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
2018-04-04 - Unknown odor sickens people at courthouse in Framingham (Massachusetts):
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/news/20180404/funky-odor-forces-framingham-court-evacuation
http://framingham.wickedlocal.com/news/20180404/funky-odor-forces-framingham-court-evacuation
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20180404/NEWS/180408473
Quote: "Following complaints about headaches and strange odors, Framingham District Court was closed for about 40 minutes on Wednesday, authorities said. Court personnel, people waiting for court hearings and lawyers gathered outside as firefighters scanned the building for dangerous gases, Assistant Fire Chief Michael Dutcher said. None were found, he said. 'Some of the people in the clerk’s office noticed a funky odor and were dizzy,' Judge David Cunis said."
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame at 5 AM and kills man on highway in coastal Tuaran (Malaysia):
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/man-burned-to-death-in-car-fire-in-sabah
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/04/remains-of-unidentified-man-found-in-burnt-car-in-tuaran/
Quote: "The man, whose identity had yet to be established, was trapped in the Perodua Myvi car after it caught fire at about 5am, the department said in a statement."
2018-04-04 - Man, 73, ignites while barbecuing, dies shortly later, in Spanish Fork (Utah):
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/900015061/utah-man-dies-after-shirt-catches-on-fire-while-barbecuing.html
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/south/spanish-fork/spanish-fork-man-dies-after-catching-fire-while-barbecuing/article_fc920ff9-71bd-5e8d-a6df-959bffb5886e.html
http://kutv.com/news/local/utah-man-dies-after-fire-during-easter-family-gathering
2018-04-04 - Television bursts into flame in home, man in his 60s carries it outside, collapses, dies shortly later, in Raphoe (Ireland), 6 miles from the coast:
http://www.joe.ie/news/man-dies-television-explosion-621397
http://donegalnews.com/2018/04/man-died-after-television-caught-fire-in-raphoe/
http://www.highlandradio.com/2018/04/04/man-dies-in-hospital-after-house-fire-in-raphoe/
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/man-dies-in-donegal-following-television-explosion-1.3450204
http://www.buzz.ie/news/man-in-his-60s-has-died-following-television-explosion-at-his-donegal-home-279749
Quote: "The man, who was in his 60s and who lived alone, was watching television when it burst into flames on Monday evening. Named locally as Wilson McGirr, he was a well-known and respected farmer in the area. It is believed Mr McGirr feared the television would set fire to the rest of his home and managed to take the set outside onto the road. However, it is understood he may then have suffered suspected heart complications possibly related to smoke inhalation. He managed to call neighbours but then collapsed at his house. Neighbours rushed to his aid and managed to carry out CPR and call emergency services. An ambulance took Mr McGirr to hospital where he remained in a critical condition yesterday. However, he passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning."
2018-04-04 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, six cars burn, in Glen Burnie (Maryland):
http://www.abc2news.com/news/region/anne-arundel-county/crews-working-to-extinguish-multiple-cars-on-fire
2018-04-04 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, pile of scrap metal burns, in Greenville (North Carolina):
http://www.reflector.com/News/2018/04/04/Metal-pile-catches-fire-at-local-recycling-plant.html
2018-04-04 - Landfill fire breaks out in Minquadale (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2018/04/04/firefighters-battle-trash-fire-landfill/488014002/
http://firststateupdate.com/2018/04/reports-firefighters-from-across-the-county-working-fire-at-new-castle-landfill/
2018-04-04 - Transformer bursts into flame at substation on the island of St. John (US Virgin Islands):
http://stjohnsource.com/2018/04/04/transformer-fire-stops-st-john-power-til-thursday-night/
http://stthomassource.com/content/2018/04/04/transformer-fire-stops-st-john-power-til-thursday-night/
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/transformer-fire-delays-restoration-of-power-to-st-john/article_a7c02b01-bb0d-5796-90dc-c8b0510ec6f8.html
http://viconsortium.com/virgin-islands-2/restoration-of-electric-service-to-st-john-delayed-until-thursday-evening-following-transformer-fire-at-substation/
http://stthomassource.com/content/2018/04/04/alert-stt-stj-power-outage-wednesday/
2018-04-04 - Shopping mall damaged by deadly fire in Moscow (Russia), 1 killed, 6 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20180404-62490-RUS
http://sputniknews.com/russia/201804041063195166-shopping-mall-fire-moscow-casualties/
http://www.koin.com/news/fire-in-moscow-shopping-mall-kills-1-person-injures-6/1101330914
http://en.azvision.az/news/83954/shopping-mall-catches-fire-in-moscow,-casualties-reported%C2%A0.html
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/941254/Moscow-shopping-centre-fire-latest-updates-Russia-dead-mall-evacuations
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/moscow-shopping-centre-fire-latest-updates-russia-persei-mall-evacuations-casualties-a8287926.html
http://www.sott.net/article/381866-Moscow-shopping-mall-catches-fire-casualties-reported
Quote: "The fire happened just a week after a fire in a Siberian shopping mall claimed 64 lives, shocking the nation."
2018-04-04 - Shopping mall damaged by fire in Saratov (Russia):
http://sputniknews.com/russia/201804041063190758-smoke-russia-saratov-fire-alarm/
2018-04-04 - Chemical factory devastated by fire in Kota (India):
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/news/fire-breaks-out-in-chemical-factory-7-fire-tenders-rush-to-spot.html
2018-04-04 - Sulfur fire breaks out at business in Artesia (New Mexico):
http://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2018/04/04/sulfur-fire-highway-285-closed-artesia/488153002/
2018-04-04 - Major wildfire rages on the Isle of Rùm (Scotland):
http://www.scotsman.com/regions/inverness-highlands-islands/major-wildfire-breaks-out-on-rum-on-the-inner-hebrides-1-4718949
http://www.thenational.scot/news/16140978.Major_wildfire_leaves_Isle_of_Rum_hillside____devastated___/
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1448555/wildfire-engulfs-small-hebridean-isle/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-43651948
2018-04-04 - Two yachts and boat go up in flames at shipyard in coastal Antalya (Turkey):
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/yachts-set-alight-in-shipyard-blaze-in-turkeys-antalya-129780
http://www.demokratikmusavat.com/article/en/51076-Fire+at+yacht+production+facility+in+Turkey.html
http://themarinenews.com/yachts-set-alight-in-shipyard-blaze-in-turkeys-antalya/
http://menafn.com/1096692529/Fire-at-yacht-production-facility-in-Turkey
http://en.trend.az/world/turkey/2881873.html
Quote: "The yachts, with lengths of 25 and 30 meters, and a boat 10 meters in length were burned, and the total financial damage was estimated to be at $40 million, it has been reported."
Note: These are the 322nd, 323rd and 324th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Hosmer Street in coastal Tacoma (Washington):
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article207910719.html
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article207909744.html
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article207909744.html
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article207909744.html
http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article207909744.html
http://twitter.com/TacomaFire/status/981564942313648128
2018-04-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-41 in Washington County (Wisconsin):
http://www.washingtoncountyinsider.com/traffic-incident-on-southbound-i41-between-hwy-60-and-145-by-ruth-marks-2/
http://fox6now.com/2018/04/04/traffic-alert-all-southbound-lanes-on-i-41-at-wis-60-are-closed-due-to-vehicle-fire/
http://www.facebook.com/WashCntyInsider/posts/2110621855886771
2018-04-04 - Four semi tractor and three semi trailers go up in flames just before 11 PM at driving school in Baton Rouge (Louisiana), nobody there:
http://www.wafb.com/story/37874826/firefighters-battle-multiple-18-wheelers-on-fire-at-driving-academy
http://www.nbc12.com/story/37874826/firefighters-battle-multiple-18-wheelers-on-fire-at-driving-academy
http://www.wtoc.com/story/37874826/firefighters-battle-multiple-18-wheelers-on-fire-at-driving-academy
http://www.kswo.com/story/37874826/firefighters-battle-multiple-18-wheelers-on-fire-at-driving-academy
http://www.kplctv.com/story/37874826/firefighters-battle-multiple-18-wheelers-on-fire-at-driving-academy
http://www.brproud.com/news/local-news/fire-at-diesel-driving-academy-damages-trucks-and-trailers-overnight/1101574266
Quote: "Firefighters with the Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the Diesel Driving Academy on Airline Highway just before 11 p.m. after one 18-wheeler had caught fire. The fire then spread to other big rigs. According to Curt Monte with BRFD, four trucks and three trailers were damaged."
2018-04-04 - Tractor (combine), truck and barn destroyed by fire in Oak Harbor (Ohio):
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/story/201804040013
Quote: "The barn contained small farm equipment, farm truck and combine which were all destroyed due to the fire."
2018-04-04 - Tractor, classic car and barn destroyed by fire in Oxford (Michigan):
http://oxfordleader.com/?p=81332
Quote: "Two vintage vehicles – a 1967 Dodge Coronet convertible and an antique tractor – were inside the barn and destroyed by the fire, according to Jim Wilson."
2018-04-04 - Tractor bursts into flame on A40 flyover in Carmarthen (Britain):
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/a40-flyover-closed-carmarthen-after-14491075
Note: These are the 664th, 665th, 666th, 667th, 668th, 669th, 670th, 671st and 672nd tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-04 - RV bursts into flame at Riverview Mobile Home Park in Carson Valley (Nevada):
http://www.recordcourier.com/news/local/more-smoke-than-fires-on-wednesday/
Note: This is the 179th RV to burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-04 - SUV and two pickup trucks go up in flames while parked at park-n-ride in Monroe (New York):
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180405/police-say-monroe-park-and-ride-lot-fire-started-in-pickup-truck
2018-04-04 - SUV bursts into flame on Hillsdale Avenue East in Toronto (Canada):
http://bayview-news.com/2018/04/hillsdale-vehicle-fire-extinguished-quickly-wednesday-am.html/
2018-04-04 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Highway 331 near Oakville (Canada):
http://portageonline.com/local/vehicle-fire-lost-near-oakville
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Melbourne (Florida):
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/04/04/vehicle-fire-closes-lane-95-melbourne/486124002/
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2018/04/traffic-alert-vehicle-engulfed-in-flames-along-southbound-i-95-near-melbourne/
http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/local-news/driver-and-blind-passenger-forced-to-escape-burning-vehicle
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame on Mariposa Drive in Wickenburg (Arizona):
http://www.wickenburgsun.com/around_town/article_35e9ed7c-597f-5d31-b1fa-df0f85ec10fb.html
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame on I-540 in Fort Smith (Arkansas):
http://5newsonline.com/2018/04/04/car-fire-on-interstate-540-in-fort-smith/
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame at 4:28 AM on Corfield Crescent in Oakengates, Telford (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/61837
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame on Nantwich Road in Wimboldsley (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/vehicle-fire-in-wimboldsley
2018-04-04 - Two cars go up in flames at 2:14 AM while parked in carpark on Bingley Court in Canterbury (Britain):
http://www.kent.fire-uk.org/news/incidents/?entryid2=15589
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/two-cars-destroyed-in-fire-180854/
http://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/pictures-show-destruction-caused-multiple-1415916
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame on the M11 near Harlow (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i7234/
http://www.yourharlow.com/2018/04/04/vehicle-fire-on-m11-near-harlow/
http://www.essexlive.news/news/local-news/m11-traffic-updates-road-closed-1417400
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/updates-severe-m11-traffic-after-1417402
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame on Thomas Jones Way in coastal Runcorn (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-runcorn_05-04-2018_8-18-37
http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/16139127.Man_burns_hand_in_car_fire/
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame at 4:56 AM on Selbourne Avenue in Bletchley (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/
Quote: "Wednesday 4 April, 4.56am Car fire, Selbourne Avenue, Bletchley. One appliance and crew from Bletchley attended. Firefighters used one hose reel."
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame on Marfleet Avenue in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Marfleet Avenue, Hull. Wed 4 Apr 2018 20:36 (No:06254) Car fire. Extinguished by occupier using bucket of water prior to Fire Service arrival."
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame on the A592 in Bowness-in-Windermere (Britain):
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/cumbriafire/recent-incidents/
Quote: "Car fire in Bowness-on-Windermere(South Lakeland) 4 Apr 2018 At 15:31 firefighters were called to a Ford Focus well alight on the A592 in Bowness-in-Windermere. The carriageway was blocked in both directions. Crews used a hose reel and breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire. They also used environmental pads to prevent any pollutants from entering the drains."
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame at 12:28 AM on Prospect Mount Road in Scarborough (Britain):
http://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/news-events/breaking-news/incident_summary_night_shift_monday_3rd_april_2018
Quote: "Car fire – Prospect Mount Road, Scarborough Time of call: 00:28 An appliance from Scarborough attended this incident and extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet and small tools."
2018-04-04 - Vehicle bursts into flame on State Road 417 in Seminole County (Florida):
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-sr417-shut-down-seminole-20180404-story.html
2018-04-04 - Vehicle bursts into flame at Clatworthy Reservoir (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=48436&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2018-04-04 - Vehicle bursts into flame at service station on the M5 in Somerset (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=48438&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2018-04-04 - Vehicle bursts into flame on The Avenue in Langport (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=48437&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2018-04-04 - Hoverboard bursts into flame in garbage truck in coastal Bellevue (Washington):
http://komonews.com/news/local/police-bellevue-trash-fire-started-by-hoverboard
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/faulty-hoverboard-sparks-trash-fire-in-bellevue-dump-truck/
2018-04-04 - Two RV trailers go up in flames at campground on Lake Murray near Leesville (South Carolina):
http://www.swlexledger.com/single-post/2018/04/04/Two-camper-homes-burn-at-Acapulco-USA-on-shore-of-Lake-Murray
2018-04-04 - SUV and garage destroyed by fire at home in Columbus (Indiana):
http://localnewsdigital.com/fire-crews-respond-garage-fire/
2018-04-04 - Two cars and garage destroyed by fire at home near Renwick (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/102836585/house-fire-west-of-blenheim
2018-04-04 - Barn destroyed by fire on Asheville Highway in Spartanburg County (South Carolina):
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/37882892/fire-chief-barn-destroyed-in-spartanburg-co-fire
http://www.kltv.com/story/37882892/fire-chief-barn-destroyed-in-spartanburg-co-fire
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/37882892/dispatch-crews-responding-to-fire-on-asheville-hwy
2018-04-04 - Barn destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM in St. Martin Township (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/04/04/goats-chickens-barn-fire/
2018-04-04 - Barn destroyed by fire near Evart (Michigan), some pigs and chickens killed:
http://www.cadillacnews.com/fire-destroys-evart-barn-kills-livestock/article_408ec0d6-3822-11e8-acfc-9f8682dd0c6c.html
http://www.cadillacnews.com/news/fire-destroys-evart-barn-kills-livestock/article_3e38dc16-c0ce-5d4b-9de1-879e17428f6f.html
2018-04-04 - Wildfire grows to 550 acres near White Lake in Bladen County (North Carolina):
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article207920399.html
2018-04-04 - Wildfire breaks out near Carbon Black Plant in Borger (Texas):
http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/crews-battling-fire-north-of-carbon-black-plant-in-borger
2018-04-04 - Brush fire burns out of control near Niskonlith Lake beside the South Thompson River in Kamloops (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-222856-48-.htm
Quote: "A large grass fire continues to burn out of control east of Kamloops on Wednesday. Lots of smoke has filled the area around Niskonlith Lake beside the South Thompson River as nine BC Wildfire Service firefighters battle the fire."
2018-04-04 - Warehouse full of pallets destroyed by fire just after 2 AM near the Delaware River in Paulsboro (New Jersey):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/04/04/paulsboro-wooden-pallets-facility-fire/
http://southjersey.com/article/35073/Crews-Investigate-Fire-At-Facility-In
Quote: "Investigators are working to find out what sparked a fire at a facility that stores wooden pallets in Paulsboro. The fire broke out just after 2 a.m. Wednesday on the 400 block of West Broad Street. Fire crews rushed to the scene to find the facility engulfed in flames."
2018-04-04 - Business damaged by fire at 6:20 AM in Bossier City (Louisiana):
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2018/04/04/early-morning-fire-damages-bossier-business/485337002/
2018-04-04 - Rubber plant damaged by roof fire in Tonawanda (New York):
http://buffalonews.com/2018/04/04/fire-reported-at-sumitomo-plant-in-tonawanda/
2018-04-04 - Business damaged by fire just after 6 AM in Henderson (Nevada):
http://www.journalposts.com/crews-battle-commercial-building-fire-in-henderson/
2018-04-04 - Factory destroyed by massive fire in Wolverhampton (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2018/04/05/watch-drone-captures-carnage-of-blaze-at-wolverhampton-factory-site/
2018-04-04 - Mobile home destroyed by fire at 12:35 AM on Bent Mountain Road in Roanoke County (Virginia):
http://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/roanoke/overnight-fire-destroys-mobile-home-on-bent-mountain
2018-04-04 - Home damaged by fire at 5:35 AM in Rochester (New York):
http://13wham.com/news/local/crews-battling-fire-on-saratoga-ave-in-roc
2018-04-04 - Home damaged by garage fire, garage destroyed, in Marion County (Missouri):
http://www.ktiv.com/story/37883680/2018/04/04/fire-damages-marion-county-home
2018-04-04 - Home damaged by basement fire on Guilford Avenue in Hagerstown (Maryland), nobody there:
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/fire-starts-in-basement-of-guilford-avenue-home/article_f9fc253e-3851-11e8-af4d-0f30fd3a4e61.html
2018-04-04 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Somerville (New Jersey):
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2018/04/04/somerville-house-fire-badly-burns-home-everyone-safe/485730002/
2018-04-04 - Home destroyed by fire on Valley Creek Run in Maggie Valley (North Carolina), nobody there:
http://wlos.com/news/local/fire-destroys-maggie-valley-home
2018-04-04 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Havelock (North Carolina), 2 pets killed:
http://wcti12.com/news/local/havelock-fire-destroys-home-kills-family-pets
2018-04-04 - Apartment building under construction damaged by basement fire in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/fire-breaks-out-in-building-under-construction-in-the-south-end/
2018-04-04 - Hotel hit by elevator fire on coastal Harbor Island (California):
http://fox5sandiego.com/2018/04/04/elevator-fire-prompts-hotel-evacuation/
2018-04-04 - Hotel damaged by fire in Bloomington (Illinois):
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/vacant-room-damaged-in-bloomington-hotel-fire/article_650b6499-76ef-503b-b928-e4b85b6ff7c5.html
2018-04-04 - Vacant home burns at midnight and at 4 AM in Athens (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/37875649/house-fire-rekindles-in-athens
2018-04-04 - Vacant home burns at 11:30 PM in Macon (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/macon-bibb-fire-crews-put-out-blaze-at-vacant-home-on-evergreen-drive/93-535340008
2018-04-04 - Vacant home burns on Cranswick Grove in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Cranswick Grove, Hull. Wed 4 Apr 2018 17:15 (No:06240) Fire in ground floor of derelict property. Two BA, one hose reel and PPV fan in use."
2018-04-04 - 38 pilot whales strand and die at beach near Haast (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/102839039/mass-pilot-whale-stranding-on-west-coast
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/04/twenty-whales-dead-in-stranding-near-haast.html
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wildlife/mass-pilot-whale-stranding-on-west-coast-of-new-zealands-south-island-ng-b88796449z
http://www.gulf-times.com/story/587848/38-pilot-whales-die-after-New-Zealand-rescue-bid-a
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12026822
http://www.sott.net/article/381943-Mass-stranding-of-38-pilot-whales-at-Haast-New-Zealand
2018-04-04 - Nearly 1,000 eels and fish found dead in Kaputone Creek in coastal Christchurch (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/102832737/hundreds-of-eels-found-dead-in-christchurch-stream
2018-04-04 - Two people drop dead in RV trailer at RV park in coastal North Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.winknews.com/2018/04/04/death-investigation-underway-north-fort-myers/
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/37881291/two-people-found-dead-in-north-fort-myers-trailer-park
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2018/04/04/lee-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-two-deaths-rv-park-north-fort-myers/487040002/
Quote: "Authorities said the deaths do not appear suspicious."
2018-04-04 - Two people found dead in the Indira Canal in Lucknow (India):
http://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-lucknow/20180404/281694025343350
2018-04-04 - Firefighter, man, 29, collapses at fire station, dies shortly later, in North Richland Hills (Texas):
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article208089874.html
2018-04-04 - Woman, 43, drops dead next to swimming pool at apartments near coastal Vero Beach (Florida):
http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2018/04/04/woman-43-found-dead-apartment-pool-near-vero-beach-no-foul-play-suspected/486826002/
2018-04-04 - Man found dead at vacant golf course in coastal Boca Raton (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-pn-body-found-boca-golf-course-20180404-story.html
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/boca-raton/mans-body-found-in-boca-raton
http://cw34.com/news/local/body-found-at-former-boca-raton-golf-course
2018-04-04 - Man, 35, found dead in the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/officials-body-found-in-chattahoochee-river-is-missing-cdc-scientist/85-535471480
http://www.11alive.com/article/news/decomposed-body-pulled-from-chattahoochee-river-on-atlantas-westside/85-534840326
http://www.cbs46.com/story/37888712/body-found-in-chattahoochee-river-identified-as-missing-cdc-worker-timothy-cunningham
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/04/05/cdc-scientist-found-dead-atlanta-after-mysterious-disappearance-police-say/489845002/
http://time.com/5177454/timothy-cunningham-cdc-missing-found/
2018-04-04 - Man found dead on the shore of Lake Erie in Geneva Township (Ohio):
http://www.erienewsnow.com/story/37881021/ashtabula-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-body-found-in-water-in-geneva-township
http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-ashtabula/body-washes-ashore-in-ashtabula-county-authorities-investigating
http://www.starbeacon.com/news/body-of-unidentified-man-washes-ashore/article_e930a7ce-3848-11e8-b26f-17633424ba3f.html
2018-04-04 - Man found dead in the water near marina in coastal Port Tobacco (Maryland):
http://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/body-found-in-water-at-marina-in-charles-county/65-534921554
2018-04-04 - Person found dead in creek in Tishomingo County (Mississippi):
http://www.wtva.com/content/news/Body-found-in-Tishomingo-County-creek-478825303.html
2018-04-04 - Woman found dead near Highway 66 in Catoosa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/37882054/body-found-in-rogers-county-no-foul-play-suspected
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/womans-body-found-in-rogers-county
http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/authorities-investigating-after-woman-s-body-found-in-rogers-county/article_e0c9a806-6054-5705-9fab-01f48f45de7d.html
2018-04-04 - Man, 24, found dead near road in Alliance (Nebraska):
http://www.alliancetimes.com/news/missing-alliance-man-found-dead/article_6c8ff24e-3841-11e8-b806-37c00f236de1.html
2018-04-04 - Woman, 41, found dead in Ingold (North Carolina):
http://www.wral.com/missing-sampson-woman-found-dead/17466214/
2018-04-04 - Woman, 53, found dead in or near Dallas (Oregon):
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2018/04/04/police-searching-missing-woman/486303002/
http://www.kptv.com/story/37878789/missing-polk-county-woman-found-dead-foul-play-not-suspected
http://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/missing/missing-woman-found-dead-no-foul-play-suspected/283-535035225
2018-04-04 - Woman found dead in the South Thompson River in Kamloops (Canada):
http://www.cfjctoday.com/article/615121/rcmp-mum-potential-discovery-body
2018-04-04 - Man, 31, found dead near Lakehead University fieldhouse in Thunder Bay (Canada):
http://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/identity-of-body-found-near-lu-fieldhouse-determined-883177
2018-04-04 - Middle-aged man found dead near apartments in Langley (Canada):
http://www.langleytimes.com/news/body-found-behind-langley-housing-complex/
2018-04-04 - Unknown respiratory problem kills one child and sickens 14 more people near Morley (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EH-20180405-62494-CAN
http://firenewsfeed.com/news/1384607
Quote: "One child has died and fourteen are in hospital after medics were called to an indigenous tribal land in Canada. The tragic events unfolded at a single household in the Stoney Nakoda First Nation at around 11.45 on Wednesday morning. GlobalNews reports that the ambulance service was called to reports of a child in 'medical distress'. The Alberta Health Services later tweeted that one child had been declared dead at the scene and fourteen had been taken into hospital for treatment and assessment. They ranged in age from four-months-old to late teens. According to the Calgary Herald, the children have not suffered any violence or trauma."
2018-04-04 - Girl, 8, dies after being pulled from swimming pool in Palapye (Botswana):
http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?aid=75093&dir=2018/april/04
2018-04-04 - Man, 49, has 'medical event', tractor trailer crashes into ditch, at River Road near Pe Ell (Washington):
http://www.chronline.com/crime/medical-issue-causes-crash-east-of-pe-ell-driver-cited/article_42dbcfde-3915-11e8-8cbd-8b844b141e22.html
Quote: "A semi truck crashed into a ditch on state Route 6 about 10 miles east of Pe Ell Wednesday afternoon after its driver suffered a medical event, according to a report from the Washington State Patrol. The single-vehicle crash was reported at 4:51 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of state Route 6 and River Road. A blue 2001 Peterbilt semi was heading west when it failed to negotiate a curve and drove of the road, hitting several trees and coming to rest in a ditch. The driver, Shaun L. Neal, 49, of Livingston, Montana, was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for a medical issue, but was not injured in the crash, according to the state patrol."
2018-04-04 - Man has 'medical emergency' just after 6 AM, SUV crashes into Family Dollar, in Saginaw (Michigan), 1 injured:
http://www.wnem.com/story/37876006/breaking-at-least-1-hurt-after-vehicle-hits-saginaw-building
Quote: "Authorities say a medical emergency caused a driver to crash into a Family Dollar in Saginaw. It happened just after 6 a.m. on the 1900 block of S. Michigan Avenue."
2018-04-04 - Man has 'medical episode', pickup slams into pole, in coastal Victoria (Canada), 1 injured:
http://victoriabuzz.com/2018/04/driver-medical-issue-crashes-downtown-street-light/
http://www.iheartradio.ca/cfax-1070/news/dodge-ram-slams-into-pole-downtown-1.3733120
http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/medical-issue-leads-to-single-vehicle-crash-in-downtown-victoria-1.3871212
http://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/truck-crash-at-busy-downtown-victoria-corner-snarls-commuter-traffic/
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/truck-crash-takes-out-street-light-at-douglas-and-yates-driver-taken-to-hospital-1.23255332
Quote: "VicPd Acting Sgt. Mike Darling says the driver suffered some kind of a medical episode while behind the wheel. The truck was westbound, and moving at a high rate of speed, when it mounted the sidewalk and struck the pole."
2018-04-04 - Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes near Nellis Air Force Base (Nevada), 1 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180405-62491-USA
http://time.com/5229082/air-force-thunderbirds-pilot-dead-nevada-crash/
http://abc7.com/thunderbirds-pilot-killed-in-f-16-crash-idd-as-man-from-valencia/3305419/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/air-force-thunderbirds-pilot-dies-nevada-16-crash-54255051
http://fox5sandiego.com/2018/04/05/thunderbirds-pilot-killed-in-air-force-base-jet-crash-was-from-california/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/941723/las-vegas-plane-crash-thunderbirds-nellis-air-force-base
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-del-bagno-pilot-killed-f16-fighter-jet-crash-thunderbirds-nellis-air-force-base-nevada/
http://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/politics/f-16-jet-crash-air-force/index.html
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/941540/las-vegas-plane-crash-nellis-air-force-basd
http://news3lv.com/news/local/f-16-crashes-at-nellis-air-force-base-outside-las-vegas
Quote: "This is the fourth incident involving US military aircraft in approximately 24 hours."
2018-04-04 - Small plane crashes shortly after takeoff from airport in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida), 2 killed:
http://cbs12.com/news/local/small-plane-crash-in-daytona
http://www.fox4now.com/news/state/2-dead-in-crash-of-small-plane-near-daytona-beach
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/florida/2-dead-in-crash-of-small-plane-in-florida/726937731
http://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/-25
2018-04-04 - Vehicular accident fatalities up 100% year-over-year in coastal Waikato (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/102843261/police-plead-with-motorists-after-shocking-week-on-the-roads
Quote: "So far this year 16 people have died in crashes in the area patrolled by Waikato police - double the eight lives lost at the same time last year."
2018-04-04 - Two tanker trucks crash at 4 AM, fire erupts, on State Highway 137 north of Stanton (Texas):
http://www.cbs7.com/content/news/Troopers-investigating-major-crash-north-of-Stanton-478774693.html
2018-04-04 - In separate incidents, two tractor trailers crash on I-90 near Janesville (Wisconsin):
http://www.kbjr6.com/story/37875781/2018/04/04/right-now-2-crashes-on-i-90-near-janesville-blocking-lanes
http://www.wvva.com/story/37875781/2018/04/Wednesday/right-now-2-crashes-on-i-90-near-janesville-blocking-lanes
Quote: "Both were reported at nearly the same time, around 3:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 4."
2018-04-04 - Heavy truck crashes into passenger bus, in Makomero (Tanzania), 12 killed, 46 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180405-62498-TZA
2018-04-04 - Pickup truck and tractor trailer collide head-on, on Route 2 in Natrium (West Virginia), 1 killed:
http://wtov9.com/news/local/sheriff-fatal-accident-on-route-2-in-marshall-county
2018-04-04 - Car and tractor trailer collide head-on, on Route 92 in Barbour County (West Virginia), 1 killed:
http://www.wdtv.com/content/news/Portion-of-Route-92-closed-due-to-accident-478692493.html
2018-04-04 - Car veers over centerline, hits van head-on, in Socastee (South Carolina), near the coast, 10 injured:
http://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/highway-707-in-socastee-shut-down-after-mass-casualty-incident/1101384578
http://wpde.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-mass-casualty-crash-in-socastee-with-3-trapped-5-injured
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/37877069/3-trapped-5-being-treated-after-multi-vehicle-crash-with-entrapment-reported-in-socastee
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article207891954.html
2018-04-04 - Car veers off road, hits building, bursts into flame, in Gardena (California), 2 killed:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-gardena-crash-20180404-story.html
http://www.dailybreeze.com/2018/04/05/two-killed-in-car-when-it-crashes-into-a-building-in-gardena-catches-fire/
http://abc7.com/2-killed-after-car-crashes-into-building-bursts-into-flames-in-gardena/3303361/
2018-04-04 - Car plows into pharmacy in Gaithersburg (Maryland):
http://wjla.com/news/local/car-crashes-into-building-in-montgomery-county-fire-officials-say
2018-04-04 - Dog attacks and kills man and woman at home in Hanover (Germany):
http://www.thelocal.de/20180404/mother-and-son-found-dead-at-home-after-being-mauled-by-dog
http://www.sott.net/article/381872-Mother-and-son-found-dead-at-home-in-Hanover-Germany-after-mauling-by-dog
http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article207887589.html
2018-04-04 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures 4-year-old girl at the Jondaryan Woolshed in Jondaryan (Australia):
http://www.triplem.com.au/news/darling-downs/4-year-old-stung-sixteen-times-by-swarm-of-bees
http://www.hit.com.au/news/darling-downs/4-year-old-stung-sixteen-times-by-swarm-of-bees
2018-04-04 - Sinkhole opens on bridge in Bailey (Mississippi):
http://www.wtok.com/content/news/Sinkhole-develops-on-bridge-on-Highway-493-near-Bailey-478703253.html
2018-04-04 - Storage tank leaks 4,200 gallons of crude oil into Bay Jacques (Louisiana):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20180405-62492-USA
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2018/04/crude_oil_storage_tank_leaks_4.html
http://www.katc.com/story/37881574/coast-guard-responds-to-crude-oil-spill-in-bay-jacques
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2018-04-04/oil-spill-reported-in-louisianas-bay-jacques
2018-04-04 - Five-story building collapses in Kakamega (Kenya):
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/04/04/five-storey-building-collapses-in-kakamega_c1740455
http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/kakamega/Five-storey-building-collapses/3444890-4371294-rnnv00/index.html
http://zipo.co.ke/32056/kakamega-5-storey-building-collapses/
2018-04-04 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Bangor (Maine):
http://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Small-sinkhole-opens-in-Downtown-Bangor-478675233.html
2018-04-04 - Woman, teacher, has 'medical incident' at school in Kerens (Texas):
http://www.easttexasmatters.com/news/local-news/kerens-high-school-staff-member-being-flown-from-school/1101634140
Quote: "Police said the staff member suffered a medical incident and it was determined the best course of action was to fly her from the school."
2018-04-04 - Worker has 'medical episode' on offshore oil rig near coastal Blackpool (Britain):
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/coastguard-called-to-offshore-oil-rig-1-9097344
Quote: "The coastguard helicopter was called out to an oil rig off the coast of Blackpool after one of its workers fell ill. The helicopter was called at around 9.30am today. One of the workers had suffered a medical episode. They were taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital."
2018-04-04 - Guy McPherson and Kevin Hester on Nature Bats Last on PRN:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/nature-bats-last-04042018.html
2018-04-04 - Can humanity survive abrupt climate change?
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/can-humanity-survive-abrupt-climate.html
2018-04-04 - Volcano Cleveland erupts in the Aleutian Islands (Alaska):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20180405-62495-USA
http://watchers.news/2018/04/04/new-explosion-detected-at-cleveland-volcano-alerts-raised/
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/cleveland/news/68308/Cleveland-volcano-Aleutian-Islands-USA-small-explosion-detected-alert-level-raised.html
2018-04-04 - Most expensive weather disaster of 2018 so far is a $3.9 billion drought in Argentina and Uruguay:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/most-expensive-weather-disaster-of-2018.html
2018-04-04 - Hailstorm damages 135,000 acres of crops across Telangana (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unseasonal-rain-and-hailstorm-damage-crops-in-1-35-lakh-acres-in-telangana/story-KJBhwUwix7d5y37oTcnZCN.html
http://www.sott.net/article/381871-Hailstorm-damages-135000-acres-of-crops-across-Telangana-India
2018-04-04 - Six tornadoes touch down in Illinois:
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/37880324/nws-6-tornadoes-touch-down-in-the-heartland
2018-04-04 - Tornado filmed touching down in Blackpool (Britain):
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/video-shock-as-twister-is-filmed-forming-in-the-sky-above-blackpool-1-9097839
http://www.sott.net/article/381942-Tornado-filmed-touching-down-in-Blackpool-England
2018-04-04 - Damaging storms slam the Midwest and southern US, over 70,000 homes lose power:
http://weather.com/safety/tornado/news/2018-04-04-southern-tornadoes-severe-storms-photos
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/damaging-storms-slam-midwest-southern-us-leaving-over-70000-without-power-pictures-and-videos.html
http://www.sott.net/article/381941-Tornadoes-and-deadly-storms-strike-in-South-Midwest-US
2018-04-04 - Bizarre late-season rainstorm coming to California:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-bizarre-late-season-rainstorm-is-coming-to-california/ar-AAvqvXH
2018-04-04 - Record breaking April cold set to hit the US Northeast this weekend with snow from Washington to Boston:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/record-breaking-cold-hit-northeastern-u-s-weekend-article-1.3914650
http://www.sott.net/article/381947-Record-breaking-April-cold-set-to-hit-north-eastern-US-this-weekend-snow-from-Washington-to-Boston
2018-04-04 - Fossil fuels on trial, where the major climate change lawsuits stand today:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/04042018/climate-change-fossil-fuel-company-lawsuits-timeline-exxon-children-california-cities-attorney-general
2018-04-04 - Shell knew fossil fuels created climate change risks back in the 1980s:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/05042018/shell-knew-scientists-climate-change-risks-fossil-fuels-global-warming-company-documents-netherlands-lawsuits
2018-04-04 - Pruitt takes Clean Water Act decisions away from regional EPA offices:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/04042018/pruitt-memo-strips-clean-water-act-regional-epa-authority-streams-wetlands-leverage
2018-04-04 - Pennsylvania Superior Court rules that fracking natural gas from a neighboring property is trespassing:
http://www.dailyclimate.org/pennsylvania-fracking-trespassing-2555986085.html
G'day all! Keep yer heads up an' yer eyes open. Things are spinning rapidly out of control on too many fronts to mention.
ReplyDeleteWell, we made it through another work week. Let's see if we can survive the weekend!
[update]
The body of the CDC worker who mysteriously disappeared in February has been found in a river
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/cdc-commander-timothy-cunningham-body-found-atlanta-river-2018-4?r=US&IR=T
The police say the body of Timothy Cunningham, a rising star at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, was recovered from an Atlanta river on Tuesday, more than six weeks after he disappeared.
Cunningham, a CDC commander, went mysteriously missing on February 12.
The circumstances of Cunningham’s death remain unclear, but the police said they don’t suspect foul play in the case, and they believe he drowned somehow. He was wearing his favourite running shoes when his body was found, police said. [more]
[sounds like a CIA hit]
'Trump Effect' is over: Illegal US-Mexico border crossings rebound
https://www.sott.net/article/382019-Trump-Effect-is-over-Illegal-US-Mexico-border-crossings-rebound
Data on border apprehension for March released late Wednesday indicates undocumented immigrants are pouring into the country at the highest level in four years. [more]
Netanyahu concerned over Trump's plan to withdraw from Syria
https://www.sott.net/article/382037-Netanyahu-concerned-over-Trumps-plan-to-withdraw-from-Syria
Americans can no longer afford mobile-homes
https://www.sott.net/article/382036-Americans-can-no-longer-afford-mobile-homes
The recent surge in the number of struggling mobile-home borrowers is a new phenomenon. It hints at severe wealth inequality and a divided labor force that has left millions of Americans behind. Nevertheless, this is all occurring as the [fictitious, massaged, farcical] unemployment rate is hovering near record lows [*cough*BULLSHIT*cough*]. [more]
Mississippi floods are the biggest in 500 years - and human intervention may be partly to blame
https://www.sott.net/article/382046-Mississippi-floods-are-the-biggest-in-500-years-and-human-intervention-may-be-partly-to-blame
The world's longest system of levees and floodways, meant to rein in the mighty Mississippi River, may actually make flooding worse. [more]
Scientists discover a dozen new black holes at centre of Milky Way
https://www.sott.net/article/382043-Scientists-discover-a-dozen-new-black-holes-at-centre-of-Milky-Way
Young gray whale that washed ashore on Whidbey Island, Washington was emaciated, researchers say
https://www.sott.net/article/382045-Young-gray-whale-that-washed-ashore-on-Whidbey-Island-Washington-was-emaciated-researchers-say
Dead sperm whale washes up on west coast.of Newfoundland, Canada
https://www.sott.net/article/382044-Dead-sperm-whale-washes-up-on-west-coast-of-Newfoundland-Canada
5.3 magnitude earthquake that rattled Southern California was most powerful in years
https://www.sott.net/article/382032-5-3-magnitude-earthquake-that-rattled-Southern-California-was-most-powerful-in-years
The magnitude-5.3 earthquake that rattled Southern California on Thursday was the strongest in the area several years.
Though there were no immediate reports of damage, the quake was felt across a wide area and was a blunt reminder that California is earthquake country. The U.S. Geological Survey put the epicenter about 23 miles off the Channel Islands, about 85 miles west of Los Angeles. [more]
[more below]
Miles-long crevice opens up overnight near Nariobi in Kenya's Rift Valley
ReplyDeletehttps://www.sott.net/article/382021-Miles-long-crevice-opens-up-overnight-near-Nariobi-in-Kenyas-Rift-Valley
The tear, which continues to grow, collapsed part of a highway and "was accompanied by seismic activity in the area," said Lucia Perez Diaz, a postdoctoral researcher on tectonics at Royal Holloway, a university in London.
The crack is located in a region known as the East African Rift Valley. It measures more than 50 feet in depth and 65 feet across, according to National Geographic. A rift valley refers to a lowland region where tectonic plates rift, or move apart.
[more]
'Rare' red sprite season begins early with elusive bolts snapped during storm over Czech republic
https://www.sott.net/article/382000-Rare-red-sprite-season-begins-early-with-elusive-bolts-snapped-during-storm-over-Czech-republic
Death toll for Scotland's lambs sees a sharp increase after heavy snow
https://www.sott.net/article/381996-Death-toll-for-Scotlands-lambs-sees-a-sharp-increase-after-heavy-snow
Farming leaders said sheep farmers were facing a "war of attrition" from the weather after a severe winter followed a wet summer and autumn.
And they warned that it could affect productivity for the rest of the year. [more; food disappearing daily on planet Earth]
Attack of the zombie raccoons! Currently on show in Youngstown, Ohio
https://www.sott.net/article/381995-Attack-of-the-zombie-raccoons-Currently-on-show-in-Youngstown-Ohio
the animal would stand on its hind legs, show its teeth and fall over backward. [more; it's probably very sick, maybe rabid]
Zombie Geese - Zombie Deer - Zombie Birds | Something kind of strange happening...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2F103XY80k
[~ 10 min. video from MrMBB333]
Increase of plant species on mountain tops is accelerating with global warming
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2018/04/04/increase-of-plant-species-on-mountain-tops-is-accelerating-with-global-warming/
Over the past 10 years, the number of plant species on European mountain tops has increased by five-times more than during the period 1957-66. Data on 302 European peaks covering 145 years shows that the acceleration in the number of mountain-top species is unequivocally linked to global warming. [more]
6.2 magnitude earthquake hits off the southern Philippines, tremors felt 130km away
https://www.sott.net/article/381982-6-2-magnitude-earthquake-hits-off-the-southern-Philippines-tremors-felt-130km-away
A massive 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Thursday. [more]
Hailstorm destroys orchards, vegetables in several areas of Kurram Agency, Pakistan
https://www.sott.net/article/381980-Hailstorm-destroys-orchards-vegetables-in-several-areas-of-Kurram-Agency-Pakistan
Heavy rain and hailstorm has destroyed fruit orchards and vegetable fields in most of the areas of Kurram Agency the other day.
According to Peshawar correspondent , the Kurram Agency areas of Zeran, Malana, Karman Boghki and Para Chamkani were hit by heavy rain and hailstorm where scores of fruit orchards and fields of vegetables were destroyed. [more; some animals killed too]
BLACK BEAR NEWS 4.5.18 Dahr Jamail: As Antarctic Melting Accelerates, Worst Case Scenarios May Come
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNNmLCW8T8A
China vows to fight U.S. 'at any cost' as trade tensions worsen
ReplyDeletehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/china-vows-to-fight-us-at-any-cost-as-trade-tensions-worsen/ar-AAvxgsg
[~ 1.5 min. news segment + text]
Dow drops more than 150 points on trade worries, weak jobs report
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/dow-drops-more-than-150-points-on-trade-worries-weak-jobs-report/ar-AAvwHi5
[wool'en how'd-ay figger-dah um-ployment is "all tom low" en?]
Susan Anspach, Five Easy Pieces and Blume in Love actress, dies at 75
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/susan-anspach-five-easy-pieces-and-blume-in-love-actress-dies-at-75/ar-AAvy1XQ
Her son, actor Caleb Goddard, announced the news to The New York Times, citing coronary failure as cause of death. [more]
U.S. officials issue strong sanctions against Russian oligarchs, officials and companies
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/us-officials-issue-strong-sanctions-against-russian-oligarchs-officials-and-companies/vi-AAvynO2
[~ 1.5 min. news segment]
Facebook says up to 2.7 million EU users affected by leak
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/facebook-says-up-to-27-million-eu-users-affected-by-leak/ar-AAvxLLI
Puerto Rico to close 283 schools amid sharp enrollment drop
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/puerto-rico-to-close-283-schools-amid-sharp-enrollment-drop/ar-AAvxEI4
[wool, wared owl-a chill-ren gown?]
News Links, April 6, 2018
ReplyDeleteRice Farmer
http://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/
Playing for All the Marbles
Global Plunge Protection Teams must be ordering take-out food; every night is a long one now.
World's Most Wanted Bank Whistleblower Was Just Arrested, for the Worst Possible Reason
South Korea declares industrial crisis in city where GM factory is closing
US trade deficit rises to near 9½-year high
Global central banks can adopt negative rates as conventional tool: PBOC working paper
Russia, Iran and Turkey struggle to find common ground on Syria
US Sets Up New Front-Line Positions in Syria's Manbij
Growing Perimeter Established Ahead of Turkish Invasion
Will NATO "allies" go head-to-head? -- RF
The Pentagon Is Planning a Three-Front 'Long War' Against China and Russia [bwah-haaahaaaaa]
US military cancels exercise in Djibouti after back-to-back accidents
US approves $1.3 billion sale of artillery to Saudi Arabia
On the Gaza Protesters Murdered by Israeli Forces
An attack on protesting Palestinians on March 30 by the Israeli military left 18 dead and thousands injured and constitutes mass murder and a blatant war crime
Israeli rights group urges soldiers to refuse orders in Gaza
Playing With Fire in Catalonia
A relentless state, angry demonstrations, and profoundly worried businesses.
Pricetag for Pentagon's major weapon systems grows by 10 percent
From Ankara to Moscow, Eurasia integration is on the move
The Russia-led Eurasia Economic Union is spreading its wings and gaining strength, with some key projects, big players and big plans in the pipeline
4 Arrested in Protest at US Air Force Drone Base Near Vegas
Europe's clocks 'back on time' after electricity grid fixed
Bahrain Says Giant Discovery Holds 80 Billion Barrels Of Oil
Don't get excited. The oil is reportedly tight (shale) oil, which is deep and requires hydrofracturing to extract. It's also offshore, which will make it still more expensive. Because shale oil has a profitability problem even in the US, there's no telling how much of this can be extracted, or if it will be profitable. The bottom line is that it's a huge amount of junk oil. -- RF
The Problem with EIA Shale Gas and Tight Oil Forecasts
The perils of betting the future on junk energy. -- RF
Michigan OKs Nestlé Water Extraction, Despite 80K+ Public Comments Against It
Farmers Hit Hard As Trump Backs Big Oil
Sidestepping for the moment the matter of backing of Big Oil, allow me to observe that the production and blending of corn ethanol are of no use at all. -- RF
Texas oil output surge clogs pipelines, depresses prices
[continued below]
Oil theft around the world: Cartels and exploding donkeys
ReplyDeleteUN food agency urges 'agroecology' to fight famine
Current food production methods are harming the planet while failing to provide millions of the world's poor with enough to eat, the UN food agency warned Tuesday. [wait, it gets worse!]
How the Cult of the Colossal Imperils American Agriculture
Stressed-out farmers today only grow food for global consumption, and that is leading to a crisis at home.
Fear of 'disastrous situation' in farm economy as China targets huge US soybean business
Developing nations to study ways to dim sunshine, slow warming
Underwater melting of Antarctic ice far greater than thought, study finds
Obesity can lead to liver damage by age 8: Study
Los Angeles Buildings Sway as Earthquake Hits Off Coast
Indonesia State firm Says Oil Spill Due To Cracked Underwater Pipeline
Facebook says the number of users affected by Cambridge Analytica data leak is 87 million
Zuckerberg says most Facebook users should assume they have had their public info scraped
Facebook Sent "Top Secret" Doctor To Hospitals For Patient Data Collection Scheme
'The Business of War': Google Employees Protest Work for the Pentagon
Why the Standard Model of Future Energy Supply Doesn't Work
Oklahoma teachers share photos of broken chairs, crumbling outdated textbooks
Juggling Live Hand Grenades (Richard Heinberg)
A review of recent literature on sustainability and collapse. -- RF
Spate in London youth murders directly linked to poverty and austerity, practitioners warn
Pentagon says it's looking at ways to 'expand' border duties
President Trump orders National Guard to the Mexican border
Growing debt among older Americans threatens retirement
Life for Residents Near Hog Farms Just Got Much, Much Worse
Highest paid CEOs at America's 100 largest companies
According to a study by the AFL-CIO, a typical CEO of a S&P 500 company earned 347 times as much as the typical employee in a non-supervisory role in 2016.
Here's a map of the big-box stores closing in 2018
Chicago's pension precipice: It's worse than you thought.
Coming Attraction: Lunatic Loose in West Wing
As Uber-Hawk John Bolton prepares to take over as national security adviser on Monday, Ray McGovern looks back at when Bolton was one of the "crazies" in the George W. Bush administration.
Tesla's Production Problems Aren't Going Anywhere
Auto Sales Inflated by Early Easter and "March" Lasting to April 2
With US auto sales facing some stiff headwinds, timely data is no longer wanted, said GM Monday night, when it announced that it would no longer report new-vehicle unit sales in the US on a monthly basis to make it "easier" for us.
Teen fatally shot while live on Instagram; second man shot in Facebook video
Carrington Launches Subprime Mortgage Lending
Trump Bump Spooks San Francisco Housing Market & it Goes Nuts
Oklahoma, Kentucky public schools close as thousands of teachers walk out
Mall Vacancies At Six-Year High As Local Economies Stumble On
Retail Slump
Trump agrees to keep U.S. troops in Syria for undetermined period of time to defeat ISIS
Massive United States-Saudi Infrastructure Fund Struggles to Get Going
Trump's top infrastructure aide is departing White House
Two Mines Supply Half Of U.S. Silver Production & The Real Cost To Produce Silver