Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2019-08-02

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Event Update For 2019-08-02

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

2019-08-02 - Unknown rotten egg odor evacuates mall in Hazle Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pahomepage.com/news/laurel-mall-evacuated-following-the-smell-of-gas-opens-a-short-time-later/

Quote: "A reported gas leak forces the evacuation of a Luzerne County Mall this morning. It happened at the Laurel Mall in Hazle Township where there was a report of a natural gas smell. While this happened before the mall was open, employees were in the building getting businesses ready for the day. Firefighters believe the smell was coming from the roof but could not locate the source."

2019-08-02 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Lake Winnebago (Wisconsin):
http://fox11online.com/news/local/blue-green-algae-at-high-cliff-state-park-forces-dnr-to-shut-down-beach

Quote: "If you’re heading to High Cliff State Park this weekend, you may not want to take a dip in the lake. That's because residents have reported seeing blue-green algae on Lake Winnebago, and experts say the north end of the lake is getting the worst of it. Before you could even see it, you can smell it. The second you step foot on the marina at High Cliff, the stench is overwhelming."

2019-08-02 - Heatwave rapidly melting the ice across Greenland:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=HT-20190726-68898-GRL
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/greenland-weather-temperature-heatwave-ice-melt-sea-level-a9030361.html
http://theworldnews.net/gb-news/greenland-hit-by-apos-extreme-apos-temperatures-as-europe-apos-s-heatwave-moves-north
http://www.euronews.com/2019/08/02/melting-ice-wildfires-five-visuals-to-sum-up-greenland-s-heatwave
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/08/greenland-loses-12-billion-tons-of-ice.html
http://www.yahoo.com/news/walloped-heat-wave-greenland-sees-153632106.html

Quote: "Greenland is experiencing 'extreme' temperatures as the record-setting heat wave that blasted Europe last week hovers over the region. Up to half, the surface of the island's ice sheet is thought to be currently melting, with runoff equivalent to a 0.5mm rise in global sea levels in July alone."

Quote: "More than 10 billion tons (11 billion U.S. tons) of ice was lost to the oceans by surface melt on Wednesday alone, creating a net mass ice loss of some 197 billion tons (217 billion U.S. tons) from Greenland in July, she said."

Quote: "This year Greenland and other parts of the Arctic have experienced some record-breaking temperatures. In mid-June, temperatures along the eastern coast of Greenland were up to 9C above the 1981-to-2010 average."

Note: So Greenland lost an average of about 7 billion (US) tons of ice PER DAY through July. All of the black carbon being spewed onto snow and ice around the Arctic by the gigantic wildfires currently raging across Siberia will surely accelerate the ice melt too...

2019-08-02 - Passenger bus bursts into flame and burns 5+ people to death, 15 more injured, in Balikesir (Turkey):
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-bus/bus-fire-in-northwestern-turkey-kills-5-injures-15-governor-idUSKCN1US1XI
http://bianet.org/english/other/211270-fire-on-passenger-bus-in-balikesir-5-people-lose-their-lives
http://www.tellerreport.com/news/2019-08-02---five-people-died-in-a-bus-fire-in-turkey-.HyQlg6kGmH.html
http://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2019/08/02/5-dead-after-coach-catches-fire-in-balikesir-northwestern-turkey
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/five-people-killed-in-bus-fire-145478
http://www.yahoo.com/news/bus-fire-northwestern-turkey-kills-150737542.html

Note: This is the 364th bus to burn in 2019...

2019-08-02 - Metal recycling center hit by fire shortly after midnight, 40+ cars burn, in Ladson (South Carolina):
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/crews-once-again-battle-flames-and-smoke-at-ladson-car-crushing-business
http://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/berkeley-county-news/crews-responding-to-structure-fire-off-hwy-78/
http://www.live5news.com/2019/08/02/crews-responding-fire-berkeley-co-car-crushing-company/

Quote: "Shortly after midnight, crews with the C&B Fire Department responded to a fire at Don’s Car Crushing, a metal scrapyard in Ladson. Chief Joshua Woodall said it wasn’t an easy blaze to tackle. When they arrived on scene, there were already 40 to 50 cars up in flames. He said they had to bring in heavy machinery to separate each car one by one. Even then, he said it’s hard to identify the source."

2019-08-02 - Scrap metal fire breaks out at industrial estate in Aldershot (Britain):
http://www.eagleradio.co.uk/news/local-news/2925702/scrap-metal-goes-up-in-flames-in-aldershot/

2019-08-02 - Hangar, buildings and equipment destroyed by fire at 3:15 AM at airport in Dalhart (Texas):
http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/fire-erupts-overnight-at-dalhart-airport
http://www.newschannel10.com/2019/08/02/airport-dalhart-damaged-fire/
http://www.myhighplains.com/news/ww2-era-hanger-catches-fire-at-dalhart-municipal-airport/
http://www.kgncnewsnow.com/fire-destroys-world-war-2-hanger-at-dalhart-airport/

Quote: "The airport in Dalhart was damaged overnight after a hangar and some buildings were in flames overnight Friday. According to the Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department, at about 3:15 a.m., crews were sent to the Dalhart airport on a report of a building on fire. Firefighters found a hangar and other buildings with equipment fully-involved, as well as some grass fires started by embers around the airport."

2019-08-02 - Hangar destroyed by huge fire at Southend Airport near coastal London (Britain):
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4254920/london-southend-airport-fire-hangar-explosion/

Quote: "A huge blaze broke out near Southend Airport after a hangar caught fire - with a witness reporting an 'explosion'. Essex firefighters were called to the hangar, which is used to livery planes, near the terminal shortly after 10.40am today and believe the fire was caused 'accidentally'."

2019-08-02 - Battery recycling center goes up in flames on Stainland Road in Elland (Britain):
http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/incident/large-building-fire-in-battery-recycling-factory/

2019-08-02 - Electrical substation damaged by fire near coastal Newport Beach (California), airport and 28,000 homes go dark:
http://www.wkbw.com/news/national/a-vault-fire-caused-a-power-outage-that-shut-down-californias-john-wayne-airport
http://www.presstelegram.com/2019/08/02/outage-cuts-power-to-john-wayne-airport-and-20000-sce-customers/
http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-02/la-me-john-wayne-airport-power-outage
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/08/02/flights-diverted-at-john-wayne-airport-due-to-power-outage/
http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/john-wayne-airport-power-outage/index.html

2019-08-02 - Another 20 pilot whales strand and die on beach in Iceland:
http://www.france24.com/en/20190803-whales-die-new-mysterious-iceland-stranding
http://www.yahoo.com/news/whales-die-mysterious-iceland-stranding-155637315.html

Quote: "Some 20 pilot whales have died stranded in mysterious circumstances on the south-western coast of Iceland, emergency services said Saturday, only two weeks after a similarly unexplained mass stranding had already killed dozens of the long-finned cetaceans."

2019-08-02 - Two college students, both 18, die in swimming pool at the Cottage Na-Grill Hotel in Swedru (Ghana):
http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2019/August-2nd/swedru-pupils-drown-at-cottage-na-grill-hotel.php
http://www.kingdomfmonline.com/2019/08/02/swedru-pupils-drown-at-cottage-na-grill-hotel/

2019-08-02 - Man, 56, dies after being pulled from public swimming pool in Gage Park area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/8/3/20752594/francisco-martinez-drowns-gage-park-public-pool-field-house

Quote: "A 56-year-old man drowned in a public pool in Gage Park on the Southwest Side. About 6 p.m. on July 27, Francisco Martinez drowned while he was swimming in the Gage Park Field House’s public pool in the 2400 block of West 55th Street, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He was pulled from the pool and rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, but later died, police said."

2019-08-02 - Man, 30, cop, found dead in Lake Morey near the shore in Fairlee (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/content/news/Man-found-dead-in-Fairlee-515826571.html
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Springfield-Officer-Dies-From-Swimming-Accident-in-Vermont-517279661.html
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/08/03/springfield-officer-found-dead-apparent-swimming-accident-vermont/wD3yVHGFk6n6XwoJB9OSOI/story.html
http://www.westernmassnews.com/news/springfield-police-officer-reportedly-drowned-after-a-swimming-accident-in/article_fb36ed06-b629-11e9-abc7-0fdce0076153.html

2019-08-02 - Man, 45 to 55, found dead in the Intracoastal Waterway near coastal Butler Beach (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/sjso-body-found-floating-in-intracoastal-waterway/972273530
http://www.jacksonville.com/news/20190802/drifting-body-of-man-found-in-intracoastal-waterway-in-st-johns-county
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/st-johns-county-deputies-seeking-to-identify-man-found-floating-dead-in-intracoastal-waterway/77-bde8fc41-9547-49e1-962e-edcbacbebd1b

2019-08-02 - Man dies after being pulled from Lake Tahoe in Washoe County (Nevada):
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Man-dies-at-Lake-Tahoe-in-apparent-accidental-drowning-514437821.html

2019-08-02 - Man, 32, dies in kayak on the Potomac River near Williamsport (Maryland):
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/instant/harpers-ferry-adventure-center-guide-dies/article_a96faa88-b554-11e9-a80c-3373061b51b6.html

2019-08-02 - Man, 64, dies after being pulled from Turlock Lake (California):
http://www.modbee.com/news/local/turlock/article233452092.html
http://www.kcra.com/article/turlock-lake-stanislaus-county-father-drowns-children-rescue-california/28595847

2019-08-02 - Man, 26, found dead in Lake Wilson in Wilson (Kansas):
http://www.wibw.com/content/news/Body-found-in-lake-believed-to-be-missing-kayaker-513920871.html
http://www.hayspost.com/2019/08/02/update-body-believed-to-be-missing-kayaker-found-at-lake-wilson/
http://www.ksal.com/body-recovered-at-wilson-lake-2/

2019-08-02 - Man, 75, found dead in shallow creek in Canton (Ohio):
http://www.cantonrep.com/news/20190802/update-body-found-at-lock-4-park-identified-as-75-year-old-north-canton-man

2019-08-02 - Woman found dead at Marjory Swope Park off of Long Pond Road in Concord (New Hampshire):
http://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/missing-boscawen-woman-found-concords-marjory-swope-park

2019-08-02 - Man found dead near West Clinton Street in Dover (New Jersey):
http://wrnjradio.com/mans-body-found-in-wooded-area-in-dover/
http://patch.com/new-jersey/parsippany/body-found-morris-co-woods-prosecutor

2019-08-02 - Man found dead on Cambridge Street in Worcester (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/worcester/2019/08/body-of-deceased-male-found-on-cambridge-street-in-worcester-investigation-ongoing.html

2019-08-02 - Woman found dead in lake at Rooksbury Mill in Andover (Britain):
http://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/17812675.body-woman-found-rooksbury-mill-lakes-andover/

2019-08-02 - Woman, 38, has 'medical issue' and slumps over unconscious, minivan crashes into car, in Blair (Nebraska), 1 injured:
http://www.enterprisepub.com/public/injured-in--vehicle-crash-on-washington-street/article_6d8ba90c-b529-11e9-8aba-87a798a38120.html

Quote: "The report indicates Schoening, who was cited, suffered a medical issue, which caused her to black out. She had visible injuries."

2019-08-02 - Driver has 'medical issue', pickup truck slams into apartment building, in Minneapolis (Minnesota), 12 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20190804-69033-USA
http://www.fox9.com/news/12-people-suffer-minor-injuries-after-truck-crashes-into-building-in-minneapolis
http://www.startribune.com/12-suffer-minor-injuries-when-vehicle-slams-into-building-in-north-minneapolis/515021522/
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/minnesota/articles/2019-08-03/12-suffer-minor-injuries-when-vehicle-slams-into-building
http://www.weau.com/content/news/12-suffer-minor-injuries-when-vehicle-slams-into-building-516533081.html

Quote: "Police believe the driver suffered a medical issue that ended with his truck getting lodged into the side of the building."

2019-08-02 - Driver has 'medical emergency', car crashes at parking garage, in Burbank (California):
http://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2019-08-02-car-slams-through-wall-of-parking-structure-in-burbank-driver-uninjured/
http://www.dailynews.com/2019/08/02/car-slams-through-2nd-floor-wall-of-parking-structure-near-burbank-airport/

Quote: "A driver who suffered a medical emergency tonight crashed his car through the wall of a parking structure near Hollywood Burbank Airport."

2019-08-02 - Firefighting plane crashes near Generac (France), 1 killed:
http://www.dw.com/en/france-plane-fighting-forest-fire-crashes-killing-pilot/a-49874485
http://fireaviation.com/2019/08/02/one-fatality-in-air-tanker-crash-in-france/
http://www.france24.com/en/20190802-pilot-firefighting-plane-dies-france
http://www.tellerreport.com/news/2019-08-02---plane-crash-in-the-gard--%22there-was-a-huge-black-smoke%22--describes-a-resident-of-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rac-.r1-D5QzMmr.html

2019-08-02 - Freight train derails near Irvine, east of Medicine Hat (Canada), town evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20190803-69011-CAN
http://www.citynews1130.com/2019/08/02/train-derailment-in-southeastern-alberta/
http://www.cp24.com/news/evacuation-of-alberta-hamlet-after-train-derailment-possible-chemical-exposure-1.4535231
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-small-alberta-community-evacuated-after-cp-train-derails-raises-fears/

2019-08-02 - Two passenger buses collide head-on in Thakurgaon (Bangladesh), 8 killed, 29 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20190802-69002-BGD

2019-08-02 - Van crashes, bursts into flame, on Little Pine Creek Road in Cummings Township (Pennsylvania), 2 killed:
http://www.pahomepage.com/top-stories/two-die-during-vehicle-fire-in-lycoming-county/

2019-08-02 - Car veers over centerline, hits semi head-on, on Highway 87 in San Antonio (Texas), 1 injured:
http://www.ksat.com/news/watch-live-1-critically-hurt-in-2-vehicle-crash-on-east-side
http://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/wrong-way-driver-crashes-head-on-with-18-wheeler-on-highway

2019-08-02 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, fire erupts, in Holts Summit (Missouri), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://krcgtv.com/news/local/one-dead-after-fiery-crash-in-holt-summit

2019-08-02 - Two cars collide head-on just after 1:30 AM, fire erupts, on I-90 near Eyota (Minnesota), 6 killed:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/6-people-killed-two-vehicle-crash-minnesota-interstate-n1038631
http://www.kcrg.com/video/?vid=513994532

2019-08-02 - Giant sinkholes appear as wildfires rage across Siberia (Russia):
http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2019/08/02/siberia-wildfires-pleitgen-pkg-newday-vpx.cnn

2019-08-02 - Beachside cliff collapses onto people in coastal Encinitas (California), 3 killed, 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20190803-69021-USA
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/killed-cliff-collapses-popular-california-beach-64745623
http://www.kcra.com/article/encinitas-cliff-collapses-deadly-california-beach/28594941
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/1-dead-4-injured-cliff-collapse-southern-california-beach-n1038941
http://www.10news.com/news/local-news/bluff-collapses-in-north-san-diego-county-injuring-three
http://www.news10.com/news/national/1-killed-as-cliff-collapses-on-popular-california-beach/

2019-08-02 - Power outage blacks out 19,500 homes across Lewis County (Washington):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20190803-69009-USA

2019-08-02 - Sam's Clubs in Arizona hit by gasoline shortage after refinery fire in coastal Baytown (Texas):
http://www.abc15.com/news/state/gas-outage-at-arizona-sams-club-stores-due-to-texas-refinery-fire

Quote: "A shortage of gasoline at Sam's Club pumps in Arizona is the result of a fire in Texas earlier this week, according to a store manager."

2019-08-02 - Man, 30, in critical condition after being pulled from swimming pool at home in Gush Etzion (Israel):
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/266872

2019-08-02 - July was the hottest month ever recorded:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/july-2019-hottest-month-ever-866436/
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/08/01/july-was-the-hottest-month-in-human-history/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/un-chief-data-shows-july-175855636.html
http://desdemonadespair.net/2019/08/wmo-july-2019-equaled-or-surpassed-hottest-month-globally-world-is-on-track-for-the-2015-2019-period-to-be-the-five-hottest-years-on-record.html

Quote: "July 2019 is now the hottest month in recorded history, the U.N. confirmed on Thursday."

Quote: "But there’s an added madness to this crisis. In its annual Statistical Review of World Energy released a few weeks ago, the global oil giant BP confirmed that in 2018 the world burned the most fossil fuels of any year in history. In short: Our addiction to fossil fuels is getting worse and worse even as the planet gets hotter and hotter."

Note: I'm sure extinction will completely cure our thirst for fossil fuels and solve that problem. Solution imminent!

2019-08-02 - Sticker shock for California wildfire areas as insurance rates double and policies are dropped:
http://desdemonadespair.net/2019/08/sticker-shock-for-california-wildfire-areas-as-insurance-rates-double-and-policies-are-dropped-its-time-to-address-the-impact-that-more-severe-weather-is.html

2019-08-02 - Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes in the ocean near Indonesia, 4 killed, hundreds of homes destroyed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20190804-69032-IDN
http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2019/08/03/indonesia-earthquake-tsunami-2/
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/aug/03/4-dead-after-quake-hits-off-indonesias-java-island/
http://gulfnews.com/world/asia/1-dead-4-hurt-after-quake-hits-off-indonesia-coast-1.1564804577744
http://watchers.news/2019/08/02/sumatra-indonesia-earthquake-august-2-2019/
http://cfox.com/news/5722958/4-dead-earthquake-indonesia/

2019-08-02 - Heavy rain and flooding hit the UK, Norway, Pakistan, India and China:
http://strangesounds.org/2019/08/uk-norway-pakistan-india-and-china-5-countries-currently-hit-by-disastrous-floods.html

2019-08-02 - Lake Kleifarvatn disappears into crack in the ground then reappears years later:
http://strangesounds.org/2019/08/giant-earth-crack-drains-a-lake-in-iceland-which-reappears-years-later.html

2019-08-02 - New tariffs, stocks plunge, manufacturing falls again and more layoffs:
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/new-tariffs-stocks-plunge-manufacturing-falls-again-and-more-layoffs-but-everything-is-fine

2019-08-02 - Meet the 'Bee Panther,' a massive insect even wasps fear:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/08/01/giant-bee-panther-insect-snacks-wasps-bees/
http://www.wbir.com/article/tech/science/environment/meet-the-bee-panther-a-massive-insect-even-wasps-fear/51-ab83ed61-acc2-4890-95d9-c2dd902880a3

6 comments:

TomAugust 4, 2019 at 7:52 AM
Hey Jonny, everyone - let's see how August stacks up after the last 2 "hottest months." It may start to cool somewhat as we drift into fall, but the damage is already done to Greenland, Siberia and all those flooded areas. Circling the drain.

BLACK BEAR NEWS 8.3.19 The Most Important Event On The Planet Right Now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtD1Q8R6SYk [~ 17 min.]

M6.3 Earthquake Hits Off Fukushima in Japan – No Tsunami Warning
https://strangesounds.org/2019/08/m-6-3-hits-off-fukushima-in-japan-no-tsunami.html

Major stratospheric eruption at Ulawun volcano, ash to 19.2 km (63 000 feet) a.s.l., P.N.G.
https://watchers.news/2019/08/03/ulawun-volcano-eruption-august-3-2019/

A high-level eruption with volcanic ash rising up to 7.62 km (25 000 feet) above sea level started at Ulawun volcano, Papua New Guinea at 01:50 UTC on August 3, 2019. [more]

[the animals and marine life are leading by example]
500 Sheep Die in One of Most Terrifying Animal Mass Suicide Ever in Turkey
https://strangesounds.org/2019/08/animal-suicide-500-sheep-die-turkey-pictures.html

500 sheep die in ‘mass suicide jump’ in the eastern privince of Van, Turkey.

50 pilot whales strand, 20 die in Iceland - 2 weeks after similar event locally
https://www.sott.net/article/417975-50-pilot-whales-strand-20-die-in-Iceland-2-weeks-after-similar-event-locally

The dead whales, part of a group of 50 stranded whales, were discovered late Friday near Gardur, some 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the capital Reykjavik. [more]

Holy hail storm: Grapefruit-sized hail batters Edmonton, Alberta
https://www.sott.net/article/417971-Holy-hail-storm-Grapefruit-sized-hail-batters-Edmonton-Alberta

A strong thunder and hail storm battered parts of Edmonton and the surrounding region Friday night, with grapefruit-sized hail stones cracking windshields and damaging homes.

Environment Canada reported hail stones larger than 100 millimetres in diameter fell around Spruce Grove while wind gusts topped 70 km/h west of Edmonton.

Alberta has already seen more severe weather events so far in 2019 than all of 2018 and nearly double the 30-year average. [more]

Massive Cracks Are About to Split an Antarctic Ice Shelf in Two
https://strangesounds.org/2019/08/antarctica-cracks-split-ice-shelf-in-two.html

Two cracks on the Brunt Ice Shelf are creeping closer to each other.

When they intersect, an iceberg twice the size of New York City will slide into the ocean. [more]

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TomAugust 4, 2019 at 7:53 AM
[a quick political note]
Sunday, 4 August 2019
They are coming for Tulsi Gabbard

The Empire Is Coming For Tulsi Gabbard
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/08/they-are-coming-for-tulsi-gabbard.html

within minutes of the debate ending the media and the political machines moved into overdrive to smear her as a Russian agent, an Assad apologist and a favorite of the alt-right.

Gabbard is now getting the Ron Paul treatment. It will only intensify from here. They will come after her with everything they have.

In the past week she’s destroyed Kamala Harris on national TV, sued Google for electioneering and signed onto Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) bill to audit the Federal Reserve. What does she do next week, end the Drug War? [more]

Tuvalu, the Pacific canary in the coal mine for climate change

Tuvalu's fight to stay above the waves
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/08/tuvalu-pacific-canary-in-coal-mine-for.html

Tuvalu, the canary in the coal mine for climate change, is shouting for more help as it battles rising seas and sweltering temperatures. But the small Pacific island country is refusing to be dragged down below the waves and sees plenty of hope for its people and its culture. Sally Round travelled to Tuvalu to investigate. [more incl. podcast; losing battle]

Alone in a wild ocean, NewZealand gets smashed by some of the world's biggest waves
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/08/storm-surge-turns-homes-into-islands-on.html

[here we go again]
Officials Say US Headed Toward Full Naval Blockade Of Venezuela
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/08/trump-administration-moves-towards.html

Following initial reports this week that the White House is preparing to escalate sanctions on Venezuela, an unnamed senior administration official has given new confirmation that the Trump Administration is seriously considering imposing a naval blockade on Venezuela, as part of a continuing pressure campaign to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

this could be the start of escalation ramping back up again after a failed military coup attempt early this year. [more]

[continued below]

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TomAugust 4, 2019 at 7:53 AM
Record low water levels on Germany's Rhine river Rhine River At Dangerously Low Water Levels Could Cause Production Hell For German Firms
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/08/record-low-water-levels-on-germanys.html

A series of heatwaves across Central Europe this summer has brought record-breaking temperatures to Germany that sparked dangerously low water levels on the Rhine river, one of the continents most important shipping routes, which could decrease manufacturing and disrupt supply chains that might tip Germany into recession. [more; remember, supply chain disruption of as little as 35% will cause collapse of the global economy]

Two Percent of All North Atlantic Right Whales Have Died in The Last Two Months
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/08/02/two-percent-of-all-north-atlantic-right-whales-have-died-in-the-last-two-months/

Since the start of June, eight North Atlantic right whales — or 2 percent of the global population — have been found dead in Canadian waters, alarming scientists, conservationists and government officials who had believed they had begun to make progress in protecting the imperiled species. [more]

Bolsonaro Fires Head of Agency Tracking Amazon Deforestation in Brazil
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/08/02/bolsonaro-fires-head-of-agency-tracking-amazon-deforestation-in-brazil/

President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil on Friday fired the head of a government agency that had revealed a big increase in deforestation in the Amazon, with the dismissal inciting protests from environmental organizations and public workers.

Brazil’s portion of the Amazon lost more than 1,330 square miles of forest cover during the first six months of this year, a 39 percent increase over the same period last year.
[more]

The Moon is older than scientists thought
https://www.sott.net/article/417969-The-Moon-is-older-than-scientists-thought

New research from scientists at the University of Cologne's Institute of Geology and Mineralogy suggests that the Moon is older than the giant impact hypothesis says it is. Their research is based on chemical analyses of Apollo lunar samples and it shows that the Moon formed only 50 million years after the Solar System, rather than 150 million years. This ages the Moon by 100 million years. [more]

Addiction expert claims giving your child a smartphone is like giving them a gram of cocaine
https://www.sott.net/article/417967-Addiction-expert-claims-giving-your-child-a-smartphone-is-like-giving-them-a-gram-of-cocaine

[breaking news]
31 dead, 62 rescued after boats capsize in Philippines
https://www.yahoo.com/news/25-dead-55-rescued-boats-063724422.html

Rescuers recovered more bodies in rough seas where three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce winds and waves off two central Philippine provinces, bringing the death toll to 31 with three missing, the coast guard said Sunday. [more]

[in case you missed the last one]
The Perseids have arrived. Here’s how to enjoy the year’s best meteor shower
https://qz.com/1681015/perseid-meteor-shower-2019-how-when-and-where-to-watch/

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Mike DAugust 4, 2019 at 9:23 AM
This week's Collapse Chronicles features Tropical Conversation Biologist Bill Laurance. He talks about the Amazon destruction and the effects the China Belt and Road Project will have...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Qlg8FonFA&t=928s
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TomAugust 4, 2019 at 3:03 PM
Power restored after tens of millions hit by Indonesia power blackout
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tens-millions-hit-indonesia-power-blackout-105656504.html

Power was mostly restored in Jakarta and Indonesia's heavily populated Java island after a widespread electricity outage Sunday that the state utility PLN blamed on disruptions at several power plants. [more]

Iran seizes another foreign oil tanker, state media says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-seizes-another-foreign-oil-104342614.html

Another foreign oil tanker was seized in the Persian Gulf, Iran's state media said Sunday. It was the third such ship to be detained by Tehran amid high tensions between Iran and the U.S. after Washington renewed sanctions on Iran's oil exports.
[more]

UPDATE 1-Strong earthquake kills four in Indonesia
https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-strong-earthquake-kills-four-100332964.html

A powerful undersea earthquake that struck off the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java has killed four people and damaged hundreds of buildings, the nation's disaster agency said on Saturday. [more]

Clayton Fires: 50% containment, residents allowed back home
https://www.yahoo.com/news/clayton-fires-50-containment-residents-232226465.html [~ 30 sec. news bit]

[learn and laugh]
Le Show for Sunday 8/4/19
https://harryshearer.com/le-shows/august-04-2019/ [~ 1 hr]

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Jonny MnemonicAugust 4, 2019 at 10:19 PM
Another floater in Austin:

http://delrionewsherald.com/news_ap/texas/article_1a1271c9-5aac-57f8-8e34-b97f42c1ce4f.html

Quote: "Police say firefighters found the body face-down on Sunday morning in Lady Bird Lake, located in downtown Austin. The body was located near the Seaholm Power Plant. Authorities were planning to launch a boat into the lake to retrieve the body. Police say the incident is not being investigated as a suspicious death and that there was no danger to the public."
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