Saturday, February 18, 2017

Event Update For 2017-02-17





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: Animal Die-Offs

2017-02-17 - Whales and dolphins dying on Irish coasts at five times the rate as in 2010:
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/dolphin-and-whale-deaths-rise-fivefold-with-56-mammals-washing-up-on-beaches-443235.html
http://www.sott.net/article/342952-Dolphin-and-whale-deaths-on-the-Irish-coast-rise-fivefold-with-56-cetaceans-washing-up

Quote: "Fifty-six dolphins and whales have washed up on beaches in Ireland so far this year making 2017 the worst on record for such strandings. The number of deaths is a fivefold increase on the same period in 2010."

Quote: "The death toll is heaviest every January and February and it is rising ever year."

Note: As to be expected with a primarily ocean-based planetary extinction event underway...

2017-02-17 - Crocodile found floating dead in the Gulf of Nicoya (Costa Rica):
http://www.ticotimes.net/2017/02/17/crocodile-turns-dead-gulf-nicoya-following-thousands-dead-fish

Quote: "Worry is growing among locals and experts as more dead marine creatures turn up in Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya. On Friday morning, social media messages from locals near Manzanillo, Puntarenas showed an overturned crocodile, apparently dead, in the gulf. Just two days prior, the community was shocked by the appearance of thousands of dead sardines that drifted onto a two-kilometer stretch of coast."

Note: The incident involving the mammoth number of fish found dead in the Gulf of Nicoya was mentioned in the 2017-02-15 update...

2017-02-17 - Six dolphins found dead at Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (Philippine Islands):
http://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/123153/dead-dolphins-found-along-tanon-strait-protected-seascape

Quote: "Three spinner dolphins were found dead, one off Panagsama Beach in Barangay Basdiot, Moalboal town and two in Barangay Montañeza in Malabuyoc, all along the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS). Kristina Luz Uy Tapales, TSPS operations head of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7, said a tourist discovered the dead dolphin at around 7 a.m. yesterday as he was waking along the shore at Panagsama beach. 'We still have to identify the cause of death because there are no wounds found,' Tapales told Cebu Daily News."

2017-02-17 - Six dolphins wash ashore dead in coastal San Felipe (Mexico):
http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/informacion/noticias/1/22/policiaca/2017/02/15/1015712/hallaron-delfines-muertos-en-san-felipe
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.el-mexicano.com.mx%2Finformacion%2Fnoticias%2F1%2F22%2Fpoliciaca%2F2017%2F02%2F15%2F1015712%2Fhallaron-delfines-muertos-en-san-felipe&edit-text=&act=url

2017-02-17 - 17 tons of fish found dead in dam reservoir in Piaui (Brazil):
http://cidadeverde.com/noticias/241347/cerca-de-17-toneladas-de-peixe-mortos-sao-encontrados-em-barragem-do-piaui
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fcidadeverde.com%2Fnoticias%2F241347%2Fcerca-de-17-toneladas-de-peixe-mortos-sao-encontrados-em-barragem-do-piaui&edit-text=&act=url

2017-02-17 - Tens of thousands of fish wash ashore dead along the Cooloola Coast (Australia):
http://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/kilometres-of-cooloola-coastline-covered-in-dead-f/3145067/
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/kilometres-of-cooloola-coastline-covered-in-dead-f/3145067/

2017-02-17 - Numerous birds found dead in Magnitogorsk (Russia):
http://lentachel.ru/news/2017/02/15/ptitsy-gibnut-v-magnitogorske.html
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Flentachel.ru%2Fnews%2F2017%2F02%2F15%2Fptitsy-gibnut-v-magnitogorske.html&edit-text=&act=url

2017-02-17 - More than 80 turtles found dead in La Paz and Los Cabos (Mexico):
http://www.bcsnoticias.mx/marea-roja-provoca-la-muerte-86-tortugas-la-paz-los-cabos-informa-profepa/
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bcsnoticias.mx%2Fmarea-roja-provoca-la-muerte-86-tortugas-la-paz-los-cabos-informa-profepa%2F&edit-text=&act=url

Note: It's not just people sickening and dying...
 



2017-02-17 - Wildfire rages out of control near Queanbeyan (Australia), up to 15 homes destroyed:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-18/carwoola-blaze-easing-conditions-likely-to-aid-fire-crews/8282528
http://www.begadistrictnews.com.au/story/4476368/homes-lost-as-fire-burns-near-queanbeyan/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-17/carwoola-grassfire-destroys-homes-near-queanbeyan/8280414
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/carwoola-fire-continues-to-burn-uncontrolled-20170217-gufuw6.html
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/im-very-scared-families-run-from-homes-as-carwoola-fire-engulfs-properties-20170217-gufs91.html

2017-02-17 - Elizabeth River Recycling hit by fire, pile of scrap metal burns, in Chesapeake (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2017/02/17/elizabeth-river-recycling-scrap-metal-fire/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WAVY_News/832733089654714368

2017-02-17 - Navigation buoy bursts into flame in coastal Herne Bay (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/rnli-crew-tackle-burning-buoy-120758/

Quote: "There was water, water, everywhere but it didn’t stop a navigation buoy from going up in flames in the middle of the sea. The Sheerness crew of the all-weather RNLI lifeboat the George and Ivy Swanson first thought they were racing to a boat on fire in a busy shipping lane of the Thames Estuary. But after a 16-mile dash they discovered the cause of the blaze was the Princess No 5 light buoy seven miles off Herne Bay near a wind farm."

Quote: "Lifeboat coxswain Robin Castle said: 'In all my years at sea and as lifeboat coxswain this was one of the most unusual calls I have ever attended. I have never heard of a buoy catching light before and can only assume it was caused by an electrical problem which is also strange because the light buoys are solar powered.' The emergency call came from the Coastguard at 5.20am on Thursday (Feb 16). The crew arrived on site at 6.12am to find buoy well alight."

2017-02-17 - Landfill burns for a week in coastal Pensacola (Florida):
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2017/02/17/rollings-hills-still-burning-friday/98072024/
http://weartv.com/news/local/fire-at-rolling-hills-landfill-sparks-health-concerns-for-nearby-residents

2017-02-17 - Fishing ship explodes and burns near coastal Vung Tàu (Vietnam), 11 injured, 1 missing, and 3 more fishing ships burn at 3 AM too:
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/172895/one-missing--11-injured-in-fishing-ship-explosion.html
http://www.talkvietnam.org/2017/02/one-missing-11-injured-in-fishing-ship-explosion/

Quote: "On the same day, a fire destroyed three fishing ships in My Thanh Commune, Phu My District, in the southern province of Ben Tre. The fishing ship had a capacity of 460CV-480CV. The fire led to a loss of VND30 billion (US$1.3 million). The fire started at about 3am in one fishing ship, which was at a wharf at Dam Thuy Marsh."

2017-02-17 - Yacht bursts into flame at business in coastal Beaufort (North Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.witn.com/content/news/Man-injured-after-yacht-catches-fire-in-Beaufort-414087003.html
http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_e88b689e-f529-11e6-93ef-5bf225f7aebd.html
http://wnct.com/2017/02/17/man-suffers-3rd-degree-burns-after-boat-catches-fire-in-beaufort/
http://www.wcti12.com/news/local-news/carteret/beaufort-boat-fire-sends-one-to-hospital/342648654
http://wncn.com/2017/02/18/man-suffers-3rd-degree-burns-after-nc-boat-catches-fire/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WNCN/833051495432089600

Note: These are the 125th and 126th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-02-17 - Five school buses destroyed by explosion and fire at shop in Rochester (Minnesota), 1 injured:
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/02/17/rochester-bus-explosion/
http://kimt.com/2017/02/17/school-bus-explosion-sends-one-person-to-hospital/
http://krocam.com/worker-injured-by-explosion-at-rochester-school-bus-garage/
http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/one-hurt-in-explosion-at-school-bus-garage/article_da0cede7-ca22-57fe-8583-b9768185e33e.html
http://www.wxow.com/story/34535247/2017/02/17/emergency-crews-on-hand-after-fire-breaks-out-in-rochester
http://www.fox9.com/news/236533546-story

Quote: "One person is hurt after a school bus exploded Friday afternoon in Rochester."

Quote: "Five buses inside the garage were severely damaged."

Note: These are the 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th and 36th school buses to burn in 2017, and these are the 169th, 170th, 171st, 172nd and 173rd buses to burn in 2017...

2017-02-17 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame on the A6055 between Boroughbridge and Minskip (Britain):
http://www.strayfm.com/news/local-news/2226853/firefighters-tackle-bus-fire/

Note: This is the 174th bus to burn in 2017...

2017-02-17 - Tractor, two vehicles and garage destroyed by fire, home damaged, in Wind Lake (Wisconsin):
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/fire-damages-garage-house-in-wind-lake/article_3e30001b-032a-5581-9bc4-6bdb836424a4.html

Quote: "Firefighters from several area departments worked for more than an hour Friday afternoon to put out a garage fire that damaged a home and destroyed two vehicles and a hobby farm tractor. 'The entire garage is a loss,' said Wind Lake Fire Chief Rob Robins."

2017-02-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt (Canada):
http://www.merrittherald.com/truck-fire-near-exit-286-extinguished/

2017-02-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Warrego Highway near Darling Downs (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/34442862/driver-praised-for-saving-cattle-from-dramatic-truck-fire/
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/toowoomba-range-blocked-after-cattle-truck-fire/3145140/
http://policewatch.me/media/blog/2017/02/17/downhill-toowoomba-range-closed-due-to-truck-fire-please-avoid-the-area/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/7NewsQueensland/832749230372425728
http://twitter.com/7NewsSydney/status/832716780137127936

2017-02-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Sturt Highway near Meringur (Australia):
http://www.milduraindependent.com/index.php/news/3925-truck-fire-causes-closure-sturt-highway-traffic-delays-bushfire-follows
http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/story/4477809/truck-fire-spreads-to-national-park/
http://www.river1467.com.au/news/news-sport/67292-truck-fire-starts-grassfire

2017-02-17 - Tractor (excavator) bursts into flame inside ship's hold in coastal Immingham (Britain):
http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/ship-fire-at-port-near-grimsby-1-8395388
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/york/ship-fire-at-port-near-grimsby/
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/ship-fire-at-port-near-grimsby-4769270.html
http://www.leedstimes.com/index.php/sid/251807551

Quote: "Immingham Dock. Fri 17 Feb 2017 02:51 (No:03391) 360 excavation digger involved in fire inside a 7000 tonne ship hold. Small quantity of biomass fuel wooden pellets also involved in fire underneath the digger. Two hose reel jets, two main jets, two short extension ladders and transit lines in use. Digger removed onto dockside by crane by abp security staff. One further hose reel jet in use to fully extinguish fire once on the dock side. Digger left with abp staff."

2017-02-17 - Tractor (telehandler) bursts into flame on the A381 near Kingsbridge (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=39676&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

Note: These are the 265th, 266th, 267th, 268th, 269th and 270th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-02-17 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on street in Kingsford (Michigan):
http://www.upmatters.com/news/local-news/garbage-truck-fire-in-kingsford/659498043

2017-02-17 - Box truck bursts into flame on I-24 in Marshall County (Kentucky), separate crash too:
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/34534973/portion-of-westbound-interstate-24-blocked-between-reidland-and-calvert-city
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/34535106/westbound-lanes-of-i-24-in-marshall-co-ky-reopened-after-truck-fire-vehicle-crash

Quote: "At around 4:13 p.m., officials issued an update, saying that both westbound lanes had to be blocked due to a secondary crash at the site of the truck fire."

2017-02-17 - Truck bursts into flame while parked in Lele (Nepal):
https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/parked-truck-catches-fire-destroys-lele/

2017-02-17 - Van bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in St. Paul (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/02/17/van-fire-west-st-paul/
http://dailynews.iblackvoices.com/2017/02/17/van-catches-fire-in-west-st-paul-no-injuries/
http://newsunited.online/item/115839_van-catches-fire-in-west-st-paul-no-injuries

2017-02-17 - SUV and car destroyed by fire while parked in parking lot in coastal Sharjah (UAE):
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/transport/two-cars-catch-fire-in-sharjah

2017-02-17 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on the Atlantic City Expressway near coastal Egg Harbor Township (New Jersey):
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/pick-up-truck-engulfs-in-flames-on-atlantic-city-expressway/article_05c7428a-6b51-54e5-b72b-c4a0a376bd1f.html

2017-02-17 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Grand Avenue in Rothschild (Wisconsin):
http://www.wsaw.com/content/news/Engulfed-vehicle-fire-reported-in-Rothschild-414087233.html

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame while parked between buildings in coastal New London (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2017/02/17/new-london-firefighters-extinguish-car-fire/
http://patch.com/connecticut/newlondon/firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-between-2-buildings-new-london

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on I-85 near Cowpens (South Carolina):
http://wspa.com/2017/02/17/live-i-85n-exit-83-traffic-backed-up-due-to-car-fire/

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on I-565 in Huntsville (Alabama):
http://www.rocketcitynow.com/news/local-news/fire-engulfed-car-extinguished-by-passerbys/659355873

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame off Highway 431 in Guntersville (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/2017/02/17/firefighters-respond-to-car-fire-in-guntersville/
http://usnewz.com/2017/02/17/firefighters-respond-car-fire-guntersville

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on I-91 near Springfield (Vermont):
http://springfieldvt.blogspot.com/2017/02/car-fire-temporarily-closes-section-of.html

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on Route 128 In Needham (Massachusetts):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20170217/Car-Fire-Erupts-On-Rt-128-In-Needham-MA-Needham/

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame near gas station in San Bernardino (California):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20170217/Vehicle-Fire-Rages-Near-Arco-Gas-Station-In-San-Bernardino-CA-San-Bernardino/

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame in the Town of Scott (Wisconsin):
http://www.wjjq.com/storydetails/20170217094511/car_fire_in_town_of_scott/

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on highway in coastal Fuzhou (China):
http://ban.jo/News/Asia/20170218/Vehicle-Fire-Blazes-Along-Roadway-In-Fuzhou-China-Fuzhou/

2017-02-17 - In separate incidents, car bursts into flame in Hampton, and car bursts into flame in Evesham (Britain):
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/15101064.Firefighters_called_to_two_car_fires_in_the_same_day/

Quote: "Firefighters were called to two car fires in the same day. Crews from Evesham responded to a blaze in a car, in Hampton, at 3.25pm. Another car fire occurred in Broadway Road, Evesham, at 3.57pm."

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on Palmerston Road in Woodston, Peterborough (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/car-fire-woodston-3472.aspx

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on Farnham Road in Slough (Britain):
http://www.sloughexpress.co.uk/news/slough/111493/car-melted-on-to-road-during-blaze.html

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at 5:12 AM in Stafford Park, Telford (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/51263

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on the A35 in Morcombelake (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/morcombelake-nr-charmouth-vehicle-fire/

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on the A12 near London Stadium in Stratford (Britain):
http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/car_on_fire_closes_hackney_wick_road_near_stratford_s_london_stadium_1_4896019

2017-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on the A6 near Shap (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp
http://www.itv.com/news/border/update/2017-02-17/a6-road-remains-closed-after-vehicle-fire/
http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/15100345.Vehicle_fire_closes_A6_between_Shap_and_Kendal/

2017-02-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame on US 131 near Big Rapids (Michigan):
http://news.pioneergroup.com/bigrapidsnews/2017/02/17/deputies-sent-vehicle-fire/

2017-02-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Highway 11 near Novar (Canada):
http://www.northbaynipissing.com/news-story/7147364-vehicle-fire-closes-southbound-highway-11-at-novar/
http://doppleronline.ca/huntsville/vehicle-fire-closes-southbound-lanes-highway-11/

2017-02-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked in carpark in coastal Singapore:
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/vehicle-catches-fire-in-paya-lebar-square-carpark-no-reported-injuries

2017-02-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 2:24 AM on Bottesford Avenue in Scunthorpe (Britain):
http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents

Quote: "Bottesford Avenue, Bottesford Road, Scunthorpe. Fri 17 Feb 2017 02:24 (No:03383) Vehicle involved in fire. One hose reel, one BA."

2017-02-17 - Forklift bursts into flame at business in Iver (Britain):
http://www.sloughexpress.co.uk/news/iver/111492/fire-crews-sent-to-forklift-truck-blaze.html

2017-02-17 - Horse trailer bursts into flame while being towed on I-684 near Katonah (New York):
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/traffic/2017/02/17/horse-trailer-fire-interstate-684/98067848/

2017-02-17 - Several vehicles and auto shop destroyed by fire in Hastings (Nebraska):
http://krvn.com/regional-news/hastings-repair-shop-destroyed-in-friday-fire/
http://www.nbcneb.com/content/news/Large-fire-ablaze-in-downtown-Hastings-cause-identified-4140808235.html
http://www.nptelegraph.com/news/state/huge-fire-destroys-downtown-hastings-transmission-shop/article_015a1d06-50e1-5b9f-ae7d-4ebb198d40e2.html
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20170217/Auto-Shop-Fire-Rages-In-Hastings-NE-Hastings/
http://fox42kptm.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-hastings-business-blaze

Quote: "Six vehicles parked near the building and a few inside also were destroyed."

2017-02-17 - Barn destroyed by fire in Dunfermline (Scotland), near the coast:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-38999207
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/371373/locals-told-to-close-doors-and-windows-as-firefighters-tackle-huge-fife-blaze/
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/597399/police-and-firefighters-warn-locals-to-stay-indoors-with-windows-shut-after-major-fire-in-dunfermline/

2017-02-17 - Barn damaged by fire on Adney Road in coastal Newport (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/51281

2017-02-17 - Brush fire breaks out on bluffs along the Mississippi River near Alton (Illinois):
http://fox2now.com/2017/02/17/brush-fire-burns-on-bluffs-north-of-alton/

Quote: " A brush fire is burning in the Metro East. this is north of Alton along the Great River Road. Bommarito Automotive SkyFOX Helicopter captured images of the smoke and fire. Photographer Stan Dawid says the fire is 6 miles north of Alton. It is burning near the bluffs on the Mississippi river."

2017-02-17 - Brush fire causes evacuations near Ocala (Florida):
http://www.wesh.com/article/brush-fire-burns-in-ocala/8949132

2017-02-17 - Brush fire breaks out at 1 AM in Shawnee Mission Park in Lenexa (Kansas):
http://www.kctv5.com/story/34529618/during-dry-conditions-fire-burns-50-acres-of-shawnee-mission-park
http://www.kmbc.com/article/brush-fire-at-shawnee-mission-park-scorches-at-least-20-acres/8947059

2017-02-17 - Brush fire erupts near El Dorado in Butler County (Kansas):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20170218-57172-USA

2017-02-17 - Brush fire burns along railroad tracks in Walker County (Georgia):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/34534799/update-crews-battle-brush-fire-in-walker-county

2017-02-17 - Brush fire breaks out near Highway 33 in Guthrie (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2017/02/17/firefighters-in-guthrie-battle-grass-fire-near-hwy-33/

2017-02-17 - Dumpster bursts into flame at hotel in Fargo (North Dakota):
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/region/4220589-fire-crews-quickly-extinguish-dumpster-fire-fargo-holiday-inn
http://www.inforum.com/news/4220373-fire-crews-quickly-extinguish-dumpster-fire-fargo-holiday-inn

2017-02-17 - Landmark clubhouse destroyed by massive fire at 11:30 PM in St. Louis County (Missouri):
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/fire-destroys-golf-club-in-st-charles/409199149
http://www.kmov.com/story/34528997/late-night-fire-ignites-at-st-charles-country-club
http://fox2now.com/2017/02/17/fire-destroys-bogey-hills-country-club-in-st-charles-county/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fire-destroys-st-charles-area-country-club/article_596826bd-8082-55dd-bff0-2f69c9ef8ef9.html
http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article133312754.html

2017-02-17 - Garage destroyed by fire at home in Topeka (Kansas):
https://www.wibwnewsnow.com/fire-destroys-garage-southwest-topeka/

2017-02-17 - Home damaged by fire at 1:30 AM in Quincy (Illinois):
http://khqa.com/news/local/four-people-displaced-after-early-morning-fire

2017-02-17 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal Hampton (New Hampshire), 5 dogs killed, nobody there:
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20170217/NEWS07/170219320
http://www.nh1.com/news/5-dogs-killed-in-morning-fire-at-hampton-home/
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/02/17/five-dogs-die-new-hampshire-house-fire/7GMZwllCJuQVgPipXKJhVK/story.html

2017-02-17 - Home damaged by fire on River Street in New Canaan (Connecticut), nobody there:
http://ncadvertiser.com/95576/river-street-house-fire-extinguished-friday/

2017-02-17 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Gales Ferry (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/34530131/firefighters-battle-heavy-fire-at-home-in-gales-ferry
http://fox61.com/2017/02/17/mutual-aid-called-in-to-fight-ledyard-fire/

2017-02-17 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 12:45 AM in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.cbs58.com/story/34529953/home-on-milwaukees-north-side-damaged-by-early-morning-fire

2017-02-17 - Home heavily damaged by garage fire in Waco (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/414074993.html

2017-02-17 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Wichita (Kansas), nobody there:
http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article133525749.html
http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article133528839.html

2017-02-17 - Home destroyed by fire in White City (Oregon), nobody there:
http://ktvl.com/news/local/no-injuries-reported-in-white-city-house-fire

2017-02-17 - Home destroyed by fire at 11:53 PM near Cedar Lake in Carbondale (Illinois), 2 injured:
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/fire-destroys-house-in-rural-carbondale-leaves-two-injured/article_6d21412e-3d21-50eb-b364-387ebb37d03c.html

2017-02-17 - Two homes destroyed by fire 4 miles apart within 90 minutes in Houston (Texas), near the coast:
http://abc13.com/news/fire-engulfs-two-homes-on-houstons-south-side/1759345/

Quote: "Houston firefighters have been busy overnight, fighting two large house fires. Within about 90 minutes of each other, flames tore through two homes just four miles apart."

2017-02-17 - Condo building heavily damaged by fire at 2:45 AM in Walla Walla (Washington):
http://keprtv.com/news/local/early-morning-fire-damages-8-units

2017-02-17 - Hotel damaged by fire in Reno (Nevada), 1 injured:
http://mynews4.com/news/local/1-person-injured-in-fire-at-downtown-reno-motel

2017-02-17 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home just after 3 AM in Rogers City (Michigan), 1 killed:
http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/one-person-killed-in-mobile-home-fire-02-17-2017

2017-02-17 - Deadly fire burns home at 1 AM in Pittsfield (Wisconsin), 2 killed:
http://duke.fm/news/articles/2017/feb/17/home-destroyed-in-morning-fire/
http://fox11online.com/good-day-wi/pittsfield-home-destroyed-by-fire

2017-02-17 - Deadly fire burns home in DuBois (Pennsylvania), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://wjactv.com/news/local/coroner-called-to-house-fire-in-clearfield-county
http://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/coroner-on-scene-of-house-fire/659323281

2017-02-17 - Deadly fire burns home at 6:30 AM in Lowell (Massachusetts), 1 killed, several injured:
http://whdh.com/news/3-year-old-boy-killed-several-others-hurt-in-lowell-fire/
http://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/3-Alarm-Fire-Tears-Through-Home-in-Lowell-414056326.html
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2017/02/my_son_is_in_there_family_shattered_by_fatal_lowell_fire
http://whdh.com/news/emotional-neighbors-react-after-3-year-old-boy-tragically-dies-in-fire/

2017-02-17 - Deadly fire burns home at 4:39 AM in East Brunswick (New Jersey), 1 killed:
http://patch.com/new-jersey/eastbrunswick/woman-killed-east-brunswick-fire
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2017/02/police_id_woman_killed_in_early_morning_fire_in_ea.html
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2017/02/17/one-person-dead-east-brunswick-house-fire/98036918/
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/60-year-old-east-brunswick-woman-killed-in-early-morning-house-fire-1.13138793

2017-02-17 - Deadly fire destroys home near Laceyville (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://wnep.com/2017/02/17/one-dead-in-wyoming-county-fire/
http://fox56.com/news/local/state-police-investigating-deadly-fire

2017-02-17 - Deadly fire rips through motorcycle shop at 11 PM in coastal Zhangzhou (China), 6 killed, 2 injured:
http://wap.chinadaily.com.cn/2017-02/17/content_28241714.htm
http://china.liveuamap.com/en/2017/17-february-6-dead-2-injured-in-zhangzhou-motorcycle-repair

2017-02-17 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 5:40 AM in Belton (South Carolina):
http://www.independentmail.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2017/02/16/fire-abandoned-home-belton/97985242/
 



2017-02-17 - Six men gassed to death while working in sewer pit at naval base, others injured, in coastal Durban (South Africa):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20170217-57171-ZAF
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/methane-gas-leak-responsible-for-deaths-sandf-20170217
http://southlandssun.co.za/69599/update-durban-naval-base-deaths-caused-sewer-pit-methane-exposure/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/89553306/Six-South-Africans-killed-at-naval-base-after-sewer-gas-leak

Quote: "An apparent gas leak at a naval base in the South African city of Durban killed six people Friday, including three members of the military, authorities said. The men were 'overcome by gas' while working in a sewage pit, said Russel Meiring, a spokesman for paramedic company ER24. In a statement, ER24 described the incident as a 'freak accident.' Three members of the military and three civilian employees of the public works department died from the gas at Natal Naval Station, according to the South African defense ministry. Several other people were injured. Authorities were investigating."

2017-02-17 - Two men go out on boat, both found dead in the Mississippi River in Iowa:
http://kwqc.com/2017/02/17/body-found-near-lock-and-dam-14-near-leclaire-iowa/
http://b100quadcities.com/body-found-in-leclaire-along-the-mississippi/
 



2017-02-17 - Person found burned to death in burning SUV at 6:45 AM in coastal La Marque (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/investigation-underway-after-body-found-in-burning-vehicle-in-la-marque
http://www.galvnews.com/news/article_c56d2161-eb65-5ee7-b595-eb007eafa7b4.html

2017-02-17 - Semi trailer goes up in flames after 2 AM and kills man in Jacksonville (North Carolina):
http://www.jdnews.com/news/20170217/neighbors-homeless-man-died-in-morning-blaze
http://www.witn.com/content/news/Body-found-in-burned-storage-trailer-in-Jacksonville-414084103.html

2017-02-17 - Man in his 40s drops dead outside his home in Seymour (Connecticut):
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Untimely-death-reported-in-Seymour-10940625.php
http://wtnh.com/2017/02/17/police-investigate-body-found-in-seymour/
http://www.ctscoop.com/2017/02/17/police-investigate-body-found-in-seymour/

Quote: "A man in his 40s was found dead in the rear yard of a home on Old Town Road early Friday morning, and police are investigating it as an untimely death."

Note: People still go outdoors?!

2017-02-17 - Man, 29, found dead at the Beaver Island Motel on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan (Michigan):
http://www.9and10news.com/story/34534321/developing-body-found-at-beaver-island-motel
http://www.petoskeynews.com/featured-pnr/pnr_topgallery/year-old-male-found-dead-on-beaver-island/article_200dc68c-f560-11e6-9dbb-23f2be37a7c4.html

2017-02-17 - Man, 48, drops dead outside business in Evanston (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-man-found-dead-in-evanston-tl-0223-20170217-story.html
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/17/city/man-found-dead-in-downtown-evanston/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-found-dead-in-evanston/
http://newsunited.online/item/118376_man-found-dead-behind-business-in-evanston

2017-02-17 - Man goes out on kayak, next seen dead in the Mississippi River near Winona (Minnesota):
http://wjon.com/kayakers-body-found-in-winona-county/
http://www.kbjr6.com/story/34533331/kayakers-body-found-in-winona-county-but-no-kayak
http://www.twincities.com/g00/2017/02/17/kayakers-body-found-in-winona-county-but-no-kayak/
http://www.keyc.com/story/34533444/kayakers-body-found-in-winona-county-but-no-kayak
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/17/kayakers-body-found-in-winona-county-but-no-kayak/

2017-02-17 - Man slumps over dead in van in Elkhart (Indiana):
http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Police-do-not-suspect-foul-play-after-man-found-dead-inside-van-414130623.html

2017-02-17 - Man, 53, unjams ice on river, goes home, drops dead, in Greybull (Wyoming):
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/greybull-fire-chief-dies-at-home-after-helping-remove-jams/article_c4889cb4-b502-5631-9315-7559461cb8c1.html

Quote: "Worland Fire Chief Chris Kocher of the Wyoming Local State Assistance Team says Chief Paul Murdoch died at home on Thursday after he had spent the day helping to remove ice jams from the Bighorn River. Kocher says Murdoch, 53, was found unresponsive at his home."

2017-02-17 - Man drops dead near Ada Givens Elementary School in Merced (California):
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/article133331449.html
http://mariposafire.com/body-found-near-ada-givens-school/
http://www.newsdump.com/article/body-found-near-ada-givens-school

2017-02-17 - Man found dead at beach at McNears Beach County Park in coastal San Rafael (California):
http://kron4.com/2017/02/17/missing-person-washes-ashore-at-mcnears-beach-in-san-rafael/
http://patch.com/california/sanrafael/body-found-mcnears-beach-san-rafael

2017-02-17 - Person found dead in submerged car in estuary in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Driver-dies-when-car-skids-off-road-and-into-10941488.php
http://abc7news.com/news/1-dead-after-car-goes-into-water-in-oakland/1759794/
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Man-Found-Dead-in-Car-Pulled-From-Water-Near-Oakland-Airport_Bay-Area-414114023.html

2017-02-17 - Man, 25, falls off waterfall and dies at South Mountains State Park (North Carolina), possible toppler:
http://myfox8.com/2017/02/18/man-25-dies-after-falling-from-north-carolina-waterfall/
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/man-dies-after-falling-from-waterfall-at-south-mountains-state-park/495365489

Quote: "Earlier this week, another man fell to his death at a North Carolina waterfall while hiking with his daughter."

2017-02-17 - Person found dead near homeless camp near coastal New Port Richey (Florida):
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/decomposed-body-found-near-new-port-richey/2313514
http://www.wtsp.com/news/decomposed-body-found-in-vacant-lot-in-pasco/408965903
http://patch.com/florida/newportrichey/decomposed-body-found-new-port-richey

2017-02-17 - Man, 46, found dead at home in coastal Perth (Australia):
https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/mining-chief-found-dead-in-apartment-ng-b88389692z

2017-02-17 - Man, 70, drops dead in bathroom at home in coastal Pattaya (Thailand):
http://pattayaone.news/en/englishman-found-dead/

2017-02-17 - Man drops dead in student flats in Hulme, Manchester (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/police-called-student-flats-after-12621879

Quote: "A GMP spokesman confirmed officers attended this afternoon after the 'sudden death' of a man, at Cavendish Place, in Wilmott Street, Hulme."

2017-02-17 - Man drops dead near the River Lea in Ware (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/man-s-body-found-in-ware-near-river-lea-police-confirm/story-30143882-detail/story.html
http://www.24liveblog.com/live/1375410

2017-02-17 - Man drops dead in Queen's Park in Loughborough (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/man-s-body-found-in-queen-s-park-in-loughborough/story-30144548-detail/story.html
http://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/local-news/body-found-queens-park-loughborough-12622492
 



2017-02-17 - Passenger plane hit by odor, plane returns to Austin (Texas):
http://keyetv.com/news/local/issue-reported-with-american-airlines-flight-arriving-at-abia

Quote: "According to the airline, flight 2575 flying to O'Hare airport reported an odor in the cabin after takeoff. The Boeing 737, carrying 146 passengers and six crew members, returned to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport safely."

2017-02-17 - Small plane crashes in coastal Chonburi Province (Thailand), engine failure:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30306625
http://www.chiangraitimes.com/american-tom-claytor-survives-crash-in-chon-buri-province.html

2017-02-17 - Passenger train derails near Dammam (Saudi Arabia), 18 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20170218-57190-SAU

2017-02-17 - School bus overturns in Himachal Pradesh (India), 32 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20170218-57176-IND

2017-02-17 - Passenger bus crashes into river at 3:05 AM in coastal Lagos (Nigeria), 3 killed, many injured:
http://punchng.com/breaking-luxury-bus-plunges-lagos-lagoon/

2017-02-17 - Tanker truck crashes into buses at 5:48 AM at riverside in coastal Lagos (Nigeria), 1 killed:
http://uncova.com/one-dead-as-tanker-falls-on-bus-in-lagos
http://sircumcloud.blogspot.com/2017/02/one-dead-as-tanker-falls-on-bus-in-lagos.html
http://nigeria.tvcnews.tv/2017/02/18/one-dead-others-injured-in-tanker-bus-accident-in-lagos/
http://naijasoiety.blogspot.com/2017/02/one-dead-as-tanker-falls-on-bus-in-lagos.html
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/one-dead-tanker-falls-bus-lagos/

2017-02-17 - Pickup truck and daycare bus crash, in Dallas (Georgia), 8+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20170218-57189-USA
http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/236400149-story

2017-02-17 - Pickup truck veers over centerline, hits semi head-on, near Macon (Missouri), 1 killed:
http://www.kttn.com/hannibal-man-dies-in-crash-near-macon/

2017-02-17 - Pickup truck veers off road, crashes into home, in Montgomery County (Maryland), 1 injured:
http://wjla.com/news/local/officials-1-injured-after-truck-crashes-into-md-house
http://www.your4state.com/news/i-270/truck-slams-into-brick-house/659477237

2017-02-17 - Car veers over centerline, hits transit bus head-on, in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.bcdemocrat.com/2017/02/18/ok-fatal-bus-crash/
http://www.therepublic.com/2017/02/18/ok-fatal-bus-crash/
http://www.koamtv.com/story/34539332/1-dead-1-critical-in-crash-with-city-of-oklahoma-city-bus
http://www.kswo.com/story/34539332/1-dead-1-critical-in-crash-with-city-of-oklahoma-city-bus

2017-02-17 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, in Salina (New York), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/02/man_who_died_in_salina_crash_was_a_former_syracuse_fire_chief.html
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2017/02/18/former-syracuse-fire-chief-dies-in-buckley-road-crash.html

2017-02-17 - Two cars crash, fire erupts, in Kronenwetter (Wisconsin), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.waow.com/story/34532201/2017/02/17/breaking-car-crashes-into-kronenwetter-house-sparking-small-fire

2017-02-17 - Car veers off road at 12:20 AM, slams into tree, on the Bronx River Parkway in coastal Bronx (New York), 2 killed:
http://abc7ny.com/news/2-men-dead-after-mercedes-flies-off-bronx-parkway/1759274/

2017-02-17 - Car veers off road and overturns, in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan, 1 killed:
http://www.cbs58.com/story/34530820/body-found-in-overturned-car-at-hawley-and-wells
 



2017-02-17 - Shark attacks and injures man near Hinchinbrook Island (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20170218-57178-AUS
http://www.itv.com/news/2017-02-18/man-critically-injured-in-australia-shark-attack/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-18/shark-attack-man-bitten-on-leg-serious-injuries-cardwell/8282850
http://news.sky.com/story/teenage-boy-badly-hurt-after-shark-attack-off-australian-coast-10772317
http://www.sott.net/article/342999-Man-critically-injured-by-shark-on-the-Great-Barrier-Reef-Australia

2017-02-17 - Two pit bulls attack and seriously injure 5-year-old boy at home in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://abc7ny.com/pets/boy-5-critically-injured-in-pit-bull-attack-in-brooklyn/1760585/
http://nypost.com/2017/02/17/child-in-serious-condition-after-being-mauled-by-dog/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/boy-critically-wounded-pit-bulls-attacked-nyc-home-article-1.2975850
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Child-Bitten-Dog-Brooklyn-Seriously-Injured-414135563.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/nyc-boy-5-mauled-pit-bull-saved-siblings-attack-article-1.2976354
http://abc7ny.com/pets/uncle-boy-5-took-brunt-of-pit-bull-attack-to-protect-younger-siblings/1761962/

2017-02-17 - Wild dogs attack and kill pet dog in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://wreg.com/2017/02/17/wild-dogs-roam-neighborhood-kill-family-pet/
 



2017-02-17 - Huge sinkhole opens and swallows two cars in Studio City (California), near the coast, 1 injured:
http://abc7.com/weather/1-person-hurt-after-cars-fall-into-massive-sinkhole-in-studio-city/1760948/
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-live-powerful-storms-moving-l-area-sinkhole-swallows-two-cars-in-studio-1487395695-htmlstory.html
http://abc7.com/weather/studio-city-sinkhole-repairs-may-take-days-officials-say/1761529/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/massive-20ft-wide-sinkhole-opens-9847657

2017-02-17 - Sinkhole opens on road in Norwich (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/a_sinkhole_chimney_fire_and_car_crash_firefighters_have_busy_end_to_week_in_north_norfolk_1_4896082

2017-02-17 - Sinkhole opens on street in coastal Singapore:
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/1m-sinkhole-appears-on-ang-mo-kio-road
 



2017-02-17 - Part of I-15 collapses, fire truck falls over, in San Bernardino County (California):
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2895045/dramatic-footage-shows-fire-engine-toppling-off-crumbling-road-in-california-storm-as-two-cars-are-swallowed-by-sinkholes/
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20170217/video-firefighters-escape-engine-before-it-falls-off-15-freeway-forcing-partial-closure-of-cajon-pass
http://abc7.com/news/after-storm-erosion-claims-fire-truck-and-big-rig-15-fwy-repairs-to-cost-$3m/1761418/
http://abc7ny.com/news/video-fire-truck-falls-over-side-of-california-freeway/1761207/
http://abc13.com/news/video-fire-truck-falls-over-side-of-freeway/1761094/

2017-02-17 - Bridge over Passaic River tributary cracking apart in Mendham Township (New Jersey):
http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2017/02/17/bridge-crack-partial-closure-mendhams/98043496/
http://www.newjerseyhills.com/observer-tribune/news/hardscrabble-road-bridge-closed-for-repairs-at-mendham-borough-township/article_f3d933f3-44bc-5e18-94ef-d218573251d6.html

Quote: "The stone masonry arch bridge is just six-feet long and 30-feet wide. It carries an average of 450 vehicles daily over a tributary to the Passaic River."

2017-02-17 - Water main breaks on Bridge Street in East Windsor (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Water-Main-Break-on-Bridge-Street-in-East-Windsor-414105413.html

2017-02-17 - 11 deeply alarming facts about US infrastructure:
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/11-deeply-alarming-facts-about-americas-crumbling-infrastructure
 



2017-02-17 - People sickened by unknown cause after massive gas leak a year ago in Porter Ranch (California):
http://theantimedia.org/media-blackout-gas-leak-illness/
http://www.sott.net/article/342973-Mystery-illness-plagues-residents-one-year-after-historic-US-gas-leak

2017-02-17 - America’s February warmth is extreme, and it’s just getting started:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/02/15/fast-forward-spring-americas-february-warmth-is-extreme-and-its-just-getting-started/?utm_term=.3649ed839a6d

2017-02-17 - Climate change is transforming the world's food supply:
http://www.livescience.com/57921-climate-change-is-transforming-global-food-supply.html

2017-02-17 - Volcano Bogoslof erupts again on Bogoslof Island (Alaska), spews ash cloud 25,000 feet into the atmosphere:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/17/alaskas-bogoslof-volcano-erupts-sends-up-ash-cloud/
http://www.sott.net/article/342958-Alaskas-Bogoslof-volcano-erupts-agin-sending-ash-cloud-25000-feet

2017-02-17 - Barren Island volcano erupts in India:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20170218-57188-IND
http://strangesounds.org/2017/02/barren-island-volcano-eruption-february-2017.html
http://www.sott.net/article/342944-Indias-only-active-volcano-erupts-again-in-Andaman-Sea
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/barren-island-volcano-erupts-again-in-andaman-sea/articleshow/57207274.cms?

2017-02-17 - Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes in the ocean near the island of Maui (Hawaii):
http://www.mauinews.com/uncategorized/2017/02/earthquake-triggers-widespread-reports-of-shaking/
http://www.sott.net/article/342981-Maui-earthquake-triggers-widespread-reports-of-shaking

2017-02-17 - Fierce storm pounds Central and Southern California:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20170218-57177-USA
http://ktla.com/2017/02/17/person-dies-after-power-line-falls-on-car-in-sherman-oaks-lafd/
http://abc7.com/weather/fatality-confirmed-in-submerged-car-in-victorville/1760857/

Quote: "A powerful Pacific storm blew into Southern and Central California on Friday with wind-driven heavy rains that downed power lines and electrocuted a man, killed a motorist in a submerged car and disrupted hundreds of flights at airports. With the storm feeding on an atmospheric river of moisture stretching far out into the Pacific, precautionary evacuations of homes in some neighborhoods were requested due to the potential for mudslides and debris flows. More than 300 arriving and departing flights were delayed or canceled at Los Angeles International Airport. In the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles, a falling tree downed power lines and hit a car. A 55-year-old man was electrocuted and pronounced dead at a hospital, police and fire officials said. Winds gusting to 60 mph or more lashed the area. Heavy rains turned creeks and rivers into brown torrents and released slews of mud from hillsides burned barren by wildfires."

2017-02-17 - Massive storm to dump another foot of rain on California, two small earthquakes strike near near Oroville Dam:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/02/storm-lucifer-yes-folks-storm-lucifer.html

2017-02-17 - Vicious storm hits the Central Coast (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20170218-57174-AUS
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4233512/Severe-storm-weather-warnings-Sydney.html
http://www.sott.net/article/342847-Sydney-Australia-lashed-by-severe-storms

Quote: "Homes have been badly damaged, roads closed and thousands lost power as a terrifying 'mini-tornado' barrelled through pockets of the Central Coast late yesterday. One Fountaindale family will be "starting from scratch" after a massive tree crashed through the middle of their house about 5pm in scenes reminiscent of the January 2016 super storm which turned the area's tornado alley into a wasteland. Wyong and Gosford State Emergency Service crews had about 100 call-outs overnight as fallen trees and heavy rain caused roof damage in a devastating dinnertime burst of thunder and lightning when 23mm of rain fell between 5pm and 9pm. More than 30,000 homes lost power in at least a dozen suburbs across the Coast, from Pearl Beach up to Tuggerah, where the roof collapsed at a police call centre late yesterday."

2017-02-17 - Republicans begin effort to gut the Endangered Species Act:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/02/republicans-begin-effort-to-gut.html

Note: Without even realizing that WE are an endangered species. Derp...

2017-02-17 - The EPA posted a mirror of its website before Trump can gut the real one:
http://www.vice.com/en_us/article/the-epa-posted-a-mirror-of-its-website-before-trump-can-gut-the-real-one-vgtrn
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/02/the-epa-posted-mirror-of-its-website.html

2017-02-17 - Mysterious flying object interrupts Chilean Air Force flight demonstration over Puerto Varas (Chile):
http://strangesounds.org/2017/02/mysterious-flying-object-chile-video-air-force-flight-demonstration-puerto-varas-chile.html

2017-02-17 - Big US banks to push for easing of money laundering rules:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-banks-moneylaundering-exclusive-idUSKBN15V1E9

2017-02-17 - Samsung confirms smart TV's capture all nearby conversations and transmit to a third party:
http://theweek.com/speedreads/538379/samsung-warns-customers-not-discuss-personal-information-front-smart-tvs
http://www.sott.net/article/342879-The-spy-in-your-living-room-Samsung-confirms-smart-TVs-capture-all-nearby-conversations-and-transmit-to-a-third-party

2017-02-17 - Unknown objects fly past space station, NASA cuts feed:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/nasa-live-feed-mysteriously-cuts-9839222
http://www.sott.net/article/343014-Six-UFOs-creep-past-International-Space-Station-before-NASA-cuts-live-feed

2017-02-17 - Buddhist monk found with 4.6 million meth pills in Myanmar:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/buddhist-monk-charged-stashing-4-million-meth-pills-monastery-n717796

Quote: "Maung Maung Yin said an anti-drug task force found 400,000 pills in the monk's car. A subsequent search of his monastery turned up 4.2 million pills — worth upwards of $4 million in street value — along with a grenade and ammunition."
 

3 comments:

  1. Now wait just a damn minute he' - you mean a te me a solar powered BUOY burst into flame out in a big river? If'n I hadn't heard of JJFH, i'd have been surprised, but still - that's incredible! Good catch, Jonny - one for the weird pile.

    It's been a while since a garbage truck flamed out.

    Lotta brush fires on this day.

    So, after the last band wrapped it up and left (along with the sound board guy, a dj came on - just a friend of the bar owner - who played (really interesting club music that got ya up and dancin') from 1 til 3 a.m. We stayed as long as we could, leaving regretfully at 1:30. This place is the only private club that stays open this late with live music, so all the other bar tenders and staff of the many other establishments in town come here (after their places close) to unwind.

    {small typo in story about 2 [E]arthquakes by Oroville Dam}

    Do you think that 53 y.o. guy who was working hard on clearing ice from the river and subsequently died, did too much and had a heart attack?

    Four-year-old boy killed by dog pack in Punjab, India
    https://www.sott.net/article/343028-Four-year-old-boy-killed-by-dog-pack-in-Punjab-India

    Mysterious oarfish sightings stoke earthquake fears in the Philippines (PHOTOS)
    https://www.sott.net/article/343025-Mysterious-oarfish-sightings-stoke-earthquake-fears-in-the-Philippines-PHOTOS

    [hat tip to Vic @ Scribbler's for this]
    CBH Borden receival site turns into lake
    https://thewest.com.au/countryman/news/cbh-borden-receival-site-turns-into-lake-ng-b88386579z

    CBH faces a big damage bill and long delays to shipments at one of the most crucial moments of the season after the record rains.
    The co-operative confirmed a flood at its receival site in Borden, where grain was being held after being collected by local growers after harvest.
    Social media posts showed torrents of water gushing through the bins and lapping the edges of temporary grain holding pens.
    Because of the record harvest, large amounts of grain are being held in emergency overflow bins at sites around the Wheatbelt.
    [Vic's observation: There goes a portion of Western Australia’s record wheat harvest. Hey, it’s only food.]

    "Give Implosion A Chance"
    http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-last-emperor-circus-clownius.html

    I understand full well that cheap capital, cheap junk at Walmart, mass consumption, SUV road trips, and Dow 20,000 will all go away instantaneously when Globalization collapses.
    [more]

    [more below]

    Tom



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  2. That was laughable - the monk with meth; talk about enlightenment, geez, this guy just killed all my "monk" ideas.
    So funny: "Nobody could meditate faster than this guy." Thanks for the big smile after a good laugh, Jonny - startin' the day right(eous)!

    Seabirds dying of starvation around Iceland
    https://www.sott.net/article/343032-Seabirds-dying-of-starvation-around-Iceland

    "Its all kinds of black seabirds, mostly it's the Common Murre and the Razorbill, but we have received reports and seen photos of dead Puffin, Thick Billed Murre and Little Auke. But the largest numbers of deaths seem to be of the Common Murre." Kolbeinsson informs, he goes on to tell that malnourishment seems to be the most likely explanation, all thought [sic] this has not been verified with extensive research.
    [more; see the typo there? yet worrying about typos when we're talking about extinction seems a bit absurd, no?]

    Introducing the terrifying mathematics of the Anthropocene
    https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/introducing-terrifying-mathematics-anthropocene

    [first: there are too many humans on the planet]

    Here are some surprising facts about humans’ effect on planet Earth. We have made enough concrete to create an exact replica of Earth 2mm thick. We have produced enough plastic to wrap Earth in clingfilm. We are creating "technofossils”, a new term for congealed human-made materials — plastics and concretes — that will be around for tens of millions of years.
    But it is the scale that humans have altered Earth’s life support system that is the most concerning.
    In 2000, Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen and Eugene Stoermer proposed that human impact on the atmosphere, the oceans, the land and ice sheets had reached such a scale that it had pushed Earth into a new epoch. They called it the Anthropocene and argued the current Holocene epoch was over. [more; it's that same DEq paper I cited a few days back]

    Killing Us Won’t Shut Us Up! — Another Environmental Journalist Gunned Down in the Philippines
    http://www.environews.tv/world-news/killing-us-wont-shut-us-another-environmental-journalist-gunned-philippines/

    [brave people - willing to die to environmentally protect what they can]

    Scientists find 1,537 defects in Dimona reactor’s core — report
    http://www.timesofisrael.com/scientists-find-1537-defects-in-dimona-reactors-core-report/

    [how encouraging . ..]

    Tom

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  3. Incredible 'breaking wave' clouds amaze as they form across the Palmerston North sky
    https://www.sott.net/article/343069-Incredible-breaking-wave-clouds-amaze-as-they-form-across-the-Palmerston-North-sky

    Avalanche kills seven people near Lowari Tunnel, Pakistan
    https://www.sott.net/article/343067-Avalanche-kills-seven-people-near-Lowari-Tunnel-Pakistan

    Heavy snowfall kills another 25 in northern Afghanistan
    https://www.sott.net/article/343059-Heavy-snowfall-kills-another-25-in-northern-Afghanistan

    "We can confirm that 25 people have died in this unprecedented heavy snow," Zafar said. [more]

    California storm death toll increases to 5 as rain pummels Bay Area
    https://www.sott.net/article/343049-California-storm-death-toll-increases-to-5-as-rain-pummels-Bay-Area

    In Thousands Oaks, rescuers discovered the body of a man in his 20s who was swept away by floodwaters, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said Saturday. On Friday, one person was found dead in Victorville in a flooded vehicle, a 55-year-old man was electrocuted in Sherman Oaks when a power line fell and two people died after a traffic accident in San Diego because of water on Interstate 15. [more]

    Stray dog attacks child, drags him out of house in Kerala, India
    https://www.sott.net/article/343077-Stray-dog-attacks-child-drags-him-out-of-house-in-Kerala-India

    Tom

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