Thursday, December 14, 2017

Event Update For 2017-12-13





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

2017-12-13 - Unknown 'gas odor' blows through northern Stark County and Canton (Ohio):
http://www.northneighbornews.com/news/20171213/mysterious-odor-drifts-into-stark-county
http://www.thesuburbanite.com/news/20171213/mysterious-odor-drifts-into-stark-county
http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-stark/dominion-energy-ohio-investigating-gas-smell-in-stark-county
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=41236779921&story_fbid=10156938824539922
http://www.cantonrep.com/news/20171214/still-no-answer-for-gas-smell-in-canton

Quote: "A possible natural gas odor hung over parts of Canton and northern Stark County on Wednesday, prompting dozens of calls from concerned residents and puzzling investigators trying to pinpoint the cause. Dominion Energy Ohio technicians and city Fire Department personnel were not able to find any gas leaks."

Quote: "There were more people outside that were noticing it than inside. There was nothing we could find. Even though you could smell it, we couldn’t pick it up on our monitors."

Note: They couldn't pick it up on their detectors because they were using natural gas detectors, not hydrogen sulfide detectors...

2017-12-13 - Unknown odor hits school in Poland (Ohio):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/37057135/mystery-odor-at-dobbins-elementary-delays-start-of-class

Quote: "Students who were being taken to Dobbins Elementary School in Poland were diverted to the high school Wednesday morning because of a mysterious odor in the building."

2017-12-13 - Unknown cause sickens 17 people at plant in Athens (Tennessee):
http://www.wate.com/news/local-news/employees-become-ill-by-unknown-cause-at-athens-plant/880515514
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/37057843/first-responders-stream-to-athens-metal-mill-for-incident
http://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/17-employees-taken-to-hospital-after-incident-at-athens-plant/51-499154011
http://www.wcyb.com/news/tennessee/several-hospitalized-after-hazmat-incident-at-athens-plant/672331856
http://1057news.com/2017/12/13/17-employees-at-plant-become-sick-cause-being-investigated/
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/investigation-underway-after-apparent-hazmat-accident-at-athens-plant

Quote: "Officials say they may have ruled out carbon monoxide. The root cause has not yet discovered. McMinn County Mayor John Gentry described the incident as an 'exposure.'"

Quote: "The Athens Fire Department and Athens Utility Board went to the scene and tested the building for gas leaks and carbon monoxide. After multiple tests, no signs of any leaks were found."

2017-12-13 - Man, 55, ignites at gas station and later dies in Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Man-dies-from-burns-after-he-catches-fire-at-Springfield-gas-station-464261833.html
http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/2017/12/14/man-dies-weeks-after-fire-springfield-gas-pump/951631001/
http://www.ky3.com/video/?vid=464266113

Quote: "The incident was caught on surveillance video, but officials said they can't pinpoint the cause."

2017-12-13 - Person found dead in burning car in Portales (New Mexico):
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/37067671/body-found-in-burning-vehicle-west-of-portales
http://www.telemundoamarillo.com/story/37067671/body-found-in-burning-vehicle-west-of-portales
http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/body-found-in-burning-vehicle-in-west-portales
http://www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2017/12/14/news/body-found-in-burning-vehicle/155306.html

2017-12-13 - Person found dead in burning car in Roosevelt County (Texas):
http://www.myhighplains.com/news/body-found-inside-burning-car-in-roosevelt-county/881225868

2017-12-13 - Natural gas pipeline explodes into flame at 3 AM near Somerville (Texas):
http://www.kxxv.com/story/37056306/emergency-crews-battle-grass-fires-after-pipeline-explosion
http://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Gas-explosion-in-Somerville-can-be-seen-for-miles-463843413.html
http://www.khou.com/news/local/texas/watch-gas-explosion-in-somerville-can-be-seen-for-miles/499106361
http://www.krgv.com/story/37059738/nobody-hurt-in-central-texas-natural-gas-pipeline-fire
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/nobody-hurt-in-central-texas-natural-gas-pipeline-fire/article_d4152285-a229-5e3e-a2ef-1027bb0b8e2e.html
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/burleson-county-pipeline-explosion-fire-1213/499109308
http://wtaw.com/2017/12/13/natural-gas-pipeline-fire-near-somerville/

2017-12-13 - Gas pipeline explodes and burns in coastal Karachi (Pakistan), 15 injured:
http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/12/explosion-injures-15-karachi/
http://aaj.tv/2017/12/15-injured-in-gas-pipeline-explosion/
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/12/13/15-injured-in-gas-pipeline-explosion/
http://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/sindh/item/63623-gas-pipeline-explosion-injures-15-in-karachi.html
http://www.brecorder.com/2017/12/14/386764/a15-injured-in-gas-pipeline-explosion/

2017-12-13 - Pallet business heavily damaged by fire in Clinton County (Indiana):
http://www.wlfi.com/content/news/Fire-crews-working-large-fire-in-Clinton-County-463771133.html
http://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/indiana/2017/12/13/fire-destroys-building-equipment-frankfort-pallet-company/948365001/
http://clintoncountydailynews.com/2017/12/13/large-fire-breaks-out-at-livengood-pallet-service/

2017-12-13 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Laverton North (Australia), 3 miles from the coast:
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/smoke-warning-after-fire-breaks-out-at-laverton-recycling-plant-20171213-h047fm.html
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/another-blaze-at-a-vic-recycling-plant/news-story/a2d2c099d7d6eddf8271123085b57612
http://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/smoke-warning-after-fire-breaks-out-at-laverton-recycling-plant/
http://www.cetusnews.com/news/Smoke-warning-after-fire-breaks-out-at-Laverton-recycling-plant.HkZyDetA-z.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-5175903/Another-blaze-Vic-recycling-plant.html
http://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/38278001/fire-at-melbourne-recycling-plant/

2017-12-13 - Landfill burns for 13 days in Pekan Nenas (Malaysia):
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/garbage-landfill-blaze-ends-after-13-days
http://www.msn.com/en-my/news/national/garbage-landfill-blaze-ends-after-13-days/ar-BBGGhe6
 



2017-12-13 - Home explodes on Harps Hill Road in Graham (Kentucky):
http://surfky.com/index.php/muhlenberg/news-muhlenberg/125174-multiple-fire-departments-responding-to-house-explosion-in-graham

Quote: "There has been a report of a house explosion at 2021 Harps Hill Road in Graham."

Note: This is the 353nd residential explosion in 2017...

2017-12-13 - Legion Lake Fire grows to 47,000 acres in and near Custer State Park (South Dakota):
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/13/latest-custer-park-fire-grows-dramatically-overnight.html
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/update-new-estimate-puts-legion-lake-fire-at-acres/article_2cfc61b0-23c4-5e9a-a0f4-9c479bbed9fc.html
http://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/SD-Custer-State-Park-wildfire-now-covers-55-square-miles-200-homes-evacuated-464001123.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/13/south-dakota-wildfire-grows-beyond-custer-state-park-borders.html
http://wildfiretoday.com/2017/12/13/legion-lake-fire-photo-gallery/

2017-12-13 - Thomas Fire grows to 237,500 acres, continues to threaten seaside communities in southern California:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/12/13/crews-progress-thomas-fire/
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/thomas-fire-southern-california-1.15439688

Quote: "The stubborn Thomas Fire has scorched 237,500 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties and was still only 25 percent contained by Wednesday morning. It continues moving in a northwest direction."

2017-12-13 - Small plane smokes and crashes into lake in Oakland Park (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.local10.com/news/small-plane-crashes-in-oakland-park-lake
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/oakland-park/fl-sb-small-plane-oakland-park-lake-20171213-story.html
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Small-Plane-Crashes-in-Oakland-Park-463936213.html
http://wsvn.com/news/local/small-plane-crashes-into-lake-in-oakland-park/

Quote: "'It just popped and we saw smoke come out of it,' one witness, Xavier Bryan, said."

Note: This is the 113th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2017...

2017-12-13 - Boat explodes into flame near coastal Ventura (California):
http://www.chron.com/news/media/Boat-from-Monterey-catches-fire-off-the-coast-of-1146004.php
http://www.ksbw.com/article/boat-from-monterey-bursts-into-flames-off-ventura-coast/14429770
http://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/video/boat-from-monterey-catches-fire-off-the-coast-of-ventura/vp-BBGInpK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owlmofUsBrg

2017-12-13 - Boat and two mobile homes go up in flames in Lufkin (Texas), dog killed:
http://lufkindailynews.com/news/community/article_14985cfc-e053-11e7-a6ab-a7a0799ec1d0.html

Quote: "Firefighters rescued one dog at the scene. Authorities said it hid under a boat, which caught fire between the houses. Another dog reportedly died in the fire. "

2017-12-13 - Boat and home destroyed by fire in Boutte (Louisiana):
http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2017/12/13/trusty-rusty-hero-dog-credited-saving-owner-fire/947694001/
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2017-12-13/trusty-rusty-hero-dog-credited-with-saving-owner-from-fire

Quote: "Baldwin says all his personal belongings in the house he had shared with his late wife have been destroyed, including his boat."

2017-12-13 - Boat, car, RV trailer and two golf carts destroyed by fire at 5:03 AM while parked at Moose Lodge in Marion (North Carolina):
http://www.mcdowellnews.com/community/camper-burns-at-marion-moose-lodge/article_c06c5a9c-e111-11e7-a3f3-03643fdbf9d5.html

Quote: "The camper, valued at an estimated $30,000, was deemed a total loss by authorities, along with a porch connected to the structure, two golf carts, a boat and a Nissan Sentra with undetermined values."

2017-12-13 - Boat, two RVs and shop destroyed by fire near Stayton (Oregon):
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/stayton/2017/12/14/firefighters-respond-blaze-south-stayton/950364001/

Quote: "Two RVs and a boat were destroyed when a shop where they were stored burned to the ground Monday, Dec. 11."

Note: These are the 1043rd, 1044th, 1045th, 1046th and 1057th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2017, and these are the 627th and 628th RVs to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-12-13 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway in Dhaka (Bangladesh):
http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/167839/Bus-catches-fire-on-Mouchak-flyover
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/bus-catches-fire-moghbazar-flyover-dhaka-1504387

Note: This is the 809th bus to burn in 2017...

2017-12-13 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at gas station in Abuja (Nigeria):
http://www.pulse.ng/news/local/fire-engulfs-petroleum-tanker-discharging-fuel-in-abuja-id7725372.html
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/252410-petrol-tanker-on-fire-in-abuja.html
http://newtelegraphonline.com/2017/12/just-petrol-tanker-fire-abuja/

2017-12-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Indiana Toll Road near South Bend (Indiana):
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/publicsafety/semi-fire-blocks-toll-road/article_b42ac428-e03d-11e7-8447-33996f03664f.html
http://wsbt.com/news/local/firefighters-put-out-blaze-on-toll-road-after-a-semi-caught-fire

2017-12-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at business in Pine Grove (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausharaargus.com/news-latest/fire-departments-called-wysocki-produce-semi-trailer-fire

2017-12-13 - Tractors, snowmobiles, farm equipment, hay and barn go up in flames at 5:45 AM in North Branford (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/37055657/animals-at-risk-in-north-branford-barn-fire
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Large-Structure-Fire-Reported-in-North-Branford-463857413.html
http://wtnh.com/2017/12/13/north-branford-firefighters-battle-forest-road-barn-fire/
http://fox61.com/2017/12/13/fire-crews-battle-fully-involved-barn-fire-in-north-branford/

Quote: "Augur said they lost tractors, other vehicles, equipment and hay in the barn."

Quote: "The farm owner, Larry Augur, told NBC Connecticut the barn was full of farming equipment, snowmobiles, and hay, which was severely damaged."

2017-12-13 - Tractor (cotton-picker) bursts into flame in Leesburg (Alabama):
http://www.weisradio.com/cotton-picker-destroyed-by-fire-on-county-road-5-in-leesburg/

Note: These are the 2167th, 2168th, 2169th, 2170th, 2171st and 2172nd tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-12-13 - Mail truck bursts into flame at 6:54 AM on street in Cedar Rapids (Iowa):
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/linn-county/cedar-rapids-firefighters-respond-to-mail-truck-fire-20171213
http://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/mailman-saves-mail-packages-after-truck-catches-on-fire

2017-12-13 - Forklift truck bursts into flame at business in Wallowa (Oregon):
http://www.wallowa.com/20171213/disaster-averted-after-forklift-catches-fire-at-back-achers-in-wallowa

2017-12-13 - Truck bursts into flame on 12th Street in Castlegar (Canada):
http://www.mykootenaynow.com/23964/truck-fire-causes-smokey-situation-castlegar/

2017-12-13 - RV bursts into flame while parked in Sagle (Idaho):
http://www.khq.com/story/37072811/person-escapes-rv-fire-in-sagle-without-injury

Note: This is the 629th RV to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-12-13 - Two campervans go up in flames at 1:02 AM at Mere Park Garden Centre in Newport (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/incidents?field_station_ground_tid=All
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/newport/2017/12/13/two-caravans-catch-fire-at-newport-garden-centre/

2017-12-13 - Van bursts into flame on street in McAllen (Texas):
http://www.krgv.com/story/37050926/elderly-couples-van-goes-up-in-flames-in-mcallen

2017-12-13 - Van bursts into flame on highway in coastal Manila (Philippine Islands):
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/636357/van-catches-fire-along-edsa-ortigas-flyover/story/

2017-12-13 - Minivan bursts into flame at 2:30 AM while parked near restaurant in Columbia (South Carolina):
http://www.wistv.com/story/37056528/investigation-underway-of-early-morning-car-fire-in-the-vista
http://www.telemundoamarillo.com/story/37056528/investigation-underway-of-early-morning-car-fire-in-the-vista

2017-12-13 - Minivan bursts into flame at home in Vernon (Canada):
http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/van-fire-extinguished/

2017-12-13 - Car bursts into flame on Ballan Road in Moorabool (Australia):
http://www.bay939.com.au/news/local-news/88277-moorabool-car-fire-spreads

2017-12-13 - Car bursts into flame at 7:20 AM on McIntyre Street in Narrabundah (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-narrabundah-act-358283.traffic

2017-12-13 - Car bursts into flame on Paddys River Road in Paddys River (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-paddys-river-358285.traffic

2017-12-13 - Car bursts into flame on street in Beja (Portugal):
http://www.lidadornoticias.pt/en/beja-condutora-com-ferimentos-ligeiros-em-incendio-de-automovel/

2017-12-13 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Get directions Midway Retail Park in Upper Boat, Pontypridd (Britain):
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/moment-bmw-bursts-flames-busy-14035930

2017-12-13 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Beaumont Leys Shopping Centre in Leicester (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/vehicle-bursts-flames-beaumont-leys-923660

2017-12-13 - Car bursts into flame and explodes while parked on Stafford Road in Wallington (Britain):
http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/car-catches-fire-wallington-street-923789
http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/15772913.Car_catches_fire_in_Wallington/

2017-12-13 - Car bursts into flame at roundabout in Denham (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/

Quote: "Wednesday 13 December, 10.27am Car fire, Denham Roundabout, Denham. One appliance and crew from Gerrards Cross attended. Firefighters used one hose reel and one set of breathing apparatus."

2017-12-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 4:27 AM in Creech St Michael, Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=45355&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/15768841.Car_badly_damaged_in_early_hours_fire/

2017-12-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Hooten Green in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/vehicle-fire-in-ellesmere-port_13-12-2017_8-22-14

2017-12-13 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Collinsville (Illinois), nobody there:
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article189685369.html

2017-12-13 - Two cars and garage destroyed by fire shortly after 1 AM at home in Encanto area in coastal San Diego (California):
http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/12/13/cars-destroyed-in-garage-fire/

2017-12-13 - Cars and car showroom go up in flames in Royston (Britain):
http://www.thecomet.net/news/firefighters-deal-with-blaze-at-car-showroom-in-royston-overnight-1-5318823
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/gallery/seven-pictures-firefighters-battling-royston-919083
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/kia-motors-showroom-fire-royston-14034612

Quote: "The fire started in a rear workshop around 6.27pm, causing extensive damage to the building and new cars housed in the 250 sq m showroom."

2017-12-13 - Barn destroyed by fire in Great Bromley (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/essex-firefighters-rescue-cows-from-great-bromley-barn-fire-1-5320497

2017-12-13 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/garbage-truck-fire-extinguished-in-naples

2017-12-13 - Church heavily damaged by fire at 3:40 AM in Lebanon (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/article/lebanon-church-catches-fire/14423139
http://wdtn.com/2017/12/13/lebanon-church-badly-damaged-by-fire/
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/units-respond-church-fire-lebanon/Ea6Stx1X3LSXVrSA4FAPlO/
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/warren-county/lebanon/firefighters-battle-bitter-cold-flames-at-historic-lebanon-church

2017-12-13 - Church damaged by fire, bell tower burns, in Kansas City (Kansas):
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kck-church-members-pick-up-after-bell-tower-catches-fire

2017-12-13 - Cold storage building damaged by fire in Billings (Montana), nobody there:
http://www.ktvq.com/story/37063238/fire-burns-commercial-shed-on-billings-west-end

2017-12-13 - Primary school heavily damaged by fire at 3 AM in Oldmeldrum (Scotland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-42336586
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1965561/fire-meldrum-primary-school-aberdeenshire/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/scotland-primary-school-fire-firefighters-blaze-meldrum-oldmeldrum-aberdeenshire-scottish-fire-and-a8106981.html

2017-12-13 - Scrap warehouse destroyed by massive fire in coastal Vung Tau (Vietnam), town goes dark:
http://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/massive-fire-leaves-vietnamese-beach-town-in-the-dark-3683382.html

2017-12-13 - Garage destroyed by fire at home in coastal Newport News (Virginia):
http://www.dailypress.com/news/newport-news/dp-nws-newport-news-garage-fire-20171213-story.html

2017-12-13 - Mobile home destroyed by fire in New London (Missouri), nobody there:
http://khqa.com/news/local/crews-battle-house-fire-in-new-london

2017-12-13 - Home damaged by fire at 12:30 AM on Reifs Mills Road in Reedsville (Wisconsin), 2 injured:
http://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/house-fire-sends-two-to-hospital/880355184

2017-12-13 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 3:30 AM in coastal Tacoma (Washington), 1 injured:
http://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/woman-burned-in-tacoma-house-fire/663367759

2017-12-13 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 5:30 AM in San Antonio (Texas), dog killed, 1 injured:
http://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/family-of-three-escapes-house-fire-12-13-2017

2017-12-13 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal San Jose (California), nobody there:
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/12/13/firefighters-battling-blaze-at-two-story-home-in-san-jose/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/12/13/2-alarm-fire-burns-san-jose-home/

2017-12-13 - Home destroyed by fire in Elizabethton (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://wjhl.com/2017/12/13/home-destroyed-pets-killed-in-fire-in-elizabethton/

2017-12-13 - Home destroyed by fire in North Liberty (Iowa), pets killed, nobody there:
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/family-pets-killed-home-a-total-loss-in-north-liberty-fire-20171213
http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/2017/12/13/firefighters-battle-house-soybean-field-fire-north-liberty/949028001/

2017-12-13 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Seaside (Oregon):
http://katu.com/news/local/mother-son-escape-2-alarm-house-fire-in-seaside

2017-12-13 - Home destroyed by fire shortly before 7 AM in Miamisburg (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/structure-fire-reported-miamisburg/GBff7rMWQfnHv84X5JER2H/
http://www.whio.com/news/local/structure-fire-reported-miamisburg/GBff7rMWQfnHv84X5JER2H/

2017-12-13 - Home destroyed by fire in Columbia (Maryland):
http://wjla.com/news/local/house-fire-in-columbia-md-leads-to-collapse-leaves-7-displaced-officials-say
http://patch.com/maryland/columbia/house-fire-columbia-reported

2017-12-13 - Apartment building destroyed by fire on Upper Riverdale Road in Jonesboro (Georgia):
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/clayton-county/flames-destroy-apartment-building-in-clayton-county-wind-impacting-crews/663571591
http://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/riverdale-jonesboro/everything-residents-in-massive-apartment-fire-struggle-to-comprehend-their-loss/85-499524427?scroll=0
http://www.cbs46.com/story/37064767/dozens-displaced-following-fire-at-clayton-county-apartment-complex

2017-12-13 - Apartment building destroyed by fire before 5 AM in Seymour (Tennessee):
http://www.local8now.com/content/news/Seymour-apartment-building-destroyed-in-overnight-fire-463835233.html
http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2017/12/13/apartment-building-burns-seymour/947562001/

2017-12-13 - Deadly fire burns home in coastal Cape Coral (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2017/12/12/fatal-fire-reported-cape-coral/944494001/

2017-12-13 - Deadly fire burns home in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia), 1 killed:
http://wric.com/2017/12/13/woman-dies-in-virginia-beach-house-fire/
http://www.13newsnow.com/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/person-dies-after-being-caught-in-accidental-house-fire-in-virginia-beach/499220823

2017-12-13 - Deadly fire burns home shortly after 5 AM in Schwenksville (Pennsylvania), 2 killed:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/schwenksville-montgomery-county-house-fire-20171213.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-pa--fire-children-found-dead-20171213-story.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Schwenksville-House-Fire-463883093.html
http://6abc.com/2-boys-found-dead-after-schwenksville-pa-fire/2777013/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/12/13/schwenksville-house-fire/

2017-12-13 - Deadly fire burns home on East Cold Spring Lane in coastal Baltimore (Maryland), 3 killed:
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/5-year-old-girl-dies-at-hospital-a-day-after-deadly-fire/
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/mom-2-daughters-perish-after-fire-at-baltimore-rowhome/14436600
http://www.abc2news.com/news/region/baltimore-city/2-killed-in-ne-baltimore-house-fire
http://www.abc2news.com/news/region/baltimore-city/2017-worst-year-for-fire-fatalities-in-last-3-years
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/two-dead-in-ne-baltimore-house-fire-5-year-old-critical

2017-12-13 - Deadly fire destroys home just after 1 AM in Indianapolis (Indiana), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://wishtv.com/2017/12/13/1-dead-1-injured-in-southeast-side-house-fire/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/indianapolis/southeast-side/man-dies-in-southeast-side-fire
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2017/12/13/man-dies-woman-hurt-blaze-southeast-side-home/947374001/

2017-12-13 - Deadly fire burns home in Beijing (China), 5 killed:
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1369859-20171213.htm
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/13/another-deadly-blaze-strikes-beijing-killing-5.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/deadly-blaze-strikes-beijing-killing-51760685
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/nation-world/world/article189485399.html

Quote: "Electric bicycles are being blamed for a fire that killed five people at a residential area in Beijing on Wednesday. A Xinhua report said nine others were also injured in the fire that broke out in the early hours of the day. It quoted the firemen as saying the fire originated from the bicycles."

2017-12-13 - Vacant home burns in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://abc3340.com/news/local/birmingham-fire-battles-overnight-house-fire

2017-12-13 - Vacant home burns at 3:30 AM in Battle Creek (Michigan):
http://wwmt.com/news/local/fire-sparks-at-abandoned-home-in-battle-creek

2017-12-13 - Vacant home burns in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://news3lv.com/news/local/vacant-house-fire-near-us-95-and-valley-view-under-investigation

2017-12-13 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Ottumwa (Iowa):
http://ktvo.com/news/local/opd-lets-abandoned-house-burn

2017-12-13 - Four adjacent vacant homes destroyed by fire shortly after 3 AM in St. Louis (Missouri):
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/blaze-damages-four-vacant-buildings-in-north-st-louis/article_78fd9f12-f3bd-530c-b048-b0df3da8809a.html

2017-12-13 - Vacant commercial building destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Bakersfield (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/commercial-building-catches-fire-in-bakersfield
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/firefighters-put-out-a-structure-fire/article_b637a34a-df97-11e7-8080-6b8498eef22e.html
 



2017-12-13 - Hundreds of birds found dead along road in coastal Örnsköldsvik (Sweden):
http://www.sott.net/article/371106-Bizarre-sight-as-hundreds-of-birds-found-dead-on-a-road-in-northern-Sweden
http://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasternorrland/ovantade-synen-hundratals-faglar-lag-doda-pa-vagbanan
http://sputniknews.com/viral/201712141059999598-sweden-dead-birds/

Quote: "A bizarre sight hit Mikael Lind from Örnsköldsvik. Hundreds of gray birds suddenly died in the middle of the road. 'It was surreal,' he told SVT News."

2017-12-13 - Millions of fish found dead in river in Morales (Colombia):
http://canal1.com.co/noticias/nacional/preocupacion-mortandad-peces-cesar/

2017-12-13 - Hundreds of tons of fish found dead in Jatiluhur Reservoir and Cirata Reservoir (Indonesia):
https://news.okezone.com/read/2017/12/05/525/1825334/ratusan-ton-ikan-di-waduk-cirata-dan-jatiluhur-mati-akibat-fenomena-cuaca-buruk
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.okezone.com%2Fread%2F2017%2F12%2F05%2F525%2F1825334%2Fratusan-ton-ikan-di-waduk-cirata-dan-jatiluhur-mati-akibat-fenomena-cuaca-buruk&edit-text=&act=url

2017-12-13 - Hundreds of fish found dead in river in Vila Bela da Santissima Trindade (Brazil):
https://g1.globo.com/mt/mato-grosso/noticia/centenas-de-peixes-sao-encontrados-mortos-no-rio-guapore-em-mt.ghtml
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fg1.globo.com%2Fmt%2Fmato-grosso%2Fnoticia%2Fcentenas-de-peixes-sao-encontrados-mortos-no-rio-guapore-em-mt.ghtml&edit-text=&act=url
 



2017-12-13 - Person found dead at 3 AM at intersection in coastal Deerfield Beach (Florida):
http://wsvn.com/news/local/bso-body-found-in-deerfield-beach/
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-sb-body-found-deerfield-beach-20171213-story.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/wsvn/941069855419191298--body-found-at-deerfield-beach-intersection-says-call-came-in-as-person-suffering-medical-issue

2017-12-13 - Man, 49, drops dead in jail cell in Jefferson County (Arkansas):
http://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/detainee-found-dead-in-jefferson-county-jail/880685658

2017-12-13 - Woman, around 50, found dead at 4:15 AM in parking lot near Hot Springs (Arkansas):
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/dec/13/authorities-arkansas-investigating-after-deceased-/
http://www.hotsr.com/news/2017/dec/13/deceased-woman-found-in-parking-lot-201/

2017-12-13 - Woman found dead in the California Aqueduct in southwestern Fresno County (California):
http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/body-of-female-found-in-the-california-aqueduct-near-cantua-creek/880672345
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article189685259.html

2017-12-13 - Man found dead near train tracks near Walmart in Pueblo (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Body-found-near-Pueblo-Walmart-463929033.html
http://www.krdo.com/news/pueblo/police-investigating-after-dead-body-found-near-pueblo-walmart/672335079
http://www.chieftain.com/news/pueblo/body-found-on-pueblo-s-north-side/article_2d041802-2d1f-57da-978c-c529a0c65923.html

2017-12-13 - Man in his 60s dies while swimming in creek in Edmonton (Australia):
http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/crime-court/police-preparing-report-for-coroner-after-mans-body-found-in-edmonton-waterway/news-story/fddd98f5a76911db3eb6fbab5685a9a9

2017-12-13 - Man, 70, slumps over dead on passenger train in Mexico City (Mexico):
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/666694/Mexico-City-train-underground-tube-death-Pantitlan-station-heart-failure

2017-12-13 - Man, 59, found dead in outdoor toilet on the island of Antigua:
http://antiguanewsroom.com/news/breaking-news-missing-man-found-dead-in-latrine/

2017-12-13 - Boy, 17, has heart attack and collapses dead into creek in valley in Matheran (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/17-year-old-thane-student-s-body-found-in-matheran-creek-a-day-after-he-goes-missing/story-rdJKoGWOY7EdlHE3y1PgyH.html

Quote: "Seventeen-year-old St Xavier’s College student Mast Daga, was found dead in a valley below Garbett Point at Matheran on Tuesday night — a day after he went missing. The post-mortem report revealed that he suffered a heart attack. The report indicated multiple fractures, leading police to suspect he collapsed and fell in the valley."

2017-12-13 - Man, 20, found dead in Norfolk (Britain):
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/body-found-in-search-for-student-missing-after-night-out-rvwrxgsxk
 



2017-12-13 - Passenger sickens on passenger plane, plane diverts to Bermuda:
http://bernews.com/2017/12/diverted-airplane-lands-with-sick-passenger/

Quote: "[Updated] A TUI Airplane landed at L.F. Wade International Airport at approximately 12.30am this morning [Dec 13] after diverting to Bermuda for a sick passenger who was transferred to an awaiting ambulance and transported to King Edward Memorial Hospital for treatment."

2017-12-13 - Man has 'medical issue', car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, in Norman (Oklahoma), 1 killed:
http://www.news9.com/story/37063109/one-dead-after-car-crash-in-norman
http://www.koco.com/article/police-investigating-deadly-crash-in-norman-dec-13/14430202

Quote: "Police report the driver of the first car had a medical issue and swerved into oncoming traffic, striking another car head-on. He later died at the hospital. The driver of the second car had only a minor injury."

2017-12-13 - Passenger plane crashes shortly after takeoff in Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan (Canada), several injured:
http://www.surreynowleader.com/news/plane-crashes-in-saskatchewan-injuring-25/
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20171214-61002-CAN
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/plane-carrying-25-people-crash-northern-sask-1.4447787
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/plane-crashes-in-saskatchewan-with-25-people-on-board-no-fatalities-1.3720991
http://globalnews.ca/news/3916092/multiple-injuries-in-plane-crash-near-fond-du-lac-sask/
http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/plane-with-25-people-aboard-crashes-near-fond-du-lac
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/666925/canada-airplane-crash-fond-du-lac-saskatchewan-royal-air-force
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/892113/Plane-crash-Canada-injured-Fond-du-Lac-airport-RCMP-Saskatchewan
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/12/13/small-plane-crashes-shortly-after-takeoff-in-northern-saskatchewan_a_23306766/
http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/plane-crashes-in-northern-saskatchewan-with-25-people-on-board-no-fatalities
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5135940/canada-plane-crash-sees-several-injured-after-aircraft-carrying-22-passengers-goes-down-after-take-off-at-fond-du-lac-airport/

2017-12-13 - Small plane crashes into field shortly after takeoff in Centurion (South Africa), engine failure, 3 injured:
http://rekordcenturion.co.za/133907/breaking-news-3-hurt-centurion-air-crash/

2017-12-13 - Freight train derails in Taunton (Massachusetts):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20171214-61003-USA
http://www.america.easybranches.com/massachusetts/Train-derailment-in-Taunton-causes-fuel-spill-449541
http://patch.com/massachusetts/attleboro/freight-train-derails-spills-1-800-gallons-fuel-taunton
http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/20171213/freight-train-derails-in-taunton-spilling-1800-gallons-of-fuel
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/12/13/csx-freight-train-derails-taunton-leaking-gallons-fuel/vKMkCqDJFQx1lKbIloHhXI/story.html

2017-12-13 - Tanker truck crashes, massive fire erupts, many vehicles destroyed, in coastal Festac, Lagos (Nigeria):
http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2017/12/21-vehicles-5-motorcycles-burnt-in-lagos-tanker-explosion/
http://www.aitonline.tv/post-petrol_tanker_explosion_rocks_festac
http://punchng.com/breaking-20-vehicles-burn-as-tanker-explodes-in-festac/
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/breaking-20-vehicles-burn-tanker-explodes-festac/
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/photos-ruines-fuel-tanker-fire-festac/
http://sunnewsonline.com/tanker-fire-razes-vehicles-spreads-agony-in-lagos/
http://dailypost.ng/2017/12/13/20-vehicles-burnt-tanker-explodes-festac-bridge-photos/
http://www.informationng.com/2017/12/lost-20-vehicles-festac-tanker-fire-outbreak.html
http://naijaonpoint.com/i-lost-20-vehicles-in-festac-tanker-fire-outbreak/

2017-12-13 - Tanker truck's brakes fail, truck crashes, massive fire erupts, in Cross River State (Nigeria), 6+ killed:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/six-killed-cross-river-tanker-explosion/
http://www.naijanews.com/gist/37529-tanker-explosion-kills-six-people-in-cross-river-state
http://thenationonlineng.net/tanker-explosion-kills-six-cross-river/

Quote: "The Cross River incident is similar to another petroleum tanker explosion which destroyed up to 21 vehicles in the Festac area of Lagos state."

Note: So two huge fiery tanker truck crashes in Nigeria on this day, plus the tanker truck that burst into flame at a gas station too...

2017-12-13 - Tanker truck hits divider and overturns in coastal Nerul, Mumbai (India):
http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/toppled-lpg-tanker-blocks-nerul-traffic-for-9-hours/articleshow/62061131.cms
http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/traffic-snarl-on-mumbai-s-sion-panvel-highway-after-lpg-tanker-topples-near-nerul/story-R8VLpt9f9jLtS1eEYKCZuI.html

2017-12-13 - Two tractor trailers crash, fire erupts, on I-24 near Pleasant View (Tennessee):
http://smokeybarn.com/tractor-trailer-crash-closes-i-24-west-at-exit-19/
http://fox17.com/news/local/fiery-crash-involving-two-tractor-trailers-closes-i-24-east-near-pleasant-view

2017-12-13 - Tractor trailer veers off road, crashes into woods, on I-26 in Berkeley County (South Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.live5news.com/story/37058781/authorities-investigating-i-26-tractor-trailer-crash

2017-12-13 - Tractor trailer overturns on US 119 near Williamson (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/18-wheeler-accident-shuts-down-NB-lanes-of-Route-119-near-Williamson-463973543.html

2017-12-13 - Box truck crashes through median, overturns, bursts into flame, gets hit by another box truck, in Allen (Texas), 1 injured:
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Box-Trucks-Collide-One-Catches-Fire-on-US-75-in-Allen-463952453.html
http://patch.com/texas/dallas-ftworth/major-vehicle-fire-causes-delays-i-75-allen

Quote: "The crash occurred when one truck crossed over and through the center concrete divider, rolled and caught fire."

2017-12-13 - SUV veers off road, crashes into home, in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://whotv.com/2017/12/13/suv-plows-through-wrought-iron-fence-hits-house/
http://www.kcci.com/article/police-car-vs-house-crash-likely-caused-by-medical-condition/14426560
http://www.storiesflow.com/article/5231712/police-car-caused-medical-condition

Quote: "Police are investigating whether a medical issue was to blame for an accident Wednesday morning after an SUV crashed into the side of a home in the Waterbury neighborhood."

2017-12-13 - Pickup truck crashes on bridge, man falls into creek and dies, in Girard (Kansas), 1 killed:
http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/body-discovered-under-bridge-in-crawford-county/article_3a3978b6-e129-11e7-b564-2f23b2cd0ed8.html

2017-12-13 - Pickup truck veers off road, slams into salon, in coastal Morehead City (North Carolina):
http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_9b48aa4e-e040-11e7-9ee3-7f1788a7c8cd.html

2017-12-13 - Car veers off road, hits home, bursts into flame, home destroyed, in Maysville (Iowa), 1 killed:
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/one-dead-as-car-hits-house-starts-fire/880446764
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Crews-on-scene-at-house-fire-in-Maysville-IA-463823043.html
http://qctimes.com/news/local/photos-vehicle-crashes-into-maysville-home-causing-fire/collection_b70e4751-c518-553e-895d-94440da3f6a9.html
 



2017-12-13 - Coyote attacks and injures pet dog at home in Northfield (Illinois):
http://wtkr.com/2017/12/14/video-shows-coyote-attacking-dog-in-suburban-illinois-backyard/
http://wgntv.com/2017/12/14/dog-attacked-by-lone-coyote-in-suburban-couples-backyard/
 



2017-12-13 - 49 giant sinkholes are in cluster in Shaanxi (China):
http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/49-giant-sinkholes-largest-sinkhole-cluster-world-china-video.html
 



2017-12-13 - Five-story building and two other buildings collapse in Cairo (Egypt), near the Nile River, 2 killed, several injured:
http://www.egyptindependent.com/two-killed-in-5-storey-building-collapse-in-cairos-shubra/
http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/36575/2-deaths-4-injuries-in-Rawd-El-Farag-buildings-collapse
http://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20171212-egypt-2-died-4-injured-in-two-buildings-collapse/
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/13/c_136821238_4.htm

Quote: "A five storey building first collapsed, incurring the total collapse of a three storey building, and the partial collapse of another three storey building."

2017-12-13 - Water main breaks, streets flood, in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.whas11.com/news/massive-water-main-break-at-jackson-and-oak/498805376
 



2017-12-13 - Alaska sees record-high temperatures in December:
http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Alaska-sees-record-high-temperatures-in-December-463230673.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alaska/articles/2017-12-10/alaska-sees-record-high-temperatures-in-december
http://www.petersburgpilot.com/story/2017/12/14/news/alaska-sees-record-high-temperatures-in-december/6789.html
http://news.stamfordglobal.com/daily/alaska-sees-recordhigh-temperatures-in-december

2017-12-13 - Heatwave bakes Sydney (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20171214-61009-AUS
http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/fire-weather-warning-issued-as-sydney-braces-for-42c/news-story/5406ccff2b5a585cd823cf0cf6908822

2017-12-13 - Volcano Cleveland erupts in the Aleutian Islands (Alaska):
http://watchers.news/2017/12/13/explosion-at-cleveland-volcano-ash-to-6-km-20-000-feet-a-s-l/
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/cleveland/news/66527/Cleveland-volcano-Aleutian-Islands-Alaska-explosion-recorded-today-ash-to-20000-ft-altitude.html
http://www.sott.net/article/371336-Cleveland-volcano-explosion-recorded-with-ash-to-20000-ft-altitude-in-Aleutian-Islands-Alaska

2017-12-13 - Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes in the ocean near Bouvet Island:
http://earthquake-report.com/2017/12/13/very-strong-earthquake-bouvet-island-region-december-13-2017/
http://www.sott.net/article/371191-Shallow-6-5-earthquake-hits-the-Bouvet-Island-region

2017-12-13 - Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes in Kerman Province (Iran), 58 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20171213-60997-IRN
http://www.news4europe.eu/6350_world/5013395_at-least-58-injured-following-powerful-earthquake-in-southeastern-iran.html
http://theiranproject.com/blog/2017/12/13/strong-earthquake-southeast-iran-injures-58-official/
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/12/with-heavy-water-reactors-nuclear-sites.html
http://www.iran-daily.com/News/206143.html

2017-12-13 - Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Scotts Mills (Oregon):
http://katu.com/news/local/39-earthquake-hits-outside-scotts-mills-oregon-salem-molalla-portland
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/40-earthquake-strikes-near-woodburn-shaking-felt-across-metro-region/499315947
http://www.sott.net/article/371220-Shallow-4-0-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-northern-Oregon-shaking-felt-across-metro-region

2017-12-13 - There are nearly a billion dead trees in California and Colorado:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CC-20171213-60995-USA
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/12/as-california-tackles-one-of-its.html

2017-12-13 - All 50 states in the US have recorded snow two weeks ahead of Christmas:
http://www.sott.net/article/371176-All-50-states-have-recorded-snow-two-weeks-ahead-of-Christmas
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/us/news/articles/la-nina-snow-on-the-ground-before-christmas-cover-new-mexico-texas-deep-south-atlanta-georgia-alabama-georgia-south-north-carolina-mid-atlantic-northeast-new-england-new-york/90763

2017-12-13 - Meteorite crashes out of the sky in Thunder Bay (Ontario):
http://watchers.news/2017/12/14/loud-explosion-shakes-houses-as-meteorite-hits-thunder-bay-ontario/
http://www.elliotlaketoday.com/around-the-village/police-receive-calls-regarding-possible-meteor-landing-791556

2017-12-13 - 'Horns or trumpets' heard in the skies of Edmonton (Canada):
http://www.sott.net/article/371182-Horns-or-trumpets-heard-in-the-skies-of-Edmonton-Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTB-J8RwhGI

2017-12-13 - Strange trumpeting sound heard in Manitoba (Canada):
http://www.sott.net/article/371209-Strange-trumpeting-sound-heard-in-Manitoba-Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKASM1NW1Aw

2017-12-13 - 'Strange noise in the sky' recorded in Palmetto (Florida):
http://www.sott.net/article/371186-Strange-noise-in-the-sky-recorded-in-Palmetto-Florida
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkNoHPvoTFk

2017-12-13 - Exxon agrees to disclose climate risks under pressure from investors:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/12122017/exxon-climate-risk-disclosure-sec-shareholder-investigation-pressure

2017-12-13 - US may not care about climate scientists, but other countries do:
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/12/french-president-s-climate-talent-search-nabs-18-foreign-scientists

2017-12-13 - The Silicon Valley paradox - one in four people are at risk of hunger:
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/12/the-silicon-valley-paradox-one-in-four-people-are-at-risk-of-hunger

2017-12-13 - Human-sized penguin fossil found in New Zealand:
http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/giant-penguin-new-zealand-paleontology-news.html

2017-12-13 - Mysterious watery 'smoke rings' form in oceans, sucking up small creatures before sending them flying:
http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/mysterious-smoke-rings-form-in-oceans-sucking-up-small-creatures-and-sending-them-flying.html
 

9 comments:

  1. Hey Jonny, and Mike, I composed my usual lengthy comment this morning and got hit with one of those unwarranted "warning you need to call this number right now to take the pornographic spyware off your computer" messages that totally take over your screen and cause you to have to shut down and re-start the device. Major pain in the ass!

    i'll start over and see what happens.

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    1. This past week I've had something similar happen, but even more sneaky. Several times a day when I try to go to a website I get directed to a page that appears to be from my ISP, which is Spectrum. (Formerly Time Warner Cable). It says that I need to verify my new modem. It asks for my account number and zip code which seems pretty reasonable. Not too intrusive. But then the page says that Spectrum is unable to confirm and then gives a number to call. I'm sure if you call they will then ask for specific info that they can use to steal your identity.

      But in general it, or something has made the net wonky and unstable. Maybe its them gol' dern Russkies!!! I'll call Rachel Maddow. Lol...

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  2. And Mike D had some probs yesterday too. Must be something disruptive goin' on in internetland somewhere. Lots of internet stuff in California - I wonder if the fires are causing some problems here and there.

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  3. Heh, guess I didn't read enough - yeah, that stuff sucks. I wonder if there will be more of that. Odd that one day after net neutrality voted to be repealed, problems crop up. Could be a coincidence, I suppose.

    Also, what was the horrible problem we were enduring with net neutrality in place, anyway? That corporations didn't have enough control of our data and weren't able to gouge us for more money? Because if those are the only problems that got solved, I could've lived with those problems, because corporations not being able to do those things seemed more like a feature than a problem from my perspective as a normal person.

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  4. I began with the HEAT down-under:
    Friday, 15 December 2017
    Heatwave in Sydney

    Summer madness arrives in Australia as temperatures hit the mid 40's C (113 deg F) in Sydney
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/12/heatwave-in-sydney.html

    [with this 'aside']
    Climate change report held back until after elections
    National held back advice on 1.9m sea rise until after election while new developments built
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/12/climate-change-report-held-back-until.html

    [wool, how 'bout Antarctica?]
    Tiny Losses of Ice at Antarctica’s Fringes May Hasten Declines in Interior
    http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2017/12/11/tiny-losses-of-ice-at-antarcticas-fringes-may-hasten-declines-in-interior/

    a new study shows that even minor deterioration of ice shelves can instantaneously hasten the decline of ice hundreds of miles landward. The new research is the first to quantify the inland impacts of thinning ice shelves in a systematic manner. [more]

    [not lookin' too good up in the Arctic, as we know; this ~ 28.25 min. video from Mike's pick SBG - thanks Mike!]
    Arctic Temperatures Are Rising So Fast Computers Don t Believe They re Real

    SBG News 12.14.17 Arctic Temperatures Are Rising So Fast Computers Don t Believe They re Real
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/12/arctic-temperatures-are-rising-so-fast.html

    [remember that big snowstorm SOTT was reporting, yesterday?]
    The melting Alps in Europe

    The Big Melt
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-melting-alps-in-europe.html

    [long article with lots of pics]

    [more below]

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  5. [not lookin' too good for CA either]
    Worsening Weather to Feed Monstrous Thomas Fire Through Sunday
    https://robertscribbler.com/2017/12/14/worsening-weather-to-feed-monstrous-thomas-fire-through-sunday/

    Thomas Fire burned 242 500 acres, destroyed 751 structures and is just 30% contained
    https://watchers.news/2017/12/14/thomas-fire-burned-242-500-acres-destroyed-751-structures-and-is-30-percent-contained/

    The Thomas Fire in California is burning for 11 days and is 30% contained as of December 14, 2017. The fire has so far burned 242 500 acres, making it the fourth largest fire in California's history. Its cause is still under investigation. [more]

    [more collateral damage from climate change - mega precip events]
    Floods and landslides hit Philippines, evacuations as Urduja becomes a tropical storm
    https://watchers.news/2017/12/14/tropical-storm-urduja-kai-tak-warning-philippines/

    Tropical Depression "Urduja" strengthened into a tropical storm, internationally known as Kai-Tak, early Thursday, December 14, 2017, on its way toward Samar Province, the Philippines. The cyclone is already causing floods and landslides, prompting officials to issue evacuation orders. This is the 26th named storm of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season. [more]

    [other stuff; besides political (lots on seemorerocks today)]

    Bernie Who?
    http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2017/12/trouble-in-bitcasino.html

    My how things change. In this week in 2008 Bernie Madoff went to jail for running a Ponzi scheme that was a fraction of the size of BitCasino. In the eight years since that time, pot was "medicinalized" to wean addicts off of the mega tons of heroin sold by big pharma. And since Social Security was no longer solvent, they decided to legalize Ponzi schemes as well. Last count, 1,357. Not including Dow Casino...

    In other words, the only reason why Bitcoin is near its all time high against the dollar, is because the dollar is losing value, deja vu of 2011 versus gold [more]

    We are creating new types of extreme weather events, with dire results
    http://mashable.com/2017/12/14/humans-creating-new-extreme-weather-events-global-warming-study/#vBbvamIn6kqM

    Here’s What Oil Drilling Looks Like in the Arctic Refuge, 30 Years Later
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/climate/arctic-drilling-anwr.html

    “It’s easy to do something on the tundra but it’s very difficult to restore,” said Francis Mauer, a retired biologist for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service who worked in the refuge for decades, including the years when the well was in place.

    “Once you start disturbing the tundra vegetation, it takes sometimes nearly forever for the mark to go away,” Mr. Mauer said.
    [more]

    [and from our "wtf?" desk today]
    Firefighter shot while on duty in California
    http://wildfiretoday.com/2017/12/13/firefighter-shot-while-on-duty-in-california/

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  6. I agree, Jonny - the whole enterprise was ludicrous from the start, as a consumer. Providers are already gouging us and providing shitty services (like all the problems Mike and I are having along with countless others).

    Anyway, here's the rest of my comment from this morning, that I just posted minutes ago.
    News Links, December 15, 2017
    Rice Farmer
    http://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/

    How GDP Became A Joke, In One Chart

    World's richest 0.1% have boosted their wealth by as much as poorest half

    Bond Markets Really Are Signalling a Slowdown

    Thomas Piketty says the US is setting a bad example on inequality for the world [no shit, Sherlock]

    Teva Pharmaceutical to cut 14,000 jobs, close 'significant' factories

    The Virtual Economy Is The End Of Freedom

    Leading cryptocurrency exchange faces outages as bitcoin rivals surge

    Yellen Shrugs Off Bitcoin as "Full-Blown Financial Stability Risk." In Other Words, No Fed Bailout when Prices "Fluctuate"

    Lindsey Graham: There's A 70 Percent Chance Of War With North Korea If Kim Pops Off Another Nuke

    Trump, Netanyahu and Mohammad Bin Salman: Destroyers of the Neoliberal World Order

    U.N. expert says torture persists at Guantanamo Bay; U.S. denies
    [sheee-it, just BEING there is torture!]

    Islamic countries declare East Jerusalem capital of occupied Palestine

    Tracing ISIS' Weapons Supply Chain—Back to the US

    Trump's security paper offers stark vision of global rivalry

    BHP Billiton: World's Largest Mining Company To Exit Its $50 Billion Shale Oil Blunder

    Climate Change Could Take the Air Out of Wind Farms

    'Tsunami of data' could consume one fifth of global electricity by 2025

    'Chock full': Enbridge warns its pipelines near maximum capacity as Canadian oil prices crash

    It's Time to Rethink Education – Part 2 (Unschooling)

    'A different dimension of loss': inside the great insect die-off

    Arctic permafrost thawing faster than ever, US climate study finds

    Discarded phones, computers and electronics behind world's fastest growing waste problem

    193 nations sign pledge to tackle 'global crisis' of plastic in the oceans [oh, right - like they tackled climate change . . ..]

    Apple co-founder and 'father of the internet' tell the FCC: 'You don't understand how the internet works'

    2 million people—and some dead ones—were impersonated in net neutrality comments [it's all shady b.s. to get what they want]

    Botnet hackers that caused huge Internet blackout did it for money, revenge

    Starbucks cafe's wi-fi made computers mine crypto-currency

    AlphaZero's 'alien' superhuman-level program masters chess in 24 hours with no domain knowledge
    "It doesn't play like a human, and it doesn't play like a program," said Hassabis, an expert chess player himself. "It plays in a third, almost alien, way. It's like chess from another dimension." [whoa]

    The Deep State's Christmas Present to America: Surveillance That Never Ends

    How Government Agents Troll Online to Divide and Confuse [yep]

    Silencing of Courageous Documentaries

    Switzerland is Prepared for Civilizational Collapse [sure]

    American exodus? 17,000 US defense suppliers may have left the defense sector

    Marine Corps apologizes after aircraft part falls on 2nd Japanese school in a week, injuring a student

    Japan Court Bars Restart of Nuclear Reactor Shut After Fukushima

    Chemical Warfare Drills by Homeland Security Will Turn Humans into Lab Rats, Many Fear

    Deputies Involved In 62,000 Criminal Cases Shown To Be Liars, Frauds, Domestic Abusers, And Sexual Predators [duh]

    US states consider using powerful fentanyl to execute inmates
    [as Hambone says: "there you go"]

    Robots Purge Homeless From San Francisco Sidewalks
    [wait til they gang up on it, destroy it and sell the parts]

    Almost A Third Of Americans Are Working Beyond Age 65 [yep]

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  7. We're gettin' a little more snow (just enough to make driving treacherous) on top of the maybe an inch we got yesterday, that was all but gone (on the roads) by today.

    [mega-precip event of the day]
    Blizzard dumps three feet of snow in Pakistan
    https://www.sott.net/article/371342-Blizzard-dumps-three-feet-of-snow-in-Pakistan

    Roadblocks, power breakdowns and severed supplies continue to dog the mountain communities.

    Electricity too disappeared with the snowfall. "It will take days to restore power supply," said a Pesco official. He said Pesco personnel were unable to move equipment in snow, while it was also raining with frequent intervals. [more]

    Lightning strike kills woman at bus stop in Zimbabwe
    https://www.sott.net/article/371341-Lightning-strike-kills-woman-at-bus-stop-in-Zimbabwe

    [caught the bus off the planet]

    Cleveland volcano explosion recorded with ash to 20,000 ft altitude in Aleutian Islands, Alaska
    https://www.sott.net/article/371336-Cleveland-volcano-explosion-recorded-with-ash-to-20000-ft-altitude-in-Aleutian-Islands-Alaska

    Moscow physicists develop new theory on what happens inside black holes
    https://www.sott.net/article/371367-Moscow-physicists-develop-new-theory-on-what-happens-inside-black-holes

    Physicists from Moscow's Steklov Institute of Mathematics have come up with a testable theory on how matter behaves inside a black hole.

    The researchers' work, published in the September 2017 issue of the Journal of High Energy Physics, also proposes a theory that would reconcile quantum physics and the theory of general relativity, which describes gravity. [more]

    New 'blob' of hot, rising rock detected below part of the U.S. Northeast.
    https://www.sott.net/article/371365-New-blob-of-hot-rising-rock-detected-below-part-of-the-US-Northeast

    Altogether, the evidence suggests that a blob of hot rock some 100 miles (160 kilometers) down is welling upward in the upper part of Earth's mantle (the layer of Earth just beneath the crust), the study authors said. [more]

    Dangerous M6.5 earthquake hits Java Indonesia – Tsunami warning & pictures and videos of damages
    http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/dangerous-m6-5-earthquake-hits-mainland-indonesia-pictures-and-videos-of-damages.html

    A dangerous M6.5 earthquake hit the island of Java, 0km ESE of Cipatujah on December 15, 2017. Due to the depth and the limited magnitude the probability of a tsunami is very limited. [more]

    Eruptions at Sinabung and Merapi (Indonesia), Fuego (Guatemala), Kanlaon (Philippines) and Erta Ale (Ethiopia)
    http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/eruptions-at-sinabung-and-merapi-indonesia-fuego-guatemala-kanlaon-philippines-and-erta-ale-ethiopia.html

    'Tis The Season To Take From The Poor, Give To The Rich
    http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2017/12/take-from-poor-give-to-rich.html

    Trump and the Fed have collaborated to assure the highest stock prices and the highest probability of recession

     And for the record, I'm not saying that Trump is the AntiChrist, I'm just saying that everything he does is Anti-Christian...

    As the tax bill heads for final passage next week, the casino is pumping and dumping with each headline. The net effect of the House/Senate "reconciliation" process this week was to lower the top tax rate paid by the wealthiest Americans. That was their net accomplishment. One asks how fucked up is "democracy" when RepubliCons are willing to risk political suicide for yet another tax cut? [more]


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  8. Did I mention that I had to drive my granddaughter to her pre-game practice at 5:30 (the height of rush hour)?

    The normal 20 minute drive took an hour. Some drivers are complete assholes in this kind of weather and horrible driving conditions. You couldn't safely go more than about 25 mph because stopping was almost impossible. After I got here I saw the plow & salt trucks going in the other direction. No matter what they do - it's going down to 20 tonight, so black ice will be everywhere.

    Sea lion attacks swimmers on consecutive days in San Francisco Bay
    https://www.sott.net/article/371416-Sea-lion-attacks-swimmers-on-consecutive-days-in-San-Francisco-Bay

    Woman mauled to death by her pit bull terriers in Goochland County, Virginia
    https://www.sott.net/article/371413-Woman-mauled-to-death-by-her-pit-bull-terriers-in-Goochland-County-Virginia

    Waterspout filmed off Rakino Island, New Zealand
    https://www.sott.net/article/371400-Waterspout-filmed-off-Rakino-Island-New-Zealand

    'Sounded like an air raid siren': Weird sounds permeate the sky in Alhambra, California

    https://www.sott.net/article/371396-Sounded-like-an-air-raid-siren-Weird-sounds-permeate-the-sky-in-Alhambra-California

    Strange sound Alhambra CA 4:30 am Dec 7. 2017. Sounded like an air raid siren. I've lived in Alhambra for 31 years and have never heard anything like this before

    More strange sounds heard in the skies of Mexico City, Mexico
    https://www.sott.net/article/371395-More-strange-sounds-heard-in-the-skies-of-Mexico-City-Mexico

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