Event Update For 2018-08-18

http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html

The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.

A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.

Category: Variety Pack

2018-08-18 - Passenger plane hit by unknown smell, plane makes emergency landing at airport in Bentonville (Arkansas):
http://www.4029tv.com/article/flight-redirected-back-to-xna-after-odor-in-plane/22764137
http://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/strange-odor-in-cockpit-forces-unplanned-landing-in-arkansas/1380375510
http://www.kark.com/news/local-news/strange-odor-in-cockpit-forces-unplanned-landing-in-arkansas/1380375466
http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/strange-odor-in-cockpit-forces-unplanned-landing-at-xna/1380243394
http://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2018/08/18/strange-smell-cockpit-forces-dallas-bound-american-airlines-flight-land-arkansas
http://5newsonline.com/2018/08/18/xna-flight-returned-after-odor-on-plane/

Quote: "An American Airlines flight made an unplanned landing at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) after pilots detected a strange smell in the cockpit, according to Kelly Johnson, the Airport Director for Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport."

2018-08-18 - Man found dead in burning car inside burning garage at apartments in Simi Valley (California):
http://www.kvta.com/news/investigation-continues-after-body-found-in-simi-garage-fire/
http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/simi-valley/2018/08/18/firefighters-respond-multiple-garages-fire-simi-valley/1033552002/
http://www.vcstar.com/videos/news/2018/08/19/see-scene-gruesome-simi-valley-discovery/1035046002/
http://twitter.com/vcstar/status/1031382816544776192

Quote: "No rescues had to be performed, but a body was found inside a vehicle in one of the garages after the fire was knocked down, according to Simi Valley police, who came to the scene to investigate. Police said the body belonged to a male, but they provided no further identifying information on Saturday."

2018-08-18 - Man, 49, found dead in burning car before 4:30 AM in parking lot at Disney's Epcot Resort in Kissimmee (Florida):
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-brian-christ-dead-epcot-car-fire-20180831-story.html
http://www.local10.com/news/florida/body-found-in-vehicle-fire-near-walt-disney-world-sheriff-says
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/disney-world-florida-vehicle-death-dead-body-found-a8497476.html
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/body-found-in-burned-car-in-disney-mini-golf-parking-lot-officials-say/815703431
http://www.journal-news.com/news/national/body-found-burned-car-disney-mini-golf-parking-lot-officials-say/N41MLTcwk4W5UWXqSFrybI/
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/18/body-found-burning-vehicle-walt-disney-world/1030524002/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/18/body-found-in-burning-vehicle-at-disney-world-in-orlando.html
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1005196/Disney-World-death-body-florida-news-theme-park
http://local12.com/news/nation-world/sheriff-body-found-in-vehicle-fire-near-walt-disney-world
http://www.yahoo.com/news/body-found-burning-vehicle-disney-164857441.html

Quote: "Deputies do not suspect foul play in the death of a man found in a burning car on Walt Disney World property nearly three weeks ago, a sheriff's spokeswoman said. Deputies identified the man, 49-year-old Brian Christ, using his dental records, Deputy Ingrid Tejada-Monforte said Friday."

2018-08-18 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits Oxford (Britain):
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16487244.reports-of-a-small-explosion-as-section-of-broad-street-closed-off/

2018-08-18 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, numerous cars burn, in San Bernardino (California):
http://www.sbsun.com/2018/08/18/county-firefighters-knock-down-fire-at-san-bernardino-auto-dismantling-facility/
http://sanbernardino.today/ca/post/firefighters-knock-down-fire-san-bernardino-auto-dismantling-facility
http://twitter.com/SBCOUNTYFIRE/status/1030917009146408960

Quote: "Auto dismantling facility with numerous cars burning."

2018-08-18 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame just before 7 AM in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/firefighters-battle-junkyard-fire-in-north-philadelphia/3990524/

2018-08-18 - Around 30 scrap cars go up in flames at auto salvage yard on Beeching Close in Chard (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=49474&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/16482873.scrap-car-fire-at-beeching-close-chard/
http://www.yeovilexpress.co.uk/news/16482873.scrap-car-fire-at-beeching-close-chard/
http://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/fire-scrapyard-chard-devon-1913259

Quote: "A call from site amongst many other calls to fire control stated there was approximately 30 scrap cars involved in the fire. All persons are accounted for and crews are at work with two breathing apparatus sets and two hose reel jets to try and prevent escalation."

2018-08-18 - Pallets and scrap wood go up in flames at 11:30 PM in coastal Nanaimo (Canada):
http://www.cheknews.ca/multiple-crews-extinguish-scrap-pile-fires-overnight-at-nanaimos-harmac-mill-481278/

Quote: "Martin Drakeley, Nanaimo Fire Rescue assistant fire chief, said they were called to the fire at around 11:30 p.m. When they arrived, they discovered a large pile of wooden pallets on fire, along with a large pile of wood chips and another of shaved wood."

2018-08-18 - Megafire grows to 380,690 acres in Mendocino County (California):
http://kymkemp.com/2018/08/18/the-mendocino-complex-slows-its-rampage-but-is-still-growing/

Quote: "The Mendocino Complex that has spread across parts of four counties since it started on July 27 continues to move northward but its progress has slowed somewhat. In the last 24 hours, the fire added 'only' about 2000 more acres to reach 380,690. It is now 77% contained."

2018-08-18 - Megafire grows to 227,085 acres near Shasta Lake (California):
http://krcrtv.com/news/shasta-county/carr-fire-saturday-august-18-79-contained-224099-acres-burned

2018-08-18 - Wildfire grows to 35,809 acres in the Entiat River Valley (Washington):
http://fox28spokane.com/cougar-creek-fire-at-over-35000-acres-still-35-percent-contained/

2018-08-18 - Wildfire grows to 13,000+ acres east of Bear Lake in Rich County (Utah):
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/900028658/utah-fire-that-scorched-2-firetrucks-growing-larger.html

2018-08-18 - Wildfire grows to 4,000+ acres near Lake McDonald (Montana):
http://missoulian.com/news/local/howe-ridge-fire-in-glacier-national-park-tops-acres/article_b8449d62-5b3a-5709-85f1-5781f3ed8802.html
http://www.krtv.com/story/38913634/glacier-national-parks-howe-ridge-fire-grows-to-4100-acres
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/local_news/20180818/howe_ridge_fire_grows_to_4100_acres

2018-08-18 - Wildfire grows to 1,500 acres near Wendell (Idaho):
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/fire-burning-near-wendell-reaches-acres/article_f5b7c021-afd2-54df-a6e7-c472834c6125.html

2018-08-18 - Wildfire rages out of control near coastal Ulladulla (Australia):
http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/nsw-bushfires-wild-winds-fuel-blazes-around-port-stephens-and-ulladulla/news-story/3434e96a7998297e27e3fdd906c5a636
http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/nsw-bushfires-wild-winds-fuel-blazes-around-port-stephens-and-ulladulla/news-story/5351dc397af56138c1fa91e1fc364513

2018-08-18 - Boat 'Alkybon' bursts into flame, burns and sinks, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-man-rescued-life-raft-13095166

Quote: "Salvamento Maritimo later tweeted: 'Helimer 201 rescues an English man and Spanish woman from a life raft 40 miles east of Cabo de Palos (Murcia). They had left their Alkybon boat because of a fire on board during the night. After drifting hours, they were located by the radio beacon. The boat has sunk.' The fire had broken out in the boat shortly after the couple started their sailing trip from Cape Palos. When it burst into flames, they had no choice but to abandon ship and watched as the Alkybon started to sink."

Note: This is the 775th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-08-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Bridge Street in Peterborough (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/iceland-lorry-fire-shuts-peterborough-s-town-bridge-1-8605998

2018-08-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M1 in Yorkshire (Britain):
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/m1-motorway-delays-in-yorkshire-due-to-big-lorry-fire-1-9308203
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/m1-motorway-delays-in-yorkshire-due-to-big-lorry-fire-5880366.html

2018-08-18 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame on Stanfield Road in Stanfield, near Dereham (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/on-fire-combine-harvester-dereham-1-5657782

2018-08-18 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame in Rudston (Britain):
http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/fire-rips-through-rudston-farm-s-corn-crops-and-combine-harvester-1-9308893
http://www.pressreader.com/uk/yorkshire-post/20180820/281616716215344

Quote: "Rudston. Sat 18 Aug 2018 11:21 (No:18546) Combine harvester on fire. Farm workers attempted to extinguish fire prior to arrival of Fire Service by using two dry powder extinguishers. One hose reel in use. Approximately one thousand square metres of standing corn on fire, extinguished by farmers. Advice given to farmers."

2018-08-18 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame in Duckmanton (Britain):
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/duckmanton-combine-harvester-blaze-1-9308810

Note: These are the 1792nd, 1793rd, 1794th, 1795th and 1796th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-08-18 - Heavy truck bursts into flame at 11:30 PM on I-10 in Harrison County (Mississippi):
http://www.wbrc.com/story/38912156/vehicle-carrying-cooking-oil-catches-fire-on-i-10
http://www.wdam.com/story/38912156/vehicle-carrying-cooking-oil-catches-fire-on-i-10
http://www.wlox.com/story/38912156/vehicle-carrying-cooking-oil-catches-fire-on-i-10
http://www.wtol.com/story/38912156/vehicle-carrying-cooking-oil-catches-fire-on-i-10
http://www.ktre.com/story/38912156/vehicle-carrying-cooking-oil-catches-fire-on-i-10

2018-08-18 - Horse truck bursts into flame on Browns Avenue in Wickford (Britain):
http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/south_essex_news/16585531.children-rescued-from-horse-lorry-blaze/
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/16585531.Children_rescued_from_horse_lorry_blaze/

2018-08-18 - Ambulance bursts into flame on Lancaster Park Road in Harrogate (Britain):
http://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/news-events/breaking-news/north_yorkshire_fire_service_incident_summary_day_shift_saturday_18th_august_2018

Quote: "Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate Time of call: 11:34 A crew from Harrogate have extinguished a fire on board an ambulance. The fire was confined to the engine compartment and crews used a hose reel jet to dampen down. Everyone was out of the ambulance on arrival of the Fire Service."

2018-08-18 - RV bursts into flame while parked at RV park on East Parr Boulevard in Reno (Nevada), nobody there:
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Motor-home-burns-in-Reno-RV-park-others-threatened-491192631.html
http://www.ktvn.com/story/38913481/rv-is-a-total-loss-after-fire-at-shamrock-rv-park
http://www.facebook.com/KTVN2/posts/10156287819573001

Note: This is the 380th RV to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-08-18 - Van bursts into flame on Route 149 in Deering (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/article/firefighters-put-out-van-fire-on-route-149-in-deering/22765538
http://qwiket.com/context/channel/qwiket/topic/firefighters-put-out-van-fire-on-route-149-in-deering
http://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Van-Fire-Shuts-Down-Highway-in-Deering-491207461.html
http://twitter.com/WMUR9/status/1030942941231996928

2018-08-18 - SUV bursts into flame on Highway 178 inside the Kern River Canyon, ignites brush fire, near Bakersfield (California):
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/car-fire-shuts-down-highway-178-in-kern-river-canyon
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/car-fire-spreads-to-nearby-hill-causes-closures-on-178
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/breaking/car-fire-spreads-to-hills-on-highway/article_77eeb530-a344-11e8-a5a0-dfbcd650736c.html

2018-08-18 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at auto business in Tilbury (Canada):
http://blackburnnews.com/chatham/chatham-news/2018/08/18/tilbury-fire-sends-black-smoke/
http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/smoke-fills-air-after-fire-at-auto-and-rv-lot-1.4059157

Quote: "Photos sent to the BlackburnNewsCK.com newsroom show the fire appearing to come from a truck parked in the parking lot. A witness says the heat from the fire was hot enough for nearby tires to bow up and for paint to peel off adjacent vehicles."

2018-08-18 - Classic 1958 Chevy Impala bursts into flame on Highway 4 in coastal Martinez (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/08/18/classic-chevy-catches-fire-forcing-shutdown-of-highway-4-in-martinez/
http://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/1958-Chevy-Burns-Closing-Highway-For-30-Minutes-13166268.php

2018-08-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire scorches home, in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/08/firefighters_prevent_car_fire.html
http://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/springfield-home-damaged-after-car-fire-on-harkness-avenue/1381860885
http://www.westernmassnews.com/story/38914857/car-fire-in-springfield-causes-thousands-in-damages-to-home

2018-08-18 - Car bursts into flame on Maple Street in Massena (New York), near the Grass River:
http://www.northcountrynow.com/hometown-photos/massena/car-fire-massena

2018-08-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 ramp in Joppa (Maryland):
http://www.nottinghammd.com/2018/08/18/vehicle-fire-reported-in-joppa/

2018-08-18 - Barn destroyed by fire at 11:50 PM in East Windsor (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/38911593/fd-crews-respond-to-barn-fire-in-east-windsor
http://fox61.com/2018/08/18/watch-east-windsor-barn-engulfed-in-fire/

2018-08-18 - Barn destroyed by fire at 11:30 PM in Vars (Canada):
http://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/fire-in-vars-destroys-barn-1019305
http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/fire-causes-vars-barn-to-collapse-1.4058168
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-large-hay-barn-in-vars
http://edmontonsun.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-large-hay-barn-in-vars/wcm/4bb79cd7-b5aa-4f70-bdcc-249c86c25a56

2018-08-18 - Barn destroyed by fire just before midnight on Topsfield Road in Wenham (Massachusetts):
http://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Firefighters-MA-Barn-Fire-for-2-Hours-491183151.html

2018-08-18 - AC unit bursts into flame at home, fire spreads to home, in Green Bay (Wisconsin):
http://fox11online.com/news/local/no-one-injured-in-green-bay-fire
http://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/nobody-injured-in-green-bay-house-fire/1380917116

2018-08-18 - Dumpster bursts into flame in industrial area in Eden Prairie (Minnesota):
http://www.fox9.com/news/eden-prairie-police-and-fire-departments-put-out-literal-dumpster-fire

2018-08-18 - Bowling alley destroyed by fire in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2018/08/18/Crews-battling-fire-at-Twin-Oaks-Lanes/stories/20180818157
http://www.wtol.com/story/38913030/twin-oaks-lanes-bowling-alley-destroyed-by-fire-cause-under-investigation

2018-08-18 - High school damaged by fire in Union Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2018/08/18/fire-at-northwest-area-high-school/
http://www.timesleader.com/news/715433/two-alarm-fire-damages-northwest-area-high-school

2018-08-18 - High school destroyed by fire at 3 AM in Montgomery (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/2018/08/18/montgomery-high-school-destroyed-by-overnight-fire/

2018-08-18 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 2:15 AM in coastal San Diego (California):
http://fox5sandiego.com/2018/08/18/firefighters-try-to-resuscitate-dog-killed-in-mid-city-house-fire/

2018-08-18 - Home heavily damaged by garage fire in Spenard area in coastal Anchorage (Alaska):
http://www.ktva.com/story/38913494/afd-crews-extinguish-spenard-garage-fire

2018-08-18 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Springfield Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wfmz.com/news/southeastern-pa/fire-decimates-home-in-upper-bucks-county/783386690

2018-08-18 - Home destroyed by fire on Riverbend Drive in Ona (West Virginia), nobody there:
http://wchstv.com/news/local/fire-tears-through-cabell-county-home
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/fire-damages-house-in-ona-no-one-was-inside/article_55097be3-7d78-5e13-bef5-93203b5c9750.html

2018-08-18 - Home destroyed by fire in Thomasville (New York), nobody there:
http://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/fire-destroys-thomasville-house/83-585606289

2018-08-18 - Home destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM in coastal Beachwood (New Jersey):
http://nj1015.com/jersey-shore-police-officers-home-destroyed-by-fire/
http://wobm.com/pine-beach-police-officers-home-destroyed-in-fire/
http://1057thehawk.com/pine-beach-police-officers-home-destroyed-in-fire/
http://6abc.com/police-officers-home-catches-fire-in-beachwood-ocean-county/3989524/
http://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/berkeley/fire-destroys-a-police-officers-home/
http://patch.com/new-jersey/tomsriver/fire-destroys-pine-beach-k9-officers-home-injures-police-dog
http://www.rlsmedia.com/article/beachwood-police-officer-house-engulfs-flames

2018-08-18 - Home destroyed by fire just before 3 AM in Carrick (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://www.wtae.com/article/woman-rushed-to-hospital-after-early-morning-house-fire-in-carrick/22764049
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/08/18/Woman-escapes-Carrick-fire-as-3-are-unaccounted-for/stories/201808180078

2018-08-18 - Deadly fire burns home just after 11 PM on Road Creek Road in Elkhorn City (Kentucky):
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Body-found-after-house-fire-in-Pike-County-491183141.html
http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Fire-Chief-Man-found-dead-during-fire-at-Pike-County-home-491175721.html
http://wvah.com/news/local/one-killed-in-house-fire-in-pike-county-ky

2018-08-18 - Deadly fire devastates apartment building before 3:30 AM in Lonoke County (Arkansas), 2 killed:
http://5newsonline.com/2018/08/19/second-victim-dies-from-lonoke-fire-victims-children-have-message-for-first-responders/
http://www.kark.com/news/local-news/victim-describes-escaping-deadly-lonoke-fire/1380836471
http://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/lonoke-fire-leaves-families-displaced-one-dead/91-585418654
http://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/one-person-killed-one-injured-in-fire-at-lonoke-apartment-complex/1380295650
http://katv.com/news/local/apartment-fire-kills-two-in-lonoke

2018-08-18 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 1 AM in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://foxlexington.com/news/local/abandoned-lexington-home-burns-in-early-morning-fire
http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Abandoned-Lexington-home-burns-in-early-morning-fire-491172801.html

2018-08-18 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just after 1 AM in Portland area in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/38911561/abandoned-house-destroyed-in-fire
http://www.wlky.com/article/60-firefighters-battle-blaze-in-russell-neighborhood/22763942
http://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/fire-heavily-damages-structure-in-russell-neighborhood/417-585454586
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/38911673/fire-damages-portland-neighborhood-home

2018-08-18 - Thousands of fish found dead in the Verdigris River near Nowata (Oklahoma):
http://ktul.com/news/local/mystery-surrounds-thousands-of-dead-fish-in-verdigris-river

2018-08-18 - Many fish found dead in pond in Mubarikpur (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/fish-found-dead-in-pond/638810.html

2018-08-18 - Two men, 25 and 50, die after being pulled from the water at beaches in Israel:
http://www.timesofisrael.com/paramedics-say-2-drown-in-beaches-off-israeli-coast/

Quote: "Magen David Adom reports sharp increase in deaths by drowning this year compared to 2017..."

2018-08-18 - Two men, 53 and 32, found dead in streams in Paduperar (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/two-persons-drown/article24721863.ece

2018-08-18 - Man, 63, found dead in swimming pool at home near the coast in East Northport (New York):
http://patch.com/new-york/northport/man-found-dead-east-northport-pool
http://patch.com/new-york/halfhollowhills/man-found-dead-long-island-pool
http://nypost.com/2018/08/19/man-found-dead-in-long-island-swimming-pool/
http://huntingtonnow.com/2018/08/19/east-northport-man-found-dead-in-pool/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-man-dead-swimming-pool-20180819-story.html
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/cops-man-found-dead-in-his-backyard-swimming-pool-in-east-northport-1.20562720
http://www.smithtownmatters.com/local-news/2018/8/19/east-northport-man-dies-after-being-found-in-swimming-pool.html
http://www.wopular.com/man-found-dead-long-island-swimming-pool
http://twitter.com/News12LI/status/1031194073380651008

2018-08-18 - Man, 52, jumps into the water, has 'medical event' and dies, in coastal Patchogue Bay (New York):
http://patch.com/new-york/patchogue/man-dies-patchogue-bay
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/patchogue-bay-drowning-1.20541999
http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/38911892/police-farmingville-man-dies-after-jumping-off-boat
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Late-Night-Swimmer-Dies-in-Patchogue-Bay-Long-Island-Farmingville-Suffolk-County-Long-Island-491179371.html
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=118403291505477&story_fbid=2091499710862482

Quote: "James Melocoton, 52, was boating with friends in the bay, police said in a news release. About 1:10 a.m. Saturday, he and another person got out to swim, and a few minutes after, Melocoton appeared to suffer a medical event in the water and became unresponsive."

2018-08-18 - Man in his 40s dies after being pulled from Lake Travis in Austin (Texas):
http://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/man-drowns-lake-travis-austin-ems
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/man-dies-after-being-pulled-from-lake-travis-saturday/BWZL2HoVF15dO9iQs3u5zK/
http://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/man-dies-after-being-pulled-from-lake-travis/1381062654
http://www.kvue.com/video/news/local/man-dies-at-lake-travis-officials-say/269-8224800
http://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/man-dies-after-being-pulled-from-lake-travis-waters-life-saving-measures-failed-officials-say/269-585489358

Quote: "A man in his 40s died at Lake Travis on Saturday evening after being pulled out of the water, according to the Travis County sheriff’s office."

2018-08-18 - Man, 29, dies while diving at coastal Aweoweo Beach Park in Mokuleia (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38913806/29-year-old-man-drowns-diving-in-waters-off-oahus-north-shore

2018-08-18 - Man, 36, found dead on beach on coastal St. Simons Island (Georgia):
http://www.jacksonville.com/news/20180818/body-found-on-st-simons-island-beach
http://thebrunswicknews.com/breaking/body-washes-ashore-on-st-simons-island/article_36f2b7c5-cd4e-5c6f-9295-4a7127d8bfb3.html
http://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/glynn-county-man-drowns-in-surf-on-st-simons-island/article_83bb640f-71eb-5bdf-94a3-8e3946165d63.html
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/body-washed-ashore-in-glynn-county/77-585289954

2018-08-18 - Man drops dead along road in coastal Arbor Heights area in Seattle (Washington):
http://westseattleblog.com/2018/08/man-found-dead-by-side-of-road-in-arbor-heights/

2018-08-18 - Man, 46, jumps in the water and dies in Lake Erie near Put-in-Bay (Ohio):
http://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/news/local/2018/08/17/search-continues-missing-boater-near-put-bay/1024652002/

2018-08-18 - Woman, 50s or 60s, slumps over dead in car at grocery store in Nixa (Missouri):
http://ccheadliner.com/community_links/deputies-investigate-body-found-in-parking-lot-of-nixa-grocery/article_000aa5fc-a285-11e8-bd7e-93728a03e4ca.html
http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2018/08/17/one-dead-nixa-parking-lot-christian-county-sheriff-investigates/1024179002/

2018-08-18 - Man has 'medical issue' and dies while riding bicycle in Chisago County (Minnesota):
http://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/bicyclist-found-dead-in-the-road-in-chisago-county

Quote: "No foul play is suspected and his cause of death of believed to be from a medical issue."

2018-08-18 - Person found dead in submerged car in the North Canadian River near Lake Overholser in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/article/crews-work-to-pull-submerged-vehicle-from-lake-overholser/22764525
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oklahoma/articles/2018-08-18/body-found-when-vehicle-pulled-from-river-in-oklahoma-city
http://kfor.com/2018/08/18/officials-working-to-recover-vehicle-found-in-river-near-lake-overholser/

2018-08-18 - Man, 22, swims after drifting boat and dies in the water near coastal Port O'Connor (Texas):
http://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/missing-fisherman-found-near-port-oconnor/503-585132326
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/counties/coast-guard-recovers-body-of-missing-fisherman/article_a1a7acf8-a301-11e8-ab46-df4a9010d2e9.html
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/coast-guard-recovers-body-of-drowned-fisherman-in-texas/article_f3e3a26f-f36a-5764-9348-b361a8352c49.html

2018-08-18 - Man, 37, dies after being pulled from the water at Parksville Lake in Polk County (Tennessee):
http://wdef.com/2018/08/19/man-drowns-mac-point-swimming-area/
http://www.wgowam.com/news/man-drowns-at-mac-point-swimming-area-2/
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/38915492/georgia-man-dies-in-tennessee-lake
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/georgia/georgia-man-dies-in-tennessee-lake/816341501
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/19/georgia-man-dies-in-tennessee-lake/
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/georgia/articles/2018-08-19/georgia-man-dies-in-tennessee-lake

2018-08-18 - Boy, 16, dies in pond in Naraingarh (India):
http://www.uniindia.com/boy-drown-in-village-tank/states/news/1322954.html

2018-08-18 - Woman, 52, hotel worker, found dead in hotel in coastal Jeddah (Saudi Arabia):
http://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/19/body-of-filipina-found-dead-in-hotel-room-in-saudi-arabia/

2018-08-18 - Young man found dead on the bank of the River Severn at Elmoor Lane West in Quedgeley (Britain):
http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/body-found-search-gloucester-man-1912718

2018-08-18 - Small plane crashes at airport in Addison (Texas), 3 injured:
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Small-Plane-Crashes-at-Addison-Airport-491193531.html
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/addison/2018/08/18/small-plane-crash-addison-airport-injures-3
http://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/small-plane-with-3-people-on-board-crashes-at-addison-airport-officials-say/287-585457449
http://www.fox4news.com/news/plane-crash-at-addison-airport-injures-3-people
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/08/18/small-plane-crashes-addison-airport/
http://www.facebook.com/wfaa/posts/10155821490116545

2018-08-18 - Small plane crashes near Bronson (Michigan), 1 killed:
http://wwmt.com/news/local/1-dead-after-crop-duster-plane-crashes-in-field-outside-of-bronson
http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Crop-duster-plane-crash-in-Michigan-kills-Middlebury-man-491196631.html
http://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/michigan/25-year-old-man-killed-in-branch-county-crop-duster-crash/69-585497069
http://fox17online.com/2018/08/18/msp-pilot-killed-as-crop-dusting-plane-crashes-in-branch-county-field/
http://wtvbam.com/news/articles/2018/aug/19/small-plane-crashes-in-branch-county/
http://www.wave3.com/story/38915488/pilot-dies-as-single-engine-plane-crashes-in-michigan-field
http://www.freep.com/story/news/2018/08/18/police-fire-man-shot-woman-dies-kalamazoo-crash/1022083002/

2018-08-18 - Small plane crash-lands at airport in Tulsa (Oklahoma), electrical failure:
http://www.newson6.com/story/38912312/plane-crashes-at-jones-riverside-airport-pilot-survives
http://ktul.com/news/local/tfd-planes-landing-gear-collapses-runs-off-runway-at-jones-airport
http://www.news9.com/story/38912312/plane-crashes-at-jones-riverside-airport-pilot-survives

2018-08-18 - Small plane makes emergency landing on Alligator Alley near the Florida Everglades (Florida), engine failure:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article216967310.html
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Small-Plane-Lands-on-Alligator-Alley-491187821.html
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-sb-alligator-alley-cessna-landing-20180818-story.html
http://www.local10.com/video/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-near-everglades
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/38913192/plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-i-75

2018-08-18 - Ultralight plane crashes in Westminster (Maryland), 2 killed:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-maryland-plane-crash-20180818-story.html
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/08/18/maryland-state-police-investigate-double-fatal-plane-crash/
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/2-Killed-in-Carroll-County-Plane-Crash-491182561.html
http://wjla.com/news/local/police-2-killed-after-small-aircraft-crashes-in-carroll-county-md
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/18/maryland-police-2-dead-in-small-plane-crash/
http://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/2-killed-in-small-plane-crash-in-carroll-county/65-585411972
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/small-plane-crash-reported-in-westminster/22764519

2018-08-18 - Helicopter crashes and burns, ignites wildfire, north of Battle Mountain (Nevada), 1+ injured:
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Helicopter-crash-north-of-Battle-Mountain-starts-brush-fire-491195411.html
http://mynews4.com/news/local/faa-investigates-helicopter-crash-in-central-nevada-4-on-board
http://news3lv.com/news/local/helicopter-crashes-with-four-on-board-in-northern-nevada

2018-08-18 - Couple, 72 and 70, go out on boat, go missing, empty 'ghost boat' found, on the Pamlico River in Beaufort County (North Carolina):
http://wtkr.com/2018/08/18/coast-guard-searching-for-missing-couple-in-pamlico-river/
http://www.wral.com/coast-guard-searching-pamlico-river-for-missing-couple-/17779023/

Quote: "Coast Guard officials received a call at about 6:40 p.m., saying that an unmanned boat was found in the Pamlico River. Air and sea crews searched overnight, through Saturday morning, but have been unable to locate the couple."

2018-08-18 - Tanker truck's brakes fail, truck overturns into ditch, on I-17 near Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azfamily.com/story/38913519/miraculous-driver-walks-away-from-bad-semi-crash

2018-08-18 - Tanker truck overturns, bursts into flame, on I-95 in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida), 2 injured:
http://cbs12.com/news/local/all-lanes-blocked-on-i-95-nb-tanker-crash-with-fire
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/tanker-truck-fire-closes-i-95-nb-lanes-at-hypoluxo-road
http://www.wpbf.com/article/vehicle-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-i-95/22764584

2018-08-18 - Tractor trailer veers into shoulder at 6:20 AM, hits tractor trailer, fire erupts, near Atwater (California), 1 injured:
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/article216953990.html
http://abc30.com/fiery-big-rig-crash-shuts-down-highway-99-in-north-valley/3991991/

2018-08-18 - Pickup truck veers over centerline, hits SUV head-on, in Collin County near Anna (Texas), 4 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/traffic-accidents/2018/08/19/3-dead-4-hospitalized-after-crash-state-highway-121-rural-collin-county-area
http://www.fox4news.com/news/dps-three-dead-after-crash-in-anna

2018-08-18 - Car crashes into guardrail at 4:10 AM, bursts into flame, on I-95 near coastal Port St. John (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2018/08/18/man-killed-in-vehicle-fire-on-i-95-in-brevard-county
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2018/08/18/driver-dies-fiery-crash-95-near-port-st-john/1030531002/
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2018/08/car-engulfed-in-flames-after-early-morning-crash-on-i-95-in-cocoa-one-dead/

2018-08-18 - Four dogs attack and kill man on the island of Jamaica:
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/front-page/killed-by-dogs-66-y-o-man-s-early-morning-walk-ends-in-tragedy_141385?profile=1373
http://www.sott.net/article/393846-Man-mauled-to-death-by-pack-of-4-dogs-in-Jamaica

2018-08-18 - Sinkhole opens in parking lot at business in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://wdef.com/2018/08/18/small-sinkhole-front-highway-153-business-chattanooga-fire-says/

2018-08-18 - Mudslide traps people in homes in Charleston (West Virginia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20180819-64312-USA
http://wvah.com/news/local/mudslide-traps-several-people-in-homes-in-charleston
http://wchstv.com/news/local/mudslide-traps-several-people-in-homes-in-charleston

2018-08-18 - Three-story building collapses in Abuja (Nigeria), 1 killed, 6+ injured:
http://nigerianpilot.com/at-least-1dead-several-trapped-in-building-collapse-in-jabi-abuja/

2018-08-18 - Man, 63, has 'medical issue' on hike near Little Three Creek Lake near Sisters (Oregon):
http://www.ktvz.com/news/hiker-with-medical-issue-rescued-south-of-sisters/783354598
http://snewsi.com/id/18377003679/Hiker-with-medical-issue-rescued-south-of-Sisters

Quote: "A report of a hiker with a potentially serious medical issue needing assistance Saturday afternoon prompted a rescue operation near Little Three Creek Lake south of Sisters, Deschutes County sheriff's deputies said. Dispatchers with 911 got a call around 2:40 p.m. from a hiker advising that a member of their group, Dennis Crowell, 63, of Bend, was experiencing a medical issue, said sheriff's Deputy Joshua Westfall, assistant search and rescue coordinator."

2018-08-18 - Atmospheric methane update in the Arctic:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/08/update-on-methane-emissions.html

2018-08-18 - As sea level rises, coastal megacities like Mumbai face catastrophe:
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2018/08/15/as-waters-rise-coastal-megacities-like-mumbai-face-catastrophe/

2018-08-18 - Warming climate causing unstable and increasingly freakish weather:
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2018/08/16/europes-freak-weather-explained/

Quote: "Climate change does not just mean that everything is gradually getting warmer: It is also changing the major circulations of our atmosphere and ocean. This is making the weather increasingly weird and unpredictable."

2018-08-18 - Rare August tornado touches down and causes damage in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.wcbi.com/rare-august-tornado-strikes-jackson-metro/
http://www.sott.net/article/393836-Rare-August-tornado-strikes-Jackson-Metro-Mississippi

2018-08-18 - Lightning strike kills man at Sunken Meadow State Park on Long Island (New York):
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/08/18/deadly-lightning-strike-in-queens/
http://www.sott.net/article/393867-Man-fatally-hit-by-lightning-on-Long-Island-New-York

2018-08-18 - Waterspout filmed over Lake Michigan in Milwaukee (Wisconsin):
http://fox11online.com/news/state/waterspout-captured-over-lake-michigan
http://www.sott.net/article/393777-Waterspout-videoed-over-Lake-Michigan

2018-08-18 - Despite renewables growth, there has never been an energy transition:
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2018/08/17/despite-renewables-growth-there-has-never-been-an-energy-transition/