2018 - JUL - Spotlight Stories

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-01 - Unknown odor sickens several people at Home Depot, four of them hospitalized, in Morgan Hill (California):
http://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/hazmat-situation-at-home-depot-in-morgan-hill-sends-4-to-hospital/1277851133
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Hazmat-Incident-Prompts-Evacuation-at-Home-Depot-Store-in-Morgan-Hill--487080111.html
http://www.kcra.com/article/fire-department-1-killed-in-overnight-sacramento-structure-fire/22012493
http://www.morganhilltimes.com/news/fire-briefs-mystery-odor-at-home-depot-wildfire-near-chesbro/article_a3070f02-7e31-11e8-97b9-e3fdd3fc03cd.html

Quote: "At about 3:30 p.m. Cal Fire received a call about a strong order inside the store located at 860 E. Dunne. Fire officials say eight people were sickened by the smell, and four of them were transported to a local hospital.  Their condition is unknown at this time. A hazmat crew was dispatched to the scene, but they were unable to determine the cause of the smell through their detectors."

Quote: "'They never determined the source, or what the smell was,' Temmermand said."

2018-07-01 - Unknown gas odor hits area near Four Pole Creek in Huntington (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Gas-smell-investigation-at-Ritter-Park-487075341.html

Quote: "A gas smell is being investigated at Four Pole Creek at Ritter Park. The Director of Storm Water in Huntington says they do not know what the source is."

2018-07-01 - RVs and cars go up in flames just before 3 AM in auto repair yard and kill person in Sacramento (California):
http://fox40.com/2018/07/01/sacramento-fire-department-man-believed-dead-in-auto-yard-blaze/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/07/01/18th-ave-fire-one-dead/

Quote: "Several cars at the business burned along with motor homes that were on the property. A man who lived in one of the motor homes was unaccounted for during and after the blaze. He was last seen around 10 p.m. Saturday with a woman, according to Wade. Crews found a body after the fire was extinguished but have not been able to positively identify the person."

Note: These are the 302nd and 303rd RVs to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-01 - Passenger plane hit by smoke at airport in coastal Arlington (Virginia), plane evacuated:
http://wjla.com/news/local/passengers-moved-off-plane-with-smoking-cockpit-at-reagan-national-airport
http://klewtv.com/news/nation-world/passengers-moved-off-plane-with-smoking-cockpit-at-reagan-national-airport
http://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/passengers-on-united-flight-forced-to-deplane-via-emergency-slide-at-dca/65-569620741
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/07/01/passengers-evacuated-from-united-airlines-plane-onto-tarmac-at-reagan-national-airport/?utm_term=.a61e1e648ede
http://patch.com/virginia/arlington-va/united-passengers-use-emergency-slide-reagan-national-airport
http://abc13.com/travel/video-united-passengers-evacuate-after-reports-of-smoke-in-cabin/3687269/

Quote: "Passengers were taken off a United Express Jet at Reagan National Airport after its cockpit started smoking Sunday, according to authorities."

Note: This is the 103rd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-01 - Point Pleasant River Museum heavily damaged by fire near the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers in Point Pleasant (West Virginia):
http://www.mydailyregister.com/news/29387/river-museum-on-fire
http://wchstv.com/news/local/crews-responding-to-fire-at-point-pleasant-river-museum
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Point-Pleasant-River-Museum-on-Fire-487060711.html
http://www.wowktv.com/news/point-pleasant-river-museum-is-on-fire-according-to-mason-county-metro/1277247610
http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/cops_and_courts/crews-battle-fire-at-point-pleasant-river-museum/article_de164dd2-c799-56ce-a48f-1d1a457ecd29.html

Note: About 34 miles as the gas blows from the unknown gas odor in Huntington, and located right where the two rivers meet. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2018-07-01 - Woman has 'medical episode' in the water and nearly dies at SeaWorld Aquatica waterpark in San Antonio (Texas):
http://cbsaustin.com/news/local/woman-rushed-to-hospital-after-near-drowning-at-sea-world
http://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/woman-rushed-to-hospital-after-near-drowning-at-sea-world

Quote: "A park guest who nearly drowned at SeaWorld Aquatica suffered a medical episode, according to park officials. The adult was found unresponsive on Sunday evening at about 8 p.m. on one of the water attractions. Initial reports from the scene indicated the guest almost drowned."

2018-07-01 - Man, 41, has 'medical emergency' in swimming pool at home in Dighton (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/07/01/dighton-man-pool-emergency/
http://www.wblogs.info/2018/07/man-pulled-from-dighton-pool-after-medical-emergency/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJKvV9d2dNo

Quote: "George Goulart was grilling outside and watching his young grandchildren Sunday afternoon when suddenly, he heard his neighbor screaming. The neighbor’s 41-year-old boyfriend was having a medical emergency in an above-ground pool."

2018-07-01 - Boy, 7, pulled unconscious from swimming pool at hotel in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange/os-children-near-drownings-orlando-marriott-hotels-20180701-story.html

2018-07-01 - Girl, 6, has 'medical episode' in swimming pool at Windsor Leisure Centre in Windsor (Britain), near the River Thames:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-saves-six-year-old-12832890
http://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/news/windsor/133170/girl-taken-to-hospital-after-medical-episode-in-windsor-leisure-centre.html
http://twitter.com/RBWM/status/1013457028260474882

Quote: "The girl - who has not been named - was rushed to hospital after suffering what police described as a 'medical episode'."

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-02 - SUV bursts into flame and kills man on road near Patiala (India):
http://www.ptcnews.tv/man-charred-to-death-as-suv-catches-fire-in-patiala/
http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/suv-catches-fire-50-year-old-man-charred-to-death/story-xndvfuJoWf3Lv2ww3leXxO.html
http://twitter.com/HTPunjab/status/1014003298485956608

2018-07-02 - Rising amount of methane in the atmosphere resulting in more noctilucent clouds:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5910039/Climate-change-making-mysterious-blue-night-shining-clouds-common.html
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/07/02/Climate-change-explains-brightening-of-night-shining-clouds/1841530553121/

Quote: "The results found that methane emissions have increased water vapor concentrations in the mesosphere by about 40 percent since the late 1880s. This has more than doubled the amount of ice that forms in the mesosphere."

Quote: "'Night-shining' clouds forming 50 miles above Earth's surface are becoming more common due to climate change, a study has found. The clouds give off a shocking blue haze when ice crystals fixed to tiny particles of 'meteor dust' high in the atmosphere reflect sunlight. Noctilucent clouds are the highest in Earth's atmosphere, and are only seen during summer nights."

2018-07-02 - Extreme heatwave set to bake the Arctic this week with temps above 90F:
http://wxclimonews.com/2018/07/02/extreme-heat-event-in-northern-siberia-and-the-coastal-arctic-ocean-this-week/

Quote: "An extreme heat event for this particular region…with high temperatures of greater than 40 degrees F above recent normals…will impact the coast of the Arctic Ocean (specifically the Laptev Sea and Eastern Siberian Sea) Wednesday-Friday. This will generate maximum daily temperatures as high as 90-95 degrees near the open ocean coast! Yes,  you read that correctly."

2018-07-02 - Heatwaves reported in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe and Russia:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/07/heatwaves-reported-from-canada-to.html

2018-07-02 - Heatwave in the UK results in earliest harvest in 40 years, with significantly reduced yields:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5906569/Britains-earliest-harvest-40-YEARS-Farmer-says-UK-heatwave-brought-June-yield.html
http://www.sott.net/article/389821-UK-heatwave-causes-farmers-earliest-harvest-for-40-years-Yield-is-significantly-reduced

2018-07-02 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits several lakes in and around Madison (Wisconsin):
http://www.channel3000.com/news/dangerous-algae-blooms-on-area-lakes-causing-problems-for-businesses/761963767
http://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/blue-green-algae-found-on-lake-winnebago-public-health-gives-tips-to-stay-safe/1280025204

Quote: "Low winds, high temperatures, direct sunlight, and heavy rain have caused blue-green algae to bloom on several lakes, Including Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, and Kegonsa. The Clean Lakes Alliance says the state of the lakes this year has been the worst they've seen in recent history."

2018-07-02 - Small plane hit by smoke on coastal Nantucket Island (Massachusetts):
http://www.ack.net/news/20180702/smoke-in-cabin-of-cape-air-plane-briefly-closes-nantucket-airport
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20180702/crews-respond-to-disabled-plane-at-nantucket-airport
http://www.ack.net/article/20180702/NEWS/180709909
http://www.facebook.com/capecodtimes/posts/10155380049147056

Quote: "Smoke in the cabin of a Cape Air flight taking off from Nantucket Memorial Airport this morning temporarily shut down the airfield, but there was no significant damage or any injuries, fire chief Stephen Murphy said."

Note: This is the 104th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-02 - Auto salvage yard hit by huge fire at 11 PM, pile of scrap cars burns, in Seaton Delaval (Britain), 3 miles from the coast:
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/shocking-images-show-huge-fire-14858073
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/dramatic-footage-flames-rising-sky-14858977
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/fire-crews-leave-scene-of-massive-blaze-that-broke-out-at-seaton-delaval-scrap-yard
http://www.newspaperstoday.co.uk/item/fire-crews-leave-scene-of-massive-blaze-that-broke-out-at-seaton-delaval-scrap-yard
http://www.todays-news.co.uk/newsitem/shocking-images-show-huge-fire-blazing-through-the-night-in-seaton-delaval

Quote: "Huge flames engulfed the skyline at the business on Double Row when a pile of scrap cars caught fire at around 11pm on Monday."

2018-07-02 - In separate incidents, within 2 miles, SUV and car burst into flame in coastal Lindenhurst (New York):
http://patch.com/new-york/lindenhurst/watch-suv-catches-fire-lindenhurst

Quote: "Lindenhurst firefighters responded to a car fire on Monday morning. The blaze was reported at 8:30 a.m. at 7th Street and Montauk Highway. Upon arrival members quickly knocked down a fully involved SUV. Everyone was out of the vehicle at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported. Firefighters then responded to a second car fire less than 2 miles away at the Aldi supermarket on 81 Park Avenue at about 11:15 a.m. Upon arrival members quickly knocked down the fire."

Note: About 24 miles as the gas blows from Port Jefferson, where a boat burst into flame the day prior, and about 12 miles from where a couple was found dead on a boat at Fire Island, also the day prior, both events mentioned in the 2018-07-01 update, and the day before that, a teen boy had breathing problems and drifted in and out of consciousness, also near Fire Island, mentioned in the 2018-06-30 update. So in 48 hours, a teen had a medical problem on a boat, a couple was found dead on another boat, a third boat burst into flame, and two cars went up in flames 'separately' within 2 miles of each other. Also see the man who slumped over dead on this day before 6:08 AM on a playground bench in Elmhurst, 27 miles from these vehicle fires as the gas blows...

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-03 - Car bursts into flame and kills toddler boy, injures woman and daughter, on US 74 in Jackson County (North Carolina):
http://wlos.com/news/local/troopers-young-child-died-in-vehicle-fire-along-us-74
http://www.whkp.com/news/5540-2-year-old-boy-dies-in-western-north-carolina-car-fire.html
http://myfox8.com/2018/07/05/2-year-old-dies-after-getting-trapped-in-car-fire-in-western-nc/
http://www.facebook.com/News13/posts/10155849949636799
http://twitter.com/WLOS_13/status/1014546781751914496

Quote: "The North Carolina Highway Patrol says a mother from Lenoir was driving west on U.S 74 with her two young children when her vehicle caught fire. The mother and her 6-year-old daughter escaped the vehicle. But the troopers say her 2-year-old son, who was trapped in the vehicle, died."

2018-07-03 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits the Chowan River off Chowan Beach (North Carolina):
http://www.dailyadvance.com/News/2018/07/03/Warning-issued-over-algal-bloom-in-Chowan-River.html

2018-07-03 - 'Heat dome' brings death and misery to the US for the 4th of July:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/heat-dome-brings-death-misery-to-us-for-fourth-of-july/ar-AAzAhrQ

2018-07-03 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, pile of scrap metal burns, in West Deptford (New Jersey):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Scrap-Yard-Fire-487243031.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Raw-Video_-New-Jersey-Scrapyard-Fire_Philadelphia-487247901.html

2018-07-03 - Metal recycling center heavily damaged by fire near the Mohawk River in Cohoes (New York):
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cohoes-junk-yard-fire-closes-all-787-lanes-north-13048042.php
http://www.newsdump.com/article/cohoes-junk-yard-fire-closes-all-787-lanes-north-of-troy
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Scrap-yard-fire-closes-Interstate-787-near-Albany-13048247.php
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2018-07-03/scrap-yard-fire-closes-interstate-787-near-albany
http://www.news10.com/news/local-news/fire-at-scrap-yard-facility-under-investigation/1283630005
http://www.news10.com/video/scrap-yard-fire-explosions-close-787-nb-in-cohoes_20180704025931/1282326955
http://cbs6albany.com/news/local/crews-battle-scrap-yard-blaze-in-cohoes
http://www.njherald.com/article/20180703/AP/307039905

Quote: "Cohoes Mayor Shawn Morse said previous fires at the facility haven't risen to this magnitude. The scrap yard has been in business since 1903. It's located on 10 acres just west of the Mohawk River and features a 20,000-square foot warehouse."

2018-07-03 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame in Milwaukee (Wisconsin):
http://www.wisn.com/article/crews-battle-explosions-fire-at-milwaukee-salvage-yard/22038063
http://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/video/crews-battle-explosions-fire-at-milwaukee-salvage-yard/vp-AAzxnJX
http://www.chron.com/news/media/Crews-battle-explosions-fire-at-Milwaukee-1288780.php
http://twitter.com/WISN12News/status/1014188710076829701

2018-07-03 - Industrial area hit by fire, scrap metal, containers and semi trailer burn, in coastal Canvey Island (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i7381/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-44711386
http://www.theenquirer.co.uk/fire-in-industrial-yard-northwick-canvey/
http://www.essexlive.news/news/canvey-island-fire-incredible-pictures-1743989
http://www.basildonstandard.co.uk/news/16331872.essex-fire-confirm-dog-killed-in-huge-blaze-in-charfleets-industrial-estate/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/16329948.explosion-near-charfleets-on-canvey-mcdonalds-and-morrisons-evacuated/

Quote: "The fire affected all five containers, several piles of scrap metal around the yard, a lorry trailer and a field the size of two football pitches."

2018-07-03 - Hydroelectric plant rocked by explosion on river in Mingecevir (Azerbaijan), massive power outage ensues:
http://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-experiences-total-power-blackout-some-supplies-restored/29334268.html
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Azerbaijan-hit-by-power-blackout-after-explosion-at-HPP.html
http://www.devdiscourse.com/Article/48987-electricity-supply-gradually-restored-in-azerbaijan-after-major-blackout
http://www.eurasiareview.com/03072018-azerbaijan-experiences-total-power-blackout-some-supplies-restored/

Quote: "Power has gone out for a second time in much of the Azerbaijani capital, stranding thousands underground in subway cars as the authorities struggled with a nationwide outage sparked by an explosion at a hydroelectric station. With summer temperatures soaring, the July 3 outage in Baku came hours after the country was initially plunged into darkness, in one of Azerbaijan's worst blackouts in decades."

2018-07-03 - Underground electrical explosions and fires cause power outages in Needham (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/needham-manhole-explosions-snarl-traffic-cause-power-outages/
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Manhole-explosions-and-fire-cause-power-outages-13047672.php
http://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Manhole-Explosions-Fire-Cause-Power-Outage-in-Needham-Massachusetts-487259941.html
http://www.wcvb.com/article/busy-needham-newton-road-closed-due-to-power-problems/22039825

Quote: "A series of manhole cover explosions temporarily shut down a ramp on Route 128 north and south in Needham at the height of the afternoon commute Tuesday and caused hundreds of power outages, state police said. The ramps to Highland Avenue were shut down about 3:45 p.m. after witnesses say flames could be seen shooting nearly 10 feet in the air from a manhole on three separate occasions."

2018-07-03 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.boropark24.com/manhole-fire-on-10th-avenue/
http://patch.com/new-york/midtown-nyc/underground-fire-shuttered-48th-street-between-5th-6th-avenues

2018-07-03 - Car bursts into flame while parked near Mojave River, fire spreads to river bottom, in San Bernardino County (California):
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20180703/car-fire-leads-to-river-bottom-blaze

Quote: "A car caught fire and spread into the Mojave River bottom Tuesday afternoon, burning through 3 acres before firefighters could contain it, officials said. Reported at 3:10 p.m., the fire spread from a car parked at a construction zone just off Interstate 15 and E Street, according to San Bernardino County Fire officials, who swiftly responded to handle the flames."

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-04 - Update on car that burst into flame on highway in Jackson County (North Carolina) - both children now dead:
http://www.kq2.com/content/national/487410081.html
http://my40.tv/news/local/second-child-in-us-74-vehicle-fire-dies-troopers-say
http://wlos.com/news/local/second-child-in-us-74-vehicle-fire-dies-troopers-say
http://www.wspa.com/news/second-child-dies-at-hospital-after-nc-car-fire/1285761531
http://www.wtol.com/story/38580476/troopers-6-year-old-dies-day-after-2-year-old-brother-killed-in-nc-car-fire
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/38580476/troopers-6-year-old-dies-day-after-2-year-old-brother-killed-in-nc-car-fire

Quote: "The North Carolina Highway Patrol said a second child has passed away after a car fire on Tuesday night in Jackson County. Troopers said a woman and her two children were in a 2004 Buick when it caught fire along U.S. 23 westbound. They said the woman and her 6-year-old daughter were able to escape the fire but suffered severe burns. A 2-year-old boy trapped inside the car perished in the fire. The mother and daughter were transported to Mission Hospital for treatment and then later moved to Winston-Salem. Troopers said the 6-year-old girl succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday. The mother remains in critical condition."

2018-07-04 - ATV bursts into flame and burns man and woman near Five Mile Pass in Utah County (Utah):
http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/2-injured-in-utv-fire/1284328151
http://www.ksl.com/article/46354910/man-and-woman-injured-when-atv-catches-fire
http://kutv.com/news/local/motorists-suffer-serious-burns-after-utv-catches-fire
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/900023756/man-and-woman-injured-when-atv-catches-fire.html
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/cedar-fort/two-seriously-injured-in-atv-fire-at-fivemile-pass-in/article_b24fa64b-05c3-5f05-9e2a-7b345ef2ba3b.html

2018-07-04 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Cedar Rapids (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Allegiant-flight-returns-to-Eastern-Iowa-Airport-after-smoke-reported-in-cockpit-487334831.html
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/allegiant-emergency-landing-cedar-rapids-to-phoenix-mesa-eastern-iowa-airport-20180704
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/07/04/allegiant-iowa-emergency-landing-cedar-rapids-eastern-iowa-airport/758040002/
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/07/05/allegiant-passengers-claim-werent-allowed-to-evacuate-smoke-filled-cabin-after-emergency-landing.html
http://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/cedar-rapids-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-report-of-smoke-in-plane
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/07/05/allegiant-emergency-landing/
http://patch.com/iowa/cedarfalls/iowa-flight-grounded-due-smoke-aircraft
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=8031989578&story_fbid=10156537090584579

Quote: "An Allegiant Airlines flight from the Eastern Iowa Airport to Mesa/Phoenix had to turn around and come back to Cedar Rapids after a report of smoke in the cockpit, according to an airport spokesperson."

Note: This is the 105th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-04 - Auto salvage business hit by fire, cars and warehouse burn, in coastal Seattle (Washington), nobody there:
http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-firefighters-assessing-damage-of-sodo-warehouse-fire/281-570783701
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Firefighters-battle-huge-warehouse-fire-south-of-13050279.php
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/black-smoke-and-flames-billow-from-warehouse-fire-in-seattle-industrial-area/
http://q13fox.com/2018/07/04/warehouse-fire-in-seattles-industrial-area-sends-large-plume-of-black-smoke-into-air/
http://komonews.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-huge-fire-south-of-seattle

Quote: "The warehouse is part of an automobile wrecking yard, but investigators said no one was working when the building started to burn. They are still trying to figure out how the fire started, adding that while it's unlikely fireworks are to blame, there are too many things inside the warehouse to pinpoint a cause."

Quote: "This is the second large fire in the south Seattle industrial area in just over a week. Last week a barge loaded with crushed cars caught on fire on the Duwamish River."

Quote: "The wrecking yard fire destroyed a warehouse and charred over a dozen cars in the SODO neighborhood Wednesday night."

2018-07-04 - Around 4,000 tons of scrap metal go up in flames at port in coastal Rostock (Germany):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2018/22961/fire-rostock-port/

Quote: "A fire broke out in a reuse yard in Rostock close to the Fischereihafen. A total amount of 4000 tons of metal scrap burst into flames for reasons that had not yet been clarified. A firefighter boat with nozzles was involved in the hard task of supporting the firefighting team on land. Humongous clouds of smog covered the whole city."

2018-07-04 - Landfill fire breaks out in Alamance County (North Carolina):
http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/20180704/independence-day-fire-at-landfill
http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/20180705/alamance-county-landfill-fires-cause-undetermined
http://www.wfmynews2.com/video/news/local/alamance-county-landfill-fire/83-8179638
http://myfox8.com/2018/07/04/crews-on-scene-of-landfill-fire-in-alamance-county/
http://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/alamance-county-landfill-fire-has-been-contained/83-570685415
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMHGjiFGCQQ

2018-07-04 - Landfill fire breaks out on the Samoan Islands:
http://www.sobserver.ws/en/04_07_2018/local/34684/Fire-breaks-out-at-Tafa%E2%80%99igata-Landfill.htm
http://www.samoaobserver.ws/en/04_07_2018/local/34684/Fire-breaks-out-at-Tafa%E2%80%99igata-Landfill.htm

2018-07-04 - Clothes burst into flame on rack in Nordstrom store in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://www.1clickdaily.com/Clothes-Burst-On-Fire-At-Nordstrom-Rack-In-San-Francisco-5852158.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HAvEidMV5Y

2018-07-04 - Heatwave roasting the US East Coast sends power demand surging:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-03/the-heat-wave-has-u-s-power-use-at-the-highest-levels-in-years
http://www.sott.net/article/390144-Heat-wave-roasting-US-East-Coast-sends-power-demand-surging-to-highest-in-years

2018-07-04 - Brutal heatwave broils Quebec (Canada), 18+ killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20180705-63775-CAN
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/deaths-rise-to-16-as-record-heat-continues-to-scorch-southern-quebec/ar-AAzznvG
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/heat-wave-day-five-1.4732709

Quote: "The wave started last Friday and is the worst to hit Quebec in decades."

2018-07-04 - Air conditioning to tackle summer heatwaves causes surge in deadly pollution:
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/air-conditioning-pollution-climate-change-heatwaves-global-warming-deaths-a8428936.html

Quote: "Experts estimate that in the past decade alone, the number of lives lost due to heatwaves has increased by more than 2,000 per cent."

2018-07-04 - All-time heat records have been set all over the world during the past week:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/all-time-heat-records-all-over-globe.html
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/07/astonishing-temperatures-recorded-as.html

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-05 - Heatwave bakes the Arctic:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/heatwave-in-arctic.html

Quote: "On July 5, 2018, it was as hot as 33.5°C or 92.3°F on the coast of the Arctic Ocean in Siberia (at top green circle, at 72.50°N). Further inland, it was as hot as 34.2°C or 93.5°F (at bottom green circle, at 68.6°N)."

2018-07-05 - Heatwave death toll rises to 34 in Quebec (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/death-toll-heat-wave-quebec-1.4734630
http://robertscribbler.com/2018/07/05/temp-records-shattered-across-northern-hemisphere-33-lives-lost-to-heat-in-quebec/

2018-07-05 - New study based on evidence from past warm periods suggests global warming may be double what is forecast:
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2018/07/05/a-new-study-based-on-evidence-from-past-warm-periods-suggests-global-warming-may-be-double-what-is-forecast/

Note: They're still way underestimating what's happening and what's going to happen. What's happening is a repeat of the Permian-Triassic extinction event. However hot it eventually gets, and however high sea level eventually rises, human beings won't be around for it, cuz we'll be extinct waaaay before things reach the apex of horribleness. We're just seeing who scrolls by on the end credits for the Human Race Show and in what order at this point...

2018-07-05 - Underground electrical explosion and fire causes blackouts in coastal Dundee (Scotland):
http://stv.tv/news/north/1421898-underground-explosion-forces-police-to-cordon-off-street/
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/buildings-evacuated-after-underground-explosion-12857233
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/682608/video-power-cuts-in-city-centre-after-underground-explosion-in-dundee/
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/emergency-services-respond-to-underground-explosion-in-dundee/

2018-07-05 - Underground electrical fire causes blackouts in coastal Dorchester (Massachusetts):
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/07/05/underground-fire-knocks-out-power-for-utility-customers-uphams-corner/4H9sSbvuGVACF6q9LnP0wO/story.html

2018-07-05 - Electrical substation explodes in Bourne End (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/

Quote: "Thursday 5 July, 9.04pm Firefighters set up a cordon after a report of an explosion at an electricity sub-station, Telston Close, Bourne End. One appliance and crew from Marlow and one from Beaconsfield attended. The sub-station was isolated by electricity engineers."

2018-07-05 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, vehicles burn, in coastal Freeport (Maine):
http://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/vehicle-fire-in-freeport-can-be-seen-from-route-1/97-570877900

Quote: "According to police, vehicles are on fire at 13 Allen Range Rd. Allen Range Road Used Auto Parts is located at this address."

2018-07-05 - Passenger plane that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea at 2:45 AM in 2016 and killed 66 people likely caused by fire:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44748324
http://www.wsj.com/articles/french-investigators-countering-egypt-say-fire-likely-caused-egyptair-crash-1530918773
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/07/fire-not-bomb-probably-caused-2016-egyptair-crash-french-inquiry-says
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/fire-likely-cause-of-2016-egyptair-crash-french-investigation
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/egyptair-flight-804-broke-up-in-mid-air-after-fire-report-639588.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-06/france-issues-unusual-rebuke-of-egypt-in-2016-plane-crash-probe
http://www.nst.com.my/world/2018/07/388188/fire-likely-cause-2016-egyptair-crash-french-investigation
http://www.dw.com/en/fire-likely-cause-of-2016-egyptair-crash-probe/a-44563586

Quote: "Evidence gathered in an investigation into the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 in the Mediterranean Sea in May shows the plane likely broke up in mid-air after a fire near or inside the cockpit that quickly overwhelmed the crew..."

Note: That's what I said in 2016 was the possible cause, mentioned in the 2016-05-18 update. I never bought the bomb theory. Egypt had motivation to say it was something other than a fire, so they were not objective investigators...

2018-07-05 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Lake Paradise, Rend Lake and the Illinois River (Illinois):
http://jg-tc.com/news/local/algae-blooms-causing-strong-odor-at-lake-paradise/article_18486a13-8542-5398-a87a-cb51e4b69df1.html
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38583794/no-sign-when-lake-paradise-will-go-back-to-normal

Quote: "Blue-green algae blooms are causing strong odors at Lake Paradise and have prompted the city to switch to using Lake Mattoon to supply its water treatment plant. City officials have posted notices at Lake Paradise from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency about blue-green algae levels being high this summer in several lakes and rivers. Mattoon Public Works Director Dean Barber said other affected bodies of water include the Illinois River and Rend Lake."

2018-07-05 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Tully Lake (Massachusetts):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180706-63791-USA
http://www.boston25news.com/news/heat-wave-creates-toxic-algae-levels-at-tully-lake/783665806

2018-07-05 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits three lakes in the Lake District (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180705-63776-GBR
http://www.heart.co.uk/northlancs/news/local/blue-green-algae-confirmed-in-lakes/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-44730910

Quote: "The Environment Agency's warning that blue-green algae's been spotted at three Lake District locations. The toxic blooms have been confirmed in Ullswater, Coniston and Killington Lake."

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-06 - Man, 59, has 'medical condition' and almost dies in Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri):
http://www.lakeexpo.com/news/lake_news/swimmer-nearly-drowns-is-rescued-just-in-time/article_74ed64ac-826b-11e8-bcfb-9bcfdc3e5985.html
http://www.myozarksonline.com/swimmer-rescued-in-lake-of-the-ozarks/

Quote: "A Dallas, Texas man nearly drowned while swimming in the Lake on Friday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 59-year-old Cedric Frank was swimming at the 5 Mile Marker of the Little Niangua when he suffered a medical condition. Frank went under the water multiple times before being rescued by someone nearby, according to the Patrol."

Note: A boy, 13, just jumped in the water, had a 'medical condition' and died in Lake of the Ozarks too, mentioned in the 2018-07-04 update...

2018-07-06 - Refinery devastated by massive inferno in coastal Kampung Teluk Kalong (Malaysia):
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/07/village-threatened-by-nearby-refinery-fire/
http://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/387904/one-injured-massive-kemaman-refinery-blaze-continues-rage-nsttv
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/07/06/100-firemen-battle-raging-oil-tank-fire-in-kemaman/
http://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/388078/150-firefighters-still-battling-terengganus-largest-blaze-years
http://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/387802/fire-kemaman-oil-storage-facility-spreads-third-tank

2018-07-06 - Box truck bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, along the Cajon Pass near Devore (California):
http://abc7.com/brush-fire-along-cajon-pass-breaks-out-near-devore-heights/3717606/
http://patch.com/california/ranchosantamargarita/truck-fire-sets-cajon-pass-ablaze
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/07/06/truck-sparks-brush-fire-15-freeway-cajon-pass/
http://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2018-07-06-cajon-pass-truck-fire-sparks-brush-100-acres/
http://www.sbsun.com/2018/07/06/truck-fire-ignites-brush-in-cajon-pass-threatens-homes-near-devore/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Cajon-Pass-15-Freeway-Wildfire-Brush-Fire-California-Firefighters-487510451.html
http://www.foxla.com/news/345028415-video

Quote: "The blaze started out as a box truck fire and extended to vegetation, heading toward the south and east."

2018-07-06 - Hay truck bursts into flame and ignites brush fire near Ryegrass, and vehicle bursts into flame and ignites brush fire near Ellensburg (Washington):
http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/firefighters-respond-to-fires-near-ryegrass-and-i/article_528111fa-272f-563c-b009-693076ac134e.html

Quote: "A vehicle fire ignited a brush fire off Interstate 82 at milepost 7 that grew to about 75 acres, according to the Central Washington Interagency Communications Center."

Quote: "Meanwhile, a hay truck caught fire near Ryegrass on Interstate 90 at about 4 p.m., igniting a fire that burned through about 30 acres of grass and brush, according to DNR."

Note: So three vehicle fires resulting in three brush fires...

2018-07-06 - Five cars go up in flames while parked in underground carpark at the seafront on Dock Head Road in coastal Chatham (Britain):
http://www.kent.fire-uk.org/news/incidents/?entryid2=17022
http://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/stunned-shoppers-capture-video-fire-1758316
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/five-cars-go-up-in-flames-185906/

Quote: "Fire crews remain at the scene of a fire in an underground car park in Dock Head Road, Chatham. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are tackling the blaze with hose reel jets and a main jet. The fire involves approximately 5 vehicles."

2018-07-06 - Heatwave shatters records across parts of California:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/07/06/heat-wave-malibu-woodland-hills/
http://la.curbed.com/2018/7/2/17519854/los-angeles-heat-wave-weather-july-record
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/weather/article214443099.html
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/07/breathing-problems-to-asthma-attacks.html

Quote: "A major heat wave is bringing record-breaking temperatures to Southern California. By 1 p.m., temps in Woodland Hills hit 115 degrees, shattering a record of 106 set in 1976."

Quote: "In Burbank and Van Nuys — where temperatures reached 114 and 117 degrees, respectively — it was the hottest day in recorded history for each location."

2018-07-06 - Heatwave death toll rises to 54 in Quebec (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=HT-20180705-63775-CAN
http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/blistering-heat-wave-claims-54-lives-in-quebec
http://www.cnn.com/2018/07/06/americas/quebec-heat-wave/index.html

Quote: "A blistering heat swept through parts of Canada this week, killing 54 people in the province of Quebec, according to health officials. Twenty-eight of the deaths were in Montreal, said Marie-Claude Lacasse with the Ministry of Health."

2018-07-06 - Heatwave continues baking Britain, road melts under garbage truck:
http://www.itv.com/news/2018-07-06/bin-lorry-sinks-into-hole-as-heatwave-melts-road/
http://news.sky.com/story/bin-lorry-sinks-into-tarmac-as-uk-swelters-in-heatwave-11428271
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/06/sinkhole-traps-truck-as-uk-heatwave-takes-toll-on-roads
http://www.mix96.co.uk/news/national/2627488/bin-lorry-sinks-into-tarmac-as-uk-swelters-in-heatwave/
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2018/07/06/bin-lorry-sinks-into-hole-as-heatwave-melts-road/
http://www.sott.net/article/390218-UK-heatwave-Welsh-farmers-fighting-to-survive

2018-07-06 - Heatwave roasts Iran and breaks records:
http://www.sott.net/article/390264-Heat-wave-breaks-records-in-Iran-across-the-Caucasus
http://www.rferl.org/a/heave-wave-breaks-records-iran-caucasus-georgia-azerbaijan-armenia-causing-power-shortages-/29346342.html
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/heatwave-in-iran-ana-across-caucasus.html

2018-07-06 - Africa may have witnessed it's highest temperature ever recorded, 124.3F, in Algeria:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/06/africa-may-have-witnessed-its-all-time-hottest-temperature-thursday-124-degrees-in-algeria/
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/climate-change-driven-extreme-weather.html

Quote: "The planet’s hottest continent probably just endured its hottest weather ever reliably measured. An Algerian city soared to 124.3 degrees (51.3 Celsius) Thursday, adding to the onslaught of records for extreme heat set around the planet during the past 10 days. The blistering-hot temperature reading, observed in Ouargla, is probably the highest temperature ever reliably measured both in Algeria and in all of Africa."

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-07 - People sicken after swimming at Woods Pond in Bridgton (Maine):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EH-20180710-63824-USA
http://whdh.com/news/maine-town-closes-lakeside-beach-after-illnesses-reported/

Quote: "A southwestern Maine town has closed a lakeside beach because several people reported getting sick after swimming there during a recent hot spell."

2018-07-07 - Air ambulance helicopter bursts into flame then crashes in Chicago (Illinois), 4 injured:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/08/902985-helicopter-crash-i-57/
http://abc7chicago.com/helicopter-crashes-on-chicagos-far-south-side/3724553/
http://www.wtae.com/article/helicopter-crashes-in-chicago-reports-say/22080645
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/breaking-helicopter-crash-reported-in-chicago
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/helicopter-crash-chicago-south-side-487584501.html

Quote: "Witnesses said they saw the helicopter spiraling out of control and on fire before it crashed. The pilot had issued a mayday call before the crash."

Quote: "'I looked up at the sky and all of a sudden you could see a helicopter on fire, going out of control, trying to stabilize itself,' said witness Andres Herrera. 'When it was in the sky it was already on fire.'"

Note: Also see the minivan that burst into flame at O'Hare Airport in Chicago on this day. This is the 106th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-07 - Television explodes and burns and ignites home in coastal Brooklyn (New York), 1 killed:
http://abc7ny.com/family-says-grandmother-killed-when-tv-exploded-in-brooklyn-home/3723314/
http://nypost.com/2018/07/07/bedridden-elderly-woman-killed-in-brooklyn-house-fire/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/One-Person-Injured-in-Two-Alarm-Fire-in-Brooklyn-FDNY-Says--487573721.html

Quote: "The woman's daughter, Esther Bedoit, says the TV in the basement exploded as her mother, Anna Barthelemy, was watching TV."

2018-07-07 - Underground electrical fire breaks out beneath Lafayette Boulevard near Cass Avenue in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/underground-fire-briefly-delays-people-mover-service-closes-lafayette-boulevard
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2018/07/07/detroit-people-mover-service-suspended/765797002/

2018-07-07 - Underground electrical explosion and fire at 1:30 AM hits man with shrapnel in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/mans-shock-hes-hit-shrapnel-1759100

2018-07-07 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, 8-10 cars burn, in South Salt Lake (Utah):
http://www.ksl.com/article/46356523/south-salt-lake-multiple-car-fire-creates-smoke-visible-for-miles
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/900024136/south-salt-lake-wrecking-yard-fire-sends-billowing-smoke-across-valley.html
http://fox13now.com/2018/07/07/fire-at-south-salt-lake-auto-body-shop-burns-several-cars-sends-up-huge-plume-of-smoke/

Quote: "Between eight and 10 vehicles caught fire about 1:10 p.m. at the yard near the intersection of 500 West and 3460 South, according to South Salt Lake Fire Chief Terry Addison."

2018-07-07 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Birstall (Britain):
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/watch-dramatic-footage-huge-fire-14880474

2018-07-07 - Recycling center erupts in flame, again, in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.portnews.com.au/story/5513119/vic-recycling-plant-catches-fire-again/
http://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/coolaroo-recycling-plant-on-fire-again-20180707-p4zq5s.html
http://au.news.yahoo.com/big-fire-coolaroo-recycling-plant-111029461--spt.html

2018-07-07 - In three separate incidents, street sweeper truck bursts into flame in Shelton and car and scooter burst into flame in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2018/07/tonights-vehicle-fire-a-trifecta/
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2018/07/todays-2nd-vehicle-fire-6/
http://twitter.com/DoingItLocalcom/status/1015647570331398144

Quote: "Firefighters on scene of a scooter fire at Bostwick and Wordin Avenue completing the trifecta for the day.  So a scooter, a car on I-95 and a sweeper truck on Route 8 earlier."

2018-07-07 - Chair bursts into flame inside newspaper business in coastal Hyannis (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20180707/crews-respond-to-fire-at-cape-cod-timesbarnstable-patriot-building

Quote: "The Main Street building that houses the Cape Cod Times and Barnstable Patriot newspapers was evacuated this morning due to a small fire. A chair caught fire, which triggered the sprinkler system and activated an alert for the Hyannis Fire Department."

Note: I hope there aren't too many homes around with chairs in them!

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-08 - Government jet bursts into flame at airport in Lahore (Pakistan):
http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/shehbaz-sharifs-plane-catches-fire-before-departing-to-bahawalpur/
http://timesofislamabad.com/08-Jul-2018/disaster-averted-as-shahbaz-sharif-plane-catches-fire
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/447113-Shehbaz-Sharif-aircraft-catches-fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCfAlgVdyLw

Quote: "An aircraft of former Punjab chief minister caught fire on Sunday moments before departing for southern side of the province, according to local media reports. The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president was all set to depart for Bahawalpur to flex political muscles ahead of general elections when a fire erupted in the plane’s engine."

Note: This is the 107th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-08 - Underground electrical fire causes power outages in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/07/09/manhole-fire-north-end-causes-power-outage/6sMueXz6llx3BRvevAJY3N/story.html

2018-07-08 - Chemical factory heavily damaged by massive fire in coastal Valsad (India):
http://www.business-standard.com/multimedia/video-gallery/general/fierce-fire-erupts-in-a-factory-in-valsad-67206.htm
http://www.gnsnews.co.in/guj-massive-fire-erupts-in-a-chemical-factory-in-vapi/

2018-07-08 - Freight train engine bursts into flame near Regina (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/cp-rail-train-fire-regina-extinguished-1.4738524
http://www.620ckrm.com/2018/07/08/crews-battle-sunday-morning-train-engine-fire-in-regina/

2018-07-08 - In separate incidents, two cars burst into flame in two hours on the M18 near Rotherham (Britain):
http://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/view,two-car-fires-within-hours-on-m18_27818.htm

2018-07-08 - Recreational vehicle business heavily damaged by fire in Cheboygan (Michigan), 3000 feet from Mullett Lake, nobody there:
http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/six-fire-departments-respond-to-business-fire

Quote: "Six different fire departments were called to fight a fire at Brandt's Sport Center in Cheboygan County Sunday night. The store sells recreational vehicles like snowmobiles, jet skis and motorcycles. The fire appears to have started in the back of the building where the maintenance shop is located. It burned through a large portion of the roof, and caused serious damage to the rest of the store. No one was inside the building when the fire started, and no one was hurt."

2018-07-08 - Sign bursts into flame on Marriott Hotel in downtown Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/sign-fire-prompts-precautionary-evacuation-of-chattanooga-hotel

Quote: "A fire in the 'M' of the Marriott hotel in downtown Chattanooga prompted an evacuation Sunday afternoon."

2018-07-08 - Wildfire grows to 330,000 acres northeast of Winnemucca (Nevada):
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Fire-northeast-of-Winnemucca-reaches-22000-acres-487470661.html
http://elkodaily.com/news/local/humboldt-county-fire-grows-to-acres-expected-to-cross-into/article_00dc2181-a5ba-5446-be9e-b47cb9568326.html
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2018/07/08/martin-fire-near-winnemucca-up-240-000-acres/766446002/

Quote: "The Martin Fire is burning about 48 miles northeast of Winnemucca and has burned about 330,000 as of Sunday night, up from 324,478 acres Sunday afternoon, before that was 164,971 acres on Saturday, and the fire is 8 percent contained. That is about 515 square miles."

2018-07-08 - Man has 'medical emergency' at beach in coastal Bexhill-on-Sea (Britain):
http://www.bexhillobserver.net/news/air-ambulance-lands-on-bexhill-beach-after-medical-emergency-1-8561819

Quote: "The air ambulance landed on Bexhill beach on Sunday afternoon (July 8) to assist a man who suffered a medical emergency."

2018-07-08 - Volcanic eruptions continue at Agung (Indonesia), Sierra Negra (Galapagos), Pacaya (Guatemala), and Kilauea (Hawaii):
http://strangesounds.org/2018/07/volcanic-eruption-news-agung-sierra-negra-pacaya-planchon-kilauea.html

2018-07-08 - Death toll rises to 100+ from devastating flooding in Japan:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=ST-20180705-63784-JPN
http://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/japan-says-death-toll-from-floods-climbs-to-100
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/massive-floods-and-earhquake-in-japan.html
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/other/at-least-85-dead-in-japan-flooding-landslides-caused-by-historic-rainfall/vi-AAzKKTx
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/07/more-than-3-million-told-to-evacuate-as.html
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/07/44-dead-as-record-rains-devastate-parts.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44749847

Quote: "The Japanese government says at least 100 people have died or are presumed dead from the heavy rains, floods and mudslides that have struck western Japan."

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-09 - Bucket truck bursts into flame in Beechgrove (Tennessee), lineman jumps out and dies:
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/mysterious-fire-on-service-truck-leads-to-death-of-line-worker-on-the-job
http://www.wsmv.com/story/38611418/lineman-killed-in-work-accident-in-coffee-county
http://www.cleveland19.com/story/38611418/lineman-killed-in-work-accident-in-coffee-county
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/38611418/lineman-killed-in-work-accident-in-coffee-county
http://www.kplctv.com/story/38611418/lineman-killed-in-work-accident-in-coffee-county
http://fox17.com/news/local/duck-river-electric-lineman-killed-after-bucket-catches-fire-while-working
http://www.manchestertimes.com/news/local/duck-river-lineman-dies-monday-after-fall-from-truck/article_d9e919e8-8467-11e8-bc0f-97fd9e0eb7db.html

Quote: "Dean Batey with Duck River Electric was working to repair a security light on a power line pole outside Manchester when the lift bucket he was in caught fire. 'He basically jumped from the bucket to keep from getting burned up. And we think the jump is what killed him? Yes,' said Smith."

Quote: "Batey fell about 15 feet. Duck River Electric president and CEO Michael Watson said Batey did not make contact with the power lines."

Quote: "For now, investigators simply do not know what sparked the blaze. 'I've never heard of this type of incident. The first fatality ever in the company,' said Watson."

2018-07-09 - Person found dead in burning car in coastal Mims (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/dead-body-found-in-burning-car-in-mims
http://www.wesh.com/article/body-found-in-burning-vehicle-in-mims-officials-say/22094505
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/body-discovered-in-burning-car-in-brevard-county/786235350
http://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2018/07/09/body-found-in-backseat-after-firefighters-put-out-car-fire-in-mims
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/crime/2018/07/09/dead-body-found-burning-car-mims/769412002/

2018-07-09 - Passenger plane hit by smoke as it lands in Fargo (North Dakota):
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/accidents/4470390-flight-lands-fargo-smoky-cockpit
http://www.westfargopioneer.com/news/accidents/4470379-denver-flight-lands-fargo-smoke-cockpit
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/accidents/4470390-flight-lands-fargo-smoky-cockpit
http://www.wdaz.com/news/accidents/4470390-flight-lands-fargo-smoky-cockpit
http://www.wday.com/news/accidents/4470379-denver-flight-lands-fargo-smoke-cockpit
http://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/United-Express-jet-lands-in-Fargo-after-pilots-report-smoke-in-the-cockpit-487687021.html

Quote: "A commercial airplane destined for Hector International Airport landed with smoke in the cockpit Monday, July 9. Shawn Dobberstein, executive director of Fargo’s Municipal Airport Authority, said the 50-seat United Express flight from Denver arrived in Fargo at 1:08 p.m."

Note: This is the 108th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-09 - At least 39 fishing ships destroyed by huge fire in the wee hours in harbor on the island of Bali (Indonesia):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2018/23009/39-ships-engulfed-fire-storm-bali-harbor-indonesia/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5932711/Massive-fire-rips-Bali-port.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/massive-fire-destroys-boats-at-bali-port
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/massive-fire-rips-through-bali-port-1880156
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2018/07/10/massive-fire-sets-bali-port-ablaze/
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1008459/massive-fire-rips-through-bali-port-engulfs-nearly-40-vessels
http://www.msn.com/en-au/video/animals/fire-destroys-39-boats-moored-at-harbour-in-bali/vp-AAzMmJv
http://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/at-least-39-fishing-boats-catch-fire-in-bali-port/50000262-3676953
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/massive-fire-rips-through-bali-port--10512400
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/v/massive-fire-rips-through-bali-port/vp-AAzNdEA
http://www.gulf-times.com/story/598956/Massive-fire-rips-through-Bali-port
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_pKO9wdh20

Quote: "39 fishing vessels were engulfed in fire early in the morning Jul 9 at Benoa harbor, southernmost Bali island, Indonesia. As of afternoon Jul 9, at least 25 vessels and boats were still burning."

Note: These are the 590th-628th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-09 - Chemical plant rocked by fire and explosion at 1 AM in Mesquite (Texas), 2 injured:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/07/09/mesquite-chemical-plant-fire-evacuation/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Large-Fire-at-Chemical-Warehouse-in-Mesquite-487634421.html
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/fire-1/2018/07/09/fire-mesquite-chemical-plant-injures-two-officials-say
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/video/3896070-mesquite-chemical-plant-fire-forces-temporary-half-mile-evacuation/
http://www.wbap.com/2018/07/09/two-people-injuried-during-overnight-chemical-fire-in-mesquite/
http://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/chemical-plant-catches-fire-in-mesquite/504-572168175
http://www.fox4news.com/news/mesquite-chemical-plant-catches-fire-overnight

2018-07-09 - Scrap yard hit by fire at 2:54 AM, 8 tons of scrap metal burns, on Armstrong Road in Benfleet (Britain), 3 miles from the coast:
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i7392/

Quote: "Firefighters were called to a fire at a scrap yard. When crews arrived they reported a large pile of scrap (8 tonnes) was alight."

2018-07-09 - Underground electrical fire breaks out at 12:25 AM and ignites truck full of magnesium in Palmdale (California):
http://www.dailynews.com/2018/07/09/palmdale-transformer-fire-spreads-to-truck-loaded-with-magnesium-and-firefighters-couldnt-use-water/
http://theavtimes.com/2018/07/09/transformer-fire-spreads-to-truck-loaded-with-magnesium/
http://mynewsla.com/life/2018/07/09/transformer-fire-spreads-to-truck-loaded-with-magnesium/

Quote: "The fire damaged the Southern California Edison vault, and the ground caved in, he said. No injuries were reported."

Quote: "A transformer fire in Palmdale early Monday caused a potentially dangerous situation when it spread to a truck loaded with magnesium, authorities said."

2018-07-09 - Heatwave death toll rises to as many as 70 in Quebec (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180709-63819-LKA
http://www.news1130.com/2018/07/09/quebec-says-up-to-70-people-may-have-died-in-connection-with-recent-heat-wave/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-up-to-70-people-may-have-died-in-connection-with-recent-heat-wave-in/
http://www.clickondetroit.com/weather/up-to-70-people-dead-after-quebec-heat-wave
http://www.kbzk.com/story/38606635/up-to-70-people-dead-after-quebec-heat-wave

2018-07-09 - Oxygen loss in coastal Baltic Sea is ‘unprecedentedly severe’:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180705084213.htm
http://www.science20.com/news_staff/oxygen_loss_in_the_coastal_baltic_unprecedentedly_severe-233069
http://www.dailyclimate.org/oxygen-loss-in-coastal-baltic-sea-is-unprecedentedly-severe-eurasia-review-2585098981.html

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-10 - Person found dead in burning car at 6 AM on East Simmons Road in Marquette Township (Michigan):
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/State-police-investigate-human-remains-found-in-vehicle-following-fire-487905331.html
http://www.upmatters.com/news/local-news/human-remains-found-in-vehicle-following-fire-in-mackinac-county/1296080166
http://www.9and10news.com/2018/07/11/michigan-state-police-human-remains-found-inside-burning-car-in-mackinac-co/

2018-07-10 - Charter plane hit by smoke, plane crashes into small factory near Wonderboom Airport north of Pretoria (South Africa), 2 killed, 18+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VI-20180711-63841-ZAF
http://ewn.co.za/2018/07/10/update-one-dead-in-pretoria-charter-plane-crash
http://ewn.co.za/2018/07/11/another-person-dies-after-pretoria-plane-crash
http://www.businessinsider.com/wonderboom-plane-crash-in-pretoria-south-africa-many-reported-injured-2018-7
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/breaking-at-least-20-injured-in-wonderboom-plane-crash-reports-20180710
http://www.enca.com/media/video/developing-1-dead-19-injured-in-pretoria-plane-crash
http://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1975943/update-second-passenger-dies-in-hospital-after-crash/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/986710/south-africa-news-plane-crash-pretoria-wonderboom-airport
http://www.news24.com/Video/SouthAfrica/News/watch-eyewitness-footage-shows-smoke-coming-from-wonderboom-plane-before-crash-20180710

Quote: "A man who works at the airport said: 'I saw the aircraft coming through and there was a big cloud of black smoke behind them, apparently there was an engine failure. I saw it coming at a low level, trying to turn towards the runway.'"

Quote: "There was a plane coming towards us and there was a lot of smoke coming out of the engines."

Quote: "The Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed another person involved in Tuesday’s Pretoria plane crash has died, bringing the death toll to two."

Note: Last link shows video showing the plane smoking as it takes off. This is the 109th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-10 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, huge pile of scrap metal and scrap cars burns, near Denver (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/07/11/recycling-fire-adams-county-corvette/
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/07/10/fire-recycling-adams-county/
http://www.denverpost.com/2018/07/10/fire-northeast-denver-recycling-yeard/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/fire-breaks-out-at-recycling-plant-in-commerce-city
http://www.9news.com/article/news/local/flames-large-smoke-plume-visible-due-to-recycling-plant-fire-ne-of-downtown-denver/73-572532609
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Fire-at-recycling-plant-fouls-air-north-of-13064576.php
http://kdvr.com/2018/07/10/large-fire-in-commerce-city-smoke-seen-for-miles/
http://www.denverpost.com/2018/07/11/denver-recycling-fire-health-risks/
http://www.sunherald.com/news/business/article214682090.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lydWeFGtlng

2017-07-10 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, crushed cars and tires burn, in Kensington area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/07/10/crews-battling-massive-scrap-yard-fire-in-philadelphia/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Junkyard-Fire-Philadelphia-Kensington--487832561.html
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/3897269-crews-battling-massive-scrap-yard-fire-in-philadelphia/
http://6abc.com/firefigthters-battle-junkyard-fire-in-kensington/3740996/
http://phl.today/67088/firefighters-battle-junkyard-fire-in-kensington/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/07/11/massive-scrap-yard-fire-in-kensington/

Quote: "The fire started at the junkyard on Tulip and Somerset streets Tuesday night. Several crushed cars and tires are burning."

2018-07-10 - Cargo ship 'Kouyou' damaged by scrap metal fire in the hold in coastal Dordrecht (Netherlands):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Kouyou-9650133.html
http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/256721/fire-hits-bulker-in-dordrecht-netherlands/
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2018/23029/japanese-bulk-carrier-fire-netherlands/
http://www.transport-online.nl/site/93120/brand-uitgebroken-op-bulk-carrier-kouyou-in-dordrecht-fotos/
http://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/170601/Brandweer-nog-lang-bezig-met-nablussen-schip-in-Dordrecht-Dat-wordt-nachtwerk

Quote: "Fire broke out in cargo hold or holds of bulk carrier KOUYOU, berthed at Dordrecht, Netherlands, in the afternoon Jul 10. The ship is loading, judging from photos, cargo of scrap."

Note: This is the 633rd boat/ship to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-10 - Underground electrical fire breaks out on Dean Road in Yate (Britain):
http://www.avonfire.gov.uk/south-gloucestershire-incidents/2216-firefighters-tackle-manhole-fire
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/updates-underground-fire-yate-manhole-1767338

2018-07-10 - Landfill fire breaks out in Nashua (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/article/nashua-firefighters-respond-to-landfill-fire/22102580

2018-07-10 - Landfill fire breaks out before 6:51 AM in Upper Vaughan (Canada):
http://www.novanewsnow.com/news/fire-at-kaizer-meadow-solid-waste-management-facility-in-lunenburg-county-mostly-extinguished-225195/

2018-07-10 - Methane tank bursts into flame at 1:31 AM at wastewater treatment plant in Billings (Montana):
http://www.ktvq.com/story/38607748/fire-crews-extinguish-methane-tank-fire-at-billings-treatment-plant
http://www.kpvi.com/news/regional_news/billings-firefighters-extinguish-methane-fire-at-wastewater-treatment-plant/article_66f91d08-a4a1-58a7-a4a6-e9b34ed04368.html
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/billings-firefighters-extinguish-methane-tank-fire-at-wastewater-treatment-plant/article_17a28474-8e00-5bbf-85ef-d8a2a170c7b1.html

Quote: "A methane-containing tank that caught fire at the Billings wastewater treatment facility early Tuesday was extinguished by the Billings Fire Department about two hours later."

2018-07-10 - Huge pallet fire breaks out at pallet business on Alan Ramsbottom Way in Great Harwood (Britain):
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/16344708.road-closures-as-massive-fire-breaks-out-at-great-harwood-pallet-yard/
http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/16344708.road-closures-as-massive-fire-breaks-out-at-great-harwood-pallet-yard/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/blackburn_with_darwen/road-closures-as-massive-fire-breaks-out-at-great-harwood-pallet-yard/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/road-closures-as-massive-fire-breaks-out-at-great-harwood-pallet-yard

2018-07-10 - Maps reveal record-breaking temps across the world as Earth experiences one of the most intense heat events ever seen:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5933587/Mesmerising-maps-reveal-record-breaking-temperatures-world.html

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-11 - Mysterious trashy rotten egg odor hitting coastal Songdo Island in the last three years in Incheon (South Korea):
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/07/281_252156.html
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/common/printpreview.asp?categoryCode=281&newsIdx=252156

Quote: "Songdo, an island metropolis built on reclaimed land in southern Incheon, has been haunted by a mysterious foul smell over the past three years. According to the Yeonsu District Office last week, its officials have received complaints about unpleasant smells since 2015, but the cause remains elusive. 'This year alone, we have received hundreds of complaints,' an environmental health official told The Korea Times. 'Sometimes it smells like trash. At other times, it's like a smell of gas.' The official said there are no facilities that would cause such odors. Inspectors have looked into suspected places nearby, including a sewage treatment center, landfills and the offices of the Korea Gas Corporation, but failed to determine the cause."

Quote: "We think the smell most likely came from outside the island, perhaps further away than we expect."

Note: Yeah, outside the island, like from the ocean...

2018-07-11 - Chunk of ice half the size of Manhattan cracks off glacier in Greenland:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CC-20180712-63867-GRL
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/greenland-glacier-calving-1.4742691
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/glacier-half-the-size-of-manhattan-breaks-off-greenland/ar-AAzXtCt
http://www.theverge.com/2018/7/9/17550966/greenland-helheim-glacier-calving-icebergs-video
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/07/climate-change-caught-on-film.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180709101149.htm

Quote: "Massive pieces of ice half a kilometre high broke off. The water roiled as the new icebergs rolled and crashed. Then the larger chunk of ice, estimated to be roughly half the size of New York's Manhattan Island, began its journey to the sea. In the end, a piece of ice almost seven kilometres long and one kilometre thick broke off. Five to eight billion tons of ice was lost. It is one of the biggest glacier calving events captured on video."

Note: Greenland is also losing a billion tons of ice PER DAY now, so the equivalent of this calving event is happening every week now, but usually distributed across the landmass instead of in one giant calving event. So Greenland is now losing roughly 25 Manhattans worth of ice per year, and the melt rate is accelerating...

2018-07-11 - Massive wildfires raging across Siberia, smoke makes it all the way to Ohio:
http://weather.com/news/news/2018-07-11-smoke-siberian-wildfires-invades-northeast-united-states
http://weather.com/news/trending/video/smoke-from-siberian-wildfires-show-up-in-north-america
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2018/fires-in-russias-siberian-area-send-smoke-to-us
http://www.whio.com/weather/smoke-from-siberian-wildfires-reaches-ohio-valley/2PYesSkENp68Ugp43O721H/

2018-07-11 - Underground electrical explosion and fire causes blackouts in Saugus (California):
http://www.hometownstation.com/santa-clarita-news/scv-emergency/power-outage/blown-power-vault-leaves-400-without-power-in-saugus-240732

Quote: "Just under 200 Southern California Edison customers are without power Wednesday after an underground power vault exploded, causing smoke to billow up from the street in a Saugus neighborhood."

2018-07-11 - Four cars go up in flames while parked at Dollar General in Jonesville (South Carolina):
http://www.wspa.com/news/vehicles-catch-fire-outside-dollar-general-warehouse/1295467408

2018-07-11 - Car bursts into flame while parked at duplex, fire spreads to duplex, in Modesto (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/07/11/modesto-garage-fire/
http://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/modesto/family-displaced-after-fire-at-modesto-duplex/103-572920876

Quote: "According to the Modesto Fire Department, crews were initially called to the home just after 4:30 p.m. for a reported car fire. When firefighters arrived, the blaze had spread from the car to the garage."

2018-07-11 - Grocery store destroyed by massive inferno in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/phoenix-fire-roof-collapse-reported-at-supermarket
http://www.azfamily.com/story/38625961/huge-fire-erupts-at-safeway-in-west-phoenix
http://www.kgun9.com/news/crews-working-roof-collapse-fire-at-phoenix-safeway
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/north-phoenix/crews-working-roof-collapse-fire-at-phoenix-safeway
http://www.mynbc5.com/article/live-firefighters-battling-massive-blaze-at-grocery-store-in-arizona/22122339
http://www.kctv5.com/story/38625961/huge-fire-erupts-at-safeway-in-west-phoenix

2018-07-11 - Death toll rises to 180 from devastating flooding in Japan:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=ST-20180705-63784-JPN
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201807120027.html
http://www.cnn.com/2018/07/10/asia/japan-floods-intl/index.html
http://ktla.com/2018/07/10/flooding-landslides-in-japan-kill-176-people-in-countrys-deadliest-natural-disaster-since-fukushima-quake-tsunami/

Quote: "The latest casualty figures from the downpours in western Japan were 180 dead, 64 missing and 244,000 households without water supplies, according to Asahi Shimbun calculations on July 11."

2018-07-11 - UV levels from around the world:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw3vls1e_S0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhtbIFMpvWk

Category: Fires And Explosions

2018-07-12 - RV bursts into flame just before 5 AM and kills woman and 2 dogs while parked near coastal Ucluelet (Canada):
http://www.cheknews.ca/woman-dogs-reportedly-found-dead-after-ucluelet-motorhome-fire-469398/
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/woman-two-dogs-die-when-motorhome-bursts-into-flames-near-ucluelet-1.23366714
http://canadianews.org/mapleridge/2018/07/12/354352-fire-kills-woman-2-dogs-on-vancouver-island.html
http://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/fire-kills-woman-and-two-dogs-near-ucluelet/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/camper-fire-woman-1.4744492
http://www.saobserver.net/news/fire-kills-woman-2-dogs-on-vancouver-island/

Note: This is the 320th RV to burn/explode in 2018, and this is the 11th deadly RV fire in 2018...

2018-07-12 - Seriously burned 53-year-old man walks into fire station in Brandywine (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2018/07/13/man-listed-serious-conditions-after-burn-incident/782663002/

2018-07-12 - Woman in her 60s found on fire in bathroom on train between coastal Plymouth and coastal Penzance (Britain):
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6760271/woman-60s-suffers-life-changing-burns-fire-train-toilet/
http://metro.co.uk/2018/07/12/woman-catches-fire-train-toilet-suffering-life-changing-burns-7707137/

Quote: "A woman has been left with life-changing burns after catching fire in a train toilet. The passenger, in her 60s, screamed in pain as she was consumed by flames on the train travelling between Plymouth and Penzance."

2018-07-12 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Groton (Connecticut):
http://www.theday.com/policefirecourts/20180712/plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-groton
http://www.westernmassnews.com/story/38639776/plane-makes-emergency-landing-due-to-smoke-in-cockpit
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/20180713/plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-groton-due-to-smoke-in-cockpit
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Plane-Makes-Emergency-Landing-in-Groton-Due-to-Smoke-in-Cockpit-488124671.html
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1100348435/plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-groton
http://faadaily.com/2018/07/13/plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-groton/
http://twitter.com/thedayct/status/1017605786493521921/photo/1

Quote: "A plane made an emergency landing at Groton-New London Airport on Thursday night due to smoke in the cockpit, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The Dassault Falcon aircraft, operated by Dumont Aircraft Charter, landed safely at the airport about 7:15 p.m. after the crew declared an emergency and reported smoke in the cockpit, according to an email from the federal agency."

2018-07-12 - Small plane bursts into flame after landing at airport in coastal Warrnambool (Australia):
http://www.standard.net.au/story/5524681/fire-destroys-plane-at-warrnambool-airport/
http://twitter.com/WboolStandard/status/1017623299763757056

Quote: "A 20-year-old Tarrington man had a lucky escape when the single-engined Piper Warrior plane he had just landed at Warrnambool airport caught fire about 11am today. Desperate efforts by Air Ambulance staff at the airport to extinguish the flames failed and the fire spread to leave the plane a charred wreck."

Note: These are the 110th and 111th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-12 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, big pile of metal burns, in Williamsburg (Kentucky):
http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Emercency-managers-People-asked-to-stay-inside-as-crews-fight-fire-at-Whitley-County-recycling-plant-488027041.html
http://www.wtvq.com/2018/07/12/large-fire-breaks-recycling-center-williamsburg/

Quote: "Officials tell us a 20-foot pile of metal was on fire."

2018-07-12 - Car lot hit by fire, 4-6 cars burn, in Orangevale (California):
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article214835275.html
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article214843745.html
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/3898855-two-alarm-fire-at-car-lot-in-orangevale/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/lifestyle/two-alarm-fire-at-car-lot-in-orangevale/vp-AAA1uJU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6BnK0DVm6U

2018-07-12 - Chemical plant explodes and burns in Yibin (China), 19 killed, 12 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20180713-63869-CHN
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-44816715
http://time.com/5337809/19-dead-in-industrial-park-blast-in-china/
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/world/asia/china-chemical-plant-explosion-.html
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-sichuan-chemical-plant-explosion-kills-19-injures-12-10525870
http://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/13/blast-in-chinese-chemical-plant-kills-19-injures-12.html
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2155083/nineteen-killed-chinese-chemical-plant-blast
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1338016/world

2018-07-12 - Fuel depot rocked by massive explosion and fire near airport in Cairo (Egypt), 12 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20180713-63871-EGY
http://www.newsweek.com/cairo-explosion-reports-say-large-blast-hits-near-egypt-airport-1021364
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/22136/massive-blast-at-cairo-international-airport-as-fuel-station-explodes
http://nypost.com/2018/07/12/massive-fuel-tank-explosion-rocks-cairo-airport/
http://sputniknews.com/news/201807121066305525-Massive-Explosion-Rocks-Cairo-Near-International-Airport/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/13/explosion-chemicals-factory-injures-12-outside-cairo-airport/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/explosion-rocks-chemicals-factory-cairos-airport-56555199

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-13 - Unknown rotten egg odor hits McDonald's in coastal Saint John (Canada):
http://www.thewave.ca/news/623060204/sulfur-smell-forces-evacuation-north-end-mcdonalds
http://www.country94.ca/news/623060204/sulfur-smell-forces-evacuation-north-end-mcdonalds

Quote: "A rotten egg smell probably wasn't very welcome for everyone having breakfast at McDonald's in the North end this morning. Fire crews got the call to respond to a possible propane leak about 840 this morning. The restaurant was evacuated as a few agencies checked the air quality for any propane and came up with zero readings."

2018-07-13 - Unknown rotten egg odor hitting coastal Jarrow (Britain):
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/readers-try-to-sniff-out-the-cause-of-the-jarrow-stink-1-9249929

Quote: "For the last week a foul smell, described similar to that of ‘rotten eggs’ has lingered around the town. Health experts are looking into the problem but its cause remains unknown and fingers are being pointed to stagnant water in the River Don or Tyne, which has been warmed up in the recent heatwave."

2018-07-13 - Rotten egg smell and methane hit area outside home in coastal Whangarei (New Zealand), woman hospitalized:
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/potential-methane-gas-leak-in-whanganui-sends-woman-to-hospital/

Quote: "A couple still have no idea what led to the presence of what was thought to be methane gas around their house which put one of them in hospital with poisoning. The incident happened last Thursday afternoon on the corner of Mosston and Fox Rds in Whanganui. The husband didn't want to them to be identified but said his wife had been outside and when she came in told him she could smell gas. 'So I poked my head out the door and had a sniff and said to her it smelt like gas,' he said. 'Then she's walked down the driveway to shut the gate. When she got back in she said, "I feel dizzy, I don't feel very well". And that's when she laid on the couch and within five to 10 minutes she was having seizures from it.'"

Note: They 'smelled gas', which means rotten egg odor. But the authorities said it was methane. Maybe there was some methane there TOO, but methane definitely didn't cause the rotten egg odor, seeing as methane is odorless. And the woman had seizures. The rotten egg odor was almost certainly hydrogen sulfide, which is neurotoxic and can cause seizures, and maybe there was some methane present too. Both gases are produced in the same areas - sewage areas, swamps, anoxic areas in oceans, etc. Here's a Google Maps link of this area. Looks like a likely area to be hit by hydrogen sulfide and methane blowing in off the ocean, as do the two areas in the events listed above this one...

2018-07-13 - Man found dead in burning car at 7:20 AM in driveway at home in Santa Ana (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/07/13/body-burning-santa-ana-car/
http://patch.com/california/belmontshore/s/ggvqo/unidentified-body-discovered-burning-car
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/3899033-body-found-in-burning-car-in-santa-ana/
http://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/13/body-found-inside-burning-car-parked-on-homes-driveway-in-santa-ana/
http://newsantaana.com/2018/07/13/a-body-was-found-in-a-burning-car-early-this-morning-in-a-santa-ana-neighborhood/
http://ktla.com/2018/07/13/mans-dead-body-found-inside-burning-car-in-santa-ana/
http://abc7.com/firefighters-find-body-inside-burning-car-in-santa-ana/3758496/

2018-07-13 - Passenger plane hit by engine fire before 12:35 AM, plane makes emergency landing in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://abc7news.com/united-airlines-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-sfo/3757374/
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/07/13/united-airlines-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-san-francisco/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/united-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-sfo-after-engine-trouble-passengers-say
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/07/13/united-airlines-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-san-francisco/
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8529819-181/flames-force-plane-to-return

Quote: "United Airlines flight 863 made a safe emergency landing at 12:35 a.m. It was headed to Sydney when it had to turn around and come back to SFO. Passengers say one of the engines caught fire during takeoff. Some heard two loud sounds and then saw two big sparks. They are all okay. Passenger Aman Hauja said: 'We were about half an hour to 45 minutes into the air and we were informed that there was apparently a fire in one of the engines.'"

Quote: "The pilot of another aircraft reported flames coming from the engine of the Boeing 787 as it took off, according to air traffic control audio."

2018-07-13 - Passenger plane hit by engine fire, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Singapore:
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/716277/British-Airways-plane-flight-London-Heathrow-Singapore-engine-failure-flames-fire
http://theworldnews.net/gb-news/british-airways-flight-emergency-landing-as-flames-spotted-coming-out-engine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGVZdO-VQw0

Quote: "The BA16 flight was heading back to the UK from Singapore when shocked passengers claimed they spotted flames coming from the engine. The captain of the Boeing 777 plane then announced one of the plane’s engines had failed before performing a U-turn. It then landed back at Singapore, where shocked passengers took to social media to reveal what had happened."

Quote: "Not a fan of seeing flames coming out of the engine either..."

Note: These are the 112th and 113th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-13 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, pile of scrap metal burns, in coastal Providence (Rhode Island), 50 feet from the coast:
http://turnto10.com/news/local/scrap-metal-heap-catches-fire-in-providence
http://www.abc6.com/story/38638291/large-pile-of-scrap-metal-catches-fire-in-providence
http://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/crews-battle-scrap-metal-fire-in-providence/1300184494
http://www.newportri.com/news/20180713/providence-firefighters-put-out-blaze-at-scrap-metal-yard

Quote: "Firefighters knocked down a fire in a pile of scrap metal in Providence on Friday morning. The fire was reported at 430 Allens Ave. at about 7:30 a.m. Firefighters had it under control in about an hour."

2018-07-13 - Metal recycling business hit by fire, equipment burns, in Knoxville (Tennessee):
http://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Rural-Metro-working-fire-at-PSC-Metals-488093921.html
http://www.wate.com/news/local-news/crews-extinguish-fire-at-scrap-metal-plant/1300100808

2018-07-13 - Landfill fire breaks out in coastal Nanaimo (Canada):
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/crews-dealing-with-landfill-fire-at-harmac-site-in-nanaimo/

2018-07-13 - Oak tree explodes outside home in Stockton (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/07/13/tree-explosion-leaves-stockton-neighbors-shaken/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/07/13/overheated-oak-tree-explodes-stockton/

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-14 - Van bursts into flame near the Santa Ana River and kills man during police pursuit in Orange (California):
http://abc7.com/chase-suspect-dies-in-car-fire-in-orange/3765836/
http://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/14/pursuit-of-vehicle-ends-in-rollover-crash-in-santa-ana-second-o-c-pursuit-ends-with-vehicle-in-flames/

Quote: "Authorities chased the suspect into the city of Orange, where he traveled north on Orange Olive Road. At some point, he went off the road north of Riverdale Avenue and went toward the nearby river. Authorities said they tried to get the man out of the vehicle, but it eventually erupted in flames as the suspect remained inside."

2018-07-14 - Car goes up in flames and kills man, injures woman, on Coral Springs Boulevard NE in Calgary (Canada):
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/death-of-man-in-coral-springs-deemed-non-suspicious-1.4013502
http://calgarysun.com/news/crime/body-found-in-burnt-out-car-in-northeast-calgary
http://globalnews.ca/news/4332303/body-found-in-burned-car-in-northeast-calgary-neighbourhood/
http://www.publicnow.com/view/C9649F4CF265711941D2CAB055F78F2683B43E20?2018-07-15-02:00:12+01:00-xxx4188
http://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/body-found-in-burnt-out-car-in-northeast-calgary/wcm/6469636a-37b2-46f4-b323-768d129872c7
http://twitter.com/RecordStephanie/status/1018247783382376448

Quote: "Police say that an incident in northeast Calgary involving the death of a man found inside a burning vehicle is not suspicious in nature. Officials say they were called to the scene at about 2:45 p.m. for reports of a vehicle fire. They found the vehicle in the 600 block of Coral Springs Boulevard N.E. and once the fire was out, they discovered the body of a man inside."

2018-07-14 - SUV bursts into flame at 5:14 AM while parked at home, fire spreads, home heavily damaged, in coastal Edgewood (Maryland):
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/crews-battle-house-fire-harford-county-early-saturday-morning
http://patch.com/maryland/belair/fire-visible-house-edgewood-officials
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/07/14/early-morning-destroys-home-in-edgewood/

Quote: "According to deputies, at 5:14 a.m., 40 firefighters from the Abingdon, Joppa-Magnolia, Bel Air, A.P.G., Aberdeen, White Marsh and Kingsville companies responded to a vehicle blaze that extended to a home on Siwanoy Drive, in Edgewood. No injuries were reported but the estimated loss of the home and the vehicle were $175,000, while the estimated loss of belongings was $25,000."

2018-07-14 - Wildfire rages near Yosemite National Park (California), firefighter killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20180715-63896-USA
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-firefighter-dies-ferguson-fire-yosemite-20180714-story.html
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/07/14/wildfire-yosemite-ferguson-fire/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/07/14/firefighter-killed-norcal-wildfire/
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Firefighter-killed-fighting-blaze-near-Yosemite-488197201.html
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/california-firefighter-killed-fighting-blaze-near-yosemite/
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/07/14/firefighter-killed-wildfire-yosemite-national-park/
http://www.mynbc5.com/article/firefighter-killed-battling-blaze-near-yosemite-national-park/22148650
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Firefighter-killed-fighting-blaze-near-Yosemite-488197201.html

2018-07-14 - Sea surface temperature rises from 30.6F to 61.9F near Svalbard in just five years:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-unbelievable-increase-in-sea.html
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2018/07/disappearance-of-arctic-sea-ice.html

2018-07-14 - Heatwave broils Japan, 6 killed, 1500 hospitalized:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20180715-63903-JPN
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/07/more-misery-for-japan-after-floods-kill.html

2018-07-14 - Mammoth iceberg floating near village causes evacuations in Greenland:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=UEV-20180715-63906-GRL
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/13/flooding-fears-huge-iceberg-drifts-close-greenland-village/
http://www.thelocal.dk/20180713/huge-iceberg-near-greenland-village-sparks-flooding-fears
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/greenland-iceberg-town-evacuated-as-massive-chunk-of-ice-heads-for-island/news-story/e50e05d3a56e754c7eb8508aeaeea888

Quote: "'We fear the iceberg could calve and send a flood towards the village,' Lina Davidsen, a security chief at the Greenland police, told Danish news agency Ritzau on Friday."

2018-07-14 - Mysterious rashes afflict people in Rancho Cordova (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/07/11/did-nearby-fires-cause-mystery-rashes/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/did-california-fires-bring-on-cluster-of-mystery-rashes/
http://sputniknews.com/environment/201807141066355924-california-rash-fire-conditions/
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/california-residents-suffer-skin-rashes.html

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-15 - Copper mine hit by deadly fire at 1:25 AM in Limpopo (South Africa), 5 killed:
http://www.kesq.com/news/national-world/5-miners-die-in-fire-in-south-africa-copper-mine/768562779
http://www.cnn.com/2018/07/15/africa/south-african-copper-mine-deaths/index.html
http://www.weny.com/story/38649847/five-miners-die-in-fire-in-south-africa-copper-mine-one-still-trapped
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/international/5-miners-die-in-fire-in-south-africa-copper-mine
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/989353/South-Africa-copper-mine-fire-tragedy-five-miners-dead-one-missing-Palabora-Mining-company
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/16/c_137326438.htm

2018-07-15 - Underground electrical fire causes blackouts in South Bend (Indiana):
http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Lasalle-Street-shut-down-power-outage-apparently-related-488247141.html

2018-07-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked at school in Haverstraw (New York), 700 feet from the Hudson River:
http://www.facebook.com/RocklandFires/posts/1683796478356120

2018-07-15 - Car bursts into flame at 2:52 AM while parked at home in coastal Brewster (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20180715/vehicle-fire-extinguished-in-brewster-early-this-morning

2018-07-15 - Car bursts into flame at 3:50 AM while parked at home in Racine (Wisconsin):
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/no-injuries-reported-in-northside-vehicle-fire/article_f4f77569-17a4-59e1-971b-20e4660a7566.html

2018-07-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in coastal Santa Cruz (California):
http://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/video/21013484/santa-cruz-ca-firefighters-respond-to-vehicle-fire-raw-news

2018-07-15 - Wildfire grows to 4,310 acres near Yosemite National Park (California):
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Hot-conditions-fuel-wildfire-outside-Yosemite-13076765.php
http://www.wmdt.com/news/national/deadly-fire-near-yosemite-national-park-continues-to-grow/768434803
http://www.nbc12.com/story/38648938/deadly-fire-shuts-down-key-route-to-yosemite-national-park
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/deadly-fire-near-yosemite-national-park-continues-to-grow/article_5fa419c5-0b9f-5c37-a142-37e41ebddc24.html
http://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/nation-now/yosemite-fire-could-become-major-threat-to-national-park-climate-scientist-warns/465-2037d3f0-6d90-41a1-b32d-e9ab42fcaef6
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-yosemite-fire-20180715-story.html
http://fortune.com/2018/07/15/ferguson-fire-yosemite-national-park/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/article214890655.html

2018-07-15 - Heatwave bakes Sweden:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20180716-63915-SWE
http://www.thelocal.se/20180716/sweden-issues-unusual-weather-warning-as-heatwave-continues
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/07/sweden-is-latest-country-to-join-global.html

2018-07-15 - Australia's worst drought in 116 years is decimating animals and livestock:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5945303/Harrowing-pictures-worst-drought-116-YEARS.html
http://www.sott.net/article/391166-Australias-worst-drought-in-116-years-is-decimating-animals-and-livestock

2018-07-15 - Volcano Agung erupts again on the island of Bali (Indonesia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VE-20180614-63488-IDN
http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2018/07/15/206919979/Mount-Agung-Erupts-Again-Status-at-Alert-Level-Three

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-16 - Unknown smell evacuates university building in Fayetteville (Arkansas):
http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/u-of-a-building-evacuated-because-of-alarming-odor/1306626195

Quote: "Police originally thought it was a natural gas leak."

Note: So it must have been a rotten egg odor, but it wasn't natural gas, soooo...?

2018-07-16 - As the permafrost continues to thaw, microbes are producing methane, which causes more warming, which thaws more permafrost, etc:
http://www.earth.com/news/thawing-permafrost-global-warming/
http://phys.org/news/2018-07-permafrost-microbiomes-fuel-climate.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180716151529.htm

Quote: "Northern permafrost wetlands contribute a significant portion of global methane emissions, particularly as collapsing permafrost can create the perfect anaerobic conditions for methane-producing microorganisms (methanogens), and their metabolic partners, to thrive."

Note: That's a self-reinforcing feedback, resulting in a runaway chain reaction, and it's just one of many. It's far too late to stop any of this. Even if we turned off every power plant and destroyed every vehicle, right now, the end of the world would still occur, or rather continue. Metaphorically speaking, the trigger has been pulled, the bullet has left the barrel and is heading toward our body, and the wound will be fatal. This is an end-of-life hospice planet now...

2018-07-16 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, pile of metal burns, in Binghamton (New York):
http://www.wbng.com/story/38655937/crews-battle-fire-at-metal-scrapyard-in-binghamton

2018-07-16 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, pile of metal burns, in Darby Township (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/07/16/firefighters-battling-blaze-at-darby-township-scrapyard/
http://6abc.com/fire-erupts-in-darby-township-scrap-yard/3772917/

2018-07-16 - Impound lot hit by fire, 45 cars burn, in Shymkent (Kazakhstan):
http://sivtimes.com/in-kazakhstan-there-was-a-massive-fire-burned-dozens-of-cars/60852/

Quote: "Burned 45 cars – 35 is designed for the waste and fined 10."

2018-07-16 - Coal mine rocked by deadly explosion in Tkibuli (Georgia), 4+ killed, 6 injured:
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/todays-headlines/georgia-at-least-4-miners-killed-in-mine-explosion/1205364
http://georgiatoday.ge/news/11314/Explosion-in-Tkibuli-Mine-Kills-4%2C-Leaves-6-Injured%3A-Shaft-to-Be-Closed
http://oc-media.org/work-halts-in-georgian-coal-shaft-after-four-miners-killed-in-explosion/
http://georgiatoday.ge/news/11291/Explosion-in-Tkibuli-Mine-Kills-4%2C-Leaves-6-Injured-
http://dfwatch.net/four-die-coal-mine-explosion-tkibuli-georgia-50726
http://english.almanar.com.lb/541451

2018-07-16 - Small plane destroyed by fire at Odessa-Schlemeyer Field in Odessa (Texas):
http://www.cbs7.com/content/news/Plane-catches-fire-at-Schlemeyer-Field-in-Odessa--488319661.html
http://www.facebook.com/CBS7News/posts/10156598218334533

Note: This is the 114th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-16 - Vicious heatwave continues to bake Japan, 14+ killed, thousands treated for heatstroke:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=HT-20180715-63903-JPN
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japan-heatwave-14-dead-thousands-heatstroke-floods-latest-updates-a8451416.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Bi7aiEJeg

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-17 - Wildfires in the US are getting bigger:
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/wildfires-in-the-u-s-are-getting-bigger/
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/07/wildfires-in-us-are-getting-bigger.html

2018-07-17 - Mysterious explosion alarms people across coastal Nanaimo (Canada):
http://nanaimonewsnow.com/article/587026/no-big-bang-theory-after-mysterious-noise-rattles-nanaimo-region

Quote: "There's a long list of things it wasn't, but no one can seem to figure out what it was. A loud bang, described as an intensely close clap of thunder, was heard across the Nanaimo region Tuesday around 11:30 a.m. Hundreds of people reported hearing it, covering Nanoose to Hammond Bay to College Heights."

2018-07-17 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Kolkata (India):
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/air-india-plane-to-singapore-makes-emergency-landing-in-kolkata-after-smoke-in-cockpit-1885078
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/ai-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-kolkata/article24447653.ece
http://airflightdisaster.com/index.php/air-india-flight-diverts-to-kolkata-due-to-smoke-in-cabin/
http://aviation.globalincidentmap.com/eventdetail.php?ID=26152
http://twitter.com/ndtv/status/1019282525246504960
http://firenewsfeed.com/news/1792022

Quote: "Air India sources confirmed to NDTV that smoke in the cabin prompted the pilots to make an urgent landing which was carried out safely."

Note: This is the 115th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-17 - Passenger video from passenger plane that burst into flame then crashed and killed 2 people near Wonderboom (South Africa):
http://www.rt.com/news/433557-south-africa-crash-video/
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/worldnews/6807165/footage-south-africa-plane-crash-pretoria/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/final-moments-of-fatal-plane-crash-caught-on-camera-by-passenger/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-news-video-plane-crash-south-africa-20180718-story.html
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/footage-of-south-africa-plane-crash-shows-flames-shooting-from-engine-tlkrxx9z7
http://www.smh.com.au/world/africa/fiery-window-seat-footage-emerges-of-fatal-south-africa-plane-crash-20180718-p4zs94.html

Note: This was the 109th plane to smoke/burn/explode in 2018 and was mentioned in the 2018-07-10 update...

2018-07-17 - Landfill fire breaks out in Sugar Creek (Missouri):
http://fox4kc.com/2018/07/17/crews-battle-large-fire-at-landfill-near-highway-291-in-sugar-creek/
http://www.kctv5.com/story/38669629/sugar-creek-firefighters-battle-large-landfill-fire

2018-07-17 - Tortilla chips burst into flame twice at tortilla chip factory in Austin (Texas):
http://www.wric.com/news/weird-news/-spontaneous-combustion-of-tortilla-chips-sends-texas-firefighters-to-factory-twice/1309884402
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/tortilla-chips-spontaneously-combust-austin-factory-last-week-firefighters-say/tGTMF7rb5eV5gf7RMYcw8L/
http://www.circa.com/story/2018/07/18/whoa/austin-firefighters-respond-to-blazes-caused-by-spontaneous-combustion-of-tortilla-chips
http://abc13.com/tortilla-chips-erupt-in-flames-twice-in-3-days-in-austin/3784558/

Quote: "AFD shared photos on Facebook of a fire at a tortilla chip factory in East Austin last week that was caused by the spontaneous combustion of tortilla chips."

2018-07-17 - Historic wildfire outbreak hits Sweden, Sweden asks for help:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20180718-63944-SWE
http://wdef.com/2018/07/18/wildfires-rage-in-sweden-amid-intense-nordic-heat-wave/
http://www.dw.com/en/sweden-wildfires-spread-as-far-north-as-arctic/a-44739777
http://www.thelocal.se/20180717/sweden-battles-most-serious-wildfire-situation-of-modern-times-heres-what-you-need-to-know
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/18/sweden-calls-for-help-as-arctic-circle-hit-by-wildfires
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sweden-arctic-wildfires-international-aid-norway-finland-russia-global-warming-a8453346.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/dozens-of-wildfires-rage-in-sweden-amid-nordic-heat-wave/2018/07/18/a3715e04-8aa5-11e8-9d59-dccc2c0cabcf_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1cbecbda1122
http://www.cnn.com/2018/07/18/europe/sweden-wildfires-intl/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44871789

Quote: "At least 11 wildfires are raging inside the Arctic Circle as the hot, dry summer turns an abnormally wide area of Europe into a tinderbox. The worst affected country, Sweden, has called for emergency assistance from its partners in the European Union to help fight the blazes, which have broken out across a wide range of its territory and prompted the evacuations of four communities."

2018-07-17 - Blistering heatwave causing crop damage across Europe:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-16/europe-s-blistering-heatwave-is-ruining-this-year-s-harvest
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/europes-blistering-heatwave-continues.html

Category: Fires And Explosions

2018-07-18 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 5:44 AM and kills woman and dog while parked in coastal Southport (North Carolina):
http://stateportpilot.com/news/article_a24d4bc2-8ace-11e8-bcbe-5f8e59698d44.html

2018-07-18 - Massive metal fire rages at metal recycling center after van bursts into flame, in East Spencer (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/story/38673987/firefighter-injured-battling-massive-blaze-at-rowan-county-salvage-yard
http://www.wbtv.com/story/38673987/fire-at-salisbury-salvage-yard-causes-huge-plume-of-black-smoke
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/thick-black-smoke-smoke-flames-from-massive-fire-at-salisbury-scrap-yard-seen-for-miles/792654267
https://myfox8.com/2018/07/18/firefighters-from-multiple-departments-battling-massive-fire-in-east-spencer/
http://www.wcnc.com/article/news/firefighters-trek-roughly-a-mile-for-water-at-rowan-county-scrapyard-fire/275-575260990
http://www.salisburypost.com/2018/07/18/fire-at-holmes-metal-iron-belching-smoke/
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article215091565.html

Quote: "The fire broke out before 11:30 a.m. at the Holmes Iron & Metal salvage yard in the 600 block of North Long Street in East Spencer. Sources at the scene told WBTV the fire started soon after a man took a van to scrap at the salvage yard. The sources said that van somehow caught fire and those flames spread to other vehicles."

2018-07-18 - Metal recycling business hit by fire, stack of junk vehicles burns, in Toano (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2018/07/18/james-city-county-firefighters-respond-to-fire-at-metal-recycling-business/
http://www.vagazette.com/news/va-vg-jccbfd-junkyard-fire-toano-20180718-story.html
http://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/james-city-county/crews-respond-to-fire-at-metal-recycling-business/1309971975
http://wydaily.com/local-news/2018/07/18/blaze-wrecks-stack-of-vehicles-in-toano-salvage-yard/
http://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/peninsulanow/several-vehicles-catch-fire-at-recycling-facility-in-james-city-county/291-575146924
http://wydaily.com/local-news/2018/07/18/blaze-wrecks-stack-of-vehicles-in-toano-salvage-yard/

Quote: "James City County firefighters responded to a 911 call received shortly after 10 a.m. which reported several vehicles on fire at a metal recycling business in Toano. According to officials, there was a fire in a stack of salvaged vehicles at the facility located in the 8900 block of Richmond Road."

2018-07-18 - Seven cars destroyed by fire while parked outside businesses just outside Copperas Cove (Texas):
http://www.centexproud.com/news/local/7-cars-burn-in-lampasas-co-fire/1311710514
http://www.coveleaderpress.com/news/late-wednesday-fire-destroys-vehicles-damages-structure-near-big-divide

2018-07-18 - Six cars destroyed by fire at 4 AM while parked at auto auction business, six more damaged, in Vars, Ottawa (Canada):
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/investigator-called-for-dramatic-fire-at-vars-auto-auction-lot
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/vars-adesa-vehicles-auction-fire-1.4751321
http://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/multiple-cars-damaged-by-far-in-vars-auction-lot-988497
http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-fire-investigating-blaze-at-vars-auto-park-1.4017647
http://edmontonsun.com/news/local-news/investigator-called-for-dramatic-fire-at-vars-auto-auction-lot/wcm/11ef77cb-decc-48f3-818e-040c0057b181
http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/multiple-vehicle-fire-in-vars-1.4017650

2018-07-18 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Corning (California):
http://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/news/Recycling-Plant-Fire-in-Corning--488584941.html
http://www.ibtimes.com/fire-corning-california-recycling-plant-leaves-over-9000-without-power-2700970
http://krcrtv.com/news/tehama-county/structure-fire-in-orland

2018-07-18 - Recycling center fire breaks out just outside Calgary (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/4338586/fire-recycling-facility-rocky-view/
http://country105.com/news/4338586/fire-recycling-facility-rocky-view/
http://www.thepeelspec.net/fire-crews-battle-large-blaze-at-recycling-facility-in-rocky-view-county/

2018-07-18 - Wildfires rage for days following heatwave and drought on coastal Bray Head (Ireland):
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/gorse-fires-we-need-three-or-four-days-of-rain-to-kill-this-off-1.3567033
http://www.sott.net/article/391370-Wildfires-rage-for-days-following-heatwave-and-drought-on-Bray-Head-Ireland

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-19 - Foul sewage smell regularly blowing over coastal Avonmouth, coastal Lawrence Weston and coastal Shirehampton (Britain):
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/whole-avonmouth-smells-like-sewage-1805509

2018-07-19 - Person found dead in burning van at church in Tinley Park (Illinois):
http://patch.com/illinois/tinleypark/1-person-dead-tinley-park-vehicle-fire
http://www.facebook.com/VOTPPublicSafety/posts/453953755075991
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzFkwok8cb0

Quote: "One person is dead following a van fire in the parking lot of Trinity Lutheran Church, according to the Village of Tinley Park Public Safety."

2018-07-19 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame along the Miami River in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/florida/miami-dade/flames-engulf-plant-on-miami-river-near-allapattah
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Crews-Dealing-With-Recycling-Plant-Fire-Near-Miami-International-Airport-488702061.html
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/07/20/environmental-concerns-recycling-fire/

Quote: "The Ferrous Processing & Trading Co., a recycling plant along the Miami River, was on fire Thursday night in Miami-Dade. There were 20 units from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue at 3700 NW North River Drive, near Allappattah."

2018-07-19 - Metal recycling center hit by fire at 6:45 AM, big pile of scrap metal burns, in coastal Seaview (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/105622764/fire-at-macaulay-metals-in-lower-hutt-put-out
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/105592325/Lower-Hutt-factory-fire-sees-buildings-evacuated-and-puts-one-person-in-hospital
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/362133/businesses-evacuated-as-fire-hits-lower-hutt-metal-recycling-company

Quote: "A large smouldering fire at a Lower Hutt metal factory was finally extinguished nearly 12 hours after it started. The fire at Macaulay Metals in Seaview was first reported about 6.45am Thursday."

Quote: "The pile was about 60 metres long, 20m wide and 10m high."

2018-07-19 - Underground electrical fire before 6 AM blows manhole cover off in Reading (Pennsylvania):
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/crews-respond-to-underground-electrical-fire-in-reading

2018-07-19 - Recycling center fire breaks out, fire gets huge, in Leicester (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/video-shows-huge-flames-leicester-1801994
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/live-fire-leicester-recycling-centre-1801596

2018-07-19 - Pallet business goes up in flames in Penn Township (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://www.eveningsun.com/story/news/2018/07/19/crews-responding-2-alarm-fire-penn-township-pallet-company/804616002/
http://local21news.com/news/local/2nd-alarm-fire-at-wood-storage-facility
http://fox43.com/2018/07/19/crews-battle-fire-penn-township-business/

Quote: "The JF Rohrbaugh Co. manufactures and recycles wood pallets according to its website."

2018-07-19 - What climate change looks like in 2018:
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-climate-change-looks-like-in-2018/

2018-07-19 - We can’t hide from global warming’s consequences:
http://www.ecowatch.com/global-warming-david-suzuki-2587864098.html

2018-07-19 - All-time heat records shattered in northern Scandinavia, extreme heat grips Japan and Korea:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/07/all-time-records-melt-in-northern.html

2018-07-19 - Heatwave continues to bake Japan, death toll rises to at least 30, 10,000+ people hospitalized:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=HT-20180715-63903-JPN
http://japantoday.com/category/national/Death-toll-in-heat-wave-tops-30-more-than-10-000-taken-to-hospitals
http://weather.com/safety/heat/news/2018-07-18-japan-deadly-heat-wave
http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180719/p2g/00m/0dm/101000c
http://english.kyodonews.net/news/2018/07/e59eb339d912-update1-death-toll-in-japan-heat-wave-rises-to-more-than-30.html

Quote: "Ten more people died Thursday from a heat wave that continued to grip Japan, raising the death toll to more than 30 since July 9, with the public warned to brace for more scorching weather over coming days."

Category: Fires And Explosions

2018-07-20 - Man dies in burning pickup truck at Spring Lake RV Resort on South Spring Lake Road in Halstead (Kansas), 1 killed:
http://www.ksn.com/news/local/one-dead-after-fire-in-harvey-county/1313015092
http://www.kake.com/story/38693180/man-dies-in-fire-possible-explosion-near-halstead
http://www.kwch.com/content/news/1-dead-after-structure-fire-in-Harvey-County--488737611.html
http://www.hayspost.com/2018/07/20/official-1-dead-in-kansas-rv-resort-fire-rv-resort-fire/
http://www.hutchpost.com/official-1-dead-in-harvey-county-rv-resort-fire/
http://www.kfdi.com/news/one-dead-in-harvey-county-fire

Quote: "Once under control, fire crews located a man inside of his pickup truck. His name and age isn't being released at this time."

2018-07-20 - Woman, 74, found burned to death in burned car near French Island Road in Perryopolis (Pennsylvania), near the Youghiogheny River:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/07/20/missing-woman-vehicle-found-burned/
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news/hsnewsnow/body-found-in-burned-car-during-search-for-missing-perryopolis/article_aeeab3ee-8446-5f5c-815e-a5889234e121.html

2018-07-20 - Woman found dead in smoky house in coastal St. John's (Canada):
http://www.thewesternstar.com/news/woman-found-dead-in-smoke-filled-house-in-st-johns-227458/

Quote: "He said was awakened by the sound of an alarm. He said not long after, he smelled gas in his house and assumed it was a carbon dioxide leak in the woman’s house. Carbon dioxide, however, is odourless. His mother-in-law called 911."

Note: So a smell of gas, e.g. rotten egg odor, but no gas leak, a smoked up home and a dead woman, on the coast...

2018-07-20 - Mother and daughter, 72 and 54, found burned to death in apartment in Dum Dum (India):
http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/mother-daughters-charred-bodies-found-in-dum-dum-flat-310429

2018-07-20 - Passenger plane hit by engine fire and blown tire, plane aborts takeoff, at O'Hare Airport in Chicago (Illinois):
http://www.whio.com/news/breaking-news/american-airlines-jet-fire-hare-blamed-engine-related-issue/tFJYzrC2UoHaLWk0Xkuh4J/
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending-now/american-airlines-jet-fire-at-ohare-blamed-on-enginerelated-issue/794227190
http://www.news965.com/video/hot-video/american-airlines-flight-stopped-runway-because-engine-catching-fire/cp7wufp8H1teYvKSCYZouM/
http://www.wokv.com/video/hot-video/american-airlines-flight-stopped-runway-because-engine-catching-fire/cp7wufp8H1teYvKSCYZouM/
http://www.wpxi.com/video?videoId=794287353&videoVersion=1.0

Quote: "A passenger aboard an American Airlines flight from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to Miami that was forced to abort takeoff Thursday because of an engine-related mechanical issue said the plane was speeding down the runway when she heard an explosion. Sarah Ahmed said that after the blast, she saw flames and black smoke."

2018-07-20 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://fox8.com/2018/07/20/smoke-causes-united-flight-to-make-emergency-landing-in-cleveland/
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1100954594/smoke-causes-united-flight-to-make-emergency-landing-in-cleveland
http://www.facebook.com/Fox8NewsCleveland/posts/10160892989365294
http://twitter.com/fox8news/status/1020527576543096832

Quote: "A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Cleveland Friday night. There were reports of smoke in the cabin of Flight 1611 from Newark to Chicago, according to a United spokesman. The plane landed safely at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport."

2018-07-20 - Passenger plane hit by smoke while landing in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/content/news/Plane-crew-reports-smoke-in-cockpit-488722911.html

Quote: "Emergency crews were called to Eppley Airfield Friday morning as a Frontier Airlines flight approached with the crew reporting smoke in the cockpit. The plane landed safely."

Note: These are the 116th, 117th and 118th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-20 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, big pile of scrap metal burns, in coastal Gulfport (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/38688549/pile-of-burning-metal-caught-on-camera-in-gulfport

Quote: "A 30-foot pile of scrap metal went up in flames in Gulfport on Thursday. The fire happened at Southern Scrap Recycling near Lorraine Road, according to Chief Beyerstedt with the Gulfport Fire Department. In a video of the fire, you can see plumes of smoke over a heaping pile of metal parts."

2018-07-20 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, vehicles burn, in North Hanover Township (New Jersey):
http://6abc.com/fire-torches-junkyard-in-burlington-county/3795547/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/07/20/crews-battling-fire-at-wrightstown-junkyard/

Quote: "A bad fire torched a junkyard in North Hanover Township, Burlington County. Firefighters were working to put out hot spots as Chopper 6 flew overhead around noon Friday. Smoke was still pouring from a garage and the lot was covered in burned-out vehicles."

2018-07-20 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire after car bursts into flame, in Sanborn (New York):
http://www.wkbw.com/news/firefighters-are-battling-an-active-fire-on-chew-road-in-sanborn
http://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/active-fire-on-chew-road-in-sanborn/1313590453
http://rumble.com/v60upz-firefighters-battle-scrap-fire-on-chew-road-in-sanborn.html
http://www.facebook.com/news4buffalo/posts/firefighters-responded-to-a-fire/10156386795180505/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPWcCJSFdhE

Quote: "Firefighters battled a scrap yard fire on Chew Road in Sanborn Friday evening. The Niagara County Sheriff's Office tells us at least three fire companies worked the blaze. We are told that the fire started as a car fire and spread. The fire was contained to the scrap yard."

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-21 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Beijing (China):
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2156345/air-china-flight-turns-back-beijing-just-after-take-because-smoke

Quote: "Air China flight turns back to Beijing just after take-off because of smoke in cabin. Passenger says plane ‘filled with smoke’ and they were told to leave the aircraft as soon as it landed, according to local newspaper."

Note: This is the 119th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-21 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame, hundreds of cars burn, near the Christina River near Newport (Delaware):
http://6abc.com/hundreds-of-vehicles-caught-fire-at-delaware-salvage-yard/3802229/
http://phl.today/68199/hundreds-of-vehicles-caught-fire-at-delaware-salvage-yard/
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2018/07/21/firefighters-working-scene-salvage-yard-fire-near-newport/814620002/
http://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/state/newport-fire-damages-hundreds-of-vehicle-storage-lot/article_92d3c034-896e-5398-808d-c8b04c586061.html
http://www.delawareonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2018/07/22/auto-salvage-yard-fire-engulfs-cars/814603002/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/v/junkyard-fire-in-new-castle-destroys-dozens-of-cars/vp-BBKXFOm
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/07/22/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-delaware-salvage-yard/
http://firststateupdate.com/2018/07/happening-now-inferno-engulfs-newport-salvage-yard/
http://snewsi.com/id/18375551856/Auto-salvage-yard-fire-engulfs-cars
http://www.wopular.com/auto-salvage-yard-fire-engulfs-cars
http://twitter.com/delawareonline/status/1020860998947811328
http://www.facebook.com/6abcActionNews/posts/10155847326641378

Quote: "Officials say up to 400 vehicles caught fire."

2018-07-21 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, cars burn, in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/fire-reported-at-northside-junkyard-multiple-cars-involved/77-576267406
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/news/video-fire-reported-at-northside-junkyard-multiple-cars-involved/77-8196458

Quote: "The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said multiple cars were involved in the junkyard fire in the 14100 block of Gossett Street."

2018-07-21 - Monorail bursts into flame at the California State Fair at Cal Expo in Sacramento (California):
http://www.kcra.com/article/monorail-catches-fire-at-california-state-fair/22506629
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/07/21/california-state-fair-monorail-fire/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/07/21/monorail-fire-state-fair/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article215299790.html

2018-07-21 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to two homes, in Clifton (New Jersey):
http://longisland.news12.com/story/38700429/car-fire-spreads-to-2-homes-in-clifton
http://newjersey.news12.com/story/38700429/car-fire-spreads-to-2-homes-in-clifton
http://www.news12.com/clip/14507292/car-fire-spreads-to-2-homes-in-clifton

2018-07-21 - As the world continues to warm, sea turtles turning almost entirely female, researchers to see if alligators are affected similarly:
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20180721/climate-change-is-turning-sea-turtle-eggs-female-what-about-alligators

Quote: "Sometime in mid-August, 400 baby alligators will hatch on the roof of a building at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Researchers will scoop up the newborns and tally them up: male or female? If professor Adam Rosenblatt’s hypothesis is correct, most of the tiny reptiles wriggling out of their manmade nests will be female, thanks to climate change. The warming world has already launched a new — overwhelming female — generation of sea turtles. In the Pacific Ocean’s most important sea turtle nesting area, females outnumber males 116 to 1, National Geographic reported. More and more South Florida sea turtles are born female too, said Florida Atlantic University Professor Jeanette Wyneken. In the last decade, seven of the 10 years Wyneken and her students found every sea turtle nest they sampled in Palm Beach County was totally female. 'Basically what we’re seeing is when the temps would go over 31 Celsius (87.8 degrees Fahrenheit) we would pretty much have 100 percent female nests,' she said."

2018-07-21 - Heat records falling around the world in 2018:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/07/heat-records-falling-around-world-in.html

2018-07-21 - Australian governments concede Great Barrier Reef headed for collapse:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/australian-governments-admit-great.html
http://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australian-governments-concede-great-barrier-reef-headed-for-collapse-20180720-p4zsof.html

2018-07-21 - Volcano Kilauea in Hawaii hit by another summit collapse and explosion:
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38696577/usgs-kilauea-eruption-in-lower-puna-will-likely-continue-for-months-to-years

Quote: "Fissure no. 8 is erupting an estimated 26,000 gallons of lava per second, according to the USGS. The agency says this extreme eruption rate may mean the eruption will continue for years."

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-22 - Huge biodiesel storage tank goes up in flames at coastal Port Manatee (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/fire-inside-port-manatee-biodiesel-tank-a-mystery-investigators-say/67-576512419
http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/article215339505.html
http://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2018/07/23/crews-battle-fire-at-port-manatee
http://www.wtsp.com/video/news/emergency-crews-battle-fire-inside-port-manatee-biodiesel-tank/67-8196967
http://www.mysuncoast.com/staff/fire-breaks-out-at-port-manatee/article_6a08de82-8e13-11e8-8534-17cb86ab9f4d.html

Quote: "Because of the amount of damage, the State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating. Investigators said Monday the fire remains 'a mystery' because they said there was no heat source, no ignition source and no one was working in the tank at the time the fire started."

Note: Now that more flammable gases are contaminating the atmosphere, the atmosphere itself is an ignition source. If there was anything rusty near this tank, like maybe even the tank itself, then that too is now a possible ignition source. Because fire investigators have no idea what's going on, they can't be expected to be competent at performing their job anymore, so they'll be 'baffled' by endless 'mysteries' until they wake up or they're dead, whichever comes first...

2018-07-22 - Around 40 cars destroyed by fire at 5:46 AM while parked at auto auction in Mansfield Township (New Jersey):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/07/22/fire-destroys-dozens-cars-burlington-county-lot/
http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20180722/fire-destroys-about-40-vehicles-at-mansfield-lot
http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/fire-destroys-about-vehicles-at-new-jersey-lot/article_1bd70db7-2571-5c26-9773-65cba6f4fdb6.html
http://www.theeagle.com/news/nation/fire-destroys-about-vehicles-at-new-jersey-lot/article_7b3b535d-8141-5ba2-bfcd-be11d04a240b.html
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2018/07/22/burlington-county-nj-blaze-destroys-dozens-vehicles/816047002/
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-jersey/articles/2018-07-22/fire-destroys-about-40-vehicles-at-new-jersey-lot
http://www.nj.com/burlington/index.ssf/2018/07/two-alarm_fire_destroys_nearly_40_cars_at_auto_auc.html
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/22/fire-destroys-about-40-vehicles-at-new-jersey-lot/
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20180722_ap_dae491c65ed440b994fd7430c165e261.html
http://nj1015.com/dozens-of-cars-destroyed-in-burlington-county-lot-fire/
http://www.facebook.com/burlingtoncountytimes/posts/10156507208419699

Quote: "Authorities say a fire destroyed about 40 vehicles at a lot in New Jersey, but no injuries were reported. Emergency officials in Burlington County say the blaze at the Manheim (NADE) Auto Auction in Mansfield Township was reported at 5:46 a.m. Sunday."

2018-07-22 - Recycling center erupts in flame, two buildings destroyed, at Smarden Business Estate in Kent (Britain):
http://www.kent.fire-uk.org/news/incidents/?entryid2=17205
http://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/live-updates-plume-smoke-spotted-1812988
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-44915858

2018-07-22 - Underground electrical fire shoots flame from manhole in coastal East New York (New York):
http://bronx.news12.com/story/38702290/video-shows-manhole-fire-near-school-in-east-new-york

2018-07-22 - John Deere dealership destroyed by massive fire in Rosthern (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/4347059/fire-john-deere-dealership-rosthern-saskatchewan/
http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/15878-saskatchewan-deere-dealership-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/rosthern-fire-millions-dollars-damages-1.4757421
http://www.ckom.com/2018/07/22/flames-engulf-cervus-equipment-john-deere-in-rosthern/
http://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/massive-fire-at-rosthern-s-john-deere-dealership-causes-estimated-20-million-in-damage-1.4024233
http://www.cjwwradio.com/2018/07/22/sunday-morning-blaze-rips-through-a-john-deere-dealer-in-rosthern/

Quote: "A fire in Rosthern, Sask. could result in up to $20 million worth of damage, according to the Rosthern Fire Department. Despite the destruction of the building, Cervus Equipment says it will continue to provide services to the community. Fire crews responded to a blaze at the John Deere dealership at 10 a.m. CST on Sunday and left the scene at about 8:30 p.m."

2018-07-22 - Heatwave continues to bake Japan and South Korea, record high temp set in Japan, record high low temp set in South Korea:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=HT-20180715-63903-JPN

Quote: "Temperatures in Japan have reached 41.1C, a new record for the country, amid a deadly heatwave that has claimed dozens of lives. The temperature was recorded in the city of Kumagaya, a city northwest of Tokyo, beating a previous high of 41C in the western prefecture of Kochi in August 2013, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Records go back to varying dates for different cities, with data for Kumagaya starting in 1896. Authorities are warning people to stay indoors and use air conditioning where possible, with new deaths being reported almost every day for the last week. The heatwave has set in not just over wide swaths of Japan, but also in South Korea, where the country's highest-ever morning low was recorded on Monday. The mercury sat at 31C at 6.45am in the city of Gangneung, according to the Yonhap news agency."

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-23 - Wildfires rage near Athens (Greece), people flee to beaches, 74+ killed, 187+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=WF-20180724-63996-GRC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-44937082
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44941934
http://www.cnn.com/2018/07/23/europe/athens-wildfires-intl/index.html
http://www.dw.com/en/greece-in-shock-as-deadly-wildfires-rage/a-44811716
http://abc13.com/bodies-found-hugging-in-deadly-greece-wildfires/3814825/
http://www.koin.com/news/twin-wildfires-near-athens-kill-24-gut-vacation-resorts/1319121111
http://www.heraldnet.com/nation-world/bodies-found-clasped-in-hugs-as-greek-wildfires-kill-74/
http://www.mynbc5.com/article/twin-wildfires-near-athens-kill-20-gut-vacation-resorts/22523184
http://abcnews.go.com/International/biblical-disaster-greek-official-wildfires-killed-50/story?id=56774845
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2018/07/24/twin-wildfires-near-athens-kill-24-gut-vacation-resorts.html
http://wdef.com/2018/07/24/rescuers-in-greece-shocked-to-find-charred-bodies-of-victims-in-fast-moving-blaze-2/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/athens-greece-fires-dozens-dead-beaches-kineta-rafina-today-live-updates-2018-07-24/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-wildfires-live-updates-athens-latest-death-toll-news-mati-rafina-a8461271.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/athens-wildfires-car-passenger-driver-fire-flames-video-greece-motorway-a8461566.html

Quote: "Twin wildfires raging through popular seaside areas near the Greek capital have torched homes, cars and forests and killed at least 74 people, authorities said Tuesday, raising the death toll after rescue crews reported finding the bodies of more than 20 people huddled together near a beach."

Quote: "At least 187 people, including 23 children, have been injured. The number of missing individuals is still unclear."

Quote: "Desperate families trying to reach the safety of the sea were trapped by walls of smoke and flame. Others died in buildings or cars."

Quote: "At least three villages have been evacuated. Evangelos Bournous, the mayor of the seaside town of Rafina, told reporters that he had personally seen many homes go up in flames."

Quote: "All the casualties appeared to be from the fire near Rafina, a popular seaside area that is a mix of permanent residences and vacation homes."

Quote: "'Mati doesn't even exist as a settlement anymore,' a woman told Greece's Skai TV. 'I saw corpses, burned-out cars. I feel lucky to be alive.'"

2018-07-23 - Dozens of wildfires continue burning across Sweden:
http://thebarentsobserver.com/en/ecology/2018/07/barents-region-fire
http://www.koin.com/news/sweden-says-wildfires-remain-serious-threat/1317176697
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/sweden-says-wildfires-remain-serious-threat/article_762aa990-457e-50f0-b135-04f3e6f54161.html
http://www.nptelegraph.com/news/world_news/sweden-says-wildfires-remain-serious-threat/article_b0c26a81-1ae1-5873-a9e4-5051035f8fef.html
http://www.sott.net/article/391796-Sweden-now-battling-over-50-wildfires-authorities-say-some-impossible-to-extinguish

Quote: "Dozens of French soldiers arrived early Monday to help international firefighting crews battling some 50 wildfires raging since last week, mostly in central and western Sweden but some also in the Arctic north."

2018-07-23 - Mysterious layer of black dust turns day to night in Arctic Siberia:
http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/sun-blanked-out-in-arctic-siberia/
http://www.sott.net/article/391763-Day-turns-to-night-in-Arctic-Siberia-locals-baffled-as-light-returns-with-a-layer-of-black-dust-covering-everything

2018-07-23 - Heatwave broils the US Southwest, records broken, and even hotter temps in the forecast:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/us-southwest-swelters-temps-120-forecast-174416080.html
http://www.kcbd.com/story/38718801/the-latest-death-valley-temperature-expected-to-hit-124
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Scorching-Temperatures-Expected-Next-Week--488835081.html

2018-07-23 - Heatwave continues baking the UK:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/23/met-office-issues-a-heatwave-alert-and-tells-uk-public-to-stay-inside
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-continuing-heatwave-in-britain.html

2018-07-23 - Fish losing sense of smell as the oceans absorb carbon dioxide and become increasingly acidic:
http://phys.org/news/2018-07-acidic-oceans-fish.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5982873/Global-warming-causing-fish-lose-sense-SMELL.html
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fish-losing-sense-of-smell-in-acidic-ocean-carbon-dioxide-7xznbdx63
http://www.newscientist.com/article/2174772-ocean-acidification-could-leave-fish-unable-to-smell-their-prey/
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-fish-smell-ocean-acid-carbon-dioxide-find-food-global-warming-a8460421.html
http://www.zmescience.com/ecology/climate/fish-losing-sense-smell-04234/
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/07/23/25878/
http://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44925495

Quote: "Fish are losing their sense of smell as rising carbon emissions turn the water they live in to acid."

Quote: "The findings are significant as these fish rely on smell to do everything from finding food and potential mates to detecting predators in their vicinity."

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-24 - Wildfire death toll rises to 81 after two seaside towns obliterated by infernos in Greece:
http://time.com/5349334/greece-wildfire-rescuers-search-casualties/
http://www.ft.com/content/7b0f5c22-8fe1-11e8-b639-7680cedcc421
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/25/survivors-share-terror-as-magnitude-of-greek-wildfires-comes-to-light
http://www.ekathimerini.com/231117/article/ekathimerini/news/death-toll-from-greek-fire-rises-to-81-irishman-confirmed-dead
http://www.cnn.com/2018/07/25/europe/greece-wildfires-missing-intl/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44948173

Quote: "While rescue crews combed through the disaster zone on Wednesday, the sheer scale of the disaster – which has left at least 81 people dead, more than 180 injured and dozens more missing – began to dawn on those who survived."

Quote: "The fire is thought to have been the deadliest on record in Greece."

2018-07-24 - Two mammoth infernos destroy 2,600 homes in coastal Jolo (Philippine Islands), 8 injured, 30,000 people homeless:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1014456/huge-fire-in-jolo-leaves-30000-people-homeless
http://www.rappler.com/nation/208176-30,000-flee-huge-fire-in-sulu
http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/25/18/jolo-inferno-engulfs-3500-homes
http://www.philstar.com/nation/2018/07/26/1836726/fire-hits-3-barangays-jolo
http://twitter.com/rapplerdotcom/status/1022118016635396096
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omamnYGJlZs

Quote: "At least eight people, two of them children, were injured, and more than 30,000 residents were left homeless when a huge fire gutted down almost 3,000 homes in three barangays – Lambayong, Busbus and Walled City in Jolo, Sulu on Tuesday."

Quote: "ARMM said 2,600 homes were razed to the ground as the fire was finally put out on Wednesday, July 25."

2018-07-24 - Volcano Kilauea continues erupting in Hawaii, magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes near the summit, marine life dying:
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38404624/explosion-at-kilauea-summit-releases-energy-equal-to-55-quake
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/07/25/breaking-news/lava-creeps-within-600-feet-of-pohiki-boat-ramp/
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38710696/turtles-marine-life-found-dead-on-pohoiki-shores-after-lava-approaches-area
http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/993504/Hawaii-volcano-eruption-sea-turtles-killed-Kilauea-wildlife-news-update

Quote: "Large earthquakes and explosions continue at the summit of Kilauea, with both happening on an almost daily basis. The latest large temblor to strike at the summit happened about 6:40 a.m. Tuesday and measured at a magnitude of 5.5, but no tsunami was generated."

2018-07-24 - Heatwave strikes the Arctic and the climate enters the Twilight Zone:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/heat-wave-strikes-the-arctic-and-the-climate-enters-the-twilight-zone_us_5b574cc8e4b0fd5c73c94c0d

2018-07-24 - Heatwave continues broiling Japan, death toll rises to 80, many hospitalized, natural disaster declared:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=HT-20180715-63903-JPN
http://www.ecowatch.com/japans-heatwave-declared-natural-disaster-2589581607.html
http://www.theepochtimes.com/japan-authorities-declare-heatwave-a-natural-disaster-as-death-toll-reaches-80_2602173.html
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2156589/japans-deadly-heatwave-now-classified-natural-disaster
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/07/japans-deadly-heat-wave-declared.html

Quote: "Authorities in Japan have declared a heatwave there a natural disaster as at least 80 people have died due to the intense weather conditions. Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency declared the record-breaking weather a natural disaster in a statement, reported Channel News Asia. The agency said 22,647 people were hospitalized in the previous week, while 80 people have died from the heat since the beginning of July."

2018-07-24 - Worst drought in many years causes farming crisis in the UK:
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/animals-struggling-water-shortage-1724536
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5982813/Now-heatwave-hits-Britains-CARROTS-British-supermarkets-import-vegetable.html
http://www.sott.net/article/391862-Perfect-storm-UK-farming-crisis-as-areas-suffer-worst-drought-for-225-years

Note: SOTT says, "We're witnessing similar events to those experienced during the Little Ice Age of the 18th century; drought as well as epic flooding amidst overall global cooling:" Yeah, well, there are some differences. For one, the planet is warming, not cooling, and what we're witnessing is a whole lot more similar to what occurred in the Permian-Triassic extinction event that wiped out most life on this planet. And in the 18th century, the permafrost wasn't melting, Greenland wasn't losing a billion tons of ice PER DAY from warming, there was no Northwest Passage because the Arctic ice had not yet disintegrated from warming, atmospheric methane and CO2 levels weren't skyrocketing, gigantic craters weren't appearing in Siberia from methane exploding out of the ground, and multiple coastal cities weren't investigating why their areas were being mysteriously hit by hydrogen sulfide. So other than being completely different in just about every way, sure, things are just like the 18th century! Derp...

2018-07-24  Two people lose consciousness in shallow water in swimming pool at water park in Huntley (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/23/stingray-bay-pool-incident/

Quote: "Two people were hospitalized Monday after being found unresponsive at the Stingray Bay Water Park in far northwest suburban Huntley. The Huntley Park District, which operates the pool, said two people were in the shallow area of a pool when patrons noticed they were in distress."

2018-07-24 - Man, 58, has 'medical issue' and collapses face-down into the water at beach in coastal Galveston (Texas):
http://twitter.com/BrettKHOU/status/1021907262888136707

Quote: "JUST IN: 58-year-old man taken to the hospital, now in critical condition, after being pulled from the surf on Galveston beach. I'm told the man may have had a medical issue and was found in the water facedown."

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-25 - Unknown foul odor hits coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-44951794

Quote: "Complaints made by residents of the Torry area of Aberdeen about a bad smell in the area are being investigated. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said it had been made aware of the odour reports in recent days. Sepa said it was working with the city council to establish the possible source of the smell."

2018-07-25 - Small plane, boat, tractor, motorcycle and hangar destroyed by fire before 4:30 AM near Oologah Lake (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/38724122/airplane-destroyed-in-rogers-county-airport-hanger-fire
http://www.news9.com/story/38724122/airplane-destroyed-in-rogers-county-airport-hanger-fire
http://snewsi.com/id/18375642610/Airplane-Destroyed-In-Rogers-County-Airport-Hanger-Fire

Quote: "Firefighters say an airplane is destroyed after an early morning fire at a hangar just south of Oologah Lake."

Quote: "Firefighters say no one was hurt, but inside the hangar it's all a charred mess as well as significant damage outside. They say along with the airplane, there was a tractor, a motorcycle and a boat parked inside the hanger."

Note: This is the 120th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018, and this is the 676th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2018, and this is the 1566th tractor/tanker/semi to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-25 - Landfill fire breaks out in Van Buren Township (Michigan):
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/firefighters-battling-landfill-fire-along-i-275-in-van-buren-township
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGSSR5P0yS0

2018-07-25 - Landfill fire breaks out on Brinkworth Road in Chippenham (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/landfill-fire-royal-wootton-bassett/

2018-07-25 - Recycling center erupts in flame at 11 PM, fire gets big, in Sacramento (California):
http://fox40.com/2018/07/25/crews-battle-fire-overnight-at-sacramento-recycling-station/

2018-07-25 - Recycling center fire breaks out in Norwich (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/mile-cross-recycling-centre-fire-1-5624159

2018-07-25 - Extreme weather strikes throughout the entire northern hemisphere, including fires, heatwaves, droughts and flooding:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/extreme-weather-throughut-entire.html

2018-07-25 - Global heatwave is about to hit your wallet:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-07-25/heatwave-hits-commodities-from-crops-in-texas-to-french-power

Quote: "Scorching weather across the globe makes fields too dry for crops, rivers too warm to cool power plants, and leaves wind turbines idle – and it’s pushing commodities prices higher..."

2018-07-25 - Heat and drought hit the US Southwest like hasn't been seen since the Dust Bowl Era of the 1930s:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-dustbowl-that-never-ends.html

2018-07-25 - Heatwave warning for Europe for the next ten days:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/heat-wave-warning-for-europe.html

2018-07-25 - Man in his 40s has 'medical episode' in swimming pool at YMCA in coastal Quincy (Massachusetts):
http://www.boston25news.com/news/man-rushed-to-hospital-after-possible-drowning-at-quincy-ymca/798099809
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/07/25/man-rushed-hospital-after-medical-episode-quincy-pool/4b0I6z5Z5HGXAO7OD0xiqJ/story.html

Quote: "A man in his 40s was hospitalized Wednesday after he suffered a medical episode in a Quincy pool, officials said."

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-26 - At least seven people sickened by unknown odor on passenger plane, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/odor-diverts-spirit-airlines-flight-to-south-carolina/101-577978742
http://www.statesman.com/news/national/dirty-sock-odor-sickens-passengers-spirit-airlines-flight/rtziNdf0te6XDpvFDpnAQK/
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article215623115.html
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/latest-news/article215624445.html
http://wpde.com/news/local/hazmat-situation-at-myrtle-beach-international-airport
http://patch.com/south-carolina/myrtle-beach/strange-odor-forces-florida-bound-plane-divert-myrtle-beach
http://www.ktvu.com/news/spirit-airlines-flight-diverted-after-passengers-sickened-from-dirty-socks-odor
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/emergency-crews-respond-to-hazmat-call-at-myrtle-beach-airport-wpde-reports/799397127
http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/local/myrtle_beach/fire-department-no-hazardous-materials-found-on-plane-diverted-to/article_c522ae9c-9156-11e8-b42e-2b111bff0d75.html
http://www.wpxi.com/video?videoId=800063151&videoVersion=1.0
http://www.facebook.com/WPDEABC15/posts/10156657533868970

Quote: "Emergency crews are treating seven to 10 patients after a hazmat call on a plane that landed at Myrtle Beach International Airport on Thursday night. The flight was traveling from [coastal] LaGuardia in New York City to [coastal] Fort Lauderdale, Florida when it was diverted to [coastal] Myrtle Beach, according to Myrtle Beach Fire and Rescue Lt. Jonathan Evans. There were 220 passengers on board and several complained of medical issues. When fire crews went into the plane they did not find any hazardous substances."

Quote: "The emergency crews responded to the scene when the plane landed, though they did not find any hazardous substances on the aircraft. Some passengers described the smell as 'dirty socks,' NBC New York reports."

2018-07-26 - Passenger has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Adelaide (Australia):
http://www.airlive.net/infographic-qantas-a380-diverts-to-adelaide-with-medical-emergency/
http://www.radarbox24.com/news/infographic-qantas-a380-diverts-to-adelaide-with-medical-emergency

2018-07-26 - Passenger has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.thesun.ie/news/2902715/american-airlines-emergency-landing-dublin/

Quote: "The flight had already flown through Irish airspace and was about 700km north west of Ireland when the crew made the decision to declare a medical emergency and divert. It’s understood that crew also declared a May-Day shortly before landing. The crew advised air traffic controllers they had a medical emergency on board."

2018-07-26 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame, fire gets big, in the Province of Seville (Spain):
http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/on-euro-weekly-news/spain-news-in-english/1473361-watch-crane-driver-is-hero-of-massive-scrapyard-blaze-in-andalucia

2018-07-26 - Wildfire ignited by vehicle grows to 28,763 acres, fire jumps the Sacramento River, boats and structures burn, near Whiskeytown Lake (California), 1 killed:
http://www.chicoer.com/2018/07/26/whiskeytown-fire-explodes-burning-structures-and-boats/
http://www.newsweek.com/carr-fire-whiskeytown-california-shasta-map-1044060
http://www.kesq.com/news/national-world/1-killed-in-northern-california-wildfire/773803553
http://www.statesman.com/news/firefighter-killed-blaze-rages-northern-california/jvuAscDRmLG9Lu28iRH4ZP/
http://www.msn.com/en-ae/video/viral/new-evacuations-ordered-as-carr-fire-explodes-to-almost-30000-acres/vp-BBL7lVP
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/california-blaze-reaches-redding-1-dead-firefighters-injured/
http://www.newsminer.com/news/national/california-fires-burn-boats-threaten-gold-rush-era-relics/article_29211d8f-15ff-5e64-b73d-f48e49472236.html
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/usworld/california-fires-burn-boats-threaten-gold-rush-era-relics/article_2e1b952f-d83f-502a-b861-efbcf2af0c20.html
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/kids/other/redding-tv-station-reports-devastating-fire-then-evacuates-live-on-air-as-flames-approach/ar-BBL7zgA
http://www.sfgate.com/california-wildfires/article/Carr-Fire-Whiskeytown-Redding-ash-wildfire-13107233.php
http://fox40.com/2018/07/26/shasta-county-wildfire-growing-rapidly-near-redding/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article215624595.html

Quote: "As of Thursday morning the Carr Fire was up to 28,763 acres and was burning northeastward, toward Shasta Dam. It was just 10 percent contained. Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency."

Quote: "The CHP reports the fire is 'out of control.' They have told Shasta County residents who live near the Sacramento River between Eureka Way and Keswick Dam to leave immediately. Caltrans reports the fire has crossed the Sacramento River."

Quote: "The fire destroyed at least 15 structures in Shasta County, but that number is expected to rise as the blaze moved toward subdivisions and other populated areas."

Quote: "A private hire bulldozer operator died Thursday while battling the fire but no more details have been released."

2018-07-26 - Heavy mining truck bursts into flame underground in gold mine in Springs (South Africa):
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/miners-treated-for-smoke-inhalation-after-underground-fire-breaks-out-16260573
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-mining-fire/more-than-100-south-african-gold-miners-treated-for-smoke-inhalation-idUSKBN1KG294
http://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/644-miners-rescued-underground-fire/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/27/c_137350525.htm

Quote: "The NUM is reliably informed that a bell truck caught fire while operating underground."

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-27 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Belgrade (Serbia):
http://www.rtcg.me/english/balkans/210230/the-smoke-in-the-cabin-the-plane-forcibly-landed.html

Quote: "The smoke was quickly extinguished, and the passengers are accommodated in the hotel where they are waiting for information when the flight will be continued. There were 136 passengers and seven crew members on the plane."

2018-07-27 - Passenger plane hit by smoke/fire, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Port Vila (Vanuatu):
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/28/c_137354131.htm
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2018-07/28/content_57855839.htm
http://www.poandpo.com/news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-vanuatu-airport-2872018401/
http://asiapacificreport.nz/2018/07/28/no-injuries-in-vanuatu-runway-excursion-emergency-landing/

Quote: "Witnesses said that the plane's cabin was filled with smoke from a fire below and they cut off the starboard engine during flight."

Note: These are the 121st and 122nd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-27 - Underground electrical explosion causes blackouts in Valencia (California):
http://signalscv.com/2018/07/underground-vault-explosion-in-valencia-leaves-more-than-600-without-power/
http://www.hometownstation.com/santa-clarita-news/scv-emergency/creekside-drive-left-dark-after-power-vault-explosion-242502

Quote: "More than 640 people were left without power late Friday afternoon following an underground vault explosion in Valencia — the second such malfunction in the SCV in less than a month."

2018-07-27 - Electrical substation explodes and burns in coastal Tampa (Florida), blackouts ensue:
http://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/teco-substation-fire-knocks-out-power-to-4-000-homes/1329232196

2018-07-27 - Electrical substation damaged by fire near train station in Montparnasse area in Paris (France):
http://www.thelocal.fr/20180727/fire-blocks-montparnasse-train-station-in-paris-at-height-of-holiday-exodus
http://www.france24.com/en/20180727-fire-halts-train-traffic-paris-montparnasse-station-issy-les-moulineaux-france
http://www.eturbonews.com/229159/huge-fire-at-montparnasse-train-station-in-paris-strands-thousands-of-travelers
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/fire-blocks-major-paris-station-at-height-of-holiday-exodus
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6878239/paris-fire-erupts-near-accor-hotel-sending-thick-black-smoke-billowing-miles-over-the-city/
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-fire-at-paris-substation-leaves-thousands-of-homes-train-station-without-power-2018-7?r=UK&IR=T
http://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2018/07/27/thousands-of-homes-major-paris-station-left-without-power-after-fire-at-substation

Quote: "SNCF official Patrick Jeantet said the electrical centre hit by the fire was a crucial site which controls Montparnasse's safety installations."

2018-07-27 - Wildfire grows to 48,312 acres, destroys 125 homes, burns into Redding (Caligornia), death toll rises to 2:
http://katu.com/news/local/firefighters-battling-multiple-fires-near-whiskeytown
http://www.cnn.com/2018/07/27/us/california-carr-fire/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2018/07/27/us/gallery/california-wildfires/index.html
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/07/27/carr-fire-redding-friday-updates/
http://abc7.com/carr-fire-near-redding-2-killed-125-homes-destroyed/3832566/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/07/27/carr-fires-erratic-winds-fire-tornados/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/northern-california-wildfire-taking-path/story?id=56859441
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/27/latest-california-wildfire-forces-more-evacuations.html
http://abc7.com/carr-fire-near-redding-2-killed-500-homes-destroyed-48000-acres-burned/3832566/
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/07/27/fatal-wildfire-rips-through-california-towns-firefighters-burned/
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Northern--California-wildfire-kills-1-burns-firefighters-489315831.html
http://katu.com/news/local/wildfire-activity-has-escalated-us-may-call-up-troops-request-international-help
http://wdef.com/2018/07/27/homes-were-exploding-residents-describe-deadly-blaze-roaring-through-northern-california/
http://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/residents-flee-california-wildfire-as-it-tears-through-towns-07-27-2018
http://q13fox.com/2018/07/27/fast-growing-northern-california-wildfire-moves-into-redding-1-killed/
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/nation-world/national/article215633970.html

Quote: "For only the fourth time in a decade, the nation's top wildland fire managers have moved the gauge of the nation's wildfire situation to its highest - and most dire - level."

Quote: "The blaze leveled at least 125 homes, leaving neighborhoods smoldering and 37,000 people under evacuation orders. The flames moved so fast that firefighters working in oven-like temperatures and bone-dry conditions had to drop efforts to battle the blaze at one point to help people escape."

Quote: "According to Cal Fire, the Carr Fire has grown to 48,312 acres and is now 5 percent contained. 500 structures have been destroyed, 75 have been damaged, and 4,978 are threatened. Two firefighters have been killed in the fire."

Quote: "The fire, which created at least two flaming tornadoes that toppled trees, shook firefighting equipment and busted truck windows, took 'down everything in its path,' said Scott McLean, a spokesman for Cal Fire, the state agency responsible for fighting wildfires."

2018-07-27 - Wildfire in Greece becomes 5th-deadliest in a century as death toll rises to 87:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/07/5th-deadliest-wildfire-globally-in-past.html
http://www.wunderground.com/cat6/5th-Deadliest-Wildfire-Globally-Past-100-Years-Greeces-87-Deaths-Mondays-Fires

2018-07-27 - The study on collapse they thought you should not read – yet:
http://jembendell.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/the-study-on-collapse-they-thought-you-should-not-read-yet/
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/suppressed-scientific-paper-published.html

Quote: "A research paper concluding that climate-induced collapse is now inevitable, was recently rejected by anonymous reviewers of an academic journal. It has been released directly by the Professor who wrote it, to promote discussion of the necessary deep adaptation to climate chaos."

2018-07-27 - Heatwave in the UK pushes up fruit and vegetable prices as yields fall:
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/27/heatwave-pushes-up-uk-fruit-and-vegetables-prices-as-yields-fall
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/07/summer-temperature-2018-new-normal.html

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-28 - RV trailer goes up in flames at 6:06 AM and kills man on coastal Marrowstone Island (Washington):
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/rv-fire-on-marrowstone-island-proves-fatal/
http://www.ptleader.com/news/one-dead-in-marrowstone-island-rv-fire/article_a24080f2-92c3-11e8-afe9-ef884af816aa.html
http://twitter.com/PenDailyNews/status/1023237337721888768/photo/1
http://twitter.com/PenDailyNews/status/1023606578102976513

2018-07-28 - Small plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Pike County (Illinois):
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Pilot-makes-an-emergency-landing--489427471.html
http://www.kspr.com/content/news/Pilot-makes-an-emergency-landing--489427471.html
http://khqa.com/news/local/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-pike-county-illinois
http://www.koamtv.com/story/38758065/pilot-makes-emergency-landing-in-western-illinois-village
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/pilot-makes-emergency-landing-in-western-illinois-village/article_c64b4b7b-daf8-528c-9037-1f63547e844b.html
http://www.dailyjournal.net/2018/07/28/il-emergency-landing-illinois/
http://twitter.com/WGEM/status/1023303524187353094

Quote: "Petty says the pilot told deputies that there was smoke in the cockpit."

2018-07-28 - Small plane hit by smoke, plane crash-lands and burns at airport in Mount Vernon (Ohio):
http://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/osp-no-injuries-after-single-engine-plane-crashes-at-knox-co-airport/1330648020
http://www.10tv.com/article/pilot-walks-away-after-single-plane-crash-knox-county
http://www.wcbe.org/post/small-plane-crashes-knox-county-airport
http://www.facebook.com/WBNS10TV/posts/10156949820864369

Quote: "According to investigators, the pilot of a Cessna 172 was coming in for a landing at the Knox County Airport when he experienced smoke in the cockpit. The pilot began making an emergency landing, but the plane crashed. The pilot was the only person on board. He was able to escape the wreckage before the plane burst into flames."

Note: These are the 123rd and 124th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-28 - Vehicle-ignited wildfire grows to 80,906 acres near Redding (California), death toll rises to 5:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-california-wildfires-missing-family-20180728-story.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-wildfire-death-dead-buildings-destroyed-redding-a8467686.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fire-victims-firefighters-great-grandmother-children-56891617
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/07/28/get-out-with-your-life-californias-deadly-carr-fire-doubles-in-size/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/28/uncontained-wildfire-destroys-500-structures-in-california.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/28/latest-shasta-county-wildfire-doubles-in-size-overnight.html
http://www.wusa9.com/article/news/police-3-confirmed-dead-in-california-wildfire/65-578289557
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/28/fire-victims-2-firefighters-great-grandmother-chil/
http://www.chicoer.com/2018/07/28/shasta-county-fire-doubles-in-size-overnight/
http://abc7.com/carr-fire-expands-to-127-square-miles-near-redding/3838809/
http://www.cnn.com/2018/07/28/us/california-carr-fire/index.html

Quote: "Fueled by an incendiary combination of scorching temperatures, dry air and unpredictable winds, the deadly Carr fire doubled in size to 80,906 acres on Saturday — almost the size of the city of Philadelphia. "

Quote: "The fire created at least two flaming tornados that toppled trees, shook firefighting equipment and busted truck windows, taking 'down everything in its path,' said Scott McLean, a spokesman for Cal Fire, the state agency responsible for fighting wildfires."

Quote: "'I don't know why it's doing what it's doing,' Cal Fire Chief Steve Crawford said. 'It's burning in every direction all at the same time... It's burning as if it's got strong wind on it even when there's no wind.'"

2018-07-28 - Ocean acidification to hit levels not seen in 14 million years:
http://phys.org/news/2018-07-ocean-acidification-million-years.html

2018-07-28 - Worldwide record-breaking heat and wildfires worsened by climate change:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/record-breaking-heat-and-fires-are-worsened-by-climate-change-scientists-say/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/07/28/scientists-record-breaking-heat-wildfires-worsened-climate-change/
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/extreme-heat-wildfires-worsened-climate-change-say-scientists-n895496
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/Science-Says-Record-Heat-Fires-Worsened-by-Climate-Change-489369721.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/28/world/science-health-world/weirdness-abounds-heat-waves-floods-fires-afflict-countries-worldwide/

2018-07-28 - Wildfires rage across Europe as countries battle intense heat wave:
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-wildfires-europe-20180728-story.html
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/07/record-breaking-heatwave-turns-europe.html
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/all-time-heat-records-in-europe.html

Quote: "As a scorching heat wave engulfs large parts of Europe this summer, fires have torn through dozens of countries across the European Union. From Germany to France to Sweden, countries in Western Europe are set for another intense heat wave this week with temperatures soaring above 90 degrees, weather forecasters said."

2018-07-28 - Emergency drought summit to be held in Britain amid fears of food supply crisis:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/towards-food-supplu-crisis-in-britain.html
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/28/farmers-drought-summit-food-supply-fears-crisis-heatwave

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-29 - RV goes up in flames while being repaired and kills woman in Bartow County (Georgia):
http://www.daily-tribune.com/stories/rv-fire-claims-womans-life,19509
http://patch.com/georgia/cartersville/woman-found-dead-inside-rv-fire-bartow-county
http://www.cbs46.com/story/38761086/engine-repairs-led-to-fire-that-killed-woman-in-rv
http://wbhfradio.org/ballground-resident-dies-in-rv-fire/
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/police_fire/bartow-sheriff-no-foul-play-suspected-in-fire-death/article_33c5a3ec-938a-11e8-bc2f-2b4e32e6ecfb.html
http://www.facebook.com/CBS46/posts/10156574936831252

Note: This is the 338th RV to burn/explode in 2018, and this is the 12th deadly RV fire in 2018...

2018-07-29 - RV trailer goes up in flames at 5 AM and kills man, injures woman, in Hammond (Louisiana):
http://www.wafb.com/story/38759806/authorities-investigate-deadly-camper-trailer-fire-in-hammond
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2018/07/man_killed_in_sunday_camper_tr.html
http://www.wbrz.com/news/camper-trailer-fire-leaves-one-dead-one-injured-in-hammond/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/38759806/authorities-investigate-deadly-camper-trailer-fire-in-hammond
http://www.wsfa.com/story/38759806/authorities-investigate-deadly-camper-trailer-fire-in-hammond
http://www.wtol.com/story/38759806/authorities-investigate-deadly-camper-trailer-fire-in-hammond
http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/livingston_tangipahoa/article_1d342d14-933b-11e8-ae27-a3661b7aa091.html

2018-07-29 - Wildfires rage across Siberia (Russia), smoke blows all the way to the Canada and the US:
http://themillenniumreport.com/2018/07/massive-siberian-wildfires-affect-north-america-with-smoke-via-jet-stream/
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2018/smoke-from-siberian-fires-reaches-canada/
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/smoke-from-siberian-fires-reaches-north.html

Quote: "Latest reports show 27 fires across Krasnoyarsk region covering 8,682 hectares in. Dramatic new pictures show the latest forest infernos as reports come from the US that wildfire smoke from Siberia has blown some 5,000 miles to New England. This comes as clouds are being spiked with chemicals in Yakutia to provoke rain to extinguish flames – and amid claims from environmentalists that the scale of forest fires has been hidden by the authorities."

2018-07-29 - Recycling center erupts in flame on Sandy Lane in Worksop (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/firefighters-urge-residents-keep-windows-1838215
http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/video-shows-extent-damage-recycling-1840218

2018-07-29 - Dangerous heatwave heads to Europe:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/07/early-august-to-bring-dangerous-heat.html
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/early-august-to-bring-dangerous-heat-wave-to-western-europe/70005642

Quote: "It is not out of the question for temperatures to reach 49 C (120 F) in southwestern Spain and parts of southern Portugal Friday into Sunday..."

2018-07-29 - Record drought causing crop problems in the breadbasket in Germany:
http://www.thelocal.de/20180729/record-drought-grips-germanys-breadbasket
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/it-hasnt-really-rained-since-april-record-drought-grips-germanys-breadbasket
http://www.sott.net/article/392246-A-threat-to-our-livelihood-Record-drought-grips-Germanys-breadbasket

2018-07-29 - Mysterious massive algae bloom 'whirlpool' discovered in the Baltic Sea near Finland:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6001139/The-mysterious-algae-bloom-whirlpool-Baltic-Sea-big-cover-Manhattan.html
http://www.sott.net/article/392260-Mysterious-massive-and-deadly-algae-bloom-whirlpool-discovered-in-the-Baltic-Sea

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-30 - Man found dead at 5:30 AM at scene of brush fire along road in West Odessa (Texas):
http://www.oaoa.com/news/crime_justice/article_9c2e13d0-9400-11e8-b7bf-c328e92899c6.html
http://www.yourbasin.com/news/ector-county-body-found-in-rubble-of-fire/1333234147

2018-07-30 - Person found dead in burning car off the Trans-Canada Highway east of Deer Lake (Canada):
http://www.thetelegram.com/news/person-dies-in-a-vehicle-fire-near-deer-lake-230286/
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2018/person-dies-a-vehicle-fire-deer-lake-investigation-ongoing
http://canadianews.org/world/2018/08/01/374047-fatal-vehicle-fire-near-deer-lake.html
http://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-telegram-st-johns/20180801/281535111798097
http://www.thewesternstar.com/news/local/person-dies-in-a-vehicle-fire-near-deer-lake-230286/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/vehicle-fire-deer-lake-1.4768334

Quote: "The RCMP and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are investigating the matter as a sudden death of one person."

2018-07-30 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/odor-leads-plane-to-make-emergency-landing-monday/71-578836003
http://buffalonews.com/2018/07/30/smell-of-smoke-forces-emergency-landing-at-buffalo-airport/
http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Odor-leads-plane-to-make-emergency-landing-in-13117559.php
http://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-buffalo-niagara-airport-due-to-smoke-smell/1335121655
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/pennsylvania/articles/2018-07-30/odor-leads-plane-to-make-emergency-landing-in-buffalo
http://lancasteronline.com/news/pennsylvania/odor-leads-plane-to-make-emergency-landing-in-buffalo/article_7efdafad-5499-5c17-a24f-cdcf06b3aa66.html
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-buffalo-news/20180731/281883004147456
http://www.therepublic.com/2018/07/30/ny-airplane-emergency-landing/

Quote: "Airport officials say a number of people aboard Flight 9879 from Philadelphia smelled smoke about 3 p.m. Monday."

Note: This is the 125th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-30 - Hangar destroyed by fire at the Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Blaine (Minnesota):
http://www.fox9.com/news/authorities-respond-to-fire-at-anoka-blaine-airport-hangar
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/07/30/anoka-county-blaine-airport-fire/
http://kstp.com/news/crews-respond-to-fire-at-anoka-county-blaine-airport-/5010982/
http://www.kare11.com/article/news/crews-battle-fire-at-anoka-county-blaine-airport/89-578836200
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/storm/multiple-crews-called-to-battle-fire-at-anoka-county-blaine-airport/vp-BBLi05Y

2018-07-30 - Electrical substation erupts in flame, again, in North York (Canada):
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/07/30/north-york-hydro-station-on-fire-again.html

2018-07-30 - Wildfire grows to 103,772 acres, becomes megafire, near Redding (California), 818 homes destroyed, death toll at 6:
http://www.kcra.com/article/deadly-wildfire-destroys-800-homes-in-shasta-county/22568595
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/30/latest-2-arrested-suspected-looting-evacuated-homes.html
http://kymkemp.com/2018/07/30/the-carr-fire-switches-attack-some-redding-area-residents-allowed-to-return-home-but-trinity-county-residents-on-edge-as-it-turns-on-them/
http://www.yahoo.com/gma/california-firefighters-progress-battling-deadly-wildfires-101707231--abc-news-topstories.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/western-wildfires/california-wildfires-kill-eight-burn-quarter-million-acres-blast-furnace-n895936
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/31/californias-carr-fire-becomes-9th-most-destructive-in-state-history-twin-blazes-threaten-10g-homes.html
http://abc7.com/carr-fire-grows-to-98724-acres;-20-percent-contained/3848968/
http://www.cnn.com/2018/07/30/us/carr-fire-california/index.html

Quote: "Containment in the Carr Fire increased to 23 percent, Cal Fire said Monday evening. The blaze has scorched 103,772 acres."

Quote: "State fire spokesman Scott McLean says the blaze rampaging in the area of Redding has destroyed 818 homes and 311 outbuildings. Another 165 homes have been damaged by the fire, which also killed two firefighters and four civilians."

2018-07-30 - Wildfire death toll climbs to 91 in Greece:
http://www.rt.com/news/434598-greece-wildifres-death-toll-rises/
http://www.sott.net/article/392257-Greece-wildfires-called-Europes-deadliest-in-a-century-as-rising-death-toll-hits-91

2018-07-30 - Wildfires and heatwaves continue across Europe:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/07/wildfires-rage-across-europe-as-countries-battle-intense-heat-wave.html

2018-07-30 - Sea surface temperature reaches 66F in the Arctic near Svalbard:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/ocean-heat-on-move-toward-arctic-ocean.html

Category: Variety Pack

2018-07-31 - Ocean spews strong-smelling gas(es) off coastal Oceanside (California):
http://www.10news.com/news/ocean-outgassing-causing-strong-gas-smell-in-oceanside
http://sdcountypress.com/53426/ocean-outgassing-causing-strong-odor-in-oceanside/
http://strangesounds.org/2018/08/ocean-outgassing-causing-strong-odor-in-oceanside-california-but-it-is-unknown-whats-behind-the-ougassing.html
http://www.facebook.com/ABC10News/posts/2174583515917452
http://twitter.com/10News/status/1024465096473374720

Quote: "The Oceanside Police Department told residents not to panic after the department received several calls about a strong smell. According to authorities, the smell is outgassing from the ocean and is non-toxic. Ocean outgassing happens when the ocean releases gasses that were trapped or dissolved. A similar incident was reported in La Jolla earlier this year. At this time, it's unclear what is causing the outgassing."

Note: Yeah, people got sick during that La Jolla incident, so obviously it IS toxic. Non-toxic stuff doesn't make people sick. Methane, hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide accumulate at the bottom of oceans, so that's what the oceans are belching up. Methane and carbon dioxide are odorless, so the fact that this incident had a strong smell means there was hydrogen sulfide present. Hydrogen sulfide is VERY toxic. In fact, at 1 part per thousand it can kill you with one breath. As the oceans continue to warm, these 'ocean outgassing' events will become more common. Eventually, just as has happened before, this process will wipe out most life on Earth...

2018-07-31 - Unknown sewery-smelling stench plaguing West Valley City (Utah):
http://fox13now.com/2018/08/01/a-foul-odor-is-plaguing-west-valley-city-and-residents-are-being-asked-to-smell-something-say-something/

Quote: "A mysterious odor is plaguing neighborhoods here. 'It’s terrible. It’s gross. I can’t even describe it,' said Ronda Britton. 'Sometimes when you’re walking by it’s like death,' Nicholas Britton added. 'You’re like, what in the heck? You’re looking around thinking "What the heck’s around?" Maybe an animal or something.' The foul smell has even reached West Valley City Hall. 'It’s kind of a sewer type smell,' said Sam Johnson, the city's communications director."

2017-07-31 - Wildfires becoming increasingly devastating in California as the world warms:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/la-me-fires-heat-20180731-story.html
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/07/the-common-thread-in-california.html
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-fires-heat-20180731-story.html

Quote: "The northern Sacramento Valley was well on its way to recording the hottest July on record when the Carr fire swept into town Thursday. It was 113 degrees, and months of above-average temperatures had left the land bone-dry and ready to explode. Within a few hours, hundreds of structures were lost and six people killed. The destruction adds to California’s worst wildfire year on record — dozens dead since October, with more than 10,000 structures lost from San Diego to Redding. There are many reasons for the grim totals, but experts say one common denominator connects the disastrous fires: California is facing extreme heat, the likes of which it has never seen in the modern historical record."

Note: The temps have risen everywhere, so why is it the US West Coast that's really getting slammed by wildfires, far more than any other area in the US? Because that area is directly downwind of the Pacific Ocean. All of the cities that have been mysteriously hit by hydrogen sulfide and which have formed 'investigatory committees' have been in California and multiple 'ocean outgassing' events have occurred on the coast in California. As the oceans turn anoxic and spew methane and hydrogen sulfide, both highly flammable, the gases tend to blow eastward because of the rotation of the planet, so the western coasts of land bodies will tend to burn first and hardest. In the US that's California, Oregon and Washington. Which states are burning the hardest? California, Oregon and Washington. The western coasts of Croatia, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Chile - at least - have all burned similarly. That's not a coincidence, that's a consequence...

2018-07-31 - Woman ignites while smoking and burns to death in Warren County (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/article/woman-dies-after-suffering-severe-burns-in-warren-county-fire/22612795

2018-07-31 - Update on hangar that was destroyed by fire at airport in Blaine (Minnesota) - plane, boat and vehicles destroyed:
http://www.hometownsource.com/abc_newspapers/free/airport-hangar-fire-blazed-for-hours-in-blaine/article_49c44822-94ef-11e8-aa83-3fe7098df11e.html

Quote: "Contents of the hangar included multiple vehicles, a boat and an airplane Scavo said."

Note: This is the 126th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018, and this is the 707th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-07-31 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2018/08/01/Toledo-firefighters-respond-to-underground-vault-fire.html

2018-07-31 - Underground electrical explosion and fire ignites home and sends people fleeing in Twickenham (Britain):
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/997030/twickenham-explosion-the-green-london-fire-brigade

Quote: "It appeared the blast came from underneath a manhole cover on a pavement next to a row of houses. The front of a resident's home was engulfed in flames, after the explosion sparked a fire in the manhole, spreading to the front of their house. Thick black plumes of smoke could be seen emerging from the pavement, as residents fled to safety."

2018-07-31 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, scrap metal burns, in Pacific (Washington), 5 miles from the coast:
http://komonews.com/news/local/scrap-metal-fire-shuts-down-part-of-west-valley-hwy-near-pacific

2018-07-31 - Four auto salvage yard hit by fire, 500 cars burn, in coastal Askar (Bahrain):
http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/384807/PICTURES--VIDEOS-500-vehicles-gutted-in-scrapyards-blaze
http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/384578/PHOTOS--VIDEOS-Over-500-cars-damaged,-destroyed-in-scrapyard-fire-near-Alba

2018-07-31 - Unusually warm ocean waters off the US West Coast pushing northward and melting ice in the Beaufort Sea:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/08/high-temperatures-along-west-coast-of.html

2017-07-31 - Arctic sea ice update:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/07/arctic-sea-ice-in-pictures-07312018.html