Crispy...er, Christi (Texas):
http://www.kristv.com/story/34503744/ccfd-battles-car-fire-on-north-beach-gas-station

2017-02-14 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in Goldsboro (North Carolina), near the Neuse River:
http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2017/02/14/car_catches_fire_while_driver_pumps_gas/

2017-02-14 - Car bursts into flame at the Palisades Center in West Nyack (New York):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20170215/Vehicle-Fire-Prompts-Evacuation-At-Palisades-Center-In-West-Nyack-NY-West-Nyack/

2017-02-14 - Car bursts into flame on I-285 in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.wbrc.com/story/34503599/car-catches-fire-on-i-285-in-atlanta
http://www.wtoc.com/story/34503599/car-catches-fire-on-i-285-in-atlanta
http://www.cbs46.com/story/34503599/car-catches-fire-on-i-285-in-atlanta

2017-02-14 - Car bursts into flame on the M2 near Newtownabbey (Ireland):
http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/car-catches-fire-on-m2-12605451

2017-02-14 - Car bursts into flame on Lisson Grove in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=39657&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2017-02-14 - Car bursts into flame on Lincoln Road near McDonald's in Newark (Britain):
http://newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/news/Car-fire-on-Lincoln-Road
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/car-fire-on-lincoln-road

2017-02-14 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Highway 17 near Mattawa (Canada):
http://www.mynorthbaynow.com/17470/vehicle-fire-closes-highway-17-directions/
http://www.northbaynipissing.com/news-story/7139219-opp-report-vehicle-fire-hwy-17-mattawa/

2017-02-14 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at home in Gloucester (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2017/02/15/gloucester-camper-trailer-destroyed-in-fire/
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/va-gloucester-camper-trailer-destroyed-in-fire/

2017-02-14 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked near Shinnston (West Virginia), 1 injured:
http://www.wvalways.com/story/34513937/1-person-flown-to-hospital-after-trailer-fire-in-harrison-county
http://www.wvalways.com/clip/13105478/1-person-flown-to-hospital-after-trailer-fire-in-harrison-county

2017-02-14 - Car and home destroyed by deadly fire in coastal Long Beach (Mississippi), 1 killed:
http://www.wlox.com/story/34498759/long-beach-neighborhood-shaken-by-deadly-house-fire
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/harrison-county/article132613279.html
http://www.wlox.com/story/34498759/update-body-found-in-long-beach-home-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.fox19.com/story/34498759/update-body-found-in-long-beach-home-destroyed-by-fire

2017-02-14 - Car and shed destroyed by fire at home on Bold Springs Road in South Boston (Virginia), nobody there:
http://www.yourgv.com/news/local_news/fire-destroys-car-shed-monday-on-bold-springs-road/article_4185be82-f2f4-11e6-9ba0-8b5111122d38.html

2017-02-14 - Two vehicles and shed destroyed by fire on Centralia Road in Chesterfield (Virginia):
http://www.live5news.com/story/34502285/fire-blocks-portion-of-centralia-road-in-chesterfield
http://www.nbc12.com/story/34502285/fire-blocks-portion-of-centralia-road-in-chesterfield
http://www.wdam.com/story/34502285/fire-blocks-portion-of-centralia-road-in-chesterfield

2017-02-14 - Police car and garage destroyed by fire at 2 AM at home in Skiatook (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2017/02/14/two-firefighters-injured-while-battling-fire-in-skiatook/
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/two-skiatook-firefighters-injured-after-garage-roof-collapses-while-they-were-putting-out-flames

2017-02-14 - Three barns, farm equipment, 500 tons of hay and 15 tons of manure destroyed by huge fire at 11:40 PM in Bradford on Avon (Britain), 50 sheep killed:
http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/fire-crews-battle-huge-three-barn-inferno-for-more-than-10-hours/story-30134679-detail/story.html
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/firefighters-called-to-early-morning-blaze-as-three-barns-at-bradford-on-avon-farm-burst-into-flame/story-30134405-detail/story.html

2017-02-14 - Brush fire rages through 1000 acres in Calhoun County (Illinois):
http://thetelegraph.com/news/96855/large-wildfire-burns-roughly-1000-acres-in-northern-calhoun-county

Quote: "The fires burned in an area between Bee Creek and Panther Creek, located near the Pike County border, as well as some land to the south of Panther Creek."

2017-02-14 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in coastal Dunedin (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/89447187/watch-dramatic-footage-of-rubbish-truck-on-fire-in-dunedin
http://www.channel39.co.nz/news/company-relieved-worker-uninjured-after-truck-fire
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/rubbish-truck-catches-fire

2017-02-14 - Patio chair bursts into flame at home in Westminster (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/ph-cc-westminster-chair-fire-021417-20170213-story.html

2017-02-14 - Cellphone bursts into flame at 1:30 AM in home, fire ignites home, in West Hartford (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/34498555/charging-cell-phone-on-bed-believed-to-be-cause-of-west-hartford-fire
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Resident-Taken-to-Hospital-After-Fire-in-West-Hartford-413689763.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/34498555/1-hospitalized-after-west-hartford-fire

2017-02-14 - Two storage buildings destroyed by fire on South Reilly Road in Fayetteville (North Carolina):
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/woods-fire-off-south-reilly-road-destroys-storage-buildings/article_0bc12f08-6ea0-573f-ad10-be1172fbc0e5.html

2017-02-14 - Sports club destroyed by huge 6-alarm fire in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/fire-st-clair-yonge-1.3981836
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/02/14/fire-hits-club-at-yonge-and-st-clair.html
http://www.firehouse.com/video/12305862/toronto-racquetball-club-destroyed-by-major-fire-firefighter-news-video

2017-02-14 - Car parts factory damaged by fire in Ashfield (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/fire-at-car-parts-factory-fought-for-over-an-hour/story-30137430-detail/story.html

2017-02-14 - Garage destroyed by fire, two more building damaged, in Little River (South Carolina), near the coast:
http://wpde.com/news/local/north-myrtle-beach-horry-county-fire-crews-respond-to-building-fire-in-little-river-area

2017-02-14 - Mobile home destroyed by fire at 3:08 AM in coastal Portsmouth (New Hampshire), 1 injured:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20170214/one-hurt-home-destroyed-in-portsmouth-fire

2017-02-14 - Home damaged by fire in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2017/02/14/three-people-displaced-after-house-fire-in-virginia-beach/
http://www.13newsnow.com/news/family-of-three-pet-cat-displaced-after-fire-in-va-beach/408337956

2017-02-14 - Home damaged by garage fire before 6 AM in San Antonio (Texas):
http://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/elderly-couple-forced-from-home-following-early-morning-fire

2017-02-14 - Home damaged by fire in Orchard Mesa (Colorado), nobody there:
http://www.nbc11news.com/content/news/413777743.html
http://www.kjct8.com/content/news/Fire-crews-respond-to-house-fire-on-Orchard-Mesa-413777713.html

2017-02-14 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Corvallis (Oregon), 2 dogs killed, nobody there:
http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/two-dogs-dead-one-man-displaced-after-corvallis-house-fire/article_3f291b90-1e33-5cdc-9a60-71e9c0930cfd.html

2017-02-14 - Home destroyed by massive fire in North Whitehall Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Lehigh-County-North-Whitehall-Township-Hotel-Home-Fire-413780093.html
http://6abc.com/news/fire-damages-old-rockdale-hotel-in-lehigh-county/1755282/
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-rockdale-hotel-fire-in-north-whitehall-20170214-story.html

Quote: "The building was once a hotel but was later turned into a home."

Quote: "Passers-by in Lehigh Township reported seeing the house ablaze from Route 145 across the river."

2017-02-14 - Home destroyed by fire in East Huntingdon Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news/hsnewsnow/east-huntingdon-house-destroyed-by-fire/article_5abba23a-84f5-5502-a425-1fb7dfc4f42c.html
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/11946347-74/east-fire-huntingdon
http://www.wpxi.com/video?videoId=494195638&videoVersion=1.0

2017-02-14 - Home destroyed by basement fire in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/34506638/fire-tears-through-memphis-home
http://wreg.com/2017/02/14/crews-battling-large-house-fire-in-south-memphis/

2017-02-14 - Home destroyed by fire at 1 AM in Woodruff (South Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/story/34496975/fire-destroys-woodruff-home
http://www.wbrc.com/story/34496975/fire-destroys-woodruff-home

2017-02-14 - Home under construction destroyed by fire along the Hudson River on Casta Lane in Edgewater (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/edgewater/2017/02/14/blaze-damages-edgewater-house-under-construction/97885330/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Early-Morning-House-Fire-Rages-Through-Edgewater-Property-413681673.html

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

2017-02-14 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at 1:45 AM in Gardner (Kansas), dog killed:
http://www.kctv5.com/story/34497668/gardner-apartment-fire-displaces-dozen-kills-dog
http://www.kmbc.com/article/fire-damages-apartment-building-in-gardner/8778385
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article132577599.html

2017-02-14 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in coastal Port Arthur (Texas):
http://fox4beaumont.com/news/local/apartment-fire-reported-in-port-arthur
http://kfdm.com/news/local/port-arthur-family-devastated-by-fire-for-second-time-in-ten-years

2017-02-14 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Skowhegan (Maine):
http://wgme.com/news/local/fire-burns-apartment-building-in-skowhegan
http://wabi.tv/2017/02/14/several-towns-battling-apartment-building-fire-in-skowhegan/
http://www.centralmaine.com/2017/02/14/crews-respond-to-apartment-fire-in-skowhegan/

2017-02-14 - Hotel damaged by fire at 7:30 AM in Grand Forks (North Dakota):
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4217790-early-morning-fire-evacuates-building-budget-inn

2017-02-14 - Deadly fire burns home at 2 AM in Lupton (Michigan), 2 killed:
http://nbc25news.com/news/local/elderly-couple-killed-in-house-fire-02-14-2017

2017-02-14 - Deadly fire burns home at 2 AM near Keystone (Iowa), 2 killed:
http://www.kcci.com/article/2-dead-in-overnight-fire-1-escapes-through-window/8778482
http://whotv.com/2017/02/14/two-killed-one-injured-in-benton-county-fire/
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/authorities-identify-two-found-dead-at-scene-of-keystone-fire-20170215
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/413682633.html

2017-02-14 - Deadly fire burns home at 7:15 AM in Conicville (Virginia), 1 killed:
http://www.whsv.com/content/news/Early-morning-fatal-fire-in-Shenandoah-County-413770793.html
http://www.whsv.com/content/news/One-person-dead-after-house-fire-in-Mount-Jackson-413713353.html
http://wsvaonline.com/news/146641-one-person-dies-in-shenandoah-county-house-fire/
http://969wsig.com/news/146641-one-person-dies-in-shenandoah-county-house-fire/

2017-02-14 - Deadly fire destroys home in coastal Toms River (New Jersey), 1 killed:
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2017/02/14/fire-destroys-toms-river-home/97901042/

2017-02-14 - Deadly fire rips through home at 3:30 AM in Brampton (Canada), 3 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/deadly-brampton-house-fire-1.3981547
http://rdnewsnow.com/article/526755/three-people-dead-child-hospital-following-house-fire-brampton
http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/7139177-three-dead-child-hospitalized-in-brampton-house-fire/
http://www.citynews.ca/2017/02/14/friends-identify-teen-as-one-of-three-dead-in-brampton-house-fire/

2017-02-14 - Two vacant buildings destroyed by huge fire in Miami (Arizona):
http://www.azfamily.com/story/34506627/massive-fire-breaks-out-in-miami-east-of-valley
http://newstimeglobal.com/2017/02/massive-fire-breaks-out-in-miami-east-of-valley/

2017-02-14 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 7 AM in Montgomery (Alabama):
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2017/02/13/fire-completely-chars-vacant-house-off-fairview-ave/97845262/
http://www.newsdump.com/article/fire-completely-chars-vacant-house-off-fairview-ave

2017-02-14 - Vacant factory burns in Greenville (South Carolina):
http://wspa.com/2017/02/14/crews-respond-to-fire-near-downtown-greenville/

2017-02-14 - Vacant fish and game club destroyed by fire before 2 AM on Bondi’s Island on the Connecticut River in West Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://wwlp.com/2017/02/14/bondis-island-building-burned-in-overnight-fire/
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/02/fire_destroys_former_west_spri.html
 



2017-02-14 - Around 50 owls found dead along I-84 near Jerome (Idaho):
http://kboi2.com/news/local/why-are-dozens-of-dead-owls-showing-up-along-interstate-84
http://www.sott.net/article/342636-50-dead-owls-seen-along-20-mile-stretch-of-Interstate-84-near-Jerome-Idaho

Quote: "It's like they fell from the sky..."

Note: Maybe they DID drop dead from the sky. 28 crows just dropped dead late last month near Nampa City Hall in Nampa (Idaho) too, mentioned in the 2017-01-22 update...
 



2017-02-14 - Man and woman, 26 and 23, found dead in the water at coastal Maroubra Beach (Australia):
http://www.mygc.com.au/second-body-found-double-drowning-sydney-beach/
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/02/16/06/32/search-crews-to-return-to-sydney-beach
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/02/16/body-found-search-nepalese-student-sydney-beach
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/southern-courier/missing-nepalese-mans-body-found-under-rocks-at-maroubra-beach/news-story/11df84a81174c6234c6cb858b956600d
http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/womans-body-washes-up-at-maroubra-beach-man-remains-missing/news-story/a26fbbf6ba38ba954251c4ccfb3efaeb
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/southern-courier/police-search-for-missing-man-after-womans-body-is-washed-up-at-maroubra-beach/news-story/b515fd6e921c8f5ca21c618eb3d0d23b
http://www.msn.com/en-au/video/w/body-found-on-sydneys-maroubra-beach/vp-AAmU7ks
 



2017-02-14 - Man, firefighter, drops dead while fighting brush fire in Bassfield (Mississippi):
http://www.newswest9.com/story/34508949/bassfield-fire-chief-killed-while-fighting-brush-fire

2017-02-14 - Man, 23, slumps over dead in car in Bethesda (Maryland):
http://wjla.com/news/local/police-missing-man-found-dead-in-bethesda-no-indication-of-foul-play

2017-02-14 - Man found dead in the Blue Lagoon in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/west-miami-dade/article132774989.html
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Mans-Body-Found-in-Blue-Lagoon-in-Miami-Police-413739163.html
http://www.local10.com/news/body-pulled-from-blue-lagoon-in-miami

2017-02-14 - Man found dead in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Canal in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/02/body_found_in_new_orleans_east.html

2017-02-14 - Man, 50, drops dead at Big Bull Falls Park in Wausau (Wisconsin):
http://wifc.com/news/articles/2017/feb/15/body-found-in-wausau-park/
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/2017/02/14/man-found-dead-big-bull-falls-park-wausau/97899672/

2017-02-14 - Woman found slumped over dead in car in parking lot in Santa Clarita (California), near the Santa Clarita River:
http://signalscv.com/2017/02/14/body-woman-found-dead-car/

2017-02-14 - Man, 26, found dead in submerged car in Contrary Creek near Granbury (Texas):
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article132615504.html

2017-02-14 - Man found dead in tent in Charleston County (South Carolina):
http://www.live5news.com/story/34502007/deputies-investigating-body-found-in-wooded-area
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/ccso-body-found-in-woods-near-campground-trailer-park
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/body-found-in-wooded-area-in-ladson/article_385ab4b4-f2e7-11e6-b7ef-b7c91a9df066.html
http://counton2.com/2017/02/15/body-found-in-tent-in-ladson/

2017-02-14 - Man, 80, drops dead near his home in Thief River Falls (Minnesota):
http://www.kvrr.com/2017/02/15/missing-thief-river-falls-man-found-dead/
http://www.inforum.com/news/4218186-missing-80-year-old-thief-river-falls-man-found-dead
http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2017/feb/15/thief-river-falls-man-found-dead/
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4218427-update-missing-80-year-old-thief-river-falls-man-found-dead
http://www.wday.com/news/4218186-missing-80-year-old-thief-river-falls-man-found-dead

2017-02-14 - Man, 46, found dead outside convenience store in coastal Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/body-found-west-saint-john-storm-1.3981798
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/saint-john-man-who-left-home-at-height-of-storm-found-dead-1.3284797

2017-02-14 - Person found dead outside vacant home in coastal Southport (Australia):
http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/body-found-in-southport-house/news-story/b1228dc4ff6748a7cdebac0f1f4d7687

2017-02-14 - Person found dead in Lake Rotoiti (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11801055
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/89436306/body-of-missing-person-discovered-by-dive-squad-in-lake-rotoiti
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11801055
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/body-pulled-lake-rotoiti
http://snewsi.com/id/17148986039/Body-found-in-Lake-Rotoiti-believed-to-be-missing-person

2017-02-14 - Man, 56, gravedigger, digs grave then falls in and dies, in coastal Freixo (Portugal):
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/767634/Gravedigger-accident-dies-fell-unconscious-freshly-dug-grave

Quote: "Manuel Gomes, 56, fell into the pit after blacking out and lay unnoticed for several hours inside the freshly-dug grave before a passer-by spotted him and dialled 999. Efforts by paramedics to revive him failed and he was pronounced dead in hospital. It is not yet clear why he lost consciousness and fell into the empty grave. The bizarre incident happened on Monday at a cemetery in Freixo near the northern town of Ponte de Lima."

2017-02-14 - College student, man, 21, topples off balcony and dies, in coastal Urasoe (Japan), possible toppler:
http://www.japanupdate.com/2017/02/nepali-student-found-dead-after-fall-from-balcony/

2017-02-14 - Middle-aged man found dead in canal in Hempsted (Britain):
http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/diving-teams-find-body-in-search-for-missing-man-mark-freeman/story-30135689-detail/story.html

2017-02-14 - Man drops dead in restroom in Salisbury (Britain):
http://www.spirefm.co.uk/news/local-news/2223756/body-found-in-salisbury-toilets/
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/15090471.Body_found_in_city_car_park/

2017-02-14 - Man drops dead at property in Bapchild (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/mans-body-found-by-police-120564/
 



2017-02-14 - Man, 44, has 'medical issue', tractor trailer veers across median, hits two tractor trailers, on I-57 near Mt. Vernon (Illinois):
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/02/14/three-semi-trucks-collided-on-i57-near-mt-vernon-

Quote: "State Police say the crash occurred when the driver of one of the rigs, 44-year-old Jeremy Pieper of Girard, experienced a medical issue that caused him to lose control of his semi. The semi traveled off the roadway, onto the right grass shoulder, back into the northbound lanes, crossed all three, entered the median, and proceeded into the southbound lanes. A southbound semi driven by 57-year-old Bret Harness of Frankfort, Indiana was unable to stop in time and struck the right side of Pieper's truck near the drive axles. Another southbound truck driven by 48-year-old Robert Baker of Camby, Indiana, was struck near the rear of its second trailer by Pieper."

2017-02-14 - Small plane crashes in Couvin (Belgium), engine failure, 1 injured:
http://www.luchtzak.be/miscellaneous/accidents/yak-52-tourist-plane-crashes-couvin-pilot-injured/

2017-02-14 - Passenger train and freight train collide head-on, in Luxembourg, 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20170214-57133-LUX
http://www.660news.com/2017/02/14/1-dead-several-injured-in-luxembourg-train-crash/

2017-02-14 - Tanker truck veers off road, plunges into gorge, bursts into flame, in Chenani (India), 2 killed:
http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/driver-helper-killed-oil-tanker-rolls/
http://jknewstoday.com/petrol-tanker-rolls-down-at-chenani-catches-fire/
http://www.earlytimes.in/m/newsdet.aspx?q=196135

2017-02-14 - Tractor trailer overturns in Brown County (Kansas):
http://www.stjosephpost.com/2017/02/14/semi-loaded-with-180-hogs-overturns-in-brown-county/
http://www.hiawathaworldonline.com/news/semi-wreck-kills-hogs-causes-minor-injuries-to-driver/article_3f1eba1d-cfe7-5ab5-891d-128f867c1660.html

2017-02-14 - SUV veers off road, plows through gas station, hits building, bursts into flame, near Cullman (Alabama), 1 killed:
http://wiat.com/2017/02/14/person-dies-in-cullman-after-crashing-suv-through-gas-station-then-furniture-store-starting-fire/
http://www.wbrc.com/story/34506296/1-dead-after-car-crashes-through-gas-pumps-into-store-in-cullman-county

2017-02-14 - SUV veers over centerline, goes off road, hits trees, bursts into flame, on Cane Creek Road in Fletcher (North Carolina), 1 killed:
http://wlos.com/news/local/1-dead-in-fletcher-wreck-with-vehicle-fire

2017-02-14 - SUV veers off road at 5:18 AM, hits tree, in Gwynn Oak (Maryland), 1 killed:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-co-fatal-crash-20170214-story.html

2017-02-14 - Pickup truck crashes, bursts into flame, near Canal Bridge in coastal Rehoboth Beach (Delaware):
http://www.delaware1059.com/news/rehoboth-firemen-respond-to-pickup-truck-fire/article_8524ad6c-f2a7-11e6-a8b5-7b56981555c5.html

2017-02-14 - Car veers over centerline, hits semi head-on, in Marana (Arizona), 1 killed:
http://tucson.com/news/local/marana-police-id-driver-killed-in-wreck-with-semi-truck/article_014ca4fa-f319-11e6-a537-5f1d20034f4c.html
 



2017-02-14 - Dog attacks on farm livestock reach record levels in the UK:
http://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/dog-attacks-on-livestock-reach-record-levels.htm
http://www.sott.net/article/342635-Dog-attacks-on-farm-livestock-reach-record-levels-in-the-UK

2017-02-14 - Beaver attacks man in Kirriemuir (Scotland):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4216098/Chef-attacked-wild-beaver.html
http://www.sott.net/article/342602-Chef-is-attacked-by-a-wild-beaver-near-Kirriemuir-Scotland

2017-02-14 - Dog attacks and injures woman in Alpharetta (Georgia):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/34514686/police-woman-attacked-by-dog-in-alpharetta
 



2017-02-14 - Man has chest pains and breathing difficulties on cruise ship near coastal Cape Hatteras (North Carolina), medevac'd off:
http://wtkr.com/2017/02/14/coast-guard-medevacs-man-from-cruise-ship-off-cape-hatteras/

2017-02-14 - Dam reservoirs are major emitters of methane:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/02/global-hydropower-boom-will-add-to.html

2017-02-14 - Tornado rips through Van Vleck (Texas), one home destroyed, others damaged:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=TO-20170215-57137-USA
http://www.firefighternation.com/articles/2017/02/at-least-six-tornadoes-hit-houston-area.html

2017-02-14 - Severe drought hits the island of Sri Lanka:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=DR-20170214-57134-LKA

2017-02-14 - Western US faces renewed flood threat as storm onslaught resumes:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/western-us-to-face-renewed-flood-threat-as-storm-onslaught-resumes/70000848
http://www.sott.net/article/342643-Western-US-faces-renewed-flood-threat-as-storm-onslaught-resumes

2017-02-14 - Los Angeles area braces for what could be biggest storm of the season, flooding, mudslides possible:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-socal-storms-20170215-story.html
http://www.sott.net/article/342727-Los-Angeles-area-braces-for-what-could-be-biggest-storm-of-the-season-flooding-mudslides-possible

2017-02-14 - Melting ice causing flooding in Hungary:
http://www.euronews.com/2017/02/13/flood-alert-in-hungary
http://www.sott.net/article/342642-Flood-alert-issued-in-Hungary-with-melting-ice-causing-mayhem

2017-02-14 - Air pollution emergency declared in Nigeria:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20170215-57141-NGA

2017-02-14 - Make food systems climate resilient now or future production will be compromised, UN warns:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/02/make-food-systems-climate-resilient-now.html

2017-02-14 - Cancer-causing chemicals banned in the 1970s found in the depths of the Pacific Ocean:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4211314/Chemicals-banned-70s-ocean-trenches.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/02/13/scientists-deep-sea-creatures-full-toxic-chemicals/97846814/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/766566/Banned-pollutants-still-found-in-Pacific-Ocean
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/toxic-chemical-levels-marianas-trench-animals-pollution-sea-life-fish-worlds-deepest-pacific-ocean-a7578026.html
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/02/banned-chemicals-from-1970s-found-in.html

2017-02-14 - Stunning polar stratospheric clouds shine over Sweden and Finland:
http://www.sott.net/article/342638-Stunning-polar-stratospheric-clouds-shine-over-Sweden-Finland

2017-02-14 - Idaho lawmakers strip climate change references from new K-12 science standards:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/02/idaho-lawmakers-strip-climate-change.html

2017-02-14 - Trump and the GOP lead war against science:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/02/make-no-mistake-there-is-war-on-science.html

2017-02-14 - Sikh temple opens doors to evacuees in Stockton (California):
http://www.recordnet.com/news/20170213/stockton-sikh-temple-opens-its-door-to-evacuees

Note: There's much to like about Sikhs. Their most revered figures are Sikhs who died fighting for religious freedom for people of OTHER religions!
 

7 comments:

  1. Here we go again, eh Jonny?! So a patio chair (article doesn't describe it) bursts into flame on this day. It's no wonder that barn burned down with 15 tons of manure right there in the barn, just composting away, giving off H2S and CH4 as a chemical fact of decomposition, a lot like the garbage in the truck. More birds falling from the sky, seems to happen every year about this time.

    Gas pipeline explosion lights up South Texas sky and shakes homes as far as 60 miles away
    https://www.sott.net/article/342764-Gas-pipeline-explosion-lights-up-South-Texas-sky-and-shakes-homes-as-far-as-60-miles-away

    it's too early to know what triggered the explosion

    Comment: Another natural gas pipeline exploded in Texas on 17th January. Last week a blast occurred at a gas pipeline in Louisiana. [more; we never hear what caused any of 'em]

    [more on the NZ fires]
    Thursday, 16 February 2017
    NZ: Homes evacuated as Christchurch Port Hills fires rage out of control

    Last line of Defence [sic - misspelled in the NEWSPAPER HEADLINE! How embarrassing!]
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/02/nz-homes-evacuated-as-christchurch-port.html

    'That house that just caught fire ... that's our house" [more]

    [more here]
    Damage mounts after Australia wildfires and record heat – “To put it simply, conditions are off the old scale. It is without precedent in NSW.”
    http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/02/damage-mounts-after-australia-wildfires.html

    Gigantic bats are dying upside down, making Australia’s heatwave look like a horror movie
    http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/02/gigantic-bats-are-dying-upside-down.html

    If you’ve ever seen Australia’s grey-headed flying fox, you know that they’re absolutely terrifying. With an average wingspan of over 3 feet, these threatened animals are sometimes called megabats. But you haven’t really seen terrifying until you’ve seen the flying fox dying by the hundreds, which is precisely what’s happening Down Under right now. ]more]

    This Is One Of The Big Reasons Why So Many Families Are Feeling Extreme Financial Stress
    http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/this-is-one-of-the-big-reasons-why-so-many-families-are-feeling-extreme-financial-stress

    When the cost of living rises faster than paychecks do year after year, eventually that becomes a very big problem.  For quite some time I have been writing about the shrinking middle class, and one of the biggest culprits is inflation.  Every month, tens of millions of American families struggle to pay the bills, and most of them don’t even understand the economic forces that are putting so much pressure on them.  The United States never had a persistent, ongoing problem with inflation until the debt-based Federal Reserve system was introduced in 1913.  Since that time, we have had non-stop inflation and the U.S. dollar has lost more than 98 percent of its value.  If our paychecks were increasing faster than inflation this wouldn’t be a problem, but in recent years this has definitely not been the case for most Americans.

    And unfortunately inflation is starting to accelerate once again.  In fact, it is being reported that inflation rose at the fastest pace in four years in January [more]

    [more below]

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  2. More heat on the way
    http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2017/02/more-heat-on-the-way.html

    [SOTT? (crickets ..)]

    Betting It ALL On Forrest Trump
    http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2017/02/assume-position.html

    But seriously, what could go wrong?

    I have a secret - there's no "inflation" because there are no "wages". Duh...Today's Idiocracy are engaged in a reflationary circle jerk. You know, like last time...

    Speaking of circle jerks, remember when oil imploded last February? I do...

    Of course back then, oil inventories were not at a new record high as they are now, per today's EIA inventory report [more]

    ‘Deadliest Catch’ Family Joins in Mourning the Loss of Bering Sea Brothers Aboard the F/V Destination
    https://www.yahoo.com/tv/deadliest-catch-family-joins-in-mourning-the-loss-of-bering-sea-brothers-aboard-the-fv-destination-211009567.html

    The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the missing six-man crew of the Destination, but the mystery of what happened to the fishing vessel, part of the elite Bering Sea crab fleet, continues. [more]

    Scientists have just detected a major change to the Earth’s oceans linked to a warming climate
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/15/its-official-the-oceans-are-losing-oxygen-posing-growing-threats-to-marine-life

    A large research synthesis, published in one of the world’s most influential scientific journals, has detected a decline in the amount of dissolved oxygen in oceans around the world — a long-predicted result of climate change that could have severe consequences for marine organisms if it continues.
    [more; no wonder marine life is dying off - Canfield Ocean!]

    Concrete slab tilts on SF high-rise; 16 buildings evacuated
    http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-sf-building-20170215-story.html

    A deer causes a takeoff emergency at an airport in North Carolina
    https://www.yahoo.com/gma/video/deer-causes-takeoff-emergency-airport-232532988.html

    [oh deer!]

    Videos Show Plane Moments Before it Crashed into Lake Erie
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos-show-plane-moments-crashed-010017165.html

    US Coast Guard suspends search for Carnival passenger who reportedly fell overboard
    http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/02/15/us-coast-guard-suspends-search-for-carnival-passenger-who-reportedly-fell-overboard.html

    Colorado's 834 million dead trees threaten to worsen fires
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/colorados-834-million-dead-trees-threaten-worsen-fires-002800213.html

    [DAMN! and I thought CA had a lot of dead trees!]

    Tom

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  3. Ah yes, the early afternoon edition:

    Britain's urban butterfly population decreases 69% in 20 years - study
    https://www.sott.net/article/342814-Britains-urban-butterfly-population-decreases-69-in-20-years-study

    Heavy snowfall buries southern Maine; 15,400 left without power
    https://www.sott.net/article/342794-Heavy-snowfall-buries-southern-Maine-15400-left-without-power

    Two earthquakes hit the province of Aceh, Indonesia in quick succession
    https://www.sott.net/article/342790-Two-earthquakes-hit-the-province-of-Aceh-Indonesia-in-quick-succession

    The quakes measured at magnitude 5.1 and 5.6 by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) hit in quick succession not long after 3am on Thursday, reported AP.

    The Indonesian Red Cross said two houses collapsed in Pidie Jaya near the epicenter and at least nine people were injured in Trianggadeng district, while power was knocked out in several areas. [more]

    Tropical Cyclone Dineo leaves 4 dead in Mozambique
    https://www.sott.net/article/342782-Tropical-Cyclone-Dineo-leaves-4-dead-in-Mozambique

    The equivalent of a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, Dineo is the first tropical cyclone to hit the province of Inhambane since Favio in February 2007, according to WMO.

    Its landfall was accompanied by winds of approximately 130km/h (70 knots), breaking and uprooting trees and ripping roofs off a number of buildings, as well as disrupting power supplies. [more]

    Evacuations in the south of France as rivers overflow
    https://www.sott.net/article/342776-Evacuations-in-the-south-of-France-as-rivers-overflow

    Raging New Zealand wildfires leave 1 dead, force hundreds to evacuate
    https://www.sott.net/article/342765-Raging-New-Zealand-wildfires-leave-1-dead-force-hundreds-to-evacuate

    Florida lawmakers in DC learn there are no easy fixes for red tide plague
    http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article132908074.html

    These scientists think giant machines could help refreeze the Arctic
    http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/weather/refreezing-arctic-ice-study-trnd/

    A team of scientists has a surprisingly simple solution to saving the Arctic: We need to make more ice.
    A team at Arizona State University has proposed building 10 million wind-powered pumps to draw up water and spill it out onto the surface of the ice, where it will freeze faster.
    Doing so would be complicated and expensive -- it's estimated to cost a cool $500 billion, and right now the proposal is only theoretical.

    "I came away thinking while the climate scientists had correctly identified the problems and the urgency of needing to solve them, they had no good solutions -- basically to stop CO2 emissions," Desch said. [more]

    [once again, McPherson's observation that trying to fix this but not addressing the root cause, industrial civilization, is fruitless and could make matters worse is corroborated]

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  4. California's Oroville Dam update: Spillway releases curbed, even as atmospheric river looms
    https://www.sott.net/article/342824-Californias-Oroville-Dam-update-Spillway-releases-curbed-even-as-atmospheric-river-looms

    The water level at Lake Oroville continues to drop as state officials press on with the effort to drain the reservoir in light of a forecast calling for rain through Monday. Despite forecasts showing another "atmospheric river" poised to strike the region early next week, engineers began dialing back the water releases from Oroville Dam's main spillway Thursday in an effort to eventually restart the dam's shuttered hydroelectric plant.

    The reservoir was falling by about 5 feet every 12 hours and was down to 867.5 feet just before noon, or nearly 34 feet below the top of the dam. Federal flood regulations say the lake should be at no more than 850 feet this time of year.
    [more]

    46,000 livestock animals killed by severe winter in Mongolia
    https://www.sott.net/article/342822-46000-livestock-animals-killed-by-severe-winter-in-Mongolia


    Second time in 3 months dead whale found on beach in Odisha, India
    https://www.sott.net/article/342820-Second-time-in-3-months-dead-whale-found-on-beach-in-Odisha-India

    Leopard kills 4 people over 10 days in Rajasthan, India
    https://www.sott.net/article/342818-Leopard-kills-4-people-over-10-days-in-Rajasthan-India

    Valentine's Day meteor fireball spotted over Eastern US
    https://www.sott.net/article/342817-Valentines-Day-meteor-fireball-spotted-over-Eastern-US

    53 reports from Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Maryland [more]

    Tom

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  5. Chile and Argentina on alert after 60 quakes in 45 minutes shake Lanin Volcano – Alert level raised to Yellow
    http://strangesounds.org/2017/02/chile-argentina-lanin-volcano-alert.html

    Tropical Cyclone Dineo hits Mozambique with high winds, torrential rain and dangerous storm surge
    http://strangesounds.org/2017/02/tropical-cyclone-dineo-mozambique-video-pictures.html

    [update]

    North Dakota Governor orders emergency evacuation of DAPL protest camp
    https://www.sott.net/article/342838-North-Dakota-Governor-orders-emergency-evacuation-of-DAPL-protest-camp

    Conditions in the Dakota Access Pipeline protest camps deteriorating, cleanup scheduled
    https://www.sott.net/article/342831-Conditions-in-the-Dakota-Access-Pipeline-protest-camps-deteriorating-cleanup-scheduled

    Tom

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  6. S'posed to warm up for the next 4 days
    around here (60's for Fri. & Sat.).
    This can't be good for the trees.

    An old Who song comes to mind

    Eminence Front (Live)
    https://play.google.com/music/m/Tttpwtg4gxc4to6jyarljzwte7y


    Track art
    Eminence Front (Live)
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    Lyrics
    The sun shines
    And people forget
    The spray flies as the speedboat glides
    And people forget
    Forget they're hiding
    The girls smile
    And people forget
    The snow packs as the skier tracks
    People forget
    Forget they're hiding

    Behind an eminence front
    Eminence front, it's a put on
    It's an eminence front
    It's an eminence front, it's a put on
    An eminence front
    Eminence front, it's a put on
    Eminence front
    It's an eminence front
    It's an eminence front, it's a put on
    It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on

    Come and join the party
    Dress to kill
    Won't you come and join the party
    Dress to kill, dress to kill

    Drinks flow
    People forget
    That big wheel spins, the hair thins
    People forget
    Forget they're hiding
    The news slows
    People forget
    Their shares crash, hopes are dashed
    People forget
    Forget they're hiding

    Behind an eminence front
    An eminence front, it's a put on
    It's just an eminence front
    An eminence front, it's a put on
    An eminence front
    An eminence front, it's a put on
    Eminence front
    It's an eminence front, it's a put on
    It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on

    Come on join the party
    Dress to
    Come on join the party
    Dress to
    Come on join the party
    Dress to
    Come on join the party
    Dress to kill
    Dress yourself, dressed to kill

    Tom

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  7. OLD Who song? Man, I guess I'm getting old. Heh, I remember when that song first came out, when I was a fresh new 95-pound soldier in the Army.

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