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
2019-01-10 - Unknown odor sickens five flight crew members on passenger plane en route to coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20190111-66201-USA
http://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/1070769/florida-flights-american-airlines-plane-pilot-cabin-crew-sick
http://www.wdtimes.com/news/national/article_7cbf5a58-b4e3-5e9c-8262-a49bb05318e6.html
http://www.660citynews.com/2019/01/10/plane-crew-hospitalized-after-noticing-odour/
http://wtop.com/national/2019/01/plane-crew-hospitalized-after-noticing-odor/
http://www.local10.com/news/local/fort-lauderdale/sick-people-on-flight-fll
http://ksby.com/ap-national-news/2019/01/10/plane-crew-hospitalized-after-noticing-odor
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/american-airlines-staffers-florida-airport-odor
http://www.therepublic.com/2019/01/10/us-plane-odor-crew-hospitalized/
Quote: "American Airlines says five flight crew members asked to be hospitalized as a precaution after landing in South Florida and complaining of an odor onboard. The Miami Herald reports that two pilots and three flight attendants were taken to a hospital Thursday morning following a flight from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale."
2019-01-10 - Unknown rotten egg odor evacuates school in coastal Inverness (Scotland):
http://www.whitchurchherald.co.uk/news/national/17349445.no-gas-detected-at-evacuated-school/
Quote: "No gas has been detected at a primary school that was evacuated due to a suspected leak, the fire service said. Firefighters, gas engineers and police were called to the scene at Merkinch Primary School in Telford Road, Inverness, just before 11am on Thursday."
2019-01-10 - Oceans warming at a rate equal to one atomic bomb per second for the last 150 years:
http://www.foxnews.com/science/effects-of-global-warming-on-our-oceans-equivalent-of-a-bomb-explosion-every-second-for-150-years
http://nypost.com/2019/01/09/oceans-are-warming-at-an-equivalent-of-one-atomic-blast-bomb-per-second/
Quote: "Laure Zanna, who is the lead researcher on the study, found that the amount of energy that has been trapped is 436 ×10^21 joules. The Guardian calculated (one that has been independently verified by Fox News) that this is the equivalent of 1.5 Hiroshima bombs being dropped per second."
2019-01-10 - Unexplained explosions and flashes of light in recent years plaguing residents of South Salt Lake (Utah):
http://www.ksl.com/article/46465456/south-salt-lake-residents-plagued-by-mysterious-boom-flash-of-light
Quote: "It has been happening for years: a bright flash followed by a loud boom. South Salt Lake residents said it is a random but frequent occurrence. Karl Turley has lived near 3400 West Temple for two years, and in that time has heard the mysterious sound nearly 15 times."
2019-01-10 - Man burns to death in garage at home in St. Clair Shores (Michigan):
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/man-found-dead-after-fire-in-garage-in-st-clair-shores
2019-01-10 - RV trailer goes up in flames just after midnight and kills woman near Neely (Mississippi):
http://www.wapt.com/article/woman-dies-in-fire-in-southern-mississippi-camper/25847199
http://www.oleantimesherald.com/woman-dies-in-fire-in-southern-mississippi-camper/article_1d77782d-3d51-509f-8b6f-8522bd202fbb.html
2019-01-10 - Fire truck bursts into flame at 5:29 AM while parked inside fire station in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://dailytrojan.com/2019/01/10/lafd-fire-truck-catches-on-fire-near-usc-village/
Quote: "Residents of the Cowlings and Ilium residential colleges evacuated Building 9 at USC Village Wednesday morning after smoke from a burning fire truck set off fire alarms in the building. The truck was inside Los Angeles Fire Department Station 15, which is adjacent to USC Village, said David Carlisle, assistant chief of the Department of Public Safety. 'There was a fire truck on fire inside Station 15, and the smoke from the fire drifted over to USC Village and triggered a fire alarm, which necessitated the evacuation,' Carlisle said."
2019-01-10 - SOTT Earth changes summary for December 2018, extreme weather, planetary upheaval, meteors:
http://www.sott.net/article/404624-SOTT-Earth-Changes-Summary-December-2018-Extreme-Weather-Planetary-Upheaval-Meteor-Fireballs
2019-01-10 - Electronics store explodes and collapses in Khuyiansarwer (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/electronics-store-collapses-in-explosion/711639.html
Quote: "Another electronics shop on the Railway Road in the Rani Jhansi Market was gutted early this week."
2019-01-10 - Metal casting business damaged by explosion and fire in Tulsa (Oklahoma), 2 injured:
http://www.fox23.com/news/one-person-in-critical-condition-after-explosion-in-north-tulsa/902605859
2019-01-10 - Hydroelectric plant damaged by deadly fire near coastal Dubrovnik (Croatia), 2 killed, 1 missing:
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/2019/01/11/body-found-of-2nd-victim-in-croatia-hydro-plant-fire.html
http://www.660citynews.com/2019/01/11/body-found-of-2nd-victim-in-croatia-hydro-plant-fire/
http://www.570news.com/2019/01/10/fire-at-croatia-hydro-plant-kills-1-worker-2-still-missing/
http://www.news957.com/world/2019/01/10/fire-at-croatia-hydro-plant-kills-1-worker-2-still-missing/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/fire-at-croatia-hydro-plant-kills-1-worker-2-still-missing/2019/01/10/585a224c-14df-11e9-ab79-30cd4f7926f2_story.html
http://www.startribune.com/fire-at-croatia-hydro-plant-kills-1-worker-2-still-missing/504154792/
Quote: "Croatia’s state TV says a fire at a hydroelectric plant in southern Croatia has killed one worker and authorities are still searching for two more. The report said that three more people have been hospitalized after the fire erupted in the Plat plant on Thursday that is located near the ancient walled city of Dubrovnik on the Adriatic coast."
2019-01-10 - Landfill fire breaks out in the wee hours on Leeman Ferry Road in Huntsville (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/2019/01/10/huntsville-firefighters-control-landfill-fire/
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1116749699/huntsville-firefighters-control-landfill-fire
http://snewsi.com/id/19184332352/Huntsville-firefighters-control-landfill-fire
2019-01-10 - Tanker ship 'Antigoon' bursts into flame on river in Hofstade (Belgium):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Antigoon-I408243.html
Quote: "Along the Tragel in Hofstade a fire broke out in the engine room of the 'Antigoon', 447 ts (EU-No.: 06503006), a ship that usually transports bio-ethanol for the Tereos Syral Company, in the night of Jan 9, 2019."
Note: This is the 40th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2019...
2019-01-10 - School bus bursts into flame on Highway 334 in Oxford (Mississippi):
http://www.wtva.com/content/news/Police-School-bus-catches-fire-in-Oxford-504155381.html
http://www.oxfordeagle.com/2019/01/10/lafayette-county-school-bus-catches-fire/
http://hottytoddy.com/2019/01/10/lafayette-county-school-bus-caught-on-fire-in-front-of-school/
http://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2019/01/10/north-mississippi-students-unharmed-when-their-school-bus-catches-fire/
http://www.djournal.com/news/lafayette-school-bus-carrying-students-catches-fire-thursday-morning/article_bd71bef9-ce61-513f-b014-f6f02f895fa3.html
2019-01-10 - School bus bursts into flame on street in Noxubee County (Mississippi):
http://www.wcbi.com/fire-takes-two-school-buses-two-districts-including-noxubee-county/
Quote: "It’s a nightmare for parents and school districts. Two school buses in two different counties caught on fire Thursday morning."
2019-01-10 - School bus bursts into flame on the M40 near Banbury (Britain):
http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/transport/children-safely-evacuated-from-coach-after-fire-on-m40-at-banbury-1-8764514
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/pupils-teachers-birmingham-primary-school-15661269
Quote: "Primary school children and their teachers had to evacuate their coach which caught fire on the M40 near Banbury this morning (Thursday, January 10)."
2019-01-10 - School bus bursts into flame on way to beach in coastal Visakhapatnam (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam-quick-witted-driver-saves-28-from-fire/articleshow/67481761.cms
Quote: "A driver’s timely act on Thursday saved 25 students and their three teachers from a fire. The students were on their way to the Yarada beach on a bus."
Note: These are the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th school buses to burn in 2019, and these are the 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd buses to burn in 2019...
2018-01-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at truck stop in Butts County (Georgia):
http://www.jacksonprogress-argus.com/news/local/video-tractor-trailer-destroyed-in-fire/article_66779f77-7a6b-542b-a6c6-3281523bc0bd.html
Quote: "Authorities said the rig was parked and the driver was reportedly inside the truck stop showering when the fire started."
2019-01-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame before 5 AM on I-77 near Tuppers Creek (West Virginia):
http://wchstv.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-part-of-i-77
http://twitter.com/AllisonScottTV/status/1083316526525136897/photo/1
http://www.wowktv.com/news/local-news/update-one-lane-now-open-after-truck-fire-closes-i-77/1695527903
http://www.wowktv.com/news/breaking-tractor-trailer-fire-causes-major-backup-on-i-77_20190110120340/1695497635
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/I-77-SB-at-MM-109-Closed-in-Kanawha-County-504150641.html
http://wvah.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-part-of-i-77
2019-01-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-70 near Effingham (Illinois):
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/semi-catches-fire-on-i-70
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/semi-catches-fire-on-i-70
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/37314-major-damage-results-from-semi-truck-fire
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/semitrailer-catches-fire-on-interstate/article_6297658c-18f9-5400-9cb2-d0cfe37faaf5.html
2019-01-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 in coastal Sarasota (Florida):
http://www.mysuncoast.com/2019/01/10/first-alert-traffic-semi-fire-blocking-lanes-i-north/
http://www.snntv.com/story/39769686/tractor-trailer-truck-catches-fire-on-i75
2019-01-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Jackson Road near Sloughhouse (California):
http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article224242280.html
http://twitter.com/metrofirepio/status/1083453526854885376
2019-01-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2:30 AM on the Bluegrass Parkway in Anderson County (Kentucky):
http://www.wtvq.com/2019/01/10/fire-crews-respond-tractor-trailer-fire-anderson-co/
http://lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/2019/01/10/semi-truck-catches-fire-on-bg-parkway/
2019-01-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-80 in Clarion Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.exploreclarion.com/2019/01/11/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-on-interstate-80/
2019-01-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Pacific Highway in Bulahdelah (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.nbnnews.com.au/2019/01/11/bulahdelah-truck-blaze-lights-night-sky/
http://www.greatlakesadvocate.com.au/story/5846279/second-truck-fire-shuts-northbound-lanes-of-highway/
http://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/story/5846319/northbound-lanes-of-pacific-highway-at-bulahdelah-to-reopen-this-afternoon-following-truck-fire/
2019-01-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on highway in Neston (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/trailer-fire-in-neston
http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Cheshire/Neston/CH64/News/Local-News/320604-Lorry-Fire-Shuts-A540-near-Mill-Lane-Neston
http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/17351846.fire-breaks-out-inside-lorry-containing-frozen-food-in-neston/
http://www.deeside.com/a540-near-neston-set-to-reopen-this-morning-after-it-was-shut-due-to-a-lorry-fire/
http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/17351403.firefighters-tackle-frozen-food-lorry-fire-in-neston/
http://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/lorry-fire-neston-destroys-44-15663366
2019-01-10 - Tractor bursts into flame on the B3080 in Downton (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/tractor-fire-lode-hill-downton/
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/17349752.tractor-fire-in-morgans-vale-cleared-by-salisbury-and-fordingbridge-fire-crews/
Note: These are the 59th-68th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2019...
2019-01-10 - Flatbed truck bursts into flame on Greytree in Ross-on-Wye (Britain):
http://www.rossgazette.com/article.cfm?id=116552
2019-01-10 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://waterlandblog.com/2019/01/10/rv-catches-fire-in-des-moines-thursday-afternoon/
http://twitter.com/Southkingfire/status/1083525498901123073/photo/1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa_QYtS-Xtw
Note: This is the 10th RV to burn/explode in 2019...
2019-01-10 - Van bursts into flame at 2 AM on Southeast 87th Avenue in Portland (Oregon):
http://katu.com/news/local/crews-battle-van-fire-in-southeast-portland
2019-01-10 - Van bursts into flame on street in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/van-goes-up-in-flames-on-dayton-street/1695298650
2019-01-10 - Van bursts into flame on Sheppey Way in Bobbing (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/road-shut-as-van-destroyed-in-fire-196748/
2019-01-10 - Van bursts into flame at home on Ashley Park in coastal Burnham-On-Sea (Britain):
http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/burnham-on-sea-fire-crews-tackle-vehicle-blaze-drama-in-east-huntspill/
http://www.burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk/news/17352138.dramatic-photos-show-firefighters-tackling-van-fire-in-east-huntspill/
2019-01-10 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home on North Williams Avenue in Bolivar (Missouri):
http://bolivarmonews.com/news/fire-crews-battle-vehicle-fire-wednesday/article_b181dea6-1524-11e9-83c5-071fcc68143b.html
2019-01-10 - SUV bursts into flame on Route 24 in Bridgewater (Massachusetts), third car fire this week:
http://patch.com/massachusetts/brockton/car-flames-closes-lanes-route-24
http://bridgewater.wickedlocal.com/news/20190110/bridgewater-fire-battles-third-vehicle-fire-this-week
http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/20190110/bridgewater-fire-battles-third-vehicle-fire-this-week
http://whdh.com/news/car-bursts-into-flames-on-route-24-in-bridgewater/
Quote: "The fire department battled its third vehicle fire this week Thursday, Chief Thomas Levy said. At around 12:45 p.m., Bridgewater Fire received a 911 call and report from State Police of a vehicle on fire on Route 24 northbound between Exit 15 (Route 104) and Exit 16 (Route 106)."
2019-01-10 - SUV bursts into flame on street in Boardman (Ohio):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/39770398/driver-rescues-baby-from-burning-vehicle-in-boardman
http://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/car-fire-in-boardman-sends-black-smoke-into-the-air/1696417390
http://www.wkbn.com/news/car-fire-in-boardman-sends-black-smoke-into-the-air_20190111000503/1696629965
http://www.wytv.com/news/local-news/car-fire-in-boardman-sends-black-smoke-into-the-air/1696417755
2019-01-10 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on highway near Jamestown (North Dakota):
http://www.jamestownsun.com/news/fires/4555231-jrfd-responds-pickup-fire
http://www.newsdakota.com/2019/01/11/jamestown-rural-fire-department-responds-to-truck-fire-thursday-evening/
2019-01-10 - Two cars destroyed by fire at 6:45 AM at home in Huber Heights (Ohio):
http://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-2-vehicles-in-huber-heights/1695537175
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/crews-battle-vehicle-fire-near-huber-heights-home/vpeRgkcPsPCAfVstncXTMM/
http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/local/crews-battle-vehicle-fire-near-huber-heights-home/vpeRgkcPsPCAfVstncXTMM/
http://www.whio.com/news/local/crews-battle-vehicle-fire-near-huber-heights-home/vpeRgkcPsPCAfVstncXTMM/
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=107837429247830&story_fbid=2371863222845228
Quote: "Fire officials say someone parked a vehicle in the driveway of a home to warm it up. When the people came out of the house, the vehicle was on fire. That fire spread to another vehicle parked in the driveway. Both vehicles were destroyed by the fire."
Note: Also see the 'medical emergency' that caused a two-car head-on collision and injured 3 people in Huber Heights on this day...
2019-01-10 - Car bursts into flame at 4:40 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in Redding (California):
http://krcrtv.com/news/shasta-county/house-sprinkler-firefighters-quick-response-help-keep-vehicle-fire-from-spreading-to-home
http://www.kqms.com/2019/01/10/fire-damages-garage-in-east-redding/
Quote: "According to the Redding Fire Department, firefighters responded to a vehicle fire that was spreading into the garage of a home located at 2991 Sinaloa Trail off Hartnell Avenue around 4:40 a.m. When firefighters arrived on scene they found a vehicle fully involved in the driveway of the home and the flames were moving to the garage of the home."
2019-01-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot on Eagandale Place in Eagan (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/news/no-injuries-eagan-car-fire-egandale-place/5205573/
2019-01-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked at carpark at mall in Prince Albert (Canada):
http://www.panow.com/article/816252/firefighters-called-gateway-mall
2019-01-10 - Car bursts into flame on the M9 near Carlow South (Ireland):
http://www.carlowlive.ie/news/home/357244/breaking-m9-down-to-one-lane-at-j6-carlow-south-as-emergency-services-deal-with-a-vehicle-fire.html
2019-01-10 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the A363 in Bradford-on-Avon (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/vehicle-fire-a363-great-cumberwell-bradford-on-avon/
2019-01-10 - Forklift bursts into flame at Jaguar Land Rover plant in Halewood (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/business/moment-fire-took-hold-jaguar-15660861
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/liverpool/this-was-the-moment-fire-took-hold-at-jaguar-land-rover/
2019-01-10 - Diesel engine repair business destroyed by fire and explosions in Richmond (Indiana), nobody there:
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/wayne-county/fire-explosions-damage-richmond-business
http://www.pal-item.com/story/news/local/2019/01/10/fire-destroys-red-diamond-diesel-building-closes-national-road-west/2543038002/
2019-01-10 - KFC/Taco Bell destroyed by fire in Wilmington (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/01/10/kfc-taco-bell-wilmington-catches-fire-thursday/2534981002/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/01/10/crews-battle-two-alarm-fire-at-taco-bell-kfc-in-wilmington/
http://6abc.com/fire-engulfs-kfc-taco-bell-restaurant-in-wilmington/5046647/
2019-01-10 - German club destroyed by fire in South Bend (Indiana):
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/publicsafety/crews-battle-large-fire-in-downtown-south-bend/article_99018866-41b5-5f25-94ce-cc63e06fa114.html
2019-01-10 - Warehouse destroyed by fire on the shore of Testwood Lake in Calmore (Britain):
http://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/incidents-news-and-events/incidents-of-interest/?entryid1=85337
2019-01-10 - Mobile home destroyed by fire at 12:30 AM on Foster Branch Road in Jeffersonville (Kentucky), 2+ injured:
http://lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/2019/01/10/montgomery-co-home-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire/
2019-01-10 - Home damaged by fire in El Paso (Texas), nobody there:
http://kfoxtv.com/news/local/fire-crews-respond-to-house-fire-in-northeast-el-paso
2019-01-10 - Home damaged by fire before 5 AM on Jim Duffield Road near Hampton (Tennessee):
http://www.wjhl.com/local/hampton-vfd-investigating-early-morning-fire/1695448777
2019-01-10 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Park Street in Greensburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/article/flames-shoot-through-roof-of-home-in-south-greensburg-as-crews-work-to-put-out-fire/25843680
2019-01-10 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 6:50 AM in Winston-Salem (North Carolina), 1 injured:
http://myfox8.com/2019/01/10/fire-in-winston-salem-leaves-one-person-injured/
http://www.greensboro.com/news/local_news/man-injured-in-house-fire-in-winston-salem/article_0959865a-0888-5296-bad3-c697e03576d2.html
2019-01-10 - Home destroyed by fire before 4:30 AM on Highway 134 in Whiteside (Tennessee):
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/marion-county-family-loses-home-to-a-fire
2019-01-10 - Three homes destroyed by fire in coastal Aberdeen Township (New Jersey), 1 injured:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fire-Multiple-Buildings-Blaze-New-Jersey-Police-Aberdeen-Injured-504168311.html
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2019/01/10/aberdeen-fire-multiple-buildings-3-alarm-blaze/2537109002/
http://newjersey.news12.com/story/39770000/officials-wind-propane-fueled-massive-fire-that-destroyed-3-homes
http://patch.com/new-jersey/matawan-aberdeen/three-alarm-fire-underway-aberdeen-twp
http://abc7ny.com/fire-sets-blaze-to-several-buildings-on-new-jersey-street/5048055/
http://nj1015.com/wind-whipped-fire-destroys-3-homes-in-aberdeen/
2019-01-10 - Multi-family home heavily damaged by fire at 12:55 AM in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://wgno.com/2019/01/10/5-people-displaced-after-early-morning-fire-in-uptown-new-orleans/
2019-01-10 - Apartment building damaged by fire in Greece (New York):
http://13wham.com/news/local/fire-in-greece-destroys-1-apartment-unit-leaves-3-displaced
2019-01-10 - High-rise apartment building damaged by fire in Reno (Nevada):
http://mynews4.com/news/local/three-rooms-unihabitable-after-fire-breaks-out-in-apartment-complex
2019-01-10 - High-rise apartment building damaged by fire in coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/fire-strikes-navi-mumbai-highrise-apartment/article25963567.ece
2019-01-10 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home at midnight on Neely Avera Road in Greene County (Mississippi), 2 killed:
http://www.wlox.com/2019/01/10/overnight-fire-kills-woman-greene-county/
http://www.wlox.com/2019/01/12/community-mourns-loss-couple-greene-co-fire/
2019-01-10 - Deadly fire burns home in Burlington Township (New Jersey), 1 killed:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/01/11/62-year-old-man-dies-in-burlington-township-house-fire/
2019-01-10 - Deadly fire burns home on Annie Lane in Hattiesburg (Mississippi), 1 killed:
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2019/01/10/1-dead-hattiesburg-house-fire/2537197002/
2019-01-10 - Deadly fire burns home at 11:35 PM in Cockeysville (Maryland), 1 killed:
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/one-woman-recovering-from-critical-injuries-after-a-cockeysville-fire
http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/News/PoliceNews/iWatch/elderly-woman-dies-in-cockeysville-house-fire
2019-01-10 - Deadly fire destroys home at 1:50 AM on Walker-Lake Ontario Road in Hamlin (New York), 1 killed:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/01/10/hamlin-fire-walker-lake-ontario-road/2534490002/
http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/one-person-unaccounted-for-in-hamlin-house-fire/1695329333
http://13wham.com/news/local/one-person-unaccounted-for-in-hamlin-fire
2019-01-10 - Deadly fire destroys home in Tabiona (Utah), 1 killed:
http://kutv.com/news/local/man-killed-after-tabiona-home-catches-fire
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/900050060/utah-man-dies-in-house-fire.html
http://www.ksl.com/article/46465726/man-dies-in-morning-house-fire-in-duchesne-county
http://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/duchesne-county-man-dies-in-early-morning-house-fire/1696593671
2019-01-10 - Deadly fire destroys home just before 2 AM on Prospect Mill Road in Whiteford (Maryland), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/aegis/bs-md-whiteford-fire-20190110-story.html
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/1-dead-1-injured-in-whiteford-fire/25843037
2019-01-10 - Deadly fire destroys home in Clay Springs (Arizona), 1 killed:
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2019/01/10/woman-three-dogs-die-house-fire-near-show-low-navajo-county-sheriffs-office/2543297002/
2019-01-10 - Vacant home burns at 6:50 AM in coastal San Diego (California):
http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2019/01/10/blaze-damages-vacant-southcrest-house/
2019-01-10 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Du Quoin (Illinois):
http://www.kfvs12.com/2019/01/11/crews-called-house-fire-du-quoin-il/
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39771793/du-quoin-house-a-total-loss-following-fire
2019-01-10 - Vacant paper mill burns in Manayunk (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/fire-damages-former-paperworks-philadelphia-mill-in-manayunk/5050701/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/01/10/fire-crews-battling-2-alarm-warehouse-fire-in-roxborough/
2019-01-10 - Lonely George the tree snail dies in Hawaii and a species goes extinct:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/01/george-the-lonely-snail-dies-in-hawaii-extinction/
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/01/09/lonely-george-the-tree-snail-dies-and-a-species-goes-extinct/
2019-01-10 - Two girls, 9 and 11, die in swimming pool at hotel in coastal Antap on the island of Bali (Indonesia):
http://coconuts.co/bali/news/two-bali-school-children-drown-hotel-swimming-pool/
2019-01-10 - Six children die in the water since the beginning of the year at beaches in coastal Sofala Province (Mozambique):
http://clubofmozambique.com/news/6-children-drown-in-sofala-in-first-10-days-of-2019/
2019-01-10 - Woman, 50 to 60, runs into bathroom at casino and drops dead in Detroit (Michigan), 3500 feet from the Detroit River:
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2019/01/10/police-woman-collapses-dies-greektown-bathroom/2534758002/
http://www.travelbreakingnews.net/2019/01/police-woman-collapses-dies-in-greektown-bathroom/
Quote: "Police are investigating a woman's death after she ran into the bathroom of a downtown Detroit casino Thursday morning and died after collapsing."
2019-01-10 - Man, 62, has 'medical event' and dies while driving, pickup truck crashes into pole, in Abbottstown (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://www.abc27.com/news/local/police-man-died-before-crashing-on-route-30-in-abbottstown/1697834423
http://www.wgal.com/article/one-person-killed-in-crash-in-abbottstown/25846827
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/01/62-year-old-driver-died-before-his-truck-crashed-police-say.html
http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_ae70ae03-001b-5a01-b430-2bd655717214.html
http://snewsi.com/id/19184424190/Police-Man-died-before-crashing-on-Route-30-in-Abbottstown
Quote: "A Hanover man died from a medical event before crashing Thursday morning on Route 30 in Abbottstown, police said. State police identified the man as 62-year-old Eddie R. Green."
2019-01-10 - Woman, 63, has 'medical event' and drops dead in apartment, then fire erupts, in East Stroudsburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/news/20190111/eastburg-death-not-caused-by-fire
http://wnep.com/2019/01/11/coroner-victim-in-apartment-fire-died-from-medical-issue/
http://snewsi.com/id/19184447265/Eastburg-death-not-caused-by-fire
http://wnep.com/2019/01/10/one-person-dead-after-fire-at-elderly-apartments-in-east-stroudsburg/
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-pol-east-stroudsburg-fatal-fire-20190110-story.html
http://www.facebook.com/eyewitnessnewstv/photos/a.207050702642833/2472960126051868/?type=3&theater
Quote: "Debra Gryczko, 63, the Shirley Futch Plaza resident found dead in her apartment after a Thursday fire there, died from a medical event, not as a result of the fire."
2019-01-10 - Man, 42, found dead in parking lot at public works facility in Minot (North Dakota):
http://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Police-identify-man-found-dead-in-Minot-parking-lot-504153341.html
2019-01-10 - Man found dead in submerged pickup truck at George Bush Park in Houston (Texas):
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Man-found-dead-in-west-Houston-after-car-13523912.php
http://www.click2houston.com/news/body-found-in-pickup-in-pond-at-george-bush-park-police-say
http://www.khou.com/video/news/local/body-found-in-submerged-in-bayou-at-george-bush-park/285-8386932
2019-01-10 - Man found dead in creek near Burger King in Okeechobee (Florida):
http://cbs12.com/news/local/body-found-in-waterway-near-burger-king-in-okeechobee
http://cw34.com/news/local/body-found-in-waterway-near-burger-king-in-okeechobee
2019-01-10 - Man, 68, found dead and partially submerged in water in ditch in Newton County (Indiana):
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/missing-kentland-man-found-dead-in-newton-county-ditch/article_2e1842c1-23f1-5932-82bd-ba378be00c7a.html
2019-01-10 - Woman in her 50s has 'medical event' and topples off kayak into the water and dies near coastal Waiheke Island (New Zealand):
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=282793
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12188610
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/109862319/kayaker-dies-at-onetangi-beach-waiheke-island-auckland
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=21253884267&story_fbid=10157141298274268
Quote: "A woman in her 50s is believed to have suffered a medical event and fallen out of her kayak."
2019-01-10 - Driver has 'medical event' and dies while driving on highway in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12188756
http://snewsi.com/id/19184370424/Motorist-dies-after-medical-event-on-Aucklands-Southwestern-Motorway
Quote: "A motorist has died after suffering a medical event on SH20 at Mt Roskill in Auckland."
2019-01-10 - Man found dead in Valsayn on the island of Trinidad:
http://newsday.co.tt/2019/01/10/mans-body-found-in-valsayn/
2019-01-10 - Man, 27, found dead in pool in coastal Le Havre (France):
http://sivtimes.com/the-haven-a-young-man-of-27-years-found-dead-in-a-pool/10488/
2019-01-10 - Man found dead on seaside cliffs near coastal Filey (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-46826590
2019-01-10 - Passenger has 'medical issue' on passenger plane, plane diverts to Winnipeg (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/4837283/plane-bound-for-london-makes-emergency-stop-in-winnipeg/
http://power97.com/news/4837283/plane-bound-for-london-makes-emergency-stop-in-winnipeg/
Quote: "We got the call saying a United flight was coming in — it diverted to Winnipeg for a medical reason. There was an issue with a passenger on the plane..."
2019-01-10 - School bus driver has 'medical problem', bus crashes into tree, in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania), 4 injured:
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-bethlehem-school-bus-tree-20190110-story.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/pennsylvania/articles/2019-01-11/school-bus-driver-hospitalized-after-crashing-into-tree
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/2019/01/school-bus-crash-in-bethlehem-driver-taken-to-hospital-cops-say.html
http://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/4-taken-to-hospital-after-bus-crash/972608132
http://www.apnews.com/b1a68afddf8b4659bafeb9624d4a71aa
Quote: "The driver appeared to have suffered a medical problem and was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill."
2019-01-10 - Man has 'medical emergency', pickup truck crashes into pole, in Covina (California), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://ktla.com/2019/01/10/man-dies-daughter-rescued-after-medical-emergency-pickup-truck-crash-in-front-of-charter-oak-high-school-in-covina/
Quote: "A man died and his teenage daughter was freed from wreckage by firefighters after a pickup truck crash in front of Charter Oak High School early Thursday that was blamed on a medical emergency, police said."
2019-01-10 - Man, 62, has 'medical emergency, pickup truck veers off road, crashes into building, in Fishkill (New York), 1 killed:
http://wpdh.com/medical-emergency-primary-factor-in-fatal-crash-police-say/
http://westchester.news12.com/story/39772979/driver-slams-into-building-in-fishkill
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/01/11/truck-crashes-into-village-fishkill-building/2545799002/
http://dailyvoice.com/new-york/putnam/police-fire/man-killed-after-suffering-medical-emergency-crashing-pickup-truck-into-fishkill-building/746752/
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/police-blotter/medical-emergency-suspected-in-fishkill-fatal-crash/article_ff70432e-15b9-11e9-9deb-bb3bdf863d97.html
Quote: "At this time the investigation and witness statements indicate that the primary factor in the crash appears to be a medical emergency that Tuangtuang had while driving, Watterson said."
2019-01-10 - Man has 'medical emergency', car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, in Huber Heights (Ohio), 3 injured:
http://www.whio.com/news/local/medical-condition-gets-blame-for-head-collision-huber-heights/Xxyikz8rx6hACgEL3NTplO/
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/medical-condition-gets-blame-for-head-collision-huber-heights/Xxyikz8rx6hACgEL3NTplO/
Quote: "The preliminary investigation reveals that a male suffered a medical emergency while headed east in the 6100 block of Chambersburg Road and drifted across traffic and hit another vehicle, police said."
2019-01-10 - Small plane crashes in coastal Port Lavaca (Texas), engine failure, 2 injured:
http://www.portlavacawave.com/news/around_town/two-people-injured-in-plane-crash/article_f4d9126e-1551-11e9-b652-eb841f53e90d.html
http://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/port-lavaca-plane-crash-leaves-2-injured/973225403
http://arffwg.org/news/two-people-injured-in-plane-crash/
2019-01-10 - Passenger bus crashes near coastal Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), 7 killed, 5 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VI-20190111-66202-CUB
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cuba-bus-crash-latest-update-tourists-dead-baracoa-guantanamo-a8723061.html
http://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/World_News/7_dead_5_critical_after_bus_with_Canadian_tourists_on_board_crashes_in_Cuba/
Quote: "Thursday's wreck was the fourth major bus accident in a month."
2019-01-10 - Two tractor trailers crash on I-75 near Toledo (Ohio), dump truck overturns separately too:
http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Rollover-accident-closes-I-75-N-at-Michigan-border-504158151.html
2019-01-10 - Tractor trailer overturns at 5:26 AM on I-287 near Port Chester (New York):
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/traffic/2019/01/10/tractor-trailer-287/2534492002/
2019-01-10 - Tractor trailer overturns on Route 28 just north of Richfield Springs (New York):
http://www.wktv.com/content/news/Minor-injuries-reported-following-Herkimer-County-tractor-trailer-rollover-504177121.html
2019-01-10 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-65 in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.wbrc.com/2019/01/11/overturned-wheeler-blocking-lanes-i-/
2019-01-10 - Van veers off road and overturns, on the Garden State Parkway in coastal Beachwood (New Jersey), 1 injured:
http://patch.com/new-jersey/berkeley-nj/van-flips-garden-state-parkway-beachwood-cops
http://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/berkeley/overturned-van-shuts-down-parkway/
http://ocscanner.news/2019/01/10/lacey-overturned-van/
2019-01-10 - SUV overturns and crashes into apartment building in Peoria (Illinois), 1 injured:
http://www.1470wmbd.com/suv-crashes-into-peoria-apartment-building/
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20190111/nick-in-am-suv-overturns-hits-west-bluff-apartment-building
2019-01-10 - SUV veers off road, crashes into pond, in Olathe (Kansas), 1 injured:
http://www.kctv5.com/news/critically-injured-after-suv-plunges-into-olathe-pond/article_1fdead90-14f6-11e9-a9b8-3bce64818f5b.html
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article224229765.html
Quote: "The authorities don’t know what caused the crash, but believe it could have been a medical emergency."
2019-01-10 - Car veers over centerline at 4 AM, hits semi head-on, near DeFuniak Springs (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20190110/defuniak-springs-man-dead-after-head-on-collision
2019-01-10 - Car overturns, bursts into flame, in Southington (Connecticut), 1 injured:
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/News/Southington/Southington-News/Rollover-crash-in-Southington.html
2019-01-10 - Dog attacks and injures woman in Spokane (Washington):
http://www.kxly.com/news/dog-attack-sends-spokane-woman-to-the-hospital/972707326
2019-01-10 - Sinkhole evacuates apartments in McDowell County (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/sinkhole-that-could-swallow-apartment-complex-forces-mcdowell-county-residents-to-evacuate/901668786
2019-01-10 - Sinkhole opens along I-26 in Hendersonville (North Carolina):
http://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20190109/sinkhole-opens-on-i-26-exit-in-hendersonville-i-26-west-to-us-25-south-closed
http://www.foxcarolina.com/news/north_carolina/ncdot-ramp-from-i--west-to-us-closed-due/article_8e1ca9a4-1458-11e9-8ce3-4f8a5b0503ce.html
http://www.wspa.com/news/us-25s-ramp-from-i-26w-shutdown-due-to-sinkhole-in-henderson-co/1694384196
http://www.wyff4.com/article/sinkhole-shuts-down-i-26-ramp-detour-takes-drivers-around-damage/25837885
2019-01-10 - Man, 19, has 'medical episode' and collapses in jail in Bexar County (Texas):
http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/19-year-old-inmate-in-serious-condition-after-medical-episode
http://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/19-year-old-inmate-in-serious-condition-after-medical-episode
http://ktxs.com/news/texas/19-year-old-inmate-in-serious-condition-after-medical-episode
http://www.ksat.com/news/bexar-county-inmate-found-unresponsive-in-jail-cell
http://www.facebook.com/foxsanantonio/posts/10157100507901738
2019-01-10 - Mount Agung erupts again on the island of Bali (Indonesia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VE-20181230-66024-PHL
2019-01-10 - Lightning strikes kill 6 people in Zimbabwe:
http://www.sott.net/article/404663-Lightning-strikes-kill-6-in-Zimbabwe
2019-01-10 - Record rainfall and widespread flooding hits Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Bolivia:
http://floodlist.com/america/argentina-brazil-uruguay-floods-january-2019
http://watchers.news/2019/01/10/record-rainfall-widespread-flooding-hits-argentina-brazil-january-2019/
http://www.sott.net/article/404662-Rivers-rising-after-record-rainfall-in-Argentina-Brazil-and-Uruguay-almost-20-inches-in-3-days-with-7-inches-in-80-minutes
2019-01-10 - Record high amount of precipitation hits Saratov (Russia), city turned into icy hellscape:
http://www.rt.com/russia/448456-ice-hellscape-russian-city/
http://www.sott.net/article/404633-Weather-quirk-makes-Russian-city-a-frozen-hellscape
2019-01-10 - Frost threatens spring crops in India:
http://weather.com/en-IN/india/news/news/2019-01-10-frost-risk-rabi-crop
http://www.sott.net/article/404601-Frost-across-India-ups-risk-to-rabi-spring-crops
2019-01-10 - Strange sounds heard in Greenland's skies:
http://www.sott.net/article/404705-Strange-sounds-heard-in-Greenlands-skies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rudRpsrjAgc
2019-01-10 - Mysterious space 'Cow' explosion could be birth of black hole:
http://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-mysterious-space-cow-explosion-could-be-birth-of-black-hole/
http://theconversation.com/the-cow-explosion-how-astronomers-are-cracking-one-of-the-greatest-new-mysteries-of-the-sky-109590
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-01-11/cow-cosmic-blast-supernova-black-hole-magnetar/10703320
2019-01-10 - One in five US millennials expects to die without paying off debts, and their parents and grandparents are broke too:
http://www.rt.com/usa/448428-millennials-never-pay-debts/
http://www.sott.net/article/404553-1-in-5-US-millennials-expects-to-die-without-paying-off-debts-and-their-parents-and-grandparents-are-broke-too
2019-01-10 - 78 percent of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck, including many government workers affected by the shutdown:
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/78-percent-of-americans-are-living-paycheck-to-paycheck-including-many-government-workers-affected-by-the-shutdown
2019-01-10 - Woman wakes up unable to hear male voices, in China:
http://wsoe.org/woman-unable-to-hear-male-voices-over-rare-medical-condition/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6574093/Woman-unable-hear-voices-men-pick-higher-frequency-tones-females.html
http://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-woman-with-rare-medical-condition-unable-to-hear-mens-voices-report_2764037.html
http://www.ocala.com/lifestyle/20190111/woman-with-rare-medical-condition-cant-hear-mens-voices
Good morning, Jonny and everyone. We're not due to get any snow from this latest storm until tonight into tomorrow morning, and it's expected to clear up by Monday. Tuesday classes start again for me. Where i was in CA is being inundated by rain. Flu has hit big time around here.
ReplyDeleteStrange that we're seeing a lot of fire trucks burning lately.
Tornado hits West Java, damaging more than 300 homes, Indonesia
https://watchers.news/2019/01/12/tornado-hits-west-java-damaging-more-than-300-homes-indonesia/
A strong tornado swept through a residential area of Rancaekek district, Bandung Regency of Indonesia's West Java at 15:15 local time on Friday, January 11, 2019.
It is unclear at this time how long the twister was on the ground, but the damage it caused is substantial. [more]
A Single Issue False Witness
http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-single-issue-implosion.html
There are only two kinds of people in this world - by no means in equal number - those who care about this planet, society at large, and the future, and those who only give a fuck about themselves... [more]
North Magnetic Pole rapidly migrating toward Siberia
https://watchers.news/2019/01/12/north-magnetic-pole-rapidly-migrating-towards-siberia/
Earth's North Magnetic Pole is rapidly migrating toward Siberia, forcing the world's geomagnetism experts to update the World Magnetic Model (WMM) ahead of schedule for the first time. The most recent version of the model came out in 2015 and was supposed to last until 2020. [more]
Saturday, 12 January 2019
Margo looks at the Tasman Sea marine heatwave
Looking at NZ Seas Record Temps & EQ Report with Margo (Jan. 11, 2019)
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/01/margo-looks-at-tasman-sea-marine.html [~ 74 min. video]
[also contains this]
New Zealand seas in 2018 hottest since records began, dire warning for marine life [link]
The latest from the Middle East - 01/11/2019
Pentagon Moves Forward With Syria Withdrawal Plans Amid Confusion Over Timetable for Exit
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-latest-from-middle-east-01112019.html
[further down there's this from Hal Turner]
US to setup 4 new military bases along Syrian border
[more below]
[now back to our regularly scheduled doom]
ReplyDeleteClimate and environmental news - 01/11/2019
Scientists issue dire warning in new study finding last year was likely the hottest on record
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/01/climate-and-environmental-news-01112019.html [source Think Progress]
“It is too late to stop serious global warming," warns scientist. [Joe Romm]
Last year was very likely the hottest year on record, according to the authors of a new study in the journal Science.
The study examined “multiple lines of evidence from four independent groups” measuring ocean heat and concluded “ocean warming is accelerating.”
Researchers found the rate of warming for the upper 2,000 meters of ocean has increased by more than 50 percent since 1991.
As a result, “2018 is shaping up to be the hottest for the oceans as a whole, and therefore for the Earth,” a press release accompanying the study explains.
“Global warming is here, and has major consequences already,” it adds, bluntly.
“There is no doubt, none!” [more]
[further down, these articles]
Australia's Facing an Unprecedented Ecological Crisis, But No One's Paying Attention [link]
Heavy snowfall causes chaos across Europe as two snowboarders die in avalanche [link]
New Climate Change Report Says Ocean Warming Is Far Worse Than Expected [link]
New Zealand seas in 2018 hottest since records began, dire warning for marine life [link]
Drought kills up to 1m fish in Australian rivers [link]
Fire authorities nervous as grass, scrub grows at fastest rate in decades [link]
Massive red dust storm sweeps over New South Wales [link]
Third cat in Wyoming tests positive for bubonic plague [link]
There are diseases hidden in ice and they are waking up [link]
Winter crops may cause unintended warming, study says [link]
A new study shows that fields with crop cover showed significantly warmer winter temperatures than fields with no cover or just short stubble. [95 sec. video]
Retreating ice sheets could be uncorking another new source of carbon pollution [link]
A wall of Jellyfish have stung more than 22,000 beachgoers on Australia's Gold and Sunshine coasts in 1 week more than double the yearly average [link]
Europe's snow chaos continues, with up to TEN FEET expected in Austria, 1,000 miles of ski slopes closed, more avalanche warnings issued - and temperatures of just -9F in GREECE[link]
Penny’s revenge: Cyclone to dump a month's worth of rain on Australia’s east coast as it swings back towards the country bringing devastating storms [link; more]
A $3 billion problem: Miami-Dade’s septic tanks are already failing due to sea rise
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/01/10/a-3-billion-problem-miami-dades-septic-tanks-are-already-failing-due-to-sea-rise/
Miami-Dade has tens of thousands of septic tanks, and a new report reveals most are already malfunctioning — the smelly and unhealthy evidence of which often ends up in people’s yards and homes. It’s a billion-dollar problem that climate change is making worse. [more]
Is this normal? 81 significant earthquakes have rattled Alaska so far in 2019
https://www.sott.net/article/404726-Is-this-normal-81-significant-earthquakes-have-rattled-Alaska-so-far-in-2019
[source Michael Snyder, End of the American Dream]
The Era Of Easy Recycling May Be Coming To An End
ReplyDeletehttps://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-era-of-easy-recycling-may-be-coming-to-an-end/
On average, about 25 percent of the stuff we try to recycle is too contaminated to go anywhere but the landfill, according to the National Waste and Recycling Association, a trade group.
[more; don't ask what effect that has on groundwater]
Never mind killer robots—here are six real AI dangers to watch out for in 2019
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612689/never-mind-killer-robotshere-are-six-real-ai-dangers-to-watch-out-for-in-2019/
Last year a string of controversies revealed a darker (and dumber) side to artificial intelligence.
nce it was fashionable to fret about the prospect of super-intelligent machines taking over the world. The past year showed that AI may cause all sorts of hazards long before that happens.
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The latest AI methods excel at perceptual tasks such as classifying images and transcribing speech, but the hype and excitement over these skills have disguised how far we really are from building machines as clever as we are. Six controversies from 2018 stand out as warnings that even the smartest AI algorithms can misbehave, or that carelessly applying them can have dire consequences.
[each numbered topic has further explanation/information]
1. Self-crashing cars
2. Political manipulation bots
3. Algorithms for peace
4. A surveillance face-off
5. Fake it till you break it
6. Algorithmic discrimination